National Consultant for Child Protection Information Management at UNICEF

Job no: 539513
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract Type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Categories: NO-1

Purpose of this Post

• Under the guidance of Child Protection Specialist (Information Management), the  Individual Contractor  will support the State Ministries responsible for children in Adamawa, Borno or Yobe to strengthen and ensure effective operation of the Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS/CPIMS+) in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States in North East Nigeria.

Key Assignments / Tasks:

• Develop and implement an operational plan for strengthening the Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS)+ unit and database at state level.
• Work closely with team and update on migration of caseload toward Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS).
• Support data analysis for caseload verification and provide preliminary results of the analysis.
• Work with the consulting firm on the deployment and roll-out of Primero/CPIMS+.
• Develop tools and accompanying training materials for data and information collection, collation, analysis and support the deployment of these tools.
• Liaise with State ministries and UNICEF implementing partners to fast track the data process (identification of cases and transferring data into CPIMS system).
• Produce regular update on children (unaccompanied and separated) and who are on risk of violence and prepare State fact sheet and dashboard on monthly basis.
• Support full operationalization of the Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS) unit at State level and provide onsite training to ensure inter agency members are fully familiarize with system.
• Support the Borno & Adamawa State Ministries of Women Affairs and Social Development (MWASD) and Yobe state Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development (MYSSD)  (Yobe State) to take on the CPSWG secretariat function.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

• A University degree in social science, statistics, or a related field.
• A minimum four years of relevant professional work experience in  managing and supervising Information Management Systems including two years  with Child Protection System in a Humanitarian Settings.
• Experience of working in Northeast Nigeria is highly desirable.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Strong communication skills - both oral and written.
• Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of local language is a strong asset
• Experience of designing and delivering training on information management systems.
• Excellent knowledge of the latest tool in the field of information management within social science sector
• Familiarity with child protection and the systems strengthening approach would be beneficial
• Experience of working on information management and reporting systems within the public sector
• Experience of undertaking assessments of management information systems

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.