Consultancy on strengthening Regional Partnerships and Capacities in Africa through early warning (D

This commitment is in line with the Security Council’s call, in resolution 1379 (2001), for regional and subregional arrangements to consider the establishment of child protection mechanisms for the development and implementation of policies, activities, and advocacy for the benefit of children affected by armed conflict. [...] The AU has committed to placing the promotion of children’s rights and the protection of conflict-affected children at the center of African-led peace and security efforts and has made notable progress in relevant areas, including regarding policy development. [...] As part of the project, the activity supported by the advertised consultancy aims to assess and strengthen regional and sub-regional capacities on CAAC-sensitive early warning and conflict analysis as well as consult on and facilitate the development of CAAC-specific early warning indicators to be integrated in regional and subregional early warning efforts. [...] Expected Outcome/Performance Indicators Subject to satisfactory review, the Consultant will: • Update the OSRSG CAAC on a need basis on the outcomes of research and consultations undertaken to assess early warning mechanisms and activities in Africa and on the development and presentation of early warning indicators within the scope of the project; • Develop a set of CAAC-specific, gender-sensitiv. [...] Qualifications Functional Competencies • Solid expertise of peace and security issues in Africa, and of early warning systems and activities pertaining to peace and security issues in Africa; • Knowledge of issues pertaining to human rights and protection issues, and of the protection of conflict-affected children and the children and armed mandate; • Ability and commitment to apply gender-sensiti.