Country: Georgia
Closing date: 09 Aug 2018
Georgia ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in June 1994.
The General Comment No. 5 of the Committee on the Rights of Child related to the General measures of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child outlines States parties obligations to develop relevant mechanisms and take all measures to ensure the implementation of the Convention.
The Committee strongly encourages to strengthen coordination between government bodies to ensure effective implementation of the CRC. The purpose of coordination is to ensure respect for all of the Conventions principles and standards for all children within the State jurisdiction[1]. It recommends to set-up inter-ministerial and interdepartmental committees for children and proposes that States parties, if they have not already done so, should review the machinery of government from the perspective of implementation of the Convention and of the four articles identified as providing general principles[2].[3]
Recommendations made in 2008 by the Committee on the Rights of the Child[4] and measures adopted in the framework of the National Human Rights Action Plan[5], suggested the creation of a coordinating body in Georgia. The committee suggested the creation of a special unit, given high-level authority reporting directly to the Prime Minister to contribute both to the overall purpose of ensuring an effective coordination across at all levels across the Government for all issues related to children rights[6].
An interagency commission on the Implementation of Convention on the Rights of the Child (CICRC) was created[7] in December 2016 with the support of UNICEF. The commission is an overall coordination and monitoring mechanism related to the implementation of child rights. The CICRC is composed of: the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Ministry of Education and Sciences, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Corrections, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Finances, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Public Defender Office, NGO representative(s) and UNICEF.
The commission supports, coordinates and monitors the implementation of local and international obligations concerning children's rights. The commission is directly responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Child Rights Chapter/Child Rights Action Plan (CRAP) of the National Human Rights Action Plan. The commission reports to the Interagency Council for Human Rights[8]. The commission meets on a regular basis with the support of the secretariat of the ICHRSAP.
UNICEF has been supporting the commission since its creation and plans to further strengthen its capacity to coordinate the ongoing reforms in the field of child's rights. Hence, UNICEF seeks to hire a local consultant for strengthening the capacity of the Coordinating commission for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and CRAP.
The objective of the consultancy is to provide support to the Coordinating commission for the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The consultant will work under the supervision of UNICEF's Child Protection Officer and in close collaborations with Coordinating commission.
The consultancy will have to be conducted within 15 days over a period of September-October 2018. The Coordinating commission and UNICEF will support the contractor in establishing contact with necessary stakeholders and arrange meetings with all relevant parties. The consultancy will include meetings with local stakeholders in Tbilisi, Georgia for 3 days.
The consultant's performance will be evaluated against the following criteria: timeliness, responsibility, initiative and quality of the products delivered.
The consultancy fee and travel costs will be negotiated between UNICEF and the consultant based on an initial offer from the consultant. The consultancy fee will be paid to the consultant in one or several instalments upon submission and approval of relevant reports and quality deliverables.
The contract may be terminated by either party before its expiry date by giving a 14 days notice in writing to the other party. However, in the event of termination on the ground of misconduct, UNICEF will be entitled to terminate the contract immediately, without earlier notice. In case of early termination of the contract, the Contractor will be compensated on a pro-rata basis for no more than the actual amount of work completed to the satisfaction of UNICEF.
The consultant has no entitlement for annual leave, sick leave, maternity, adoption or paternity leave or any other kinds of special leave.
UNICEF will not undertake any liability for tax, duty or other contribution payable by the Consultant on payments made under this contract.
UNICEF does not provide or arrange health insurance coverage for consultants.
[1] Committee on the Rights of the Child, General comment No. 5, 2003 p 9
[2] Non-discrimination, best interest of the child, survival and development of the child, child participation
[3] Committee on the Rights of the Child, General comment No. 5, 2003 p Â10
[4] “The Committee regrets that there is no mechanism responsible for the coordination and evaluation of the implementation of the Convention in the State partyâ€, Committee on the Rights of the Child, Concluding Observations – Georgia, 2008 p 3
[5] NHRAP 2014-2015 (Chapter 13 and the establishment of coordination mechanisms)
[6] Committee on the Rights of the Child, Concluding Observations – Georgia, 2008 p 3
[7] https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/3465268
[8] https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/3465313
How to apply:
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