Consultant: Mapping and review of the situation of children in residential care centers in the Philippines (6 weeks)

The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a comprehensive review of the situation of children in residential centers and institutional care in the Philippines in order to provide evidence towards better policy and programme development, and implementation of legislation, including the Foster Care Act of 2012. The study will also provide information on the current issues and concerns affecting children in residential facilities, including the risk and threat of violence as well as opportunities to determine the technical assistance and capacity building requirements for social workers.

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Major Tasks

• Desk Review of policies and guidelines on residential care, foster care, and other alternative care arrangements in the Philippines. 
• Gather information on residential care facilities, program interventions and situation of workforce from government and non-government organizations.
• Examine how data on numbers and situation of children in residential care is collected, consolidated and analyzed. Describe the current information management system and how information is shared and used for effective monitoring and reporting.
• Map residential care centers and provide updated data on the numbers of children in residential care, numbers of centers, and the estimated numbers of social workers and other staff involved in managing the centers.
• Attend technical meetings and submit monthly accomplishment reports.
• Prepare final report and recommendations.

   

Deliverables

• Results and analysis of the reviewed policies and guidelines.
• Preliminary analysis of the current situation of residential care facilities for children and the workforce.
• Report on the information management of children in residential care that includes identified gaps and recommendations in data collection.
• Report on the outcomes of the mapping exercise (i.e., estimated numbers of centers, children, and numbers of social workers/care givers in centers).
• Documentation on the results and key outcome/action points of the technical meetings.
• Final report with set of recommendations.

Qualifications and Competencies of Successful Consultant

• Advanced degree (Master’s or higher) in social work, community development, psychology, law or other fields related to social development and humanitarian work.
• Experience in information management system, social work, social welfare, child rights and child protection.
• Understanding of the socio-political context and child protection system in the Philippines and of human and child rights.
• Experience in conducting coordination work with advanced skills in documentation and analysis.
• Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills.
• Basic computer skills including the use of various office applications and internet navigation.
• Fluency in English essential. Knowledge of Filipino languages an asset.
• Dynamic, independent, self-motivated and well organized.

HOW TO APPLY

 Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ by 17 November 2017.  Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal under Job Number: 508660 will be considered.

All candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, and the duly filled P 11 form which can be downloaded from our website at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc indicating three (3) previous supervisors. Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate to undertake the terms of reference above.  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

Only shortlisted consultants will be contacted.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.