Research on Attitudes towards Residential Care for Children in Cambodia
(Sixty Day Consultancy)
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to hire
qualified consultant to coordinate a research team conducting field
research on Attitudes towards Residential Care, to develop a final
research report on the topic, make recommendations for the development
and design of an advocacy campaign and develop simple advocacy tools.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1- Collect and review relevant background literature and summarize the
main international findings regarding the impact of institutional care
on children and advocacy for community based alternative care.
2- Analyse existing data on children in residential care to identify
trends and priority issues.
3- Design and conduct participatory research and analyze the findings
in a draft report.
4- Facilitate a workshop with research team and other key stakeholders
to review and refine the draft findings and recommendations.
5- Prepare final report and simple fact sheets containing synthesized
information for advocacy purposes.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
• Advanced university degree in communications, marketing, social
sciences, political science, or equivalent area.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in areas related to child rights
or child protection.
• Experience of leading social science research in a working
environment.
• Experience of work involving orphans, abandoned and other vulnerable
children and their families is an asset.
Skills/Competencies
• Able to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a
multi-cultural context.
• Leadership, facilitation and organisational abilities.
• Demonstrable competence in communication and information sharing
including writing skills.
• Flexible and diligent.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken); Knowledge of Khmer language
is an asset.
Submission of Applications
Applications will be considered only if accompanied by an updated CV
and P11 form, as well as the two most recent performance appraisals or
performance evaluation reports to: UNICEF Cambodia, Human Resources
Unit, No. 11, Street 75, Sangkat Sraschark, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; or
via email to cbdhrvacancies@unicef.org. Please include the title and
V/N Nº CP/ 09/016 of this notice in all correspondence. The Personal
History Form (P11) in MS Word format can be downloaded from www.unicef.org
. Regret letters will only be sent to shortlisted candidates. All
applications are treated with strict confidentiality.
The deadline for receipt of applications is 29 May 2009.
UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff.
Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly
encouraged to apply.
