Terms of Reference

TA –Child Protection Specialist

Title / Child Protection Specialist
Purpose / Accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of Child Protection programme and the overall Child Protection strategy in Rakhine State, to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives, including emergency preparedness, response and disaster risk reduction.
Location / Sittwe, Rakhine State (75%) and Yangon (25%), Myanmar
Duration / 1year TA – P3
Start Date / December 2013
Reporting to / Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Sittwe and Child Protection Specialist (Emergencies) in Yangon
Budget Code/PBA No / SC/10/9904

BackgroundJustification

To strengthen protection mainstreaming through enhancing the capacity of field staff (UNICEF, INGO partners and Government) to mainstream Child Protection into the operational/field context. Focusing on the identification of Child Protection issues during assessments and programme implementation, practical application of Child Protection mainstreaming principles and the use of Child Protection referral pathways in ways appropriate to the complex context of Sittwe. In particular, accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of Child Protection programme and the overall Child Protection strategy in Rakhine State, to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives, including emergency preparedness response and disaster risk reduction.

Specific Tasks

Under the broad supervision of the UNICEF Chief of Field Office (Sittwe, Rakhine State), and in close coordination with the UNICEF Child Protection Specialist (Emergencies) in Yangon, the main responsibilities are the following:

  1. UNICEF’s global goals and Core Commitment in Emergency (Preparedness, Response and Early recovery) effectively promoted through advocacy and policy dialogue with the sectors responsible for Child Protection, partnering in particular with Social Welfare/Protection and Justice institutions to facilitate understanding of the importance of child protection by all stakeholders, and its inclusion in national governance and reforms mechanisms, development planning and investment frameworks.
  2. Knowledge management effectively promoted through drafting/finalizing key Child Protection sectoral programme documents and reports, sharing good practice, lessons learned, and knowledge/information exchange with all partners, harnessing knowledge institutions resources and partnerships. Quality of rights-based Child Protection programmes effectively promoted, with a specific focus on systems building and capacity development of the Department of Social Welfare. Coherence and synergy gained by collaborating with key partners, addressing the multiple aspects of the protective environment, and value added to programme management process through results-based management.
  3. Ensure the development and maintenance of child protection information collection in close cooperation with other partners in order to produce regular trends analyses on child protection issues for evidence-based advocacy and development of adequate child protection responses. Gender/sex disaggregated data and inputs relevant to the Child Protection programme provided.
  4. Programme delivery, evaluation and reporting carried out efficiently, rigorously and transparently in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures, and fully in line with UNICEF’s Core Commitments to Children in Emergency (CCCs) .
  5. Proper and timely UNICEF, Government and all implementing partner’s accountability ensured regarding supply and non-supply assistance as well as disbursement of programme funds for the Child Protection sector.
  6. Effective communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration; coordination amongst child protection system actors strengthened, with specific attention to children’s life skills, knowledge and participation, as actors in their own protection;engagement of media and civil society to supporting positive practices and involvement of children and families; capacity development of DSW

Expected background and Experience

  • Advanced university degree in social sciences, law, or other related field;
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience at national and international levels in child protection. Emergency experience in these areas is highly desirable;
  • Experience in programme design and management;
  • Fluency in English is required.

Required Competencies:

Core Values

  • Commitment
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Integrity

Core Competencies

  • Communication
  • Working with People
  • Drive for Results

Functional Competencies

  • Leading and Supervising
  • Formulating Strategies and Concepts
  • Analyzing
  • Relating and Networking
  • Deciding and Initiating Action
  • Applying Technical Expertise

Management and Supervision:

The post reports to the UNICEF Chief of Field Office (Sittwe), and needs to ensure close coordination with the Child Protection Specialist (Emergencies) in Yangon as well as the Chief of the Child Protection Section. The post supervises one NoB-level national staff Child Protection Officer.

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