Terms of Reference for Individual Contracts
Position Title:
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Child Protection Systems Advisor
International
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Six month
1 September 2015- 30 November 2015 and
1 February- 31 May 2016
Chief of Child Protection
Global Thematic
6490/A0/04/004/001/020
1. Background and Justification
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Background
The legislative environment for child protection in Papua New Guinea is strong. In addition to
ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child and some of its optional protocols,
Government has also enacted a number of laws, guidelines and policies addressing child
protection issues. The safety and wellbeing of citizens including children is reflected in Vision
2050 and in PNG Development Strategic Plan 2010-2030. These broader national
development policies combined with the Child Protection Bill (2015)-Lukautim Pikinini Act
(LPA)- which is currently on its way to parliament; the Family Protection Act (2013); the
Juvenile Justice Act (2014); the Village Court Act (2014), the Juvenile Court Act (1991) and
the Civil Registration Act (2014) all provide a sound base for establishing comprehensive
national child protection system to effectively prevent and respond to violence, abuse and
exploitation of children and improving access to justice for children.
Despite this rather progressive legal framework, there are evident deficiencies in
implementation. The child protection sector suffers from a number of systemic barriers and
bottlenecks including weak leadership capacity; lack of coordination mechanism; poor
financial and human resources capacity; limited availability and poor quality of services; low
utilization of the few available services; weak case management system and dysfunctional
knowledge management and accountability mechanism.
UNICEF is supporting government to address these systemic barriers and bottlenecks through
a combine upstream policy support, training and capacity building and targeted program
interventions. More recently, policy level support have resulted in improved legal protection
for children following the finalization of the review of the Child Protection Bill (LPA) (2015),
which is currently on its way to parliament for consideration and endorsement.
The new Child Protection Act (2015) sets the foundation for addressing these key systemic
barriers and bottlenecks by establishing independent Office of Child and Family Services;
creating national and sub-national Child and Family Services Council to coordinate
implementation of the Act; establishing Family Court Services and calling for establishment of
child protection register.
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The Child Protection Policy (Lukautim Pikinini Policy-LPP) which is currently in draft forms
aims to address this systemic barriers and bottlenecks. It calls for improved financial and
human resources capacity; increasing scope and access to preventive and responsive
services; establishing early detection, referral and case management system and building
evidence base on child protection.
This consultancy aim to provide high level technical support to the Department of Community
Development to strengthen Child Protection Systems in PNG to accelerate implementation of
existing legal and policy framework particularly the Lukautim Pikinini Act (2015) and the
National Child Protection Policy (2015) there by improving the care and protection of children.
2. Objective and Scope of Work
This consultancy is in response to the request from the Department of Community
Development (DfCD) to have a technical advisor who can help in strengthening national child
protection systems, particularly in accelerated implementation of the Lukautim Pikinini Act
(2015) and the National Child Protection Policy (2015). The consultancy will also contribute to
implementation of output one of the child protection component of the United Nations
Assistance Framework for PNG (UNDAF), which aims to strengthen the capacity of the Office
of Child and Family Services to lead, roll out and monitor implementation of Lukautim Pikinini
Act (LPA) at national and sub-national level by December 2017.
2.1
Objective of the consultancy
The following are specific objectives of the consultancy
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Strengthen DfCD capacity to effectively coordinate, lead and facilitate the
implementation of the Lukautim Pikinin Act (2015) and the National Child Protection
Policy (2015)
2.2 Scope of work
The consultant will work very closely with the Director of the Office of Child Protection and
the Secretary for Community Development and support the realization of the following
outputs
Objective:
Strengthen DfCD capacity to effectively coordinate, lead and facilitate
the implementation of the Lukautim Pikinin Act (2015) and the National
Child Protection Policy (2015)
a) Support the development of costed five year whole of government plan, including
monitoring and evaluation framework, for child protection to support of the
implementation of Lukautim Pikinin Act (2015) and the National Child Protection Policy
(2015)
b) Work with government counterpart and develop a concept note for modelling of
comprehensive child protection system in selected provinces to support accelerated
implementation of Lukautim Pikinin Act (2015).
c) Work with UNICEF regional team and organize training and capacity building of national
counterparts, particularly DfCD in child protection planning, costing as well as budget
and expenditure analysis.
d) Provide technical support to the Department for development of out of home care
guidelines
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e) Support the development of child protection sector financing and workforce development
strategy
f) Support DfCD in advocacy for integration of whole of government or interagency child
protection plan in governments mid-term plan and expenditure framework
g) Support the establishment of Independent Child and Family Services Office
h) Support establishment of National Child and Family Service Council
i) Build the capacity of DfCD child protection team in systems based approach to child
protection, in case management and other key competencies as found appropriate
3. Expected Deliverables
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Report on assessment of child protection sector capacity
Five year costed whole of government plan for child protection including M&E framework
Concept note for modelling of comprehensive child protection system
Child protection sector financing and workforce development strategy
Out of home care guidelines
Progress report on establishment of Child and Family Service Council
Progress on establishment of Independent Office of Child and Family Services
4. Duration of Contract
The total contract duration for this assignment is six month. The contract will be implemented
in two phases. The first phase of the contract starts on 1st September 2015 and ends on 30
November 2015. The second phase starts on 1st February 2016 to 31 May 2016.
5. Official Travel Involved
The consultant will travel to PNG and work from the Office of the Department of Community
Development. The consultant may occasionally travel to the field to participate on workshops
related to the specific objectives of the consultancy. UNICEF will cover two return tickets (one
for each phase of the contract)
6. Payment Schedule
Payment will be effected on submission of progress report on deliverables as identified in
section 3 of this TOR
7. Contract Supervisor
Asefa Tolessa Dano, Chief of Child Protection
8. Type of Supervision Required
The consultant will work very closely with the Director for Office of Child Protection (Office of
Lukautim Pikinini) and regularly brief the Secretary for Community Development along with
the Director on progress of implementation of activities as identified in the TOR. Briefing
session will be held before the assignment commences between the Consultant, the UNICEF
Child Protection Team and the team from Department of Community Development to come to
an understanding of the expectations from the consultancy including partnership
arrangements. Regular bi-weekly meetings will be held between the consultant and supervisor
to monitor progress, identify support requirements and make necessary adjustments.
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9. Consultant Work Place
The consultant will be based at the Office of the Secretary for Department of Community
Development and work closely with Office of Child Protection in Port Moresby. The
consultant will also participate in UNICEF regular child protection team meeting.
10.Penalty Clauses
In case that the Consultant fails to submit the deliverables by the deadline, or should his/her
performance not be of satisfactory quality, this office will reserve the right to withhold the
payment until the deliverables meet the pre-established requirements.
11.Desired Background and Experience
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Advanced university degree in Social Work; psychology, international law or
development studies
At least 10 years’ experience at national and international level in systems building
approach to child protection or social welfare system
Solid experience in policy development and capacity building
Experience in assessment, research and monitoring and evaluation
Proven expertise and work record in working with national level government structures
and coordinating different stakeholders.
Excellent knowledge of English
12.Conditions
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The consultant will work from the office of DfCD in Port Moresby. The consultant may
travel to the field to participate in activities related to the objectives of the consultancy.
No contract may commence unless the contract is signed by both UNICEF and the
consultant
Additional details of UNICEF rules, regulations and conditions will be attached to the
contract.
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