Consultant – Child Rights Situational Analysis

ChildFund Uganda

. Produce a credible evidence base for understanding the situation of children in target areas .

Posted 10/18/2026contractRemote • AustraliaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in assessing and synthesizing data related to children's rights, child protection, health, and education, while effectively informing advocacy and program design. Possesses strong analytical skills to identify inequalities and priority populations, ensuring alignment with Child Safeguarding and PSEAH policies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Data Consolidation and SynthesisChild Rights AssessmentProgram Design and StrategyAdvocacy and InfluencingKnowledge of Child Safeguarding Policies

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Hard Skills

Data AnalysisProgram EvaluationResearch MethodologyNeeds AssessmentReport Writing

Soft Skills

Analytical ThinkingCommunicationCollaborationProblem-Solving

Industry Keywords

Child RightsChild ProtectionHealthEducationInclusion of Marginalised ChildrenPSEAHChild SafeguardingAdvocacyFunding DevelopmentGeographic Analysis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Produce a credible evidence base for understanding the situation of children in target areas
Identify significant child rights issues and inequalities, who is most affected and being left behind, immediate, underlying and structural causes, changes over time, and the extent to which laws, policies, systems, services and duty bearers protect and advance children’s rights
Inform country strategy and strategic priorities
Inform programme priorities and design
Identify priority populations and geographic areas
Shape advocacy and influencing priorities
Inform engagement with government, partners and other actors
Strengthen funding and business development
Monitor changes in children’s rights over time
Consolidate and synthesise existing data at target geographic, regional, and national levels where relevant
Assess the current state of child protection, health, education, inclusion of marginalised children, and other rights domains using available secondary data
Identify what is working, what is missing, what is underperforming, and entry points
Prioritise credible, well-sourced findings relevant to programming and advocacy decisions rather than undertaking exhaustive data collection
Complete the consultancy over 20 days spread across 3 months

Requirements

What you’ll need

Submit a technical proposal (maximum 3 pages) outlining understanding of the assignment, proposed search strategy and sources, and workplan
Submit a financial proposal/fee schedule in USD
Submit a curriculum vitae including at least two references from similar assignments
Submit a sample of previous, similar written work
Ability to consolidate and synthesise existing data about children's rights
Ability to assess child protection, health, education, inclusion of marginalised children, and other child-rights domains using secondary data
Ability to identify strengths, gaps, weaknesses, opportunities, priority populations, geographic areas, causes, inequalities, and affected groups
Relevant background checks before joining ChildFund Australia
Acquire knowledge and skills needed to understand Child Safeguarding and PSEAH policies and procedures
Remain alert and responsive to child safeguarding or sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment risks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relevant background checks before joining ChildFund Australia
Child safeguarding and PSEAH policies and procedures training
Welcoming, inclusive, and supportive team culture
Equal Employment Opportunity employer
Consultancy fee schedule submitted in USD