Tenders Are Invited For Individual Contractor Child Protection Expert On Community Based Care

Tenders Are Invited For Greece Individual Contractor Greek Speaking With Travel Child Protection Expert On Community Based Care Technical Support To Ekka National Centre For Social Solidarity Athens Greece 5 Months Unicef Works In Some Of The WorldS Toughest Places To Reach The WorldS Most Disadvantaged Children To Save Their Lives To Defend Their Rights To Help Them Fulfill Their Potential Across 190 Countries And Territories We Work For Every Child Everywhere Every Day To Build A Better World For Everyone And We Never Give Up For Every Child ResultsWithin The Framework Of UnicefS Humanitarian Response To Refugee And Migration In Greece And In Line With Actions Foreseen Under The Memorandum Of Understanding Between Unicef And Ekka Unicef Is Seeking To Recruit A Child Protection Expert On Community Based Care Supported Independent Living For Uac Who Will Be Placed In Ekka For The Period 05 August 2019 To 31 December 2019 In Order To Ensure Continued Support EkkaS Efforts To Ensure Smooth Implementation Of Community Based Care Modalities And Support The Scale Up Of Supported Independent Living For Uac In Greece BackgroundGreece As One Of The Major Entry Points Into Europe For Refugees And Migrants Has Received Over A Million Asylum Seekers Since January 2015 37 Of Them Children In The First Quarter Of 2019 Over 2 000 Refugee And Migrant Children Arrived In Greece As End Of May 2019 There Were An Estimated Over 76 000 Refugee And Migrants In Greece Including An Estimated 28 500 Children Including 3 500 Unaccompanied Children Uac The National System To Protect Unaccompanied And Separated Children In Greece Has Been Strained In Light Of The Increased Arrivals With Not Enough Facilities To Accommodate And Provide Protective Services For Uac E G Current Accommodation Capacity As Of End June 2019 Meets Only 31 Of The Need Leaving Over 2 492 Uac On A Waiting List For Placement And No Nationally Approved Standards Of Care To Serve As A Basis For Assessing And Promoting A Minimum Of Care And Harmonization The Government Of Greece Which Recognizes Uasc As A Priority Issue In July 2018 Introduced Critical New Legislation Which Foresees Supported Independent Living Hereinafter Sil As Part Of The Long Term Accommodation Modalities To Be Formally Establishment And Scale Up As Part Of The National Care Provisions For Uac Assessed And Supervised By The National Center For Social Solidarity Ekka Sil Is An Alternative Care Modality In Which Small Groups Of Adolescents Aged 16 Years Old Are Placed In Apartments With Specialized Holistic Support And Care Which Aims At Enhancing Their Life Skills Resilience And Protection As They Move Towards Adulthood And Independence As Well As At Promoting Their Integration Into The Local Community And Labour Marker Currently Unicef And Unhcr With Their Partners Metadrasi And Praksis Respectively Are Operating 10 Sil Apartments With A Capacity Of 40 Uac Pilot Phase And Planning To Scale Up To 65 Sil Apartments For 260 Uac Until The End Of 2019 Unicef 50 Apartments And Unhcr 15 Ekka Is The Competent Authority For Receiving Uac Referrals For Sil This Includes Evaluating Individual Cases Against The Sil Placement Criteria Issuing Placements Of Uac In Sil Facilities Carrying Out An On Site Visits To In Order To Further Assess And Evaluate The Referrals And Issuing The Necessary Placement Document Including Details Of The Transfer And A Recommendation For The Appointment Of A Specific Representative Of The Child In Light Of The Newness Of The Sil Modality And The Plans For National Scale Up Ekka Requires Additional Technical Support And Expertise In Order To Effectively Support The Efficient Placement Of Suitable Children Into Appropriate Care UnicefS Refugee And Migrant Response In Greece Aims To Ensure That Protection Care And Support Is Assured For Refugee And Migrant Children On The Move And Stranded In The Country Including For Unaccompanied And Separated Children As Part Of Its Overall Goal Unicef Has Committed To Strengthening The System To Identify Refer And Provide Protective Care For Uasc Including Through Enhancing The Capacity Of Government Actors To Respond Unicef Has Been Partnering With Ekka Since 2016 To Reinforce Their Capacity To Manage The Higher Uac Caseload And In Mid 2017 Seconded An Expert To Support The Office To Enhance Quality Of Care In Uac Shelters Through Capacity Building How Can You Make A Difference The Child Protection Expert Individual Contractor Will Provide Technical Assistance In One Or More Of The Following Tasks Using The Latest Unicef Guidance For Content And Quality Provide Technical Support And Guidance To Ekka In The Context Of The Sil Scale Up And The Transition To A National Portfolio Liaise With Relevant Authorities And Child Protection Actors Providing Accommodation Care And Services To Unaccompanied Children To Initiate A Best Interest Assessment Bia Process For Uac Identified As Eligible For Referral To Sil Accommodation And Care SchemeReview Referrals And Bia Reports Submitted To Ekka For Referral To Sil Apartments And Prioritise Eligible Cases For PlacementCarry Out Visits To Accommodation Facilities In Order To Assess Cases Of Uac Referred To Ekka For Sil Participate In Case Conferences With EkkaS Child Protection Team For Selection Of Children And Identification Of The Most Appropriate Sil Apartment For Individual Cases As Needed Support The Implementation Of EkkaS Protocols And Procedures In Accordance With Standard Operating Procedures Of Sil SchemeFacilitate Coordination And Communication Among Key Service Providers Involved In The Uasc National Referrals And Placement System Within EkkaSupport The Administrative Processes Of Sil Referrals Placements