Rome, Italy
UNICEF Rome, Italy
Individual Contractor: GBV Programme Consultant, Rome, Italy (11.5 months)
Job no: 532449
Position type: Consultancy
Location: Italy Division/Equivalent: CEE/CIS
School/Unit: Regional Services Div (ECAR), Geneva
Department/Office: National Response Coord, O/P Rome
Categories: Consultancy
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Background/Rationale for the Assignment
Children continued to make-up a quarter of all refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through Mediterranean migration routes in 2020. As of March 2020, nearly 52,000 refugee and migrant children were present in Italy, Greece and the rest of the Balkans, almost 30% were unaccompanied. Among all children seeking asylum in Europe in 2019, 55% were boys and 45% girls. The situation among unaccompanied children is different, with mostly boys, and around 15 percent of girls. However, while unaccompanied boys tend to travel alone or in groups and self-identify as children during registration, unaccompanied and separated girls tend to be more ‘invisible’, therefore poorly represented in official statistics. During their desperate journeys through countries of origin, transit, arrival and return, children and women – in particular girls on the move – face a number of risks related to gender-based violence. Once in Europe, they often lack protection and may not be able to access available services.
Since the beginning of the migrant and refugee influx, UNICEF is meeting the unique needs of children and young people arriving in Europe, as well as those on the move, stranded or being pushed back, since the earliest days of the migrant and refugee response. UNICEF uses two inter-linked approaches: life-saving service provision in partnership with institutions and civil society organizations (CSO) and supporting existing national child protection systems. This dual approach is crucial for long-term improvements in the care and protection of refugee and migrant children, whether they are travelling alone or with their parents or caregivers’, and to improve overall child protection systems.
In Italy, UNICEF has also focused on GBV prevention and response, contributing to overall system strengthening. UNICEF’s vision is that the rights of girls and women affected by emergencies to live free from GBV are fulfilled. Three outcomes are linked to the realization of this vision, each of which forms an integral aspect of UNICEF’s GBViE programming in practice: support survivors with access to a comprehensive set of services, mitigate the risk of GBV across humanitarian sectors by empowering women and girls, prevent GBV by addressing its underlying conditions and drivers, engaging directly with governments and relevant ministries.
Purpose & Expected Results
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Gender/GBViE Programme Specialist through the implementation of the BPRM funded GBViE programme in Italy; key responsibilities include: 1/Monitoring and reporting
- Assist in monitoring and reporting of the GBViE programme in Italy, through monthly data collection, data compilation and data analysis
- Organize data and information, prepare and maintain records, documents and control plans for the monitoring of programme implementation
- Monitor progress against programme results framework, according with Italy Response workplan and BPRM Regional GBViE programme
- Prepare periodic and ad hoc reports, such as programme activities reports, situation analysis reports, donor reports, annual reports, as required
- Provide support on budget revision/preparation and implementation status
2/Technical Support
- Provide support in the organization of online and in-person training sessions, workshops and other meetings
- Attending Monthly Coordination calls and other meetings, conferences and webinars, assisting in preparing background material and taking minutes, as needed.
- Assist in the development of concept notes, advocacy papers, letters presentations and other background documents, as requested.
- Support the communication and dissemination plans, including the development of programme briefs, press releases and fact sheets on GBViE.
- Follow up on the design, editing, printing of information material in collaboration with relevant colleagues
Deliverables
The payments will be made on a monthly basis upon satisfactory completion of monthly tasks. The work will be reported through monthly progress reports, with tasks agreed ahead of time with the supervisor. Recurrent deliverables include: Contractual arrangements:
- Estimated Duration of the Contract: The contract duration will be 11.5 months.
- UNICEF Supervisor: Gender/GBViE Programme Specialist, P4, Refugee & Migrant Response, Rome, Italy
- Work arrangements: The consultant will be paid monthly. Each request for payment must be supported by the supervisor’s written certification of the assignment performed (deliverable provided and/or days worked). Final payment is made only upon certification of the satisfactory completion of the assignment as a whole, and completion by the supervisor of the evaluation.
- Taxes: Consultants and Individual contractors are responsible for paying any taxes derived from the earnings received from UNICEF.
- Duty Station and Official Travel: Home-based (Office-based as soon as the situation permits), Rome, Italy; with travel to field locations (Sicily, Calabria, Lombardia), approx 1 trip per month.
Travel Clause:
- All UNICEF rules and regulations related to travel of Consultants/ Individual Contractors apply.
- All travels shall be undertaken only upon the prior written approval by UNICEF.
- The eligible maximum amount for travel is specified in the contract.
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- The consultant is responsible for his/her for travel arrangements. The most economic and direct route is authorized.
- Travel costs will be reimbursed after the completion of mission. UNICEF will pay the applicable DSA rate and other travel related expenses upon submission of the invoice together with the supporting documentation.
Nature of Penalty Clause in Contract:
- If the final reports and documents are not submitted according to the deliverables stated in this TOR, the payments will be withheld.
- UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/outputs is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines (fees reduced due to late submission: 20 days – 10%; 1 month -20%; 2 months -30%; more 2 months – payment withhold). All materials developed will remain the copyright of UNICEF and UNICEF will be free to adapt and modify them in the future.
Qualifications and Competencies
Required:
- University degree in law, migration studies, gender studies, or other relevant fields.
- One to two years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge and experience on GBV in Emergencies.
- Experience with UNICEF or other UN Agencies;
- Familiar with the Italian protection and reception system for migrants and refugees;
- Excellent planning and organizational skills;
- Strong communication skills – both oral and written;
- Fluency in Italian and English;
- Good team player.
Desired:
- Familiar with UNICEF’s GBViE frameworks;
- Previous experience in Child Protection programming
- Experience in working with migrants and refugees
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
To apply:
Applicants are invited to:
- complete their UNICEF profile
- attach CV and Motivation Letter
- Indicate a consultancy monthly fee (for ease of reference you may want to consul the UN salary scale for GS/Professional. This ToR falls under the bandwith of GS6 – travel not included;
- Indicate a lump sum for expected travel expenditures.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered ‘staff members’ under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
Advertised: Jun 22 2020 W. Europe Daylight Time Application close: Jun 29 2020 W. Europe Daylight Time
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