International Consultant to Develop Child Protection Sub-Sector 3-year Strategy for North-East Nigeria at UNICEF

Job no: 539401
Contract Type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Child Protection, P-3

Purpose of this Post

• The purpose of this consultancy is to develop a three-year strategy to better enable Child Protection Sub-Sector actors to respond to the evolving context in a responsive, effective and harmonized manner.

Key Assignments / Tasks

• Review key documents for a context and sector overview.
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategy and workplan, key informant list, questionnaires, and meeting guides and tools.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops with key stakeholders and Child Protection Sub-Sector Members as outlined in the engagement strategy and workplan. This will involve field visits to locations in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
• Draft and present the Child Protection Sub-Sector 3-year Strategy to key stakeholders, including child protection sub-sector members, to discuss feedback, which will inform the final strategy. The strategy should address:
• Early recovery, protracted crisis, and emergency response strategies;
• Capacity gaps and capacity building strategies to address identified gaps as contained the final report of the Gap and need analyse;
• Gaps in adapted or contextualised technical guidelines;
• Contextualized prevention, response, and risk mitigation approaches, ensuring strategies in line with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and the socio-ecological approach;
• Linkages to the National Action Plan to End Violence against Children and other relevant national or local action plans;
• Joint or integrated approaches across sectors, where relevant;
• Measurable indicators to track progress against strategy; and
• Costed strategic work plan with timeline.
• Finalize and submit the approved Child Protection Sub-Sector 3-year Strategy for endorsement by CPSS members.

Qualifications
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• At least 6-7 years' experience in strategy development, coordination or management for the humanitarian sector, specifically child protection programmes in emergency and/or early recovery/development contexts.
• Additional 2 years for candidates holding only a Bachelor's Degree.
• Previous experience working in UNICEF is highly desirable;
• Ability to conduct data analyses using Excel or other statistical software (Stata, SPSS, etc.)
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to assess situations quickly, identify needs clearly, and respond with recommendations to address identified issues during the course of the assignment;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; and ability to analyze diverse information and develop recommendations for appropriate response
• Technical knowledge and experience in assessing the quality of and developing strategies for child protection in humanitarian action programming
• Proven abilities to work collaboratively and effectively facilitate consultations and interactive, participatory meetings
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Practical experience on the cluster approach at the country and/or global level.
• Prior experience in Nigeria
• Experience in similar Child Protection exercises.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

• Core Values required:
• Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability

Competencies Required:

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Innovates and embraces change
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Manges ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others

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