UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

UNICEF works across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

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.

UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the threat of poverty the country’s children face, while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.

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The objective of the consultancy is to support the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) to harmonize existing case management tools being used at district and community levels by District Social Welfare officers (DSWOs), Community Development Assistants (CDAs) and Community Welfare Assistance Committees (CWACs) as well as different Non-government Organisations in the provision of child welfare and protection services.

This is aimed at harmonizing the case management tools to ensure uniformity of data collection to support assessments, planning and referrals. Once harmonized, the tools will be endorsed by the government, rolled out to all districts.

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The standardized paper-based system will later be used to customize the national CPIMS + platform to manage information on child protection cases including Child Marriage, Violence Against Children, Circumstantial Children, Children in conflict with the Law, migrant and refugee children and Children in Alternative care at national, provincial, district and community levels.

• Master’s degree in computer / social / behavioural / pure sciences (Data collection and processing/Research tools development/ Community development, Sociology, Anthropology).
• Minimum of five years progressively responsible work experience in the development and deployment of information management for case management systems at the national level
• Proven skills in data collection, management, analysis, and dissemination are important
• Ability to develop a data management system from scratch working with relevant stakeholders will be an advantage   
• Good understanding and experience in the field of child protection will be an asset.
• Ability to express clearly and concisely ideas and concepts in written and oral forms
• Leadership and participation in previous assignment and in capacity similar or higher than this assignment.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision

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. 

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.