The Consultant will provide short-term technical support for the establishment of a national network of youth centers and a community of practice, assist MoTY (Ministry of Tourism & Youth) in institutionalizing operational and safeguarding standards and strengthen the capacities of existing youth centers and their workforce in cooperation with implementing partners.

Contract Duration 7.5 months

Working arrangement: Home-based

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For every child, education

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The MoTY (Ministry of Tourism & Youth) Strategy (Specific Objective 2, Measure 2.1) highlights the state’s role in creating youth spaces that provide quality support for all young people’s personal and professional development. This includes informing all young people, offering opportunities for quality leisure time, enabling free participation in non-formal education and other activities, and ensuring access to psychosocial support and various development opportunities. UNICEF has supported the MTY in establishing youth spaces at the local level by generating knowledge on youth centers based on EU and domestic practices, and by developing operational standards for youth centers and clubs, which are planned to be adopted in 2026–2027. One of the identified priorities is to ensure that infrastructure, available resources, and staffing are adequate, and that standards are in place to make youth spaces efficient, functional, safe, and secure for all users, employees, collaborators, and service providers. MTY agreed to support full integration of PSEA standards into youth offices and future youth centres and clubs Standard Operating Procedures. In addition, institutionalization steps will be supported through MTY and local self-government calls for proposals and training resources will be hosted on MTY’s website. All trainings for the workforce that will be working with young people in those centers will be enriched with PSEA component. The consultant will support the establishment of a national network of youth centers and a community of practice, assist institutionalizing standards for youth spaces, while providing technical guidance and ensuring safeguarding and PSEA standards are embedded in policies, public calls, and programmatic cycles in coordination with UNICEF.

Scope of Work:

Under the supervision of the Youth & Adolescent Development Specialist, the Consultant will provide short-term technical support for the establishment of a national network of youth centers and a community of practice, assist MTY in institutionalizing operational and safeguarding standards, and strengthen the capacities of existing youth centers and their workforce in cooperation with implementing partners. In coordination with UNICEF, the consultant will facilitate knowledge sharing, training, and the integration of standards and resources into MTY’s policies and programs.

How can you make a difference? 

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File TMC0001078-External ToR Youth Centres Comm Practise.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

Minimum requirements:

  • Education: University degree in Education, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology, or other fields of Social Studies and Humanities.
  • Work Experience: 
  • At least 5 years of experience in supporting the implementation and monitoring of youth policy and youth development projects.
  • Experience in the development and running of non-formal learning programmes with children and adolescents from different national, social and cultural backgrounds.
  • Skills:
  • Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem solving.
  • Ability to work effectively with a diverse team in a sensitive environment.
  • Language Requirements: Excellent oral and written Serbian and English skills.

For every Child, you demonstrate Care

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):

Remarks:  

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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