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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: GBViE Service Delivery Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station:  Child Protection Team - Programme Group, NYHQ

Duration: September 1, 2025 to Aprol 30, 2026

Home/ Office Based: REMOTE 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: 

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does - in programs, in advocacy, and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop, and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life - in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions - her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens - addressing inequity - not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Related to this mission, UNICEF is directly involved in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in some of the world’s most intense and complex conflicts and disasters. GBV in its various forms constitutes a global crisis which undermines social and economic progress; as one of the world’s greatest human rights violations, GBV must be addressed to ensure universal rights and principles with regard to equality, security, liberty, integrity and dignity of human beings.  Addressing gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE) is recognized as a life-saving measure and an essential component of humanitarian action. UNICEF has made GBViE (prevention, risk mitigation and response) one of its targeted priorities in its Strategic and Gender Action Plans (GAP) 2022-2025, as well as in the Child Protection Strategy. GBViE contributes to the results under Goal Area 3 and is a cross-cutting priority across the Strategic Plan, making GBV risk mitigation one of UNICEF’s change strategies and a key contributor across all Goal Areas. GBViE risk mitigation cuts across all sectors and areas of work in UNICEF’s Core Commitments for Children.

Amidst the ongoing armed conflict in Sudan, sexual violence against children is of particular concern. A report recently released by UNICEF paints a searing picture, with service providers responding to hundreds of rape cases against children in just the beginning months of 2024. These figures represent only a small fraction of total cases. Survivors and their families are often unwilling or unable to come forward due to challenges accessing services and frontline workers, fear of the stigma they could face, rejection from their family or community, and retribution from armed groups. In response to the ongoing conflict, UNICEF HQ and UNICEF Sudan developed a joint action plan to improve access to specialized GBV case management services for child survivors.

During the duration period of the contract, the consultant will support the following activities:

1.         Mapping and linking potential GBV service entry points to specialized GBV case management services, with a particular focus on child survivors of sexual violence;

2.         Formalizing standard operating procedures and referral protocols for responding to different types of cases (child survivors, mandatory reporting, etc.);

3.         Training community volunteers and outreach workers on how to safely and appropriately respond to disclosures and make safe and ethical referrals when GBV survivors ask for help (based on the GBV Pocket Guide);

4.         Developing a Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse (CCS) case management protocol tailored to Sudan to support local service providers to integrate CCS into all stages of their programming, including emergency contingency planning (based on the updated Caring for Child Survivors (CCS) of Sexual Abuse Guidelines and associated Training Package);

5.         Sharing the resources and learning through global GBViE fora, including the GBV case management task force convened under the umbrella of the GBVIMS. 

Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist - GBViE, the consultant will be responsible for the following key deliverables:

1.         Provide technical support to improve safe access to quality GBViE services;

2.         Provide technical support to interagency GBVIMS+/case management coordination and capacity development.

The consultancy will be home-based with travels when need be/feasible. 

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Provide technical support to improve safe access to quality GBViE services

Contribute to the development of a country-specific case management Protocol (incl. emergency contingency planning), with focus on child survivors of sexual violence. This will be done in close coordination with the Country Office and relevant GBV and CP local actors.     

• 1 case management Protocol developed and endorsed    

15 November 2025

Provide advice and guidance on the mapping of GBV referral entry points, in close coordination with the Country Office and relevant GBV and CP local actors. 

• 1 mapping of GBV referral entry points completed        

15 December 2025

Contribute to the development of country-specific GBViE SOPs and referral protocols for frontline workers across other (non-GBV) sectors, with focus on child survivors of sexual violence. This will be done in close coordination with the Country Office and relevant GBV and CP local actors.  

• 1 GBViE SOP developed and endorsed

1 March 2026

• Detailed referral protocols completed   

1 March 2026

Support the training of frontliners on how to respond to GBV disclosure based on the endorsed SOPs, GBV Pocket Guide and referral protocols, in close coordination with the Country Office.     

• 1 training package created        

30 April 2026

Develop and pilot an abridged version of the CCS Training Package (presential and remote versions) for acute emergencies    

• Abridged version of the CCS training package developed          

31 December 2025

• CCS Remote Learning Series for Emergencies developed          

28 February 2026

• CCS Remote Learning Sessions piloted in at least 1 emergency context (content adapted based on feedback)           

30 April 2026

Provide technical support to interagency GBVIMS+/ case management coordination and capacity development

Facilitate and support the monthly Case Management Task Force Technical Team Meetings, incl. development of Agenda, disseminating Minutes of Meetings (MoM), recordings and meeting follow up action items         

• 8 meetings held and MOM shared        

30 April 2026

Contribute to mentoring and coaching of the Case Management Pool of Trainers

• At least 2 mentoring sessions held and recorded

31 December 2025

Qualifications

(1) Education

Advance University Degree (Masters) in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies, Political Sciences, Human Rights and International Law, Public Health, other related degree or equivalent programming experience

Language Proficiency:

Fluency in English and French (verbal and written) is required. 

Knowledge of other UN languages is considered an asset for this role.

(2) Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

•     8-10 years relevant experience, preferably including GBV programming in humanitarian contexts.

•     Deep understanding of GBV guiding principles and what it means to provide a survivor-centred response.

•     Demonstrated experience managing GBV case management programs and/or providing technical support/supervision on GBV case management.

•     Demonstrated experience developing and facilitating service delivery related resources and tools.

•     Excellent Computer skills, including MS Word, Excel

•     Demonstrated organizational skills, including the ability to work independently and productively with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

•     Flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a team environment and independently, and to handle requests or issues as they arise.

•     Demonstrated understanding of issues related to confidentiality, data safety/security and other ethical concerns related to the sharing of sensitive data between humanitarian agencies.

•     Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multi-cultural environment.

Requirements: 

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
  • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

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