Job Number: 499287 Location: Borno Maiduguri Nigeria Work Type: Temporary Appointment Purpose of the Position
The overall objective of the post is to manage the child protection in emergencies response in North East Nigeria and to lead the scale up of UNICEF’s response to the acute and complex child protection needs in the newly accessible areas in Borno State.
Output 36: By 2017, the capacity of key institutions and civil society is strengthened to monitor and report violence against children especially in humanitarian context and implement gender and age-appropriate prevention and response measures in at least three states.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Manage the Child Protection Section’s Emergencies Programme and rapidly growing team in Borno and Yobe States
Scale up and strengthen UNICEF’s response for children affected by the armed conflict in the North East of Nigeria with a focus on child protection case management, unaccompanied and separated children, children associated with armed groups, survivors of conflict related sexual violence, psychosocial support and mines risk education
Supervise the expansion of the child protection programme in the newly accessible areas and put in place contingency measures for rapid expansion as additional areas become accessible
Oversee and expand partnerships with state and non state bodies
Mobilise and manage resources for the North East, ensuring timely implementation of donor funded programmes, donor reporting and adherence to visibility requirements
Represent UNICEF on inter-agency coordination mechanisms
Qualifications of Successful Candidate Education:
Advanced degree in Social Work, Social Science, Development or related field
First university degree with additional two-years of relevant work experience is acceptable in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Work Experience:
A minimum of 8 years of experience in child protection programming and/or programming in emergencies
A minimum of 3 years of experience in child protection programming in emergencies
Experience of programming for unaccompanied and separated children and children associated with armed groups is desirable
Experience of managing teams
Excellent communication skills
Proven ability to work independently under difficult conditions
Language:
Fluency in English
Competencies of Successful Candidate Core Values:
Commitment
Diversity and inclusion
Integrity
Core Competencies:
Communication (II)
Working with people (II)
Drive for results (II)
Functional Competencies:
Leading and supervising (I)
Formulating strategies/concepts (II)
Analyzing (III)
Relating and networking (II)
Deciding and initiating action (II)
Applying Technical Expertise (III)
Remarks
The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.
Please note that Maiduguri is a non-family duty stationn
This position is based in Borno, Nigeria, with travel to Abuja, Yobe and Adamawa
Apply via :
www.unicef.org
