Home-based local individual contractor: Alternative Care Expert
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Opportunity Type
Internship
Fully Funded
Description
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.
To support the implementation of the Child Guarantee in Italy, UNICEF is looking for an individual contractor to work on identifying the existing good practices and challenges of the alternative care in Italy, aimed at its strengthening and promoting a broader use of alternative care strategies for children, with a focus on unaccompanied and separated children as well as to analyze similarities and differences between the strategies and good practices applied to unaccompanied and separated children and/or their Italian peers.
Eligibilities
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have
Required:
- Advanced degree in social work, anthropology, political science or other relevant mental health background;
- A minimum of eight years of relevant professional work in child protection working in design, development, evaluation and implementation of alternative care solutions in humanitarian and/or migratory settings;
- Demonstrated knowledge of UN alternative care guideline and similar international tools;
- Excellent planning and organizational skills;
- Excellent analytical and written skills;
- Strong communication skills – both oral and written;
- Fluency in Italian and English;
- Good team player.
Desired:
- Demonstrated experience in developing M&E frameworks related to the field of residential care/alternative care;
- Demonstrated capacity of engagement of Authorities and relevant stakeholders;
- Experience in working through local and national systems;
- Experience working with UN/international organizations.
Benefits
The individual contractor will be paid on a monthly basis upon timely and satisfactory completion of deliverables. Each request for payment must be supported by a monthly report. 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.
Program Venue
Italy
Eligible Regions
All Regions
All Countries
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Eligible Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Angola, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia), Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City (Holy See), Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Hungary, Cook Island, Congo (Republic)
Application Process
Applicants are invited to:
- Complete their UNICEF profile;
- Attach P11, CV and Motivation Letter
- Submit a financial proposal with a monthly fee in EUR, bearing in mind that the maximum allowed for this consultancy is 4,000 EUR/month – travel not included. Applications without fees will not be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.
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Home-based local individual contractor: Alternative Care Expert
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Opportunity Type
Internship
Full Time
Description
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.
To support the implementation of the Child Guarantee in Italy, UNICEF is looking for an individual contractor to work on identifying the existing good practices and challenges of the alternative care in Italy, aimed at its strengthening and promoting a broader use of alternative care strategies for children, with a focus on unaccompanied and separated children as well as to analyze similarities and differences between the strategies and good practices applied to unaccompanied and separated children and/or their Italian peers.
Eligibilities
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have
Required:
- Advanced degree in social work, anthropology, political science or other relevant mental health background;
- A minimum of eight years of relevant professional work in child protection working in design, development, evaluation and implementation of alternative care solutions in humanitarian and/or migratory settings;
- Demonstrated knowledge of UN alternative care guideline and similar international tools;
- Excellent planning and organizational skills;
- Excellent analytical and written skills;
- Strong communication skills – both oral and written;
- Fluency in Italian and English;
- Good team player.
Desired:
- Demonstrated experience in developing M&E frameworks related to the field of residential care/alternative care;
- Demonstrated capacity of engagement of Authorities and relevant stakeholders;
- Experience in working through local and national systems;
- Experience working with UN/international organizations.
Benefits
The individual contractor will be paid on a monthly basis upon timely and satisfactory completion of deliverables. Each request for payment must be supported by a monthly report. 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.
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
Applicants are invited to:
- Complete their UNICEF profile;
- Attach P11, CV and Motivation Letter
- Submit a financial proposal with a monthly fee in EUR, bearing in mind that the maximum allowed for this consultancy is 4,000 EUR/month – travel not included. Applications without fees will not be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.
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Home-based local individual contractor: Alternative Care Expert
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Opportunity Type
Internship
Paid
Description
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.
To support the implementation of the Child Guarantee in Italy, UNICEF is looking for an individual contractor to work on identifying the existing good practices and challenges of the alternative care in Italy, aimed at its strengthening and promoting a broader use of alternative care strategies for children, with a focus on unaccompanied and separated children as well as to analyze similarities and differences between the strategies and good practices applied to unaccompanied and separated children and/or their Italian peers.
Eligibilities
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have
Required:
- Advanced degree in social work, anthropology, political science or other relevant mental health background;
- A minimum of eight years of relevant professional work in child protection working in design, development, evaluation and implementation of alternative care solutions in humanitarian and/or migratory settings;
- Demonstrated knowledge of UN alternative care guideline and similar international tools;
- Excellent planning and organizational skills;
- Excellent analytical and written skills;
- Strong communication skills – both oral and written;
- Fluency in Italian and English;
- Good team player.
Desired:
- Demonstrated experience in developing M&E frameworks related to the field of residential care/alternative care;
- Demonstrated capacity of engagement of Authorities and relevant stakeholders;
- Experience in working through local and national systems;
- Experience working with UN/international organizations.
Benefits
The individual contractor will be paid on a monthly basis upon timely and satisfactory completion of deliverables. Each request for payment must be supported by a monthly report. 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.
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
All Regions
Eligible Countries
All Countries
Application Process
Applicants are invited to:
- Complete their UNICEF profile;
- Attach P11, CV and Motivation Letter
- Submit a financial proposal with a monthly fee in EUR, bearing in mind that the maximum allowed for this consultancy is 4,000 EUR/month – travel not included. Applications without fees will not be considered.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.
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Home-based local individual contractor: Alternative Care Expert
FUNDING TYPE
Description
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.
To support the implementation of the Child Guarantee in Italy, UNICEF is looking for an individual contractor to work on identifying the existing good practices and challenges of the alternative care in Italy, aimed at its strengthening and promoting a broader use of alternative care strategies for children, with a focus on unaccompanied and separated children as well as to analyze similarities and differences between the strategies and good practices applied to unaccompanied and separated children and/or their Italian peers.
BENIFITS
The individual contractor will be paid on a monthly basis upon timely and satisfactory completion of deliverables. Each request for payment must be supported by a monthly report. 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.
Eligibilities
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have
Required:
- Advanced degree in social work, anthropology, political science or other relevant mental health background;
- A minimum of eight years of relevant professional work in child protection working in design, development, evaluation and implementation of alternative care solutions in humanitarian and/or migratory settings;
- Demonstrated knowledge of UN alternative care guideline and similar international tools;
- Excellent planning and organizational skills;
- Excellent analytical and written skills;
- Strong communication skills – both oral and written;
- Fluency in Italian and English;
- Good team player.
Desired:
- Demonstrated experience in developing M&E frameworks related to the field of residential care/alternative care;
- Demonstrated capacity of engagement of Authorities and relevant stakeholders;
- Experience in working through local and national systems;
- Experience working with UN/international organizations.
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Eligible Regions:
Program Venue:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants are invited to:
- Complete their UNICEF profile;
- Attach P11, CV and Motivation Letter
- Submit a financial proposal with a monthly fee in EUR, bearing in mind that the maximum allowed for this consultancy is 4,000 EUR/month – travel not included. Applications without fees will not be considered.
