Job Title: Senior Child Protection Specialist
Hiring Organization: UNICEF
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 05/27/2024
How can
you make a difference?
The
Senior Child Protection (CP) Specialist-GBViE leads the organisation’s work on
GBV in humanitarian situations, setting strategy and vision in alignment with
the agency’s corporate documents whilst managing support to the field and
global policy and research work. The Senior CP Specialist-GBViE ensures the
accomplishment of programme goals and objectives linked to UNICEF’s Strategic
Plan, Gender Action Plan, Child Protection Strategy, GBViE Operational Guide
and Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action. The Senior CP
Specialist-GBViE leads the implementation and management of UNICEF’s GBViE
programming providing technical support with programming formulation, design,
planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation at both headquarters and
field levels. This position will also supervise staff and consultants. The
Senior CP Specialist-GBViE works in close collaboration with other UNICEF team
members across Programme Group, colleagues in other HQ Divisions, and
colleagues based in regional offices and country offices. In addition, the post
involves significant interagency representation and collaboration with
implementing partners, other UN agencies, international and local NGOs, subject
matter experts, and funding partners.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have to…
Strategic
Leadership
Establish
clear vision and strategy for UNICEF’s GBV in Emergencies programmes globally
including perspectives for scale, building frameworks for the work in emerging
areas of innovative programme delivery, and positioning for future growth.
Integrate
GBViE into UNICEF’s corporate documents and systems including its Strategic
Plan, ensure programmes align with international standards and mechanisms as
well as UN wide interventions and initiatives.
Advance
the sustainability of GBV prevention, risk mitigation and response by
strategically anchoring key elements of the work in UNICEF’s institutional
systems, structures and processes, as well as at interagency level.
Coordinate
and direct organizational contribution to the GBV Area of Responsibility (AoR),
the Call to Action on Protection from GBViE, UNACTION, the Child Protection AoR
and/or Protection Cluster to ensure effective response to emergencies. Lead and
guide UNICEF’s engagement on GBViE with stakeholders working in emergencies and
fragile states.
Technical
leadership including support to the field
Provide
technical assistance and coordination in GBViE programming and strategy
development in all humanitarian situations, including L3/L2/L1 in line with
CEAP. In coordination with Regional Offices, support Country Offices’
management and programme teams to fulfill the related CCCs with technical
assistance, tools, and training. Support assessment and planning to address GBV
in humanitarian needs assessments and response plans, including HAC and HRP.
Coordinate
and develop the availability of technical experts (with Regional and Country
Offices) to ensure timely support
Lead the
development of global policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best
practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes
and projects.
Provide
technical leadership in the Strategic Plan planning, implementation and
monitoring, including the results framework and Corporate Standard Indicators
reporting, related to GBViE.
Provide
technical advice related to the strategic shift on Violence against Girls, Boys
and Women to ensure GBV minimum standards are applied throughout.
Managerial
leadership
Establish
and deliver the CHPA’s annual work plan results related to GBViE; set
priorities/targets and performance measurements. Monitor work progress and
ensure results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards.
Provide
guidance, supervision, and support to the GBViE sub-unit, and contribute to a
workplace in line with UNICEF CRITAS values. Clearly communicate and seek
feedback on the team’s direction, goals, and timelines, enabling a high
performing team and professional growth and satisfaction. Support and guide
team members to set work plans and goals, provide them with timely performance
feedback, and set performance improvement plans as needed.
Mobilise
resources and ensure their effective management and utilization in line with
UNICEF regulations and donor agreements, in pursuit of the Strategic Plan and
the unit work plans, including support to country offices as possible in line
with their response plans and accountabilities.
Advocacy,
Networking and partnership building
Proactively
build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy
with governments, the OSRSG-Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN system agency
partners, donors, internationally recognized institutions, NGOs, funding
organizations, research institutes and the private sector to leverage these
partnerships to achieve greater results for children.
Ensure
UNICEF representation in the GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS+)
Steering Committee and the effective delivery of its objectives, and
participation in the Primero Coordination Committee.
Innovation,
knowledge management and capacity building
Strengthen
capacity at country and regional levels by rolling out inter-agency
standard-setting guidance and tools to support work to prevent and respond to
GBV in Emergencies.
Advance
research and identify research gaps with key partners, which would lead to the
formulation of policy and good practice around the GBViE agenda.
Identify
innovative areas of work and growth, including around technology, integrated
programming and others to keep the GBV in Emergencies portfolio cutting and
edge and UNICEF as a thought leader in this area of work.
The
Following Minimum Requirements
An
advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required:
Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political
Science, or another relevant technical field.
A minimum
of ten years of professional experience in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in
Emergencies with a specific requirement for frontline crisis experience in GBV
interventions is required.
Experience
managing interagency processes and discussions at the highest level required
Experience
designing and implementing large scale mixed methods studies required.
Experience
doing this on GBV risk mitigation an asset.
Background
and/or familiarity with GBV emergency preparedness and anticipatory action is
considered a strong asset.
Experience
working for UNICEF outside of headquarters an asset.
Fluency
in English is required. Working knowledge of another UN language (Arabic,
Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is considered an asset.