Consultants - Child Protection Monitoring and Evaluation at UNICEF

Purpose of the Consultancy

• UNICEF is supporting the Government of Nigeria to strengthen prevention of and response all forms of violence against children. In particular, assistance will be provided to strengthen the child protection system, including through modelling the system in four States, in order to demonstrate the impact of a well-functioning child protection system, to develop a common model for operationalizing the Child Rights Act at State level and to develop standardized tools, including regulations, working protocols and training manuals to govern the system.
• The programme will be implemented in Plateau and Gombe, as part of an EU funded joint programme with UN Women to mitigate the impact of conflict on women and children, including through increasing access to reporting mechanisms and protective services for girls and women affected by human rights abuses, including gender based violence, and in Lagos and Cross River, funded by USAID, as part of the child protection systems strengthening programme.
• Strengthening the system includes the development of a robust child protection management information system.
• The purpose is to establish a harmonised information management system and case management system for child protection

Major Tasks to be Accomplished

• Together with key stakeholders support an assessment of formal and informal information management systems for child protection and routine data collection relevant to child protection in four states and at Federal level, including how data is collected from the states and including routine data collection relevant to child protection.
• Map data collection points and data flows, the content of this data and how this data is collected, stored and transmitted from front line workers to State and Federal agencies, and including NGOs.
• Produce a baseline of child protection cases in the four focus States – reported cases and outcomes of reported cases.
• Support stakeholders to develop a draft detailed costed plan of action for an information management system for Nigeria including detailed recommendations for the content and coverage of the system and how the system will be used.
• Develop training modules for users of the child protection management information system and deliver training

Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Social Science, Statistics or related field (Master's or equivalent level or five years work experience will be accepted in lieu of a Masters)
• A minimum of three years of relevant professional work experience with management information systems and/or M&E systems
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong communication skills - both oral and written

Desirable specialized Knowledge/Experience

• Familiarity with child protection and the systems strengthening approach
• Experience of working on monitoring and evaluation or management information systems within the public sector
• Experience of undertaking assessments of management information systems

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