National Consultant: Violence Prevention

UNICEF Indonesia welcomes applications from qualified candidates for the term of reference summarized below. Interested applicants should submit electronically their complete curriculum vitae, updated P11 form accompanied by photocopies of certificates addressed to:

jakartahr@unicef.org

(Please quote the reference number for which you are applying for in the subject line:

VR-13-006 National Consultant: Violence Prevention)

 Closing date:   24 February 2013

REFERENCE no: 13-006

Title:                                       National Consultant: Violence Prevention

Type of Contract:                  SSA (Special Service Agreement)

Duty Station:                          Kota Jayapura (with occasional travels to Kabupaten Jayapura, Jayawijaya, Keerom and Manokwari)

Contract Duration:                5 (five) months


SUMMARY OF THE CONSULTANCY:

Objective

Under UN joint programme on Combating Violence Against Women and Children in Papua Province, UNICEF is responsible to lead the process of developing violence free schools  (or safe and supportive schools) and more recently have agreed to support the implementation of violence prevention at community level especially with a focus on involving youth in such activities.

In order to improve community capacity to prevent violence against women and children, four interactive discursive club programmes (for young women, young men, women and men) have been developed for the Papua Context  under the name Creating Connections. Creating connections is designed as a clubs/ groups based approach to address violence prevention through discussing and exploring options solutions for behaviours and to seek ideas about how to change negative violence behaviour and encourage positive behaviour.   Creating connections materials and group sessions are intended to deliver effective messages on preventing violence to different target groups across communities.

At the school level, positive discipline methods are being employed as an important strategy for implementing safe schools and for providing teachers alternative tool and approaches to corporal punishment.

UNICEF is seeking a consultant to support both the schools and community based interventions as they are implemented by pilot schools and teachers and selected groups within the community. , M&E and documentation in about 5 months.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

Under the general supervision of Chief Field Office and technical guideline of Social Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, the consultant will:

1.     Coordinate with others UNFPA and UN Women as well as government counterpart in regard implementation of United Nations Joint Programme on Combating Violence Against Women and Children

2.     In consultation and discussion with stakeholders, finalization of training manual of positive discipline at schools with local context and case studies

3.     Support community groups implementing Creating Connections to establish clubs and process to implement creating connection and facilitate and monitor implementation of Creating connection at villages and document lesson learned, human interest stories and good practices

4.     Support development of monitoring and evaluation tools for preventing violence at schools and community and support implementation of school community events wherever possible.

5.     Facilitate and Monitor the implementation of positive discipline at schools and document lesson learned, human interest stories and good practices

6.     Advocacy to Education Office and Support education office on development of SOP of Implementation of Positive Discipline at Schools

7.     Take a role in policy dialogue on preventing violence at schools and community and disseminate SOPs, monitoring report, lesson learned, best practices,

8.     Support other required task related to United Nations Joint Program on Combating Violence Against Women and Children

PROFILE OF THE IDEAL CONSULTANT:

·        Bachelors’s degree related to a social science, preferably including psychology, gender studies, child studies, development studies, public policy or public administration, with at least 5 years of related working experience.

·        Experienced working with the UN and with multi-stakeholders: governments, NGOs, the UN/ multilateral/bilateral institutions and donor entities;

·        Strong understanding on violence prevention issues.

·        Strong experiences dealing with government and communities

·        Outstanding interpersonal skills, teamwork, and competency to operate in a multi-cultural and diverse environment;

·        Familiarity with the Papua are preferred;

·        Excellent in Bahasa Indonesia and preferably able to written and spoken English;

·        Must be available to stay in Papua and West Papua during contract


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