Deadline: 01-Sep-2025
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund is inviting proposals from international service providers to assist the Ministry of National Solidarity, Social Affairs, Human Rights, and Gender in Burundi with the second phase of deploying Standard Operating Procedures for child protection case management.
This opportunity is part of a long-term effort to strengthen the child protection system in the country. Since 2022, UNICEF has been actively supporting the government in developing a harmonized approach to managing child protection cases, involving key actors across various sectors.
In 2023, important workshops were held to validate these operating procedures and tools, bringing together government partners, NGOs, and UN agencies. This collaborative effort also included analyzing the child helpline and reviewing the national child protection policy implementation plan. UNICEF supported a nationwide mapping of child protection committees to better understand the landscape and identify areas for improvement. The findings from this mapping have informed a strategic plan to strengthen these committees and support the broader child protection framework.
The next phase focuses on operationalizing these procedures and tools, ensuring they are widely disseminated and effectively used. The selected firm will provide technical support to the ministry, helping to build the capacity of staff responsible for child protection. Part of this work includes developing a robust child protection information management system to facilitate data collection, processing, and sharing among stakeholders. Training and ongoing support for case managers will be critical to this process.
The consulting team will include experts who bring experience in child protection systems and information management, ideally with knowledge of the East African region and Burundi’s unique context. A national expert will be based full-time at the ministry, while international and national specialists will support the project part-time. This combination of local presence and international expertise aims to ensure the effective deployment of tools and incorporate essential cross-cutting themes such as social inclusion and humanitarian response.
This contract is expected to last for eight months, beginning in September 2025. The work will be carried out primarily in French, with support in Kirundi when necessary. This opportunity offers a meaningful chance for qualified firms to contribute to the critical mission of protecting vulnerable children in Burundi by strengthening the systems that support their safety and wellbeing.
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