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Terms
of Reference

Consultancy
for the Monitoring and Reporting of Education Violations to the Israel/OPT
Working Group on Grave Violations Against Children

 

Duration:
4 months (84 days) to begin in January 2012

Location:
Save the Children UK OPT office in Jerusalem

Reporting to:
Advocacy and Policy Manager, Save the Children UK

1. Background

Save the Children UK, a founding member of the Israel/OPT
Working Group on Grave Violations Against Children (Working Group), has
provided significant leadership to the MRM since 2007, and has led the development
of the monitoring and reporting of education violations (attacks against
schools and denial of access to education) since 2010. The Working Group
submits voluntary bimonthly reports to the Office of the Secretary-General on
Children and Armed Conflict, for inclusion in the Global Horizontal Note to the
Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, in line with the
UN Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism established through Security Council Resolution
1612 (UN MRM – 1612) to provide greater protections for children in armed
conflict situations. The work done locally has led to a greater understanding
of education violations and their impacts on children and the education system
and has informed the development of response strategies including advocacy. The
work carried out in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) and Israel has been
shared as good practice in global fora and is contributing to the global
discussion on the setting of norms and standards for monitoring, reporting and
responding to attacks on education.

In an effort to ensure adequate coverage during staff
transitions and the One Save the Children merge process currently underway in
the OPT, Save the Children UK is recruiting a four-month consultancy starting
in 2012 to manage the main components of this work as outlined below.

2. Responsibilities

Research, data collection and
verification:

Ongoing compilation and review of data sources (including reports
of Palestinian and Israeli civil society, international NGOs, UN agencies, the
Ministry of Education and Higher Education, media clips, etc.) and
identification of violations of the right to education as a result of the armed
conflict in both the OPT and Israel.

 

Triangulation of incident reports for verification. Follow
up with partners (OCHA, UNICEF, human rights organizations and protective
presence groups) to request more information as needed and to facilitate
verification of incidents when discrepancies arise.

Preparation of a monthly data sheet on verified incidents of
violations (attacks on schools and denial of humanitarian access to education) for
submission to UNICEF.

Inform/alert Working Group chair, relevant Cluster
Coordinators and OCHA of serious incidents or trends of concern to activate
response mechanisms in place.

Expand the network for monitoring and
reporting of violations/capacity-strengthening of partners:

Maintain and strengthen working relationships with existing
partners (Ministry of Education and Higher Education, protective presence
groups, OCHA, etc.)

Support orientation briefings and trainings on the UN MRM –
1612 for current and potential new partners to build their knowledge of the
mechanism and engage them in monitoring, reporting and response to
violations.   

Ongoing capacity-strengthening of partners including a
review of reporting formats and templates, in-depth trainings as needed or
requested and making appropriate linkages among partners and between partners
and the various coordination fora in the country.

Building on an initial mapping, propose a comprehensive,
systematic and credible reporting system including Israeli actors (government,
military /police, civil society and NGOs).

 

Act as the Working Group focal point for Israeli civil
society (not limited to education violations) to encourage greater
participation in the work of the Working Group in relation to data and
information-sharing, and legal and advocacy responses. 

Sharing of information and analysis:

Provide information and analysis of education data in preparation
of official submissions and reports of the Working Group (bi-monthly Global
Horizontal Note, Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed
Conflict, submissions to UN Treaty Bodies, etc.).

 

Prepare bi-monthly analysis of data including
recommendations for action to share with Education Cluster, Child Protection
Working Group and other Clusters and sub-Clusters as relevant.  

Input to the development of response and advocacy strategies
based on an analysis of the data.

3. 
Deliverables

• Two Global Horizontal Notes (January/ February, March/ April).
• Monthly analysis of education data provided for Child Protection Working Group, and Protection and Education Cluster meetings (4 reports).
• Monthly contact with every education data provider to the Working Group.
• At least one in-person meeting with education data collection partners to ensure consistency of reporting.
• Monthly analysis reports used as a mechanism to link monitoring entities, to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• At least 2 meetings held with key Israeli NGOs and government actors on monitoring and data collection inside Israel.
• One final report at the end of April 2012 detailing the work done, challenges and recommendations.

4. Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree a plus.
• Minimum of five years work experience with at least two years experience related to children’s rights and/or child protection initiatives.
• Previous field-based experience with local or international non-governmental organizations an asset, especially in an armed conflict setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the context in the OPT and Israel including the impacts of armed conflict on children.
• Knowledge of the UN Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism established through Security Council Resolution 1612 (UN MRM – 1612); previous experience with the UN MRM – 1612 a plus.
• Knowledge of international humanitarian and human rights law, humanitarian principles and the UN system.
• Strong research and analytical skills; attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Excellent computer skills.
• English language fluency; Arabic and/or Hebrew language skills a plus.

6. How to Apply

Interested parties are requested to submit a CV and cover letter
outlining their interest and qualifications for this position to text-underline:none">jmooreheadscuk.org.ps by 1 January 2012. Post
needs to be filled ASAP; anticipated start in early January 2012.