Child Rights and Business Principles for Government Partners

UNICEF has been an active partner of the Government of the Philippines and civil society in realizing the rights of every Filipino child, in line with priorities to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. UNICEF efforts have been focused on the most vulnerable regions identified by the Government of the Philippines Development Plan, particularly in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. To ensure that interventions are sustainable and scaled up, UNICEF will support primarily local government units (LGUs) as the main instruments of delivering services and building systems. The level of engagement with government institutions will take into account capacities, economies of scale and sector issues.

It has a field office in Cotabato City, the second largest city in Mindanao, southern Philippines, with some 300,000 population. The city is the regional administrative centre of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao and over 80 percent of the population is Muslim. Mindanao is both conflict-affected and prone to frequent earthquakes and typhoon storms.

Qualifications and Competencies of Successful Consultant:

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• Master’s in management, development, business management and social sciences related.  Bachelor’s degree accepted for as long as with minimum 5 years of experience in working in human rights and child rights.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills Required:

• Knowledge on human rights and child rights required.
• Working with business sector on sustainability reporting, Corporate social responsibility, managing foundations.

Skills Required:

• Excellent writing skills, focus on desk review and qualitative research, stakeholders engagement and networking especially within the private sector, government business regulators like Securities and Exchange Comission.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/575866