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Purpose of the Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of the assignment is to strengthen the Child Rights Academic Network of Georgia, represented by Child Rights Centres of universities.

In 2019, the Government of Georgia adopted the Code on the Rights of the Child, which holistically addresses the rights of all children, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The Code emphasizes the Government’s responsibility in realizing child rights, highlighting the need for specialized professionals to deliver child-friendly services. It introduced a comprehensive system for training professionals, including pre- and in-service training to raise awareness and build capacity.

UNICEF has taken important steps to strengthen a child rights culture in the country and to promote knowledge dissemination at both national and local levels among government, professionals, parents, youth, and children.

UNICEF has a longstanding collaboration with academia in Georgia. By 2024, eight state universities had established Child Rights Centres in partnership with UNICEF and incorporated child rights into pre-service training for future teachers, education professionals, social workers, and lawyers. In 2023, this model was expanded to private universities with MoUs signed with three of them.

In 2024–2025, supported by the French Government and UNICEF, three state universities (TSU, Telavi, and Batumi) developed an interdisciplinary Master’s programme in Child Rights. Upon accreditation, the first cohort of students will be admitted. The curriculum will provide in-depth, interdisciplinary training covering legal, educational, psychological, health, and policy aspects of child rights.

In 2024, the Child Rights Academic Network of Georgia (CRANG) was established, and in 2025, strategic plans were developed for the Centres and CRANG.

Despite progress, gaps remain in knowledge, research, and collaboration due to sporadic engagement. These gaps hinder the development and dissemination of evidence-based insights and affect the training of future professionals.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will strengthen CRANG and the Child Rights Centres by developing partnerships, fundraising strategies, and joint academic and educational initiatives.

Main Tasks:

1. Assess capacity building needs related to partnerships and fundraising.
2. Analyze potential for collaboration with regional and international child rights networks.
3. Assess opportunities to expand partnerships and fundraising efforts.
4. Develop a strategy and action plan for partnerships and fundraising.
5. Conduct workshops to finalize the strategy and action plan.
6. Organize meetings with local/international partners.
7. Develop a capacity building programme for CRANG and the Centres.
8. Organize knowledge-sharing seminars.

Duration and Timeline:

Start Date: 15 July 2025
End Date: 15 December 2025
Total Duration: 71 working days

Location: Home-based

Travel: travel within the country is anticipated.

Work Assignments and Deliverables:

Work Assignments Overview

(71 days in total for the period 15 July – 15 December 2025)

1. Screening of partnership and fundraising landscape
   The consultant will conduct a screening of the existing landscape related to partnerships and fundraising. The screening criteria will be developed in close consultation with UNICEF and CRANG.
• Deliverable: Screening report
• Timeline: 8 days
2. Analysis of potential to strengthen partnerships with child rights networks
   The consultant will analyze the potential of CRANG and the Child Rights Centres to build partnerships with other child rights networks within the region and internationally. The aim is to support knowledge building, strengthen educational programmes, and conduct research on child rights.
• Deliverable: Analytical report
• Timeline: 6 days
3. Analysis of potential for expanding partnerships and fundraising
   The consultant will analyze opportunities for expanding partnerships and fundraising, including options for joint educational, research, and other collaborative activities.
• Deliverable: Analytical report
• Timeline: 6 days
4. Development of a strategy and action plan for partnerships and fundraising
   Based on previous analyses, the consultant will develop a comprehensive strategy and action plan to guide partnerships and fundraising activities for CRANG and the Child Rights Centres.
• Deliverable: Strategy and action plan
• Timeline: 10 days
5. Workshops to finalize the strategy and action plan
   The consultant will organize and facilitate both distance and in-person workshops with CRANG and the Child Rights Centres to present and finalize the strategy and action plan. UNICEF will provide logistical support as needed.
• Deliverable: Workshop report
• Timeline: 6 days
6. Organization of working meetings with local/international partners
   The consultant will organize (online and/or in-person) meetings with identified local and international partners to initiate or strengthen collaboration. UNICEF will support logistics as required.
• Deliverable: Report and insights from working meetings
• Timeline: 10 days
7. Development of a capacity building programme
   The consultant will design a capacity building programme tailored for CRANG and the individual Child Rights Centres, addressing their specific needs and goals.
• Deliverable: Capacity building programme
• Timeline: 15 days
8. Organization of knowledge-sharing seminars
   The consultant will organize a minimum of three knowledge-sharing seminars (both virtual and in-person) for CRANG and the Child Rights Centres. UNICEF will provide logistical support as needed.
• Deliverables: Seminar reports and knowledge products
• Timeline: 10 days

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

• Master’s degree in education, public management, law, humanities, or social sciences.
• At least 10 years of experience in higher education.
• Proven experience in partnerships and fundraising in higher education.
• Experience designing and implementing capacity building for academia.
• Knowledge of child rights is an asset.
• Strong communication, coordination, and academic writing skills in Georgian.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Experience working with UNICEF or similar organizations is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

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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.