UNCRC Children and Young People’s Consortium Coordinator

Aims of the procurement:

1. To establish and coordinate the effective delivery of the Consortium of organisations to ensure meaningful engagement and dialogue with children and young people and their direct representation.
2. To work collaboratively with Consortium member organisations representing the views of children and young people including those operating at a national level and with grass-roots organisations within specific communities. To identify and promote best practice approaches to ensure Consortium members engage in meaningful collaboration with children and young people. To ensure the Consortium represents the views of a wide range of children and young people including those identified as vulnerable, excluded or 'seldom heard'.
3. To represent the views of children and young people at monthly UNCRC Strategic Implementation Board meetings. To develop ongoing collaboration and networking opportunities with and between member organisations and partners to build capacity and promote meaningful engagement. To deliver monthly Consortium events and a programme of training, seminars and celebration events.
4. To administer monthly payments to fifteen member organisations and carry out grant management duties. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.