Current Job Openings at the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

How can you make a difference?

Major tasks and responsibilities to be accomplished:

Provide technical oversight and support to the implementation of a community-based social and economic reintegration programme through systems strengthening approach

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners/donors on the development of a theory of change and strategic operational framework that will guide the actions of government entities, UNICEF partners and other relevant entities, in providing interim care services as well as social and economic reintegration assistance to children and women exiting armed groups.
• Technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by guiding  a variety of technical, programme, operational, and administrative transactions, preparing related materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating of results.
• Support CPIE Manager to draft donor proposals and concepts to raise funds for child Protection Section.
• Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely/appropriate support throughout the programming/projects process.
• Participate in child protection program meetings including program development and contingency planning discussions on emergency preparedness in the country or other locations designated to provide technical and operational information, advice and support.
• Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic program materials for management use, information and/or consideration.
• Capacity building of the reintegration Technical Working Group and UNICEF partners and other reintegration partners to increase coverage of reintegration services to children and women formerly associated with armed groups.
• Provide inputs to UNICEF strategic sectoral programmatic documents and proposals and reports to donors related to Reintegration.
• Ensure quality CPiE programming, on children formerly associated with armed groups (CAAG), in line with established standards, guidelines and procedures, through technical leadership to country office.

Strengthen coordination and Networking

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy, and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results in child protection.
• Participate in the meetings related to children in emergency, including the Reintegration Technical working Group (RTWG), and any other relevant inter-agency working groups relevant to reintegration of children and women agenda in Nigeria.
• Ensure exchange of information, experience, identify new strategies and courses of action to accelerate/improve reintegration data collection, reporting and analysis. Conduct field visits to monitor programs and collect in formation as appropriate. Conduct periodic program reviews with Government counterparts and other partners.
• Collaborate in the preparation of communication and information materials to support efforts to prevent recruitment of children in armed conflict.
• Collaborate with other Programs to ensure linkages between Reintegration and other sectors.

Provide oversight of transitional justice mechanisms, peace building and reconciliation.

• Support development of context specific policy tools, guidance and strategic frameworks and approaches on transitional justice for children
• Support Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to establish Child Protection Unit to support children in contact with the Law (diversion programme) for children.
• Provide community-level reconciliation, peacebuilding and social cohesion through transformative dialogue and community engagement activities.
• Conduct community-based outreach activities on transitional justice (meetings, engagement and dialogue with traditional and community leaders, support community action on transitional justice)

Provide oversight over interim care arrangements, including IDFTR and alternative care.

• Provide interim care services to children and women in transit and interim care centers including PSS, Health, education, case management, family tracing and reunification and and GBV prevention and response services    to children and women released from military custody and exiting armed groups.
• Build capacities of CP partners and Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development social workers to provide response and prevention service.

Strengthening of the MEAL framework for programme monitoring and accountability.

• Collaborate with MEAL team of UNICEF and the CP teams to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurement to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence, and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in child protection programs.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
• Monitor reintegration programs/projects through field visits, surveys and/or exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
• Prepare regular/mandated reintegration program/project reports for management, donors, and partners to keep them informed of program progress.
• In collaboration with the Information Management Officer, produce quarterly info graphs capturing numbers (disaggregated by sex) of children and women benefiting from reintegration support.

Provide oversight of the handover protocol and other instruments for the release of children formerly associated with armed groups and those in detention.

• Ensure overall planning and management of the child release and reintegration programme, including prevention of child recruitment and implementation of Action Plans with armed groups;
• Support the handover of children and women associated with non-state armed groups to state entities and to ensure their safe, supported safe return and reintegration and recovery from their experiences.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

Essential

• An Advanced University degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, economics, international law, and other social science field is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection and/or other related areas at the international level some of which preferably were served in a developing country is required.
• Relevant experience in child protection, child reintegration, and related areas, program/project development, and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset. Relevant experience in program development in Reintegration in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
• Experience working in the UN system agency or UN organization is an asset.
• Proven ability to work independently under difficult conditions.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Desirable

• Relevant experience in child protection, child reintegration, and related areas, program/project development, and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset. Relevant experience in program development in child reintegration in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Experience in working with community structures and/or religious groups and leaders on child protection including association of children with armed groups.
• Experience in protracted conflict environments such as that of the North- East Nigeria is a strong advantage. Knowledge of socio-economic, cultural, and community development issues in the North-East Nigeria and Lake Chad Basin region is an asset.

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How can you make a difference?

