1- About Terre des hommes
Terre des hommes-Lausanne Foundation (Tdh)is the leading Swiss-based international non-governmental organization working, since its creation in 1960, on the promotion and realization of children’s and youth’s rights. With its headquarters in Lausanne, Tdh operates in 27 countries across five main geographical areas in the world: Europe, West Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, while it supports programs in other countries through local partnerships.
To make the difference we implement innovative programmes designed to have both short and long-term impacts focused on health, migration and access to justice combined with a strong expertise in child protection (CP) and water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH). See our annual report : Terre des hommes' 2024 Annual Report | Terre des hommes.
For more than 60 years, Tdh has been working in difficult situations, in countries at war, regions devastated by natural disasters, and places where poverty and malnutrition force millions of children and their families to migrate elsewhere. It provides direct and indirect support to millions of children, their families and communities in around thirty countries every year.
In order to protect children and their future, Tdh is committed to fostering sustainable change to protect children’s rights and well-being. To make a difference, Tdh supports children in expressing their needs and interests and encourages them to participate actively in their communities to promote their empowerment, advocates for the rights of children worldwide and ensures their well-being and the effective implementation of their rights as defined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other human rights instruments, Tdh thereby focuses its efforts on protecting the lives of children in fragile contexts as well as in more stable environments.
2 -Context
Tdh engages with the private sector to improve the lives of children, families, communities, and countries by working across the public and private sector divide to strengthen child protection and promote children’s rights in business operations and global supply chains. Tdh is committed to ensuring that companies not only avoid harming children in their supply chain but actively contribute to their rights and welfare. Tdh partners with businesses to align their operations with child rights principles. These partnerships aim to ensure that companies’ pursuit of business goals does not come at the expense of child welfare, but instead supports it through a holistic, multisectoral, innovative and sustainable approach which capitalizes and strengthens local child protection systems and is embedded in the communities where these businesses operate.
Recognizing companies as essential ecosystem actors, we are committed to empowering businesses to be positive drivers for societal well-being in the countries and communities in which their supply chains start. Tdh thereby supports companies in developing child protection strategies, policies, tools, building staff capacity, designing and implementing human rights due diligence systems and community development interventions on the ground to enhance the protective environment for children and promote children's rights. Our goal is to promote and strengthen the implementation of UN Guiding
Principles, but most particularly the Children’s Rights and Business Principles by all actors, including authorities, business actors (private companies and sports), CSO, and communities and children and young people themselves.
Tdh collaborates with the private sectorthrough various public and private partnerships.While Tdh’s CRB work is primarily focused on agricultural value chains, particularly in the coffee and cocoa sectors, its experience spans over a decade in the cotton, artisan gold mining, leather, and adult entertainment sectors. Tdh addresses the root causes and drivers of child labour and broader child rights violations by designing and implementing holistic and sustainable monitoring and remediation systems. These systems integrate whole-of-supply chain and area-based approaches through collaboration with the private sector, governments, civil society, communities, families, and children and young people.
Terre des Hommes (Tdh) has developed the Child Rights and Remediation System (CRMRS) — an innovative and sustainable model designed to protect and promote children’s rights within agricultural supply chains. The CRMRS adopts a holistic, innovative and sustainable approach by capitalizing on, integrating with and strengthening community-based and public state child protection systems. It supports and works closely with both the child protection authorities and community-based structures around the farms. CRMRS Supports prevention, monitoring, identification, mitigation, and remediation.
specific issues around child labour. Addressing the full range of child rights risks in supply chains while being sensitive to child labour concerns
A community-based approach – Leverages on, engages with and supports existing community structures to identify and address child rights violations and the root causes within their own community.
Strengthening the existing formal child protection system – Linking private-sector efforts to public child protection mechanisms for long-term sustainability and system strengthening
CRMRS ensures that supply chain efforts are linking up to, integrated with and strengthen the existing government child protection system. It invests in the overall system.
The Digital tool innovation within the CRMRS is its digital component, designed to enhance real-time monitoring, reporting, and decision-making. The digital tool:
The tool enables data-driven decision-making for private company partners and relevant stakeholders at local, regional, and global levels, improving efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the protection of children’s rights across supply chains.
3- Objective of the assignment
Tdh and Child Rights and Business
Tdh engages with the private sector to improve the lives of children, families, communities, and countries by working across the public and private sector divide to strengthen child protection and promote children’s rights in business operations and global supply chains. Tdh is committed to ensuring that companies not only avoid harming children in their supply chain but actively contribute to their rights and welfare. Tdh partners with businesses to align their operations with child rights principles. These partnerships aim to ensure that companies’ pursuit of business goals does not come at the expense of child welfare, but instead supports it through a holistic, multisectoral, innovative and sustainable approach which capitalizes and strengthens local child protection systems and is embedded in the communities where these businesses operate.
Recognizing companies as essential ecosystem actors, we are committed to empowering businesses to be positive drivers for societal well-being in the countries and communities in which their supply chains start. Tdh thereby supports companies in developing child protection strategies, policies, tools, building staff capacity, designing and implementing human rights due diligence systems and community development interventions on the ground to enhance the protective environment for children and promote children's rights. Our goal is to promote and strengthen the implementation of UN Guiding
Principles, but most particularly the Children’s Rights and Business Principles by all actors, including authorities, business actors (private companies and sports), CSO, and communities and children and young people themselves.
