Consultancy on Access to Justice and Conflict Resolution for Children in Syrian Settlements.(MORE RELATED DOCUMENTS ON CALL SECTION).

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Application Submissions Guideline: 

Candidates are kindly requested to send their resumes to the email address "[email protected]" by March 20th, 2019, with subject title “Consultancy on Access to Justice and Conflict Resolution for Children in Syrian Settlements”. Applications without subject title will be automatically dismissed. Cover letter is required and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Description: 

At the end of 2017, Tdh launched a research aiming at obtaining information about how vulnerable displaced Syrian children access justice in Lebanon. Tdh aimed at learning about the challenges faced by vulnerable Syrian children when entering in contact with the formal justice system and at understanding if alternative conflict resolution mechanisms existed outside of the State justice system, and how children accessed justice through these informal or customary systems. Moreover the research aimed at specifically exploring the impact of displacement among Syrian population on the mechanisms to access justice.

 

In September 2018, a research amongst Syrian communities was launched in settings where Tdh has been implementing psychosocial and case management interventions to the most vulnerable children and families in South Lebanon. Four settings were selected to conduct this assessment: Bdaar/Wafta, Shawakeer, Deir el Qanoun Ras El Ain and Sedekin. The selection criteria took into account the level of security and accessibility to the settlements and the diversity of the communities (size of population and presence of children, nationality, vulnerability degree, prior history of child protection concerns related to justice access …). Tdh teams working in Syrian settings were actively consulted in order to choose the sampled locations. The advice of the UNHCR in Tyr was also taken into account when proceeding to the selection of the research settings. Authorization from municipalities was obtained prior to the commencement of the research.

 

Research used a qualitative ethnographic approach. Semi-structured interviews and observation in the 4 selected settings were the main methods being used for data collection. Around 60 community members contributed with their opinions and perspectives in the matter during the on-site observations. Additional and more in depth key informant interviews were organized with 15 individuals (community leaders and IJS, landowners, religious leaders, representatives of municipalities and municipal police forces, children).

 

Based on the collected data, a preliminary analysis was produced but not completed.

 

The consultant or consultancy team will be provided with several relevant studies and researches done on similar subjects as well as all raw material collected through the data collection phase, including observation records, transcripts of Key Informant Interviews (KII) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). All data has been recorded in a field observation journal by the data collectors.

The consultant or consultancy team will be in charge to:

  • Produce a literature review on access to justice for Syrian children
  • Produce an analytical report based on the raw collected material
  • Organize and conduct additional KII/FGD to collect children’s views if needed, with the support of Tdh staff
  • Draw recommendations on how to engage with community members, including traditional and customary justice actors, to reinforce children access to justice while assuring their protection against abuse, violence and discrimination  
  • In a technical annex to the report, and based on the collected data, highlight the role and profile of the main actors influencing, enabling and/or conducting child marriage at community level in the targeted Syrian settings. It is up to the consultant to determine if additional KII/FGDs are necessary for this purpose and to include it in the inception report.

 

Should complementary information be required, skype meetings can be organized at national level.

Intervention Sector(s):

Access to Justice

 

Application Deadline:

Wednesday, 20 March 2019

 

Contract Type:

Consultancy

 

Period of Consultancy:

18 working days (over 54 open non-consecutive days starting April 1, ending May 24, 2019)

 

Consultancy Location:

Home-based with meetings in Tdh offices in Beirut and possible visits to Tyr and Saida if needed

 

Consultancy Fees:

According to Tdh consultancy rate, 420 USD/day

 

Requirements/Profile of Consultant/s:

 

  • Proven technical knowledge and expertise on access to justice for children and child protection
  • Proven research and analytical skills, experience in leading studies. Knowledge of the Syrian crisis  preferred
  • Experience with both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods in the frame of humanitarian and development projects
  • Excellent writing and reporting skills
  • Excellent knowledge of English

 

Additional  requirement:

  • Clean Police background record
  • Acknowledged similar consultancies with recognized organizations

 

   Kindly note that for more information, please refer to the TOR (PDF) under call section.

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Last modified: 
07 Mar, 2019
Intervention Sector(s):
Children & Youth
Application Deadline:
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Contract Type:
Consultancy
Period of Employment:
18 working days (over 54 open non-consecutive days starting April 1, ending May 24, 2019)
Salary
420 USD/day
Salary Range:
< 800 (USD)
Education Degree:
Masters Degree
Education Degree Details:
 Experience with both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods in the frame of humanitarian and development projects
Experience Requirements:
5 to 10 years
Arabic Language:
Fluent
English Language:
Fluent
French Language:
None
Country/City: 
  • Lebanon
  • Beirut
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