Under the overall supervision and general guidance of the Child Protection Manager and the Child Protection Manager, Sector Coordination, the incumbent will be responsible for the below-mentioned tasks and outputs:

Information for the CP AoR in the coordination structure

• Map the existing IM tools and adapt or develop new ones where needed to deliver key and quality humanitarian information products for the CP AoR to inform relevant stakeholders (CP coverage, presence of actors, CP achievements).
• Undertake mapping including 5W’s (Who, what, Where, When and for Whom), Needs and Gaps analysis, Services and Infrastructure, as required and produce monthly partners presence maps and dash boards
• Lead the data collection and reporting from CP humanitarian actors in the response monitoring tool and generate comprehensive documents in a way that is easily understood by various decision makers (maps, dashboards, infographics and resource analyses).
• Lead gap analyses for the Child Protection AoR based upon agreed data sources, including through verification and support for information disaggregated by age and sex, vulnerable groups and severity scale locations
• Support inter-cluster efforts in generating Cross Sectoral Assessment Needs, Service Mapping, Rapid Assessments, Sitreps and Situation Analysis.
• Provide relevant and up to-date inputs to inform sectoral plans and strategies (HNO/HRP), as well as OCHA and as well sector quarterly bulletins
• Build the capacity of CP AOR members through training and coaching on IM processes including data collection, storage and analysis to inform decision-making, advocacy, dissemination, etc.
• Assist in formulating and providing regular inputs to OCHA sitreps.
• Maintain regular contact with OCHA and the protection cluster towards harmonization of tools and sharing of information in relevant platforms (Relief web, HDX, Global CP AoR website).
• Coordinate all sector meetings and mailing related tasks for external communication with partners.
• Lead in support  to sector partners on all information management tasks /training and role out of information management protocols in humanitarian settings.

Information management for Child Protection Section

• Plan and deliver training on CPIMS+ to case workers, managers and system administrators and ensure country offices, governments and partners have appropriate expertise in place for operation and maintenance of CPIMS+
• Conduct spot checks to ensure quality and detailed data is provided and entered into the database, and oversee the day-to-day management of the inter-agency child protection information management system (CPIMS+)
• Map and update all current and potential UNICEF partners – government, national/local and international humanitarian organizations as well as national institutions, the private sector through  provision of regular inputs/updates sector priority response matrix and other UNICEF Child Protection tools;
• Support monitoring and analysis of both geographic and programmatic coverage of UNICEF and provide comprehensive analysis of section’s performance to address performance gaps in UNICEF KPIs (quantity, quality, coverage, continuity, and cost).
• Provide relevant and up to-date inputs to inform UNICEF situation reports and the HAC.
• Provide IM support in preparation, analysis and documentation of sectoral needs assessments, and prepositioned supplies for UNICEF by IP to facilitate planning and analysis, as well as preparedness and contingency plans.
• Promote and provide training and capacity building activities for UNICEF and the sector’s partners for reporting, use of the information management outputs, and tools etc.
• Provide information management to UNICEF partners in setting up and maintaining complaint and feedback mechanisms based on the guidance provided by the Child protection manager.

KEY END-RESULTS:

To support service delivery/outputs by:

• Ensuring a well-run sector response with strong and reliable information management capacity as a formal accountability of the Sector Lead Agency.
• Establish information management systems to support effective planning, implementation, and coordination of sector partners and UNICEF to use the same/reliable complimentary information and baseline data when making key strategic decisions for the sector.
• Manage the collection, regular updates, analysis and sharing of information that is important for the Sector partners and UNICEF to make informed (evidence based) strategic decisions and eliminate duplication of service delivery.

To inform the HC/HCT’s strategic decision-making by:

• Preparing needs assessment and analysis of gaps (across and within sector, using information management tools as needed and formulate priorities on the basis of analysis.

To plan and develop strategies by:

• Developing sectoral plans, objectives and indicators that directly support realization of the sector response strategic priorities.
• Apply and adhere to common standards and guidelines of UNICEF and the child protection sector.
• Clarify funding requirements and help to set priorities/agreements of Sector contributions to the HC’s overall humanitarian funding proposals.

To monitor and evaluate performance by:

• Monitoring and reporting on activities and needs in the child protector sector and UNICEF as required.
• Measure performance against the Sector strategy and agreed results.
• Recommend corrective action where necessary.

To build NE in preparedness and contingency planning.

 Advocacy by:

• Identifying concerns that contribute to HC and HCT messaging and actions.
• Undertake advocacy on behalf of the Sector, Sector members, and affected people.

Accountability to affected populations by:

• Information management system for Child Protection Sector and UNICEF is established and/or supported.

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

Education:

• A first level university degree (Bachelor's) in Information Systems/Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Management, Computer Science or a related field is required.
• Formal training in sector information management is an advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum two (2) years of similar work experience in Information Management preferably with NNGOs/INGOs and/or the UN is required.
• Experience in major emergency response relevant to the sector is highly desirable.