Child Protection/Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Specialist
U.S. – Peru Child Protection Compact Partnership Baseline Assessment
Social Impact (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs in improving people’s lives. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cross-cut all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include US government agencies such as USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Department of State, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and non-profits.
Project Objectives:
The U.S. – Peru Child Protection Compact Partnership (CPC) was signed on June 15, 2017, in Lima. This four-year plan is aimed at bolstering current efforts of the Government of Peru (GoP) and Peruvian civil society to effectively prosecute and convict child traffickers, to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed care for child victims of these crimes, and to prevent child trafficking from occurring. The Peruvian Permanent Multisectoral Commission Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (Multisectoral Commission) led the development of the partnership in negotiation with the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office).
The TIP Office has contracted EnCompass, through its partner Social Impact, to conduct a mixed methods evaluation of the CPC Partnership. In support of this, using qualitative interviews with key stakeholders and review of law enforcement records, Social Impact will complete a baseline assessment with the objective of providing The TIP Office and the GoP information on the Peruvian government’s current response to child trafficking in Metropolitan Lima, the region of Loreto, and the region of Cusco while considering activities and data related to prosecution, protection, prevention, and interagency coordination. This assessment will also consider three fundamental anti-trafficking strategies: prosecution, protection and prevention, along with coordination of efforts. Ultimately, the TIP Office would like the data obtained from this first baseline assessment to enable them to measure CPC Partnership implementation progress in the three target regions, and to help plan interventions.
Position Description:
Working under the evaluation Team Leader, the Specialist will provide essential child protection/TIP, legal/criminal justice, and social services/welfare expertise (including in the local Peruvian context) to assist with the design of data collection instruments, interview targets, and result interpretation. The Specialist will assist qualitative interviews with stakeholders at all levels, including law enforcement, government officials, implementing partner (IP) staff, and others. S/he will contribute to data analysis and report writing as directed by the Team Leader.
This assignment will require approximately 30 days of work, including three to four weeks of data collection in various cities across the country. Data collection is expected to begin in the month of June, though dates are not yet final and subject to change.
**Please note: Only Peruvian nationals are eligible for this position**
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the development of research tools, data collection, analysis and reporting;
- Participate in evaluation methods training and planning sessions prior to fieldwork;
- Conduct qualitative data collection, such as interviews with key stakeholders;
- Provide logistical planning and guidance as needed to schedule key interviews
- Assist with background research to support the evaluation;
- Contribute to preliminary data analysis and note synthesis. Data will be in the form of qualitative notes, transcripts, and law enforcement/government records;
- Contribute to developing and drafting documents and reports;
- Present to, communicate, and interface with client, IP staff, and stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, with strong preference for degree relevant to law/criminal justice, social services, public policy, international development, or other related field
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience practicing or conducting research in law/criminal justice, social services, public policy, international development, or other related field
- Strong demonstrated familiarity with current Peruvian legal framework as well as judicial and law enforcement processes regarding child protection and TIP
- Strong familiarity with both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis
- Demonstrated ability to take detailed notes and draft report sections in English
- Monitoring and/or Evaluation experience related to Child Protection or TIP preferred
- Fluency in English and Spanish required, with any proficiency in Quechua also preferred
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