UNICEF is looking for qualified applicants for the following open positions.

Job Title: Child Protection Specialist (AoR Coordinator)

Job Overview:

Job Type: Full Time

Salary:  Company’s Scale.

Place of Work: Shire, Ethiopia.

Application Deadline: 11, August, 2022

Responsibilities:

• Advise on and provide technical assistance in the design, preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child protection programmes. This is to be done in coordination with all key partners (including BoLSA and NGOs that are partnering with UNICEF and part of the CP and GBV AoRs and Protection Cluster more broadly) and with a view to establishing, systematizing and scaling up this activity as part of the national child protection case management framework.

• Identify opportunities to work with other sectors to strengthen overall protection (including gender-based violence) for children at risk by integrating protection activities within their emergency response programmes and in accord with the relevant guidelines.

• Establish and lead the working group in Shire on case management and alternative care in emergencies under the Child Protection AoR. As part of this working group, develop a plan of action to support the case management of UASC (including identification and registration and referrals within IDP sites).

• Develop and/or support systems for and coordination of rapid identification and documentation of children at risk including unaccompanied and separated children, the use of the child protection case management tools and Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS, including consideration for data protection and information sharing protocols). This is to be done in coordination with all engaged partners including the Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs (BoLSA).

• Linked to point above, support the production of biweekly reports (with data) on child protection including family separation in the affected areas and programme progress (results) for unaccompanied and separated children. This will be used for the monthly sitreps. The reports also have to contribute to the coordinated reports of all CP actors, related to the working groups on UASC established under the CP AoR (see above)

• Together with partners in the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR), and where required, conduct a rapid child protection assessment including unaccompanied and separated children, using agreed inter-agency assessment tools.

• Engage with the GBV AoR, including UNICEF’s support to prevent, mitigate and respond to GBVIE in line with UNICEF’s GBVIE Programme Resource Pack and the IASC guidelines.

• Review and analyse capacities of existing programmes and support services for interim care, family tracing and reunification of unaccompanied and separated children implemented by all agencies and sectors, including government, throughout the affected region (and with links to the work at federal/national level that engages UNICEF in the Field and Country Office) with a view to their rapid strengthening and scale-up.

• Support rapid capacity-building, training and quality assurance initiatives of UNICEF partners in and around Shire. Where access is possible (including southern refugee camps) and CP AoR members strengthen partners’ capacities to do case management in IDP sites (including in temporary sites/schools and in the upcoming relocation sites being established) as well as prevention of family separation. This is to be done in line with international standards and guidelines related to UASC and FTR, among others.

• Assist in the development of appropriate communication and information sharing on issues pertaining to case management and alternative case, including for unaccompanied and separated children as part of an overall communications and advocacy strategy for child protection.

• Undertake field visits to monitor child protection programmes and conduct periodic programme reviews with partners.

• Support procurement and distribution of supplies related to interventions for children at risks, including unaccompanied and separated children.

• Monitor the trends and emerging evidence of child protection concerns and the response by government; analyse this information to advise on the child protection response.

Job Requirement    

Qualification:

Education: 

• Advanced university degree in social work, international relations, law, child psychology or other relevant field.

• A first-level university degree with relevant combination of academic qualifications and an additional two years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of five years’ experience with UNICEF and/or other relevant actors, including experience with child protection in emergencies programming including case management, alternative care in emergencies and unaccompanied and separated children in natural disaster and/or armed conflict contexts.

• Experience in interagency standing committee (IASC) coordination functions is an asset.

• Knowledge of UNICEF’s core commitments to children in humanitarian action, key international standards and guidelines related to case management, alternative care in emergencies and unaccompanied or separated children, as well as the humanitarian cluster approach.

• Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (French, Spanish, Arabic, or Russian) or of the local language is an advantage.

• Demonstrated experience in effective facilitation of collaborative work with multiple stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment essential.

• Experience in capacity building of UNICEF staff and partners in the CCCs particularly related to UASC is an asset.

• Experience in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), refugee and migration contexts is an asset.

• Good understanding of humanitarian approach, humanitarian reform, transformative agenda and roles of each humanitarian actor (Government, UNOCHA, Clusters, organizations).

• Facilitation and capacity building skills; Ability to work in complex working environments; Strong drive for results; Strong analytical skills; Excellent interpersonal skills able to proactively establish and maintain working relations; Strong organizational and information management skills; Diplomatic skills and ability to establish excellent working relations with partners in order to achieve collective results; Strong communication (verbal and written) skills to effectively convey key messages to different audiences; Excellent analytical, communication, writing and editorial skills in English.

How to Apply

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to:  https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/552893/child-protection-specialist-aor-coordinator-p3-shire-ethiopia-tigray-response-temporary-appointment-364-days/