Type of contract: SSA Consultancy fees: To be determined by HR Duty Station: Bujumbura, Burundi Proposed level: L3 Duration: 11 months Start date: August 2012 Supervisor: Chief of Child Protection
CONTEXT AND JUSTIFICATION: UNICEF’s Child Protection Strategy was adopted by the Executive Board in June 2008. One of the key pillars of the Strategy is strengthening Child Protection (CP) systems and enhancing social change as the key pillars and results areas of child protection work. In response to the Global Strategy, BCO decided to conduct a thorough Child Protection System Mapping and Assessment. Further to that process a Children and Family Department has been established in 2011 and the National Child Protection Policy drafted. On the way to strengthen the Child Protection system in the country, UNICEF has accepted to deploy a Child Protection Specialist within the Ministry of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender for a period of 11 months.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Support the Family and Development Department within the Ministry of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender to lead the process of strengthening the national child protection system by prioritizing programmatic interventions in Bujumbura and the other provinces across Burundi. This will include:
• Support the development of training materials for the social workers of the Ministry of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender and provide on-going technical support for the capacity building of national and sub-national level social workers, especially on Best Interest Determination processes and case management for children at risk of exploitation, abuse and violence;
• Support the setup of an inter-agency child protection information management system within the Child and Family Department; • Support the process of establishment of the Child Helpline in Burundi, including the realization of a feasibility study by the end of 2012. • Provide technical support to the Child and Family Department to address cases and issues referred to the task force on Violence Against Children; • Provide technical support to the Child and Family Department on the implementation of the National Strategy on the prevention of the phenomenon of children in street situation and of the Minimum Standards on children in institutions or deprived of family care; • Contribute to the development of monitoring and evaluation indicators of projects jointly implemented with the Ministry’s partners in child protection sector • Provide technical, programmatic and administrative support to the Department of Children and Family in Bujumbura to develop, implement and evaluate annual work plans related to the above mentioned areas. • Coordinate with the Child Protection Section the support provided by UNICEF to the Ministry of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender • Evaluate and provide regular reports to the Chief of Child Protection on utilization of funds and supplies provided to the Child and Family Department.
Undertake any other tasks as requested by the Chief of the Child Protection and/or by Senior Management. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Advanced University Degree in Social Sciences, preferably social work or child welfare, or other related fields. Work experience: at least 5 years of professional work experience in child protection for child protection system establishment field or in related areas. Knowledge of the latest developments in child protection and social welfare fields. Experience in the establishment of an inter-agency child protection information management system and/or a child helpline is an asset. Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan and manage programmes and to impart knowledge and teach skills. Good analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills; capacity to conceptualize and analyse complex problems. Capacity to mobilise, partners around priority issues. Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish effective working relationships both within and outside the organization. Fluency in oral and written French and English is essential.
Submission requirement: • Motivation letter • CV • P11 Submissions must be sent by 25 July 2012 to Jeanne d'Arc Kantengwa, Human Resource Officer, UNICEF, Email: Jakantengwa@unicef.org - copie to: nadine Kaze, email:nkaze@unicef.org and to Lucia Soleti email: lsoleti@unicef.org
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