Consultancy: Pacific Adolescent Specialist Facilitator

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Deadline: 07/07/2025
  • Location: Pacific
Child protection/ Children’s rights Youth
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 
And we never give up. 
 
For every child, help.
UNICEF’s programme 2023-2027 builds on previous work and puts greater focus on preventing violence, harmful practices, supporting stronger and more inclusive systems; and targeted interventions for at-risk children. In 2025, UNICEF will launch the first ever Pacific “Adolescent Boys Advisory Group” (name as placeholder) which will run from April 2025- July 2026. The Group will provide a platform for meaningful participation and engagement of boys by involving them in UNICEF’s programme design, planning and implementation. Specifically, to engage them on topics and issues which affect them (adolescent mental health, gender socialization and masculinities, help seeking behaviors, bullying, online safety, healthy relationships). Its purpose is also to improve child-centered and child-led programming in the Pacific.

The UNICEF Child Protection section requires technical assistance, co-chairing and co-facilitation of a newly established Pacific Adolescent Boys Advisory Group. The group requires an expert in Pacific youth and gender identities, masculinities and gender socialization. The consultant should be an expert co-facilitator and mentor for the Adolescent participants with in-depth experience on safeguarding, child participation, child-led codesign practices and adolescent participatory approaches. The consultant will act as the co-chair of the group and provide facilitation for online quarterly meetings and in-person workshops. The consultant will support the mentoring and development of youth and Adolescent participants through the design of participatory workshops and group work which includes critical reflection on gender socialization, masculinities, adolescent mental health and self-esteem. It will also require development of creative workshop formats which provide skills training on advocacy, civic participation, public speaking and youth leadership.

The consultant will provide technical advice on the development of Pacific positive masculinity frameworks and culturally appropriate male role model Initiatives in consultation and collaboration with adolescent boys. Additionally, the consultation will support the development of monitoring and evaluation processes for the Pacific Adolescent Boys Advisory group, in line with the UNICEF Gender and Adolescent Action Plan and UNICEF Pacific Gender & Adolescent Strategy.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 
  • Masters degree in Social Work, Education, Gender, psychology, social sciences, community development or relevant degree.
  • At least 15 years of professional experience in Social Work, community development, child protection, adolescent development, gender equality and gender socialization.
  • Understanding of adolescent and youth issues across Pacific Island country contexts.
  • Experience in creating mentorship systems for adolescents .
  • Experience in group work facilitation with adolescent participants.
  • Languages & Skills: Fluency in written English is required.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, writing and editorial skills in English

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