Application Closing Date
17th April 2021 (W. Central Africa Standard Time).
Job Title: International Consultant to Develop Child Protection Sub-Sector 3-year Strategy for North-East Nigeria
Job no: 539401
Location: Nigeria
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 work plan, 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 work plan. 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 in the final report of the Gap and need analyze;
- Gaps in adapted or contextualized 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 programs 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
- Manages ambiguity and complexity
- Thinks and acts strategically
- Works collaboratively with others
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