Child Rights Governance Consultant, Athens, Greece, 6 months, for Nationals only, Home Based

Contract Duration:  6 months

Working arrangement: Home Based

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to a future.

How can you make a difference?

Overall, the project aspires to enable Greece to efficiently protect and promote the rights and well-being of children and their families, including those at risk. In addition, the project is expected to produce additional effects in the short and/or medium term (outcome): namely, to support the Greek authorities in safeguarding the rights of children and operationalizing an effective and mature child protection system through:

i. operationalizing the National Mechanism for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Action Plans for the Rights of the Child,

ii. developing a new National Action Plan for Child Rights (NAPCR), including a robust Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) framework, and

iii. developing an effective consolidated governance mechanism for the child protection system, defining the multiple authorities involved and their roles in cross-sectoral cooperation, at all appropriate levels.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  TMC0005069 External ToR.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Masters) in social sciences, Statistics, Data science Public Policy, International Development, Social Policy, or another relevant field.

 

Work Experience:

• At least 5 years of proven professional experience and skills in child rights, public policy and social policy.
• Demonstrated experience in designing/strengthening national child rights frameworks and in providing high level policy advise on child rights, in line with international standards and good practices.
• Experience working with government institutions and multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms.

 

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

• Strong knowledge and demonstrated expertise in the provision of technical support for the strengthening of child rights governance frameworks.
• Excellent analytical, drafting, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical tools and guidance.

 

Language Requirements:

• Excellent command of both Greek and English languages is required.

 

Desirables:

• Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies, EU institutions or government counterparts, preferably in the area of child rights and social policy.
• Experience in providing technical support for the development national child rights monitoring frameworks, and child-focused policies/action plans.
• Familiarity with Greece's child rights policy and institutional context, including relevant national and European child rights monitoring frameworks.

 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal template TMC0005069.xlsx