Dealine extended: Roster of National Individual Consultants in Child Protection, Chisinau, Moldova
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
Job Purpose
UNICEF Moldova invites qualified candidates to express interest in being included in a roster of national consultants in child protection. Consultants included in the roster may be contracted to provide high-quality technical assistance in support of UNICEF programmes and national counterparts. The purpose of the roster is to ensure timely and flexible access to specialised expertise for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child protection interventions, with a strong focus on strengthening national systems, advancing evidence-based policies, and supporting sustainable institutional reforms. The roster will support UNICEF’s work across core and emerging child protection priorities.
Responsibilities
The roster will support UNICEF’s work across core and emerging child protection priorities, including: prevention of and response to violence against children (VAC), including gender-based violence (GBV) and its intersection with violence against women (VAW); strengthening child protection services for the most vulnerable children, including children with disabilities, young children, children with complex emotional needs, children without parental care, and children affected by poverty, migration or social exclusion; development of child-friendly justice systems, including support for children in conflict with the law and promotion of diversion and alternatives to detention; strengthening survivor-centred communication, including addressing gender stereotypes and promoting positive social norms; prevention of and response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), including strengthening safeguarding, accountability and reporting mechanisms; addressing online safety risks and digital harms affecting children, including cyberbullying, online exploitation and exposure to harmful content; supporting national reforms in the context of EU accession, including alignment with the EU acquis and implementation of the European Child Guarantee.
Work Experience
Not specified.
Skills
Child Protection, Violence Against Children (VAC), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Violence Against Women (VAW), Child Protection Services, Child-Friendly Justice Systems, Survivor-Centred Communication, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), Safeguarding, Online Safety, Digital Harms, EU Acquis Alignment