UN Children's Fund Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Consultant, (NO-B), (11 Months ), (Jijiga, Somalia)Jobs in Ethiopia

UN Children's Fund Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Consultant, (NO-B), (11 Months ), (Jijiga, Somalia)Jobs in Ethiopia

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Purpose:

to provide technical and coordination support for UNICEF led Child Protection in Emergency response to the emergency-affected zones of Somali Region.

Specific Tasks

Under the supervision of UNICEF Child Protection Officer in Somali Region, and technical coordination from the Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist in UNICEF Addis Office, the consultant will be responsible to develop, implement, monitor and report on the UNICEF child protection regional response plan for emergencies.

The tasks include:

UNICEF programme:

Provide technical and programmatic support for the design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of child protection emergency programmes, child protection component of the UNICEF regional emergency response plan and ensuring that the following interventions included in the child protection priority focus areas are implemented, monitored and managed in a timely and effective manner.

Delivery of child protection response services, with a focus on delivery through multi-sectoral platforms (including education, health and nutrition and WASH).

Provide mental health and well-being services with a focus on a package of services extending from safe spaces into the community coping mechanisms, also with a focus on psychological first aid, including working with partners to provide technical training in this area.

Documentation and reporting on results, including data management and inputs based on evidence-based sources.

Attend regularly and support the provision of information for CP/GBV sub-cluster, including reporting against the 5W indicators.

BOWCA regional response plan: Provide technical support to BOWCA to implement the overall regional response plan, beyond UNICEF supported communities, to implement and advocate for a minimum package of evidence-based interventions in other affected kebeles, including through partnership with NGOs.

This includes ensuring that the efforts are aligned with existing government mechanisms and services to strengthen the sustainability of efforts

Resilience building and linkage with regular programming to strengthen recovery from emergencies: Plan and advocate on the sustainable integration of the child protection in emergency interventions, especially the services delivered through social workers in the Government Bureaus for emergency response into the regular programming and resilience building of communities.

This includes linking services provided at the One Stop Center and through referral pathways to be accessible to IDPs and other vulnerable children.

Child Protection in Emergencies situation and response monitoring and reporting including regular Sit Reps: Regularly collect, analyse and report against the Ethiopia Country Office (ECO Results framework and CP/GBV monitoring framework as discussed and agreed with the office.

Reports: Ensure key reporting requirements are met and systematic coordination of appropriate responses on child protection in emergency operational response plan, with other relevant sectors, especially health, education,and WASH.

Capacity Building: Based on needs assessments, support and facilitate capacity building of humanitarian actors and frontline workers on violence, referral pathways, case management, community based child protection systems, community mobilization, Child Protection Rapid Assessment, integration of child protection into other programmes (multi-sectoral programming); and psychosocial support as per capacity building plans.

Monitor and report on results of capacity building efforts.

Engage in other related CPiE activities as instructed by the Child Protection Officer.

Methodology

The incumbent will assist in the implementation of the child protection programme led by UNICEF office in Somali region by addressing gaps identified through regular monitoring and reporting of measures and established structures (including SOPs, referral pathways, child-friendly spaces and community-based mechanisms for psychosocial support, child protection committees,and other community-based mechanisms) provide relevant guidance and support to the Field Office so as to ensure effective CP systems are in place.

Expected Deliverables