National Consultant to support strengthening of protection services for women and children in Tanah Papua (Remotely with occasional travel) , 8 months. Req#593620

Contract Duration- 8 Months

Working arrangement: Home-based

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UNICEF is seeking to recruit a national consultant to provide technical support for the implementation of key child protection programme activities aimed at strengthening the quality of sustainable, integrated protection services, including birth registration for children in Tanah Papua, Indonesia.

Background:

Children across the six Papua provinces continue to face multiple and intersecting protection risks, including violence, neglect, harmful practices, low birth registration coverage and limited access to essential services. While there has been progress in strengthening the child protection policy framework at national level, challenges remain in translating these into effective and functioning systems at subnational levels, particularly in Papuan provinces.

Available data and recent coordination processes indicate that protection risks are widespread across Papua, although their severity and manifestation vary between provinces and districts. High levels of violence against children continue to be reported, where between 2021 and 2025, a total of 1,336 cases of violence against children were reported in Tanah Papua, involving 1,513 survivors—with sexual violence being the most prevalent. Many cases involve perpetrators within the child’s immediate environment, underscoring systemic vulnerabilities within families and communities.

At the same time, child marriage remains a significant concern, with several Papua provinces recording rates well above the national average. South Papua reported the highest pre...