International Consultancy - Analyst of the impact of climate change on child protection, Juba, UNICEF South Sudan

The scope of the consultancy is collecting evidence on the linkages between climate change and forms of child abuse, including neglect, separation, displacement. The evidence should be collected by analyzing existing data (CLAC, HNRP, INFORM platform) and consultations with main stakeholders. Furthermore, the consultant will provide recommendations for future programming in CP interventions, also through evaluating the impact of existing pilot activities.

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

South Sudan has been selected as a pilot Country Office for the global project ‘Preventing and minimizing risk of displacement and preparing for climate mobility in Africa’. The project is funded by the Canadian government as part of conversations with UNICEF HQ on the agency’s interest to enhance its commitments towards climate change. Other COs are: Eastern and Southern Africa – Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Madagascar, Comoros, South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Uganda.
According to the Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI) published by UNICEF, South Sudan is having a CCRI score of 8.2 and ranked 7th out of 163 countries, classifying the children in South Sudan as at “extremely high” risk with their exposure to climate hazards and environmental shocks. The nation's children are particularly susceptible to heatwaves, vector-borne diseases, air pollution, water scarcity, riverine flooding, and pollution (soil and water). However, investments in social services, especially in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), child protection, child health and nutrition can substantially mitigate these.
Since September the country has been affected by heavy floods, which continue to impact and displace people countrywide. According to UNOCHA’s humanitarian snapshot (10 October), over 1 million individuals are now affected. 42 out of the 79 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area are affected, with Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Unity states comprising over 40 per cent of the affected population. The displaced population is now at 271,000 people across 17 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area, seeking refuge on higher ground. Heavy rainfall and flooding have rendered 15 key supply routes impassable, restricting physical access.
The scope of the consultancy is collecting evidence on the linkages between climate change and forms of child abuse, including neglect, separation, displacement. The evidence should be collected by analyzing existing data (CLAC, HNRP, INFORM platform) and consultations with main stakeholders. Furthermore, the consultant will provide recommendations for future programming in CP interventions, also through evaluating the impact of existing pilot activities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
The consultant will produce evidence on how climate shocks in South Sudan, including recurrent floodings and droughts, have a direct impact on the protection of boys, girls and care givers. The evidence will be collected by analyzing, among others, the following resources:
-The Climate Landscape Analysis for Children (CLAC) final report
-The Intercluster Needs Analysis collected for the Humanitarian Response Plan 2025
-The Monthly Protection Risk Monitoring reports issued in 2024 by the Protection Cluster
-The Protection Analysis Updates issued by the Protection Cluster in 2024
-The data shared by UNICEF HQ in the framework of the project ‘Preventing and minimizing risk of displacement and preparing for climate mobility in Africa’
-The data collected through the UNICEF/UNDRR Inform platform
-Consultations with relevant stakeholders with the support of the CPAoR
The consultant will, furthermore, provide recommendations on programmatic actions UNICEF CP Section
and the Government should focus on in South Sudan. The recommendations will include references on
the impact of existing interventions piloted within the Youth and Adolescent centers and indications on how to scale them up.
Scope of Work:
-To produce strong evidence on the linkages between CP and climate change (1 report)
-To provide recommendations on SMART actions (including the scale up of ongoing ones) CP programs should undertake to reduce the impact of climate change on boys, girls and caregivers’ protection. (1 workshop to validate the report and related recommendations).

Deliverables
Inception with the team to develop a detailed plan, including specific activity dates and focal points. Detailed workplan to be approved by supervisor 20th January
To produce strong evidence on the linkages between CP and climate change. The evidence will include an impact survey on existing pilot initiatives.
1 report to be approved by supervisor 20th February.
To provide SMART recommendations for future CP programs.
Validation workshop and final report endorsed 31st March.

Academic requirements
Masters in Statistics, Social Sciences or another subject area relevant to data analysis
Language Requirements: Fluency in English (written & verbal) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language, especially Arabic or French, is considered an asset
A minimum of five (5) years of relevant UN/UNICEF experience, at the national and international levels, in programme planning, implementation, management, monitoring and/or reporting is required.
Experience in Statistics, Social Sciences or another subject area relevant to data analysis.

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