Registration Capacity And Occupancy Of Sil Apartments Using EkkaS DatabaseSupport Efforts To Build Capacity Of Care Providers Individuals And Organisations On Key Areas Related To Best Interest Assessment And Standard Operating Procedures On Referral And Placement Of Sil Scheme Guidelines And Other Relevant Training Material To Ensure Minimum Standards Are In Place Including Through Sharing Tools Resources Training Material And Linking Actors To Training Opportunities Support The Organising And The Ekka Representation In A Roundtable On Sil Lessons Learned And The Way ForwardRepresent Ekka In Relevant Coordination Meetings On Sil ImplementationDeliverablesThe Child Protection Expert On Community Based Care Individual Contractor May Be Requested To Work On One Or More Of The Following Deliverables Using Unicef Programme Policies And Guidance For Content And Quality Daily Update And Monitoring Of Registration Data Into National Referral Database Daily Daily Vulnerability Assessments And Recommendations For Uac Placement In Sil Daily Generation Of Statistics And Trends To Inform Planning As Required As Required Reports Of Monitoring Visits To Uac Shelters And Sil Facilities Per Visit Due No Later Than 1 Week After Visits Reports On Implemented Training Activities Due Up To 10 Days After Completion Of Training Agendas And Note For The Records Of Relevant Meetings On Quality Of Care Assessment And Supervision Due No Later Than 1 Week After Meeting Monthly Reports Summarising Activities And Progress Against Main Duties Listed Above Due Last Day Of Each Month Background Material And Output Report On Sil Roundtable Due November 2019 Report Of Recommendation To Ekka On Lessons Learned Next Steps To Further Facilitate Sil Scale Up 2020 Due Mid December 2019 Performance Indicators Analysis And Reports Are Produced Based On UnicefS Quality StandardsReport On Planning And Developing Of Capacity Building Trainings Is Timely ProvidedQuality Review Of And Assessment For National Standards Of Care And Operational FrameworksUnicef And National Partners Ratings Of Quality Of Technical Assistance By The Individual Contractor Are Adhered ToTo Qualify As An Advocate For Every Child You Will HaveRequired Advanced Professional University Or Technical Degree In Social Work Or Other Field Related Social Humanitarian Sciences At Least 5 Years Of Professional Experience In Child Protection Including Direct Experience Working With Uasc And Experience Working On Quality Of Care And National Standards For Uasc Ability To Work Through Networking And Partnership Demonstrated Ability To Work In A Multi Cultural Environment And Establish Harmonious And Effective Working Relationships Ability To Work With Professionals From Other Disciplines To Deliver Collaborative Assessment Results Strengthening The Quality Of Care Provided Ability To Understand And Appreciate Professional Roles And Responsibilities Demonstrated Ability To Communicate Effectively Fluency Required Both In Greek And English Oral And Written For Every Child You DemonstrateUnicefS Core Values Of Commitment Diversity And Integrity 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 PdfSupervisionThe Individual Contractor Will Be Contracted By Unicef And Will Provide Technical Support To The National Centre For Social Solidarity E K K A S He Will Be Managed By And Report Directly To The Coordinator For The Unit For The Management Of Accommodation Requests For Asylum Seekers And Unaccompanied Minors And Work As Part Of The Team In The Unit For The Management Of Accommodation Requests The Expert Will Provide Monthly Reports On Progress To Unicef No Sensitive Case Data Will Be Shared With Unicef Or Any Other Actor Without Prior Consent Of E K K A Coordinator TravelThe Child Protection Expert Individual Contractor May Need To Travel One Or More Times To Assist On Monitoring Visits Or Facilitate In Country Workshops Including With External Stakeholders Travel Expenses Will Be Reimbursed To The Child Protection Expert Individual Contractor According To The Unicef Rules And Regulations Estimated Duration Of The Contract And ProposalThe Duration Of The Consultancy Is From 05 August 2019 Until 31 December 2019 Work PlaceThe Location Of The Child Protection Expert Individual Contractor Will Be In Athens At Ekka Premises Payment Schedule And Other ChargesPayment Schedule The Child Protection Expert Individual Contractor Will Be Paid Monthly Against The Monthly Progress Report As Agreed With The Unicef Refugee And Migrant Response Based On The Specific Terms Of Reference And Upon Satisfactory Delivery Other Charges Any Costs Related To Travel Will Be Reimbursed To The Child Protection Expert Individual Contractorindividual Contractor Based On Standard Unicef Arrangements For Travel Of Individual ContractorsHow To ApplyApplicants Are Invited To Complete Their Unicef ProfileAttach Latest P 11 History Form Cv And Motivation Letter Http Www Unicef Org About Employ Index 53129 Htm Desirable Submit A Sample Of Work On Capacity Building Child Protection Trainings Needs Assessment And Or Skills Building Indicate A Monthly FeeRemarks 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 Therefore Undergo Rigorous Reference And Background Checks And Will Be Expected To Adhere To These Standards And Principles Only Shortlisted Candidates Will Be Contacted And Advance To The Next Stage Of The Selection Process How To Apply Unicef Is Committed To Diversity And Inclusion Within Its Workforce And Encourages Qualified Female And Male Candidates From All National Religious And Ethnic Backgrounds Including Persons Living With Disabilities To Apply To Become A Part Of Our Organization To Apply Click On The Following Link Http Www Unicef Org About Employ Job 523959

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