Consultancy: GBViE Programme Quality Consultant - Req. #582625

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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: GBViE Programme Quality Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station): Child Protection Team – Programme Group, New York HQ

Duration: September 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026

Home/ Office Based: REMOTE 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: 

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does - in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an

opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life - in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions - her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens - addressing inequity - not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Related to this mission, UNICEF is directly involved in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in some of the world’s most intense and complex conflicts and disasters. GBV in its various forms constitutes a global crisis which undermines social and economic progress; as one of the world’s greatest human rights violations, GBV must be addressed to ensure universal rights and principles with regard to equality, security, liberty, integrity and dignity of human beings. Addressing gender-based violence in emergencies (GBViE) is recognized as a life-saving measure and an essential component of humanitarian action.

UNICEF has made GBViE (prevention, risk mitigation and response) one of its targeted priorities in its Strategic Plan and Gender Action Plan (GAP) 2022-2025, as well as in the Child Protection Strategy.

GBViE-specialised prevention and response programming contributes to UNICEF’s global results under Strategic Plan Goal Area 3 and is a cross-cutting priority across the Strategic Plan (2021-2025), making GBV risk mitigation one of UNICEF’s change strategies and a key contributor across all Goal Areas. The new Strategic Plan currently being finalized will also continue to feature GBViE as a targeted priority. Dedicated support is required in the coming month to ensure effective GBViE information management is in place through results data analysis, reporting and strengthening the capacity on M&E for country offices at the aim of enhancing GBViE program quality.

As part of its continuous efforts to improve GBV service delivery globally, UNICEF is leading on developing, revising and disseminating key resources (guidance, associated training package and e-learning) to strengthen the service providers’ capacity to offer quality care to child survivors of sexual abuse. Rolling-out the updated edition of the Caring for Child Survivors of Sexual Abuse Resource Package (CCS) with a special focus on the local service providers, including local womenled organizations) is part of UNICEF’s Global Commitments and of the global GBV AoR Workplan. The Guidelines and other CCS resources have now been translated into Arabic, among other languages. Dedicated support is now required to expend the dissemination and uptake of the resources in targeted Arabic-speaking countries in the coming months.

During the duration period of the contract, the consultant will be responsible for a specific set of deliverables focused on GBViE information management and reporting, as well as on supporting the CCS knowledge dissemination in targeted Arabic speaking countries.

Scope of Work:

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