YSTC - Save The Children Indonesia seeks Consultant for Child Protection Policy Review

Save the Children in Indonesia is changing for the better. We've begun to build a national organization that aims to be a strong, local, and self-sustaining voice for children in Indonesia. To this end, SC Indonesia has been designated as a “Prospect Member”. As ‘Prospect Member’ Indonesia has been identified as part of the next way of new member development, which focuses on strengthening and localizing our voice for children in strategic middle income countries. Indonesia has been authorized by member ballot to start fundraising locally as a first step towards building a financially sustainable local organization. Future work will also involve developing a strong local governance structure and building key partnerships with local government, the private sector, local civil society among others. Success of the pilot phase will set the Indonesia on a pathway to full membership. We are currently seeking to fill the following position:

 

Consultant for Child Protection Policy Review

1 position based in Jakarta

CONSULTANCY PURPOSE :

A consultant is required to conduct a policy review and analysis of a sub-national child protection (CP) policies and frameworks  at Central Sulawesi province level. The consultant will review existing child protection policies and regulations, demonstrating efficacy and gaps, to formulate recommendations for the creation of a child and adolescent protection framework for the province of Central Sulawesi.

The review will provide deep, extensive and detailed analysis of every component of CP system that will cover contextual CP issues in Central Sulawesi such as high rates of out-of-school children and adolescents, early child marriage, child headed households, institutionalization of children and children in need of special protection). This assessment will form the basis for the development of CP system which YSTC will advocate for in Central Sulawesi. Ultimately this policy aims to safeguard the unique post-disaster situation of both vulnerable and disaster affected children in Central Sulawesi, promoting their longer-term resilience.

OBJECTIVES OF CONSULTANCY :

The objective of the research is to understand the existing policy environment an essential factors for the protection of children at the provincial level, in Indonesia, and propose policy recommendations for the creation of a child-focused child protection provincial regulatory system.

The policy recommendations should take into consideration the unique post-disaster risks and experiences of children and adolescents in Central Sulawesi. In particular the proposed policy should focus on recommendations which promote grass-roots level socialization of child protection principles and reporting mechanisms. Thematically, the policy should take into consideration key risks/vulnerabilities including; early childhood marriage, child/adolescent headed households, high rates of school drop-out, etc.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES PERIOD :

The consultancy is anticipated to take 24 days, as follows:

·      Review of existing literature, 5 days;

·      Develop research methods with consultation with YSTC, 2 days

·      Data collection, 8 days

·      Development of report and PPT, 6 days;

·      Disseminating draft briefing for feedback, 1 day;

·      Updating of guidance based on feedback, 2 days

EXPECTED OUTPUTS :

Expected outputs include, in English:

1. A report of CP System Assessment in Central Sulawesi that covers:

- Briefing paper, including 1-3 case studies, and concise policy recommendations (15-20 pages, excluding annexes)
- Executive summary on findings (2-4 pages)

2. A PowerPoint presentation on main findings and recommendations

CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS :

The suitable candidates or companies should have the following experiences and qualities:

·      Advanced degree in related field (social sciences, child development or protection, development studies);

·      Proven experience and evidence on having conducted previous child protection and policy reviews;

·      Expertise in child protection in emergencies;

·      Experience in protection and children intervention in humanitarian settings;

·      Experience in Indonesian policy environment highly advantageous

·      Significant research or advocacy experience of working on child protection in humanitarian contexts and/or gender equality in humanitarian contexts (preference for both);

·      High level written skills in English;

Interested firms or individuals with the expertise should send the following document below, to recruitment.Indonesia@savethechildren.org , no later than February 11th, 2019.

·      Letter of expression of interest clearly indicating daily rates and availability

·      Technical proposal (no more than 5 pages)

·      Curriculum Vitae (s) of lead Consultant(s) including relevant technical staffs

·      At least one example of similar work (reports or hyperlink)

 Please visit our site for more detail:

https://www.stc.or.id/join-us/karir

Sayangi Tunas Cilik | Karir www.stc.or.id Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik partner of Save the Children in Indonesia is changing for the better. We've begun to build a national organisation that aims to be a strong, local, and self-sustaining voice for children in Indonesia namely Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik Tunas Cilik.

Closing date for application is up to February 11th, 2019

(Only short-listed candidates will be notified)

  

Save the Children encourages qualified candidates to apply regardless of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation or disability

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