Unicef Child Protection Consultancy - Shire - Jobs in Ethiopia
Unicef Child Protection Consultancy - Shire - Jobs in Ethiopia
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Responsibilities
Under the guidance and overall operational supervision of the Head of Field Office, UNHCR Sub Office Shire, the operational day to day supervision of the Child Protection Officer (P3), UNHCR Sub Office Shire, and reporting to the Chief of Field Office and Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Mekelle, the consultant CP Officer is responsible for the following key areas:
Support the Child Protection Programme in the Shire Operation, particularly as it relates to Best Interest Procedures (BIP):
Under the overall supervision of UNHCR Sub Office Shire, Strengthen Best Interest Procedures (BIP), including including building implementing partners’ capacity to conduct Best Interests Assessments (BIA) and Best Interests Determination (BID) processes for individual children and ensure that the best interests of children is the underlying principle in CP case management programs. This includes the following deliverables:
Together with the child protection team, ensure that 10-12 BID reports are completed every month.
These may include: BID interviews of children and their caregivers (extended family and community members), home visits and assessments
Ensure BID reports are well drafted, paying attention to detail and analysis of options and recommendations.
Ensure that UNHCR BID Guidelines are followed and that recommendations are demonstrably consistent with the best interests of the child.
Check report against information already on file and ensure consistency of information, names, spelling.
Liaise with relevant units as necessary to address issues in order to avoid finalized cases having to be returned to the Panel for amendment.
Send the BID to the BID Reviewer to ensure that the review can be completed on time for the BID panel session;
Submit reviewed and finalized BIDs to relevant for scheduling for the BID panel on a weekly basis;
Maintain good records, update physical files and the UNHCR proGres database, submit output reports to UNHCR Supervisor on a regular basis, and follow up on BID recommendations;
For completed BID reports, file them both electronically – in the common drive and in hard copies and originals in the physical file for the individual case.
Support the tracing and reunification mechanisms for UASC with child protection partners, including ICRC , ARRA and local authorities as appropriate
Ensure the Case management and Database systems are functioning adequately and allow for the effective identification and assessment of children at risk, including case conferences (which bring together key sectors to coordinate efforts to protect and promote the rights of the child),
Promote BID panel meetings and other coordination meeting; as well as referral and follow-up in accordance with CP SoPs and referral mechanisms, including linkages with services available out-of-camp (eg Violence against Children, Child Justice), and promoting durable solutions and other support.
Support and assist in the implementation of the Child Protection Programme in Shire for refugees and host communities, particularly as it relates Child Protection Systems Strengthening:
Systematically planning activities based on activities based on available data and updates for Government/UNHCR
Monitoring project activities through UNHCR or partners (including UNICEF’s BSRP partners) in a strategic manner and taking into account contributions to be made by each actor
Ensuring effective delivery of results for children through work with partners to ensure reporting, data collection and analysis of children who have experience or are at risk of violence, exploitation and abuse (including GBV) and UASC is provided on a regular basis (with data disaggregated by age, sex and type of support service – including access to services outside the camp)
Keeping up-to-date on the changing situation and any issues facilitating progress or bottlenecks hindering progress and sharing this with UNHCR, and UNICEF as appropriate
Addressing gaps identitied through regular monitoring or programming and through monitoring established structures and mechanisms
(including standard operating procedures (SOPs), referral pathways, ProGres data, CPIMS, child friendly spaces, child protection committees) and, accordingly, provide relevant guidance and support to the Field Office so as to ensure effective child protection systems are in place and functioning and that the protection issues of girls and boys are being systematically addressed
Contributing towards development of strategic child protection documents, standard operating procedures (SOPs), assessments and analysis
Supporting the strengthening of the existing child protection system and case management by coordinating the child protection activities, monitoring and reporting of partners and local authorities initiatives and promote linkages between child protection (including justice and social welfare), education, health, nutrition, and SGBV for the refugee camps and host communities – including refugees’ access to out-of-camp services, as needed
Contribute to and facilitate results-based advocacy with and provide technical support to sectoral partners to ensure CP issues are mainstreamed with other sectors – notably education, nutrition, health, WASH – across refugee and host communities, in order to promote and support comprehensive prevention and response system to violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect of children, and to ensure that other sectoral partners can identify and support children at risk
Conduct rights-based advocacy with government counterparts - (ARRA, and authorities in host communities including BoLSA, Bureau of Justice and Supreme Court) – aimed at securing the rights of UNHCR persons of concerns and facilitating their access to national systems.
Plan, support and undertake CP related capacity building for partner staff, refugee and host community structures, government partners, particularly as it relates to promoting IECD, Best Interest Procedures, prevention and responding to violence against children, advocating to keep vulnerable children (including refugee children) in school and empowerment of girls in particular in refugee host communities and refugee camps (ARRA, and authorities in host communities including BoLSA, Bureau of Justice and Supreme Court) and children and support the related documentation and knowledge exchange of these initiatives
Meet regularly with the community structures such as the CCCs, PTSs, children groups , including adolescents, and youth groups, including UASC, promoting their participation in decisions that affect the programs they benefit from and ensure accountability to their specific needs within the operation
Qualifications
University degree (preferably at an advanced level), in Social Sciences, Education, Human Rights and a subject area relevant to Child Protection.
A minimum of five years of work experience relevant to Child Protection programming, experience in emergency programming is desirable including a sound understanding of refugee situations and response.
Good understanding of the concept and practice of child protection case management, including CP systems strengthening and Child Protection in Emergency, ECD, GBV and Adolescent programming
Excellent drafting and reporting skills
Proven experience in monitoring and reporting/documentation of program results
Excellent coordination skills and ability to work effectively with other UN agencies, NGO partners, and government
Excellent interpersonal and team work skills in order to achieve collective results
Good computer skills
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 5th June 2019
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
For more information and job application details, see; Unicef Child Protection Consultancy - Shire - Jobs in Ethiopia
