Recrutement 01 Consultancy home based: Social Protection expert with UNICEF ECARO section Social Protection (110 working days from May 2023 to May 2024)

Recrutement 01 Consultancy home based: Social Protection expert with UNICEF ECARO section Social Protection (110 working days from May 2023 to May 2024)

Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Geneva
Level: Consultancy
Location: Switzerland
Categories: Social Policy
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s 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, Protection

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. As part of its efforts to provide all children with an equitable chance in life, UNICEF works to identify, monitor, and effectively address the underlying causes of child poverty and deprivation.

Scope of Work

Under the direct supervision of the Country Coordinator and in close collaboration with the Child Protection and Youth and Adolescent Development Specialists, the Social Protection consultant will conduct the following analysis:

Review of key vulnerabilities experienced by refugee and migrant children and their families, Unaccompanied minors who have turned 18, young migrants and refugees aged 19-25, including those multiple with overlapping dimensions of disadvantage, such as gender and disability that could addressed by, or link with, social protection.



Review of the social protection frameworks & programmes: legal, policy, and strategy frameworks, as well as programmes, as they apply to refugee and migrant children and their families, Unaccompanied minors who have turned 18, young migrants and refugees.


Mapping of social protection schemes and social services: mapping of the type of government funded social protection instruments utilized at the national, regional and municipal levels (including cash and in-kind transfers, school feeding etc) and of stakeholders involved in implementation social protection (NGOs, CSOs, etc.). This mapping is to include essential programme design components, including eligibility criteria, enrolment processes, transfer values and frequency, and funding source.

Analysis of the implementation of social assistance and social protection services provided and assessment of barriers: legal, operational and administrative procedures, capacities and barriers.

Actionable roadmap to address the barriers: develop an actionable roadmap on how to improve the inclusiveness, efficiency, effectiveness and coordination of social protection services for refugee and migrant children, their families, Unaccompanied minors who have turned 18, young migrants and refugees aged 19-25. This should include evidence-based recommendations for addressing identified shortcomings in legal and policy provisions and administrative practice, as well as how to establish synergies between existing support programmes and relevant social protection services, and how to enhance uptake by migrant and refugee families, Unaccompanied minors and young migrants and refugees.

Work Assignments Overview Deliverables/Outputs* Delivery deadline
Review of key vulnerabilities of refugees and migrants that could be addressed by, or link with, social protection. Desk review of not more than 20 pages providing an overview of key vulnerabilities of Unaccompanied minors, young refugees and migrants aged 18-24, accompanied children and their families


15 May 2023

5 days

Review of the social protection frameworks & programmes for refugees and migrants Desk review of not more than 10 pages providing an overview of key vulnerabilities of Unaccompanied minors, young refugees and migrants aged 18-24, accompanied children and their families
15 May 2023

5 days

Mapping of social protection schemes and social services for refugees and migrants Desk review not more than 10 pages focused on access to and use of social protection schemes and services by Unaccompanied minors, young refugees and migrants aged 18-24, accompanied children and their families

01 June 2023

10 days

Organize 20 Key Informant Interviews with support from UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, MoLSP & develop research methodology Inception report & action plan with questionnaires to be used for the KIIs
30 June 2023

10 days

Data collection of shortcomings in legal and policy provisions and administrative practice




Transcripts of 10 KIIs with social welfare providers and social workforce in 3 selected municipalities and related analysis through use of software eg. Nvivo



31 August 2023

20 days

Data collection on awareness and uptake of social protection schemes and services by migrant and refugee families, Unaccompanied minors and young migrants and refugees.




Transcripts of 10 KIIs and 3 Focus Group discussions with refugee and migrant children and their families, Unaccompanied minors who have turned 18 and young migrants and refugees 19-25 years of age, social services department, frontline workers etc and related analysis through use of software eg. Nvivo

30 September 2023

30 days

Analysis and reporting, including recommendations to address the barriers

Assessment Report of not more than 20 pages plus annexes and 1 PPT or other materials that can be used for dissemination

30 November 2023

20 days

Dissemination of report
Presentation meetings with institutional stakeholders

31 December 2023

10 days



Estimated Duration of the Contract
110 working days

Consultant’s Work Place and Official Travel

Home based

Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule

Payment will be made on submission of an invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables. Please indicate an all-inclusive lumpsum to undertake this TOR based on 110 working days.

Minimum requirements:

Minimum Masters in Social Policy, Social Sciences, Political Science, or a related field.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Extensive expertise and experience conducting reviews of the social protection sector, and social assistance in particular (minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience);
Strong understanding of social protection policies and programmes in Italy;
Excellent analytical and writing skills;
Experience in conducting research (desk reviews and/or primary data collection)
Demonstrated experience producing high-quality policy papers with clear actions, including operational reviews
Fluency in Italian and English is required.
Desired :

Experience in working with vulnerable populations;
Previous engagement with and demonstrated understanding of the EU Child Guarantee development process
Experience working in or with governments on social protection reforms is a key advantage; and
Experience with or demonstrated knowledge of addressing barriers to access to social protection by migrant and refugee populations is a key advantage.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

Remarks:

Please include a full CV and Financial Proposal in your application by indicating your availability and all-inclusive lumpsum (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without an all-inclusive lumpsum will not be considered. 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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.