Post:Consultant Child Labour- Child Protection Section
Organization:UN Children's Fund
Location:Home based
TERMS OF REFERENCE Child Protection Section NYHQ
Preparation for the 3rd Global Conference on Child Labour
Background
Millions of children work to help their families in ways that are
neither harmful nor exploitative. Children’s
participation in work that
does not affect their health or development and that does not interfere
with their education is generally regarded as something positive.
However, UNICEF estimates that at least 150 million children aged 5-14
in developing countries, or nearly 1 in 6 children in this age group,
are involved in child labour. Child labour involves work that is
unacceptable because the children involved are too young and should be
in school, or because even though they have attained the minimum age for
admission to employment, the work that they do is unsuitable for a
person below the age of 18. In its worst forms, children are exposed to
hazards or risks to their health and development or subjected to very
serious forms of exploitation, such as forced labour, trafficking, and
sexual exploitation. Child labour deprives children of the right to a
healthy childhood, as well as to their physical and emotional integrity.
It also robs children of the opportunity for an education, perpetuating
poverty, and undermining development. A 2010 ILO report noted a decline
in child labour in the Asia-Pacific region and in Latin America and the
Caribbean. However, the decrease was at a slower rate, especially in
hazardous work. On the other hand, the report noted an increase of child
labour in sub-Saharan Africa. This poses a challenge towards achieving
the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016. The
report highlighted that most child labourers continue to work in
agriculture and that only one in five working children are in paid
employment. In 2010, a number of government delegations and
representatives from civil society, UN and other inter-governmental
organisations came together at the Hague Global Child Labour Conference
to discuss and agree on efforts to increase efforts to accelerate action
towards the elimination of the worst forms of child labour by 2016 – a
goal which was set out in the 2010 Global Action Plan. The outcome of
the conference was the adoption of the Roadmap for Achieving the
Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2016, calling for
preventive and time-bound measures and to make available adequate
resources to eliminate all forms of child labour. As a follow-up to the
Hague Conference, the Government of Brazil will host in October 2013 the
3rd Global Conference on Child Labour where discussions will be held
around strategies for accelerating the pace of eradication of the worst
forms of child labour. The meeting will aim to take stock of measures
implemented under the ILO Convention No. 182 and to assess possible
obstacles to the eradication of the worst forms child labour. 2. Purpose
and activities
Under the direct supervision of the Lead of the Social Norms and
Protection of Violence Team, the consultant will support UNICEF
activities in preparation for the Brazil World Conference, including: -
Develop a discussion paper prior to the conference divided into three
parts:
o The first would focus on i) the issue and the extent of child labour,
including the worst forms, based on available estimates from UNICEF and
ILO sources; ii) drivers of child labour, including the role of social
and cultural practices and norms and promotion of social change; iii)
and addressing child labour in the context of UNICEF’s strategy to
promote integrated child protection systems; iv) examples of UNICEF
programmes addressing child labour.
o The second part would focus on i) advances in harmonizing global
estimates on child labour and measurement of hazardous unpaid household
chores; ii) child labour in domestic work and advances in the
international legal framework; iii) the role of the private sector and
corporate social responsibility.
o The third part would include i) summary/conclusion of the main
findings; ii) recommendations for the way forward; iii) key messages for
advocacy purposes.
Develop in 3 two-page technical/advocacy briefs on i) the issue of
child labour; its drivers, main strategies and approaches to address it
and examples of UNICEF programmes; ii) child labour in domestic work;
hazardous household chores; and global measurement of child labour; and
iii) key messages and recommendations for the way forward. The
consultant will be expected to:
Conduct a desk review for the preparation of the discussion paper and issue briefs;
Liaise with and collect inputs from the Child Protection Teams, in
particular the Social Welfare and Justice Systems Team; the Education
Section, the Social Protection Team, the Statistics and Monitoring
Section (DPS); the Private Fundraising and Partnership Section; and
Understanding Children’s Work (UCW);
Submit a final discussion paper and issue briefs.
Expected deliverables
The assignment is expected to result in the following:
i) Detailed outline of discussion paper and issue briefs; ii) Draft
discussion paper iii) Draft issue briefs; iv) Final version of paper and
briefs with comments incorporated.
Duration and timeframe
The estimated duration of the contract will be 25 days, from 5 August 2013 to 30 September 2013.
Outputs/Deliverables Estimated duration (per working day) Deadline
Detailed outline of discussion paper and issue briefs 3 working days 8
August 2013 Draft discussion paper 15 working days 6 September 2013
Draft issue briefs 3 working days 18 September 2013 Final paper and
briefs 4 working days 30 September 2013 Total 25 working days
Key skills, technical background and experience required
i) Advanced university degree in social sciences or relevant related
discipline; ii) A minimum of 8 years of professional experience working
at the national and international levels in Child Protection or related
field; iii) Good understanding of child protection and child labour; iv)
Experience with or knowledge of UNICEF policies and programmes is a
plus; v) Excellent analytical, communication and writing skills; vi)
Fluency in English and working knowledge of French or Spanish is a plus;
vii) Ability to work independently and effectively in a multi-cultural
environment.
Location
The consultant will be home-based. No travel is expected.
How to apply:
Closing date: 23 Jul 2013
Qualified candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV and P 11
form (which can be downloaded from our website at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.html) to
pdconsultants@unicef.org with subject line “Child Labour - Child
Protection Section” by 23 July 2013. Please indicate your ability,
availability and daliy rate to undertake the terms of reference above.
Applications without a rate quoted will not be considered.
http://reliefweb.int/job/588844/consultant-child-labour-child-protection-section
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