International Consultant on Operationalization of Diversion to Services Mechanism, Child Protection section, 9 months, Kyiv, Ukraine (Internationals only) On-site and remote based with travel

The purpose of the assignment is to support UNICEF Ukraine Country Office in transitioning the diversion to services model for adolescents in alleged conflict with the law from a conceptual and design stage to initial piloting across a number of selected Oblasts. The consultant will be expected to use the established legal, institutional and methodological basis to support with planning out and implementing the diversion to services mechanism by introducing practical tools, SoPs and procedures for consistent application across selected pilot sites. The consultant’s work will include facilitating discussions across key stakeholders, development of policy documents, strategies, operational plans and protocols for coordinated implementation. The key purpose of the consultancy is to facilitate preparation and stress-testing of the model prior to its pilot implementation; to ensure implementation of legally sound, robust and feasible model, which is based on relevant international standards, practices of other states and is child-centered. The consultant will aim to strengthen inter-agency cooperation and agency-level capabilities for fast, effective and quality decision-making in line with the diversion trajectory. Finally, the consultant will strengthen human and institutional capabilities of UNICEF’s implementing partner to plan, implement, assess the impact and expand the diversion mechanism. The ultimate purpose of the assignment is to ensure that diversion to services model is operational and scalable across Ukraine to be available to all children in alleged conflict with the law.