National Consultant - Justice for Children at UNICEF

Job Number: 515302
Locations: Abuja? Nigeria
Work Type: Consultancy
Duration: 6 months

Purpose of Assignment

• Under the guidance of Chief of Child Protection and direct supervision of the End Violence Against Children/System Strengthening manager, the consultant will contribute to the implementation of UNICEF Nigeria Justice for Children programme and 2018-2019 Rolling Work Plan.

Tasks

• Provide technical support to amend the CRL and for the enactment of secondary legislation to the CRL for Lagos, Cross River and Plateau
• Advocate for the adoption of police guidelines and SOPs at Federal and state levels (Cross River, Gombe, Lagos and Plateau)
• Provide technical assistance and advocacy for the development of prosecution guidelines Federal and state level (Cross River, Lagos and Plateau)
• Provide technical assistance for the development of legal aid guidelines for children in contact with the law at Federal and state levels (Cross River, Lagos and Plateau)
• Provide technical assistance for the development of Family Court Rules at Federal and state levels (Cross River, Lagos and Plateau)
• Provide technical assistance to strengthen capacity of prosecutors at Federal and state levels (Cross River, Gombe, Lagos and Plateau)
• Provide technical assistance to strengthen capacity of legal aid providers at Federal and state levels (Cross River, Gombe, Lagos and Plateau)
• Provide technical assistance to strengthen capacity of the judiciary

Deliverables
First month deliverables:

• Consultancy work plan and August plan developed
• Signature of institutional contract for the strengthening of legal frameworks
• High level advocacy conducted with Police Inspector General for adoption of SOP and harmonized guidelines
• NPF bidding process for renovation of police units finalized
• TOR developed and DCT processed for Lagos legal aid programme
• Advocacy conducted for adoption of prosecution guidelines conducted in 1 state
• Monitoring visit report submitted
• Monthly report submitted and September work plan

Second month deliverables:

• Advocacy conducted for adoption of legal aid guidelines in 1 state
• NPF renovation of police units work monitored by UNICEF quality assurance team
• Consultations on Child Protection regulations conducted in Lagos and Cross River
• Consultations on family court rules held in Lagos and Cross River
• ToT on legal aid completed in Abuja
• Family court personnel trained on adjudication of children's cases in Plateau
• Monitoring visit report submitted
• Monthly report submitted and October work plan

Third month deliverables:

• Working tools printed and delivered to focus states
• Training on legal aid conducted in Lagos and Cross River
• Draft family court rules submitted to chief judge for approval in 1 state
• Monitoring visit report submitted
• Monthly report submitted and November work plan

Forth month deliverables:

• Consultations on Child Protection regulations held in Plateau
• Family court personnel trained on adjudication of children's cases in Cross River
• Monitoring visit report submitted
• Monthly report submitted and December work plan

Fifth month deliverables:

• Training for prosecutors in Lagos and Plateau conducted
• Training for legal aid providers in Gombe and Plateau conducted
• Documentation of diversion programme initiated
• Monitoring visit report submitted

Sixth month deliverable:

• Family court personnel trained on adjudication of children's cases in Lagos
• Assessment report on pilot of police SOPs and harmonized guidelines for specialized units and recommendations by January 2018
• Final consultancy report by January 2018

Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/Experience Required

• University degree in Law (Masters or equivalent level)
• Five years experience of relevant professional work experience on child rights, child protection and justice for children 
• Good knowledge of international standards related to justice for children
• Experience of project management
• experience supporting government to apply international standards in the justice sector
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and advocacy skills - both oral and written
• Familiarity with the systems strengthening approach to child protection
• Experience working with UNICEF is considered and asset