Consultant - Global Ministerial Conference (ending VAC) Coordination support, Child Protection, 6 months, Manila Philippines (For Filipino nationals only, home-based)

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The Government of the Philippines, in partnership with UNICEF and WHO, will host the Second Global Ministerial Conference (GMC) on Ending Violence Against Children (18–19 November 2026, Manila). The Conference aims to lock in political commitment and accelerate action to end violence against children, with a strong focus on prevention at scale, particularly through:

• Parenting and caregiver support
• Safe and enabling schools
• Strengthened response systems

It will also highlight emerging priorities, including:

• Tech-facilitated violence
• Humanitarian and climate-related risks
• Intersections between violence against children and violence against women

The Conference will showcase progress on existing pledges, generate new and more ambitious commitments, and promote inclusive, cross-sectoral engagement across health, education, justice, digital, and social welfare sectors. The Conference also presents an opportunity to strengthen integrated and government-led child protection systems, including localization efforts at sub-national level, and to promote sustainable, prevention-focused approaches that address violence against children across humanitarian, development, and digital contexts.

Preparation is critical. Countries are expected to undertake national preparatory processes, including consultations to review progress, strengthen existing pledges, and generate new commitments. UNICEF Philippines will engage a National Consultant to support coordination, preparatory processes, and conference delivery.

In addition to the Global Ministerial Conference, a number of Violence against Children (VAC)-related conferences will also be taking place in Manila during 2026. This includes the ASEAN ICT forum amongst other events.

The purpose of this assignment is to provi...