International Consultant – Develop Child Protection Sub-Sector at the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

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 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.