[Hiring] Consultant for the Revision of the Alternative Care in Emergencies (ACE) Toolkit @International Rescue Committee

Role Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a Consultant for the Revision of the Alternative Care in Emergencies (ACE) Toolkit. This consultancy will involve leading the technical revision of the ACE Toolkit to ensure it reflects current evidence and best practices, responds to findings from the ACE Survey 2025, and aligns with inter-agency guidance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in child protection in humanitarian settings.
• Proven expertise and experience directly implementing alternative care and UASC programming in humanitarian contexts.
• Proven experience working at global or inter-agency level, including engagement with UN agencies, NGOs, and coordination mechanisms.
• Demonstrated authorship of technical guidance, toolkits, global standards, or policy documents.
• Strong familiarity with the ACE Toolkit, UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, and Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS).
• Demonstrated experience in synthesizing diverse feedback cohesively.
• Excellent writing and facilitation skills.
• Ability to produce practical field guidance.
• Ability to integrate equity, disability inclusion, and adolescent-specific considerations into technical guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage work independently, deliver to deadlines, and balance technical ambition with realistic scope and time constraints.
• Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully within an inter-agency, consensus-driven environment.

Requirements

• Prior involvement in the ACE Toolkit or Alliance working groups (desirable).
• Experience working in multiple emergency contexts (desirable).
• Experience with participatory research or large-scale consultation processes (desirable).
• Knowledge of a second UN language (desirable).

Benefits

• Payment will be based on successful completion of deliverables, as agreed during the hiring process.

Company Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), working in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.