National Consultant - Child Protection, Monrovia, Liberia, Onsite, 6 months

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF

Consultant Closes 15 Apr 2026 10 days left

Overview

Provide technical leadership and implementation support to operationalize and scale up meaningful participation of adolescent girls and develop a roadmap for government oversight of adolescent resource centers.


Key Responsibilities
  • Establish and operationalize Adolescent Girls Advisory Platforms (AGAPs).
  • Strengthen governance and institutional linkages of AGAPs.
  • Strengthen and scale up Buddy Clubs as peer-to-peer support mechanisms.
  • Build the capacity of adolescent girls and duty bearers.
  • Support and monitor the implementation of the UNICEF /MGCSP (Adolescent Division) workplan.
  • Provide technical guidance for the development of a roadmap for government oversight, management, and eventual takeover of adolescent resource centers.
  • Support the Ministry of Health, National Identity Registry and Ministry of Education in the operationalization of interoperability between birth registration, immunization, Identity from birth and education enrolment.
Required Experience

Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in Child Protection, Adolescents, Gender Development, and experience with birth registration would be an asset.

Qualifications

University degree in Public Health, Gender Studies, Social Work, or Human Rights, Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, or any related field.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English is required
Languages Preferred
Knowledge of another UN language (Arabic) or local language an asset
Contract Duration
6 months
Work Modality
Onsite
Remuneration
Not specified
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