Consultant: Online Safety Programme (Government Support), Pretoria, South Africa, 11.5 months, Home-based at UNICEF

How can you make a difference? 

Scope of Work

Under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist, the consultant will (a) strengthen the capacity of the Department of Social Development (DSD) by supporting the development of the Model of National Response in the country (MNR) considering the Disrupting Harm Study recommendations, (b) provide technical support to the Steer-Comm (Steering Committee) as they perform their oversight functions, and (c) strengthen coordination of different stakeholders working towards the protection of children online.

The consultant will strengthen the capacity of the Department of Social Development by

• producing key required documents,
• organising meetings/consultations for online violence,
• producing reports and records, and
• providing administrative support.

Outputs/Deliverables

This consultancy will review existing materials using regional and global documents and frameworks that are aligned together with the Government of South Africa and UNICEF to contextualize and strengthen current information packages and SBCC (social behavioural change and communication) materials and support Department of Social Services (DSD) to organizing consultations in regard to online safety, support producing documents, reports and keep a record of ongoing intervention in a regular basis especially supported by UNICEF.

• Desk Review of literature and information pack
• Develop an implementation plan for management response and Disrupting Harm Recommendations
• Consultations on the draft implementation plan and draft MNR Strategy
•  Finalise MNR strategy and implementation plan
• Popularize the MNR strategy and implementation plan
• Child-friendly intervention
• Stakeholder coordination
• Develop the online safety social mobilisation strategy
• Compile and provide technical report interventions supported
• Technical support and monitoring

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

Education: Master’s in social science, Law and International Relations, Public Policies, and Development Studies, Computer Science, and Internet Security Systems

Experience: At least 10 years of experience in Online Security including minimum of 2 years of IT Auditing experience

Knowledge/expertise/skills required

• Outstanding knowledge of addressing Online Violence including analytical and coordination skills
• Knowledge of government processes and systems
• Experience with civil society organizations (CSO)
• Demonstrated capacity to engage key stakeholders and facilitate engagements with government officials
• Excellent report writing skills
• Analytical skills
• Ability to work independently while ensuring high-quality deliverables
• Added advantage: Monitoring and evaluation experience (at least 2 years)

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts. 

Advertised: 16 Nov 2022 South Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 30 Nov 2022 South Africa Standard Time