Appel à manifestation d’intérêt : Consultant pour les survivants de l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants Perceptions de leur victimisation et impact sur l’accès à la justice à Paris, France.

Appel à manifestation d’intérêt : Consultant pour les survivants de l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants Perceptions de leur victimisation et impact sur l’accès à la justice à Paris, France.

Objectives

This work aims at informing the development of future strategies and programming based on children’s lived experiences, to encourage prevention strategies are based on the understanding of children’s realities and perceptions of the sexual exploitation and abuse and the related manipulation by the offenders, as well as the barriers they face in accessing support and justice.

ECPAT International is seeking a consultant to conduct an analysis of existing evidence and literature, in particular produced by ECPAT International through its various research activities with child survivors of sexual exploitation, to respond to the following questions

• What are the factors influencing children’s perceptions regarding their victimization and their sexual exploitation and abuse?
• What are the techniques used by offenders to manipulate children into sexual exploitation which also impact on children’s perceptions on their victimization and prevent help-seeking?
• How do these factors influence access to justice, support services and legal remedies for children?
• Does (re-) victimisation persist throughout the justice process and provision of support services due to inefficiencies and limitations of these systems themselves? How do children perceive such victimisation in comparison to what had happened to them by the hand of the “original offenders”?
• How are considerations such as age, gender, type of abuse, types of exchanges, and technology, influencing perceptions of victimisation and re-victimisation in the context of the justice process and support service provision? How do these considerations impact help-seeking, disclosure and accessing justice?
• What concrete policy and programming recommendations can we make based on this evidence for policy makers, private sector and child rights organizations when they develop strategies and policies?

The consultant will be expected to

• Conduct literature review of existing publications from ECPAT International and others
• Organize key informant interviews with professionals working in the justice system or support service provision which can shed light on practical examples (10-12 interviews)
• Convene 1 virtual round table to discuss and validate findings

Expected deliverables

• A synthesized report of the literature review and exchanges with stakeholders (20 pages);
• Summaries highlighting key findings (on children’s perceptions, offenders’ strategies);
• One two-page policy brief with key strategic recommendations for policy and practice adaptation.

Timeframe

This work should be concluded by May 31st 2023.

Commitment to Safeguarding

ECPAT is committed to ensuring children and adults engaged with our organizations are safeguarded from any form of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. The candidate is required to act at all times according to ECPAT’s values and principles and in compliance with our policies and procedures, including Child Safeguarding and our Code of Conduct.

Closing date : 14 May 2023