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In 2018, Brazil enacted Law 13431/17, a crucial step in child protection legislation. It introduced a rights guarantee system for children and adolescents exposed to violence, aiming to prevent their re-victimization. This law, also called the Protected Listening Law, mandates Integrated Assistance Centers (CAI) for child victims or witnesses of violence, offering specialized support and evidence collection. It emphasizes non-revictimization throughout the process, ensuring protection from identification of the victim to holding perpetrators accountable. UNICEF acknowledges its potential to enhance child protection policies. In Rio de Janeiro, a committee has been created in 2024 but integrated flows and protocols are yet to be published. Rio's unique circumstances, including armed violence, offer insights for national discussions. While other cities begin implementation, none have made definitive progress, making Rio a potential model. The consultant will assist UNICEF, facilitating Law 17431/17 implementation in Rio de Janeiro.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Under the supervision of the Chief of Office in Rio, the external consultant will support the implementation activities of the Protected Listening Law in Rio de Janeiro, fulfilling, among other roles and duties, (i) assessment on the action plan of the Committee for the Implementation of the Protected Listening Law in Rio de Janeiro, (ii) design, mobilization, and facilitation of awareness and training activities for specific stakeholders regarding the law; (iii) support for workshops on the design of integrated flows and protocols; (iv) support for the organization of a public event to shine a spotlight on the committee's impactful work.

DELIVERABLES

              1. Work Assignment overview 1: Assessment on the action plan of the Committee for the Implementation of the Protected Listening Law in Rio de Janeiro.

1.1. Deliverables/Outputs

1.1.1. Elaboration of a two-pager on the action plan of the Committee, including next steps for 2026;

1.1.2. Elaboration of 4 (four) minutes of the meetings of the Judicial Coordination of the Courts for Childhood, Youth, and the Elderly (CEVIJ), a crucial forum for discussing the implementation of the Protected Listening Law in the justice system of Rio de Janeiro;

1.2. Deadline December 31^st

1.3. Estimate Budget 15%

2. Work Assignment overview 2: Design, mobilization, and facilitation of awareness and training activities for specific stakeholders regarding the law.

2.1. Deliverables/Outputs

2.1.1. Remote or in-person awareness and training activities for actors within the child rights guarantee system.

2.1.1.1. Awareness activity with the Office of Public Defenders reaching at least 10 professionals, within a minimum of 9-hour workload, not counting preparation stages, based on materials both new and previously designed by UNICEF;

2.1.1.2. Training activity for the school community in Pavuna, reaching at least one professional of half of the schools in Pavuna, within a minimum of 4-hour workload, not counting preparation stages, based on materials both new and previously designed by UNICEF and the Municipal Department of Education;

2.1.1.3. Training activity for Guardianship Counsellors, reaching at least five CT 12 Coelho Neto counsellors, withing a minimum of 4-hour workload, not counting preparation stages, based on materials both new and previously designed by UNICEF and the Municipal Department of Social Assistance;

2.1.1.4. Awareness activity with healthcare staff, reaching at least one professional of half of the health units in Pavuna, withing a minimum of 4-hour workload, not counting preparation stages, based on materials both new and previously designed by UNICEF and the Municipal Department of Health;

2.1.1.5. Training activity for social workers, reaching at least one professional from one CREAS and two CRAS from Pavuna, withing a minimum of 4-hour workload not counting preparation stages, based on materials both new and previously designed by UNICEF and the Municipal Department of Social Assistance;

2.1.1.6. Training for the police.

2.2. Deadline November 1 ^st

2.3. Estimate Budget 35%

3. Work Assignment overview 3: Support for workshops on the design of integrated flows and protocols.

3.1. Deliverables/Outputs

3.1.1. Secretarial support for on-demand meetings for designing service flows and protocols for children and adolescents who are victims or witnesses of violence, considering at least one meeting per month with Education, Health, Social Assistance and Guardianship Council teams, totalling 4 (four) meetings and 4 (four) minutes;

3.2. Deadline December 15t

3.3. Estimate Budget 25%

4. Work Assignment overview 4: Support for the organization of a public event to shine a spotlight on the committee's impactful work

4.1. Deliverables/Outputs

4.1.1. Identify and guarantee a place for the event to be held;

4.1.3. Oversee event management, from pre-event planning to seamless on-site execution and real-time problem-solving.

4.2. Deadline September 1st

4.3. Estimate Budget 25%

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT

• Postgraduate degree, preferably in the fields of Law, Social Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, Public Policy, or Public Security, with a minimum of 3 years and at least 5 years of undergraduate education in one of these areas or a related field. Verification will be done by presenting the diploma from an institution accredited by the Ministry of Education;
• Advanced knowledge of the Protected Listening Law;
• Professional and/or academic experience in the field of childhood and youth.

Work experience with the Protected Listening Law, track record of working with facilitation and/or participation in interinstitutional groups and/or rights councils, proof of mediation experience, familiarity with the actors within the child rights guarantee system in Rio de Janeiro, and familiarity with the child protection network in Rio de Janeiro are a plus.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Portuguese: fluent

FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

• A financial proposal including the fee for the assignment based on the deliverables and number of days must be submitted. Consultants are asked to stipulate all-inclusive fees, including lump sum, administrative cost, travel cost and subsistence costs, as applicable.

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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.

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.