National consultancy on planning and monitoring of CAFC platform development in Belarus

KEY TASKS:

  1. Conduct consultative meetings with focal points and members of city coordinating councils for the implementation of the platform, including members of youth parliaments/councils, to inform about the planning process;
  2. Analyze the reports on situation of children in the city, including the calculation of the city's child-friendliness index, to identify growth points for each city. For cities that do not yet have the reports and index calculations or if produced more than 3 years ago, support the implementation. For all reports, to produce executive summaries;
  3. Discuss and develop the corresponding items of the plan for each of the 8 parameters of the city's children friendliness index, including the system for participatory monitoring of the implementation of this plan. Action plans should follow the global layout of action plans for child friendly cities (Annex 7, p. 58) and reflect specific outcomes, activities to achieve them, budget for each item, focal person/agency for implementation, including adolescent/youth parliament/council, target and intermediate (yearly) indicators of the plan, deadlines, etc.
  4. Develop clear practical instructions/check lists on the following topics:
      1. realization of the participatory monitoring of the action plan, including yearly interim monitoring;
      2. engagement of adolescents – members of adolescent/youth councils/parliaments as well as broader audiences of adolescents, including the most vulnerable, in the realization of participatory monitoring of the action plan as well as in the calculation of the index of child friendliness and preparation of report on the situation with child rights;
      3. participatory discussion with adolescents and other stakeholders on the findings of yearly interim monitoring, index of child friendliness, report on the situation with child rights;
      4. incorporation of the findings of yearly interim monitoring in the action plan and realization of the needed action plan adjustments;
  5. Support organizing public hearings/discussions on the developed action plans;
  6. Support incorporating public hearings’ feedback in the developed action plans to make needed adjustments;
  7. Make tailored recommendations for the cities on the implementation of action plans, featuring e.g. best practices, potential partners and donors, etc.;
  8. Update the text of the Memorandum of Accession to the Child- and Adolescent-Friendly City platform to align with the layout of the global memorandum of Child Friendly Cities (Annex 4, p. 52).

All key tasks should be completed with the active and constructive participation of adolescents and youth, especially the city/regional adolescent/youth parliaments/councils.

DELIVERABLES AND DEADLINES:

Date

Deliverables

By October 30, 2021

(10 days)

Up-to-date contact details of coordinators and members of local coordination councils of 44 cities collected for subsequent communication;

Cities informed about the process of producing action plans;

Necessary documentation collected (reports, calculations of the friendliness index, memorandums, plans of adolescent/youth parliaments/councils, etc.);

In cities not yet having current report and calculation of the friendliness index, process initiated;

The text of the Memorandum of Accession to Child- and Adolescent-Friendly City platform updated to align with the layout of the global memorandum of Child Friendly Cities (Annex 4, p. 52)

Progress report on the work done with the attachment of all produced documents submitted to UNICEF;

By December 20, 2021

 

(42 days)

14 cities supported in analysis of their reports, incl. executive summaries, and child-friendliness index with identification of their growth points;

14 cities supported in development of action plans under the Child- and Adolescent-Friendly City platform for 2-3 years based on the calculated friendliness index and the produced report following the global layout of action plans for child friendly cities (Annex 7, p. 58);

14 cities are provided with clear practical instructions/check lists on the realization of participatory monitoring, adolescent engagement, participatory discussion and incorporation of the findings of yearly interim monitoring;

14 cities supported in organizing public consultations/hearings and accommodating feedback in the framework of the developed action plans;

14 cities received recommendations for the implementation of action plans;

Progress report on the work done with the attachment of all produced documents submitted to UNICEF;

By March 30, 2022

 

(45 days)

15 cities supported in analysis of their reports, incl. executive summaries, and child-friendliness index with identification of their growth points;

15 cities supported in development of action plans under the Child- and Adolescent-Friendly City for 2-3 years based on the calculated friendliness index and the produced report following the global layout of action plans for child friendly cities (Annex 7, p. 58);

15 cities are provided with clear practical instructions/check lists on the realization of participatory monitoring, adolescent engagement, participatory discussion and incorporation of the findings of yearly interim monitoring;

15 cities supported in organizing public consultations/hearings and accommodating feedback in the framework of the developed action plans;

15 cities received recommendations for the implementation of action plans;

Progress report on the work done with the attachment of all produced documents submitted to UNICEF;

By July 30, 2022

 

(42 days)

14 cities supported in analysis of their reports, incl. executive summaries, and child-friendliness index with identification of their growth points;

14 cities supported in development of action plans under the Child- and Adolescent-Friendly City platform for 2-3 years based on the calculated friendliness index and the produced report following the global layout of action plans for child friendly cities (Annex 7, p. 58);

14 cities are provided with clear practical instructions/check lists on the realization of participatory monitoring, adolescent engagement, participatory discussion and incorporation of the findings of yearly interim monitoring;

14 cities supported in organizing public consultations/hearings and accommodating feedback in the framework of the developed action plans;

14 cities received recommendations for the implementation of action plans;

Progress report on the work done with the attachment of all produced documents submitted to UNICEF;

By August 30, 2022

 

(6 days)

Final report on the work done with the attachment of all produced documents submitted to UNICEF

Total: 145 days

Find more information on the requirements and how to apply following the link

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.