National Consultant for Standardization of Specialized services for children victims/witnesses

The consultant will provide principal technical expertise to the Working Group established by MoLEVSA to develop standards and prepare the draft Rulebook regulating licensing and provision of specialized secondary support services for child victims and witnesses within the social welfare system. Responsibilities include desk review, drafting, facilitating discussions, and preparing the final draft Rulebook.

Responsibilities

• Provide principal technical expertise to the Working Group established by MoLEVSA in the development of standards and preparation of the draft Rulebook regulating licensing and provision of specialized secondary support services for child victims and witnesses within the social welfare system
• Conduct necessary desk review
• Prepare successive drafts of the Rulebook
• Develop materials for Working Group discussions
• Present and explain proposed solutions to the Working Group
• Document agreed changes and incorporate comments received through consultations
• Prepare the final draft Rulebook

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in social and humanistic fields (law, social work, psychology, sociology, pedagogy or another relevant field)
• At least 10 years of professional experience in child protection, social welfare, children’s rights or a closely related field
• Demonstrated experience in development of policies, regulations, standards, protocols or other normative frameworks in the field of child protection or social welfare (applicants should provide references to or copies of at least 2 relevant work products demonstrating experience in developing regulations, service standards or comparative normative documents)
• Demonstrated experience relating to child victims and witnesses of violence and/or crime, including child-friendly and trauma-informed approaches
• Knowledge of relevant international and European children’s rights and child-friendly justice standards
• Demonstrated experience in working with government institutions and facilitating multidisciplinary and multistakeholder processes
• Excellent analytical and drafting skills
• Very good teamwork and communication skills
• Fluency in Serbian and English, written and spoken
• Previous experience in drafting secondary legislation, developing standards for social welfare or child protection services and/or licensing requirements for service providers (desirable)
• Knowledge of integrated/multidisciplinary service models, trauma-informed practice and restorative justice approaches (desirable)
• Previous experience working with UNICEF, other UN agencies, the European Union or Council of Europe (desirable)

Skills

• Child Protection
• Social Welfare
• Children's Rights
• Policy Development
• Regulation Development
• Standards Development
• Protocol Development
• Normative Frameworks
• Child Victims Support
• Child Witness Support
• Trauma-Informed Practice
• Child-Friendly Justice
• Multidisciplinary Facilitation
• Government Relations
• Analytical Skills
• Drafting Skills
• Secondary Legislation Drafting
• Licensing Requirements
• Integrated Service Models
• Restorative Justice

Languages

Serbian, English