Tdh collaborates with the private sectorthrough various public and private partnerships.While Tdh’s CRB work is primarily focused on agricultural value chains, particularly in the coffee and cocoa sectors, its experience spans over a decade in the cotton, artisan gold mining, leather, and adult entertainment sectors. Tdh addresses the root causes and drivers of child labour and broader child rights violations by designing and implementing holistic and sustainable monitoring and remediation systems. These systems integrate whole-of-supply chain and area-based approaches through collaboration with the private sector, governments, civil society, communities, families, and children and young people.
Terre des Hommes (Tdh) has developed the Child Rights and Remediation System (CRMRS) — an innovative and sustainable model designed to protect and promote children’s rights within agricultural supply chains. The CRMRS adopts a holistic, innovative and sustainable approach by capitalizing on, integrating with and strengthening community-based and public state child protection systems. It supports and works closely with both the child protection authorities and community-based structures around the farms. CRMRS Supports prevention, monitoring, identification, mitigation, and remediation.
specific issues around child labour. Addressing the full range of child rights risks in supply chains while being sensitive to child labour concerns
A community-based approach – Leverages on, engages with and supports existing community structures to identify and address child rights violations and the root causes within their own community.
Strengthening the existing formal child protection system – Linking private-sector efforts to public child protection mechanisms for long-term sustainability and system strengthening
CRMRS ensures that supply chain efforts are linking up to, integrated with and strengthen the existing government child protection system. It invests in the overall system.
The Digital tool innovation within the CRMRS is its digital component, designed to enhance real-time monitoring, reporting, and decision-making. The digital tool:
The tool enables data-driven decision-making for private company partners and relevant stakeholders at local, regional, and global levels, improving efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the protection of children’s rights across supply chains.
4- Scope of work and key tasks
5. Suggest Methodology
The cost analysis will employ a mixed-methods and participatory approach, combining document review, consultations, and financial analysis to determine the cost structure, efficiency, value, and sustainability of the Child Rights and Remediation System (CRMRS) model in varying scenarios
6. Expected Deliverables and Timelines
The service provider(s) is required to submit the following deliverables which will be reviewed and endorsed by Tdh. The service provider(s) should undertake an initial briefing with Tdh.
The Assignment will be conducted over 3 working days, including initial brief with Tdh, documents review, analysis and submitting the final deliverables. The exact schedule will be agreed upon at the start of the assignment
Deliverables
Inception note- 1–2-page note outlining understanding of assignment and approach- 1 day
Draft Cost/Value Analysis summary- Preliminary analysis and findings shared with Tdh for input- Day 2
Final Report- Concise report (max 10 pages) with detailed CRMRS cost- Value analysis, findings and recommendations. -Day 3
7. Roles and responsabilities
The Global Child Rights and Business Advisor will serve as the focal point for the service provider(s), providing overall direction, leadership, and oversight throughout the assignment.
Provide overall direction and leadership during this assignment ensuring alignment with global child rights and business standards.
Participate in discussion about approaches and analysis.
Provide inputs on the analysis and findings to help improve the final deliverable. and provide the relevant documents for review.
Tdh will brief the Service provider on CRMRS and how it operates and facilitate access to relevant documentation including budgets and coordination with the service provider. Review and validation of all the deliverables required in this TOR.
The service provider(s) must sign the Terre des hommes Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct (and other relevant policies that will be presented at the contract signature state) and be willing to
adhere to its principles and expected practices. If a breach of the policy or code of conduct takes place, the service will be terminated immediately without any financial burden on Tdh.
To deliver the assignment as per the signed contract, Terms of Reference, and the Technical and Financial Offer and relevant annexes, including Tdh policies where applicable (e.g. those related to Data Protection and Safeguarding).
To submit all required deliverables as per the agreed timelines.
To ensure that the identified Tdh Focal Point is informed in case of any questions and issues (particularly, delays and blockages) that may emerge during the assignment and may require mutual discussion/planning.
To ensure the confidentiality of the process as well as the information and documents received from Tdh.
The service provider must:
All materials, data, and information shared during the consultancy shall remain the property of Tdh. The consultant shall maintain strict confidentiality and shall not use any information obtained during or after the assignment for commercial or personal purposes.
8. Service Provider Profile
Tdh will accept applications from both individuals, teams, academic entities and companies if they are officially registered with a tax number, which can be proven by legal document. In case the work is conducted by a team, the team should ideally be diverse, and gender balanced.
Strong graphic skills, computer proficiency in producing quality written materials as well as graphic, visual material.
9- Selection procedure
Interested applicants shall submit their application via email to: ken.tenders@tdh.org. The e-mail should have the subject-line: Child Rights and Business – CRMRS Cost Analysis – Applicant’s name.
The deadline for submission is 21 November 2025.
The application package shall include:
Applications – incl. all annexes – must be in English. Other languages will not be accepted.
Applications must be submitted as a single application package. Documents sent separately will not be accepted.
The Technical and Financial Offer must be signed on the first and last page and stamped (if an official stamp is available). Both offers shall contain the name and contacts of the lead expert (or the representative if it is a team, company or similar)