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Draft Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization, including in emergencies
The Committee invites all relevant stakeholders, including States parties, right-holders under the Convention, principally persons with disabilities through their representative organizations, other civil society organizations, independent monitoring mechanisms, national human rights institutions, and Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures mandate holders, to provide written submissions…
The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (Alliance) is currently developing a range of technical notes and guidance under a Programme Cooperation Agreement with UNICEF Child Protection Section, Programme Division, New York Headquarters. One activity under this agreement is to: ‘Develop a technical note on the optimal role of the social service workforce in schools in prevention and response to violence.’ The purpose of this consultancy is to develop a concise but well-evidenced technical note on the optimal role and functions of the social service workforce (SSW) in schools in child…
UNICEF Zambia is seeking a consultant to undertake a comprehensive workload study targeting 15 district social welfare offices (DSWOs) to determine the optimal workload for DSWOs which will inform planning for future workforce needs for the Department of Social Welfare. This study will complement the 2014 Human Resource Assessment and Gap Analysis of the Social Welfare Workforce in Zambia.
Note: For the purpose of this workload study, child and family welfare services include (1) family preservation services; (2) child-family reintegration services; (3)…
A well-supported, appropriately equipped, empowered, and protected social service workforce is essential to mitigating the damaging effects of the COVID19 pandemic. Workforce development is a critical component of the child protection strategy of UNICEF India. The child protection workforce in India includes all categories of people who work on behalf of vulnerable children and families.
The Child Protection Section of UNICEF India has engaged the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (the Alliance) to map and undertake a comprehensive capacity gap assessment of the existing child…
UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Specialist to conduct a review of the CP HQ portfolio within key units of the section and identify entry points to bring a disability inclusion focus into those, to be progressively incorporated within child protection programming and results monitoring. In addition, in coordination with the disability inclusion section and other relevant sections, your will be responsible for strengthening disability inclusive child protection programming.
This will include:
1) strategic planning and, formulation of programmes to accelerate disability inclusion…
In 2015, the Alliance produced its first annual State of the Social Service Workforce Report as a multi-country review, shedding light on key social service workforce (SSW) data and trends, showcasing innovative and effective workforce strengthening initiatives, and highlighting the impact of a lack of data. This was a first step to better describe, depict and analyze efforts to strengthen the social service workforce. Subsequent reports were released in 2016, 2017 and 2018 with both qualitative and quantitative analyses and recommendations for strengthening the workforce.
This year’s…
The purpose of this consultancy is to develop a technical note on the role and functions of the social service workforce for social protection through the life course.
In 2019, UNICEF issued a Social Protection Framework to promote and outline the conceptual approach to child sensitive social protection. The framework presents a model of social protection across the life course. It emphasizes the impact of social protection on child protection, in particular referencing Sustainable Development Goal 16. The purpose of this technical note is to highlight specific ways that the social service…
The Child Protection Section of UNICEF India has engaged the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (hereafter referred to as ‘the Alliance’) to map and undertake a comprehensive HR (human resources) and capacity gap assessment of the existing child protection workforce in five states in India, and then propose a framework for strengthening this workforce informed by the above, with special emphasis on case management.
The purposes of this project are to:
1. Carry out a workforce mapping, and HR and capacity gap assessment, in five states
2. Develop a comprehensive strategy for…
CRS requests a consultant or team of consultants to review positive parenting resources being used by CRS and adapt or improve them for caregivers of children with disabilities. The adapted resources (hereafter referred to as “resource kit”) should include the following:
- updated positive parenting manuals with content specific to the needs of caregivers of children with disabilities in family settings, including psychosocial support for the caregiver.
- age-specific flipbooks to promote positive parenting for children with disabilities during support…
A well-supported, appropriately equipped, empowered, and protected social service workforce is essential to mitigating the damaging effects of the COVID19 pandemic. Workforce development is a critical component of the child protection strategy of UNICEF India. The child protection workforce in India includes all categories of people who work on behalf of vulnerable children and families.
The Child Protection Section of UNICEF India has engaged the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance (the Alliance) to map and undertake a comprehensive capacity gap assessment of the existing child…