Child Protection Associate

Volunteering Crisis & Emergency Response

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

UNICEF is a key UN agency working in Somalia in various aeras such as WASH, Child Protection, Social Policy, Health and Nutrition, and Education sectors.

The life for women and children in Somalia is challenging. Entrenched social norms, years of conflict and repeated climate induced emergencies have exacerbated the vulnerabilities of women and children. The lack of adequate child protection systems, protective laws as well as the risk of regression in terms of protective policy framework, continued harmful social norms and multiple continued conflicts across the country means women and children disproportionately face violence, risk of being recruited into armed groups and other protection issues.

The Central South Zone Office caters to the region of Somalia most affected by conflict, emergencies and climate induced vulnerabilities. Protection risks are also the highest here. UNICEF is working at the federal level but also at the level of the states in an effort to promote decentralisation and localised solutions.

The UNV assignment is part of this key programming on child protection in the central south zone working with government and CSO partners to support in knowledge management, program monitoring and coordination with partners.

Under the direct supervision of The Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Somalia CSZ, the Child Protection Associate will be involved in providing technical support for knowledge management for the child protection programmes in central south mainly around keeping online sharepoint files updated, tracking all critical reporting timelines, and assisting in completion of key reporting to donors and UNICEF internal reporting and planning. • Conduct regular field visits under the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist and complete program monitoring formats for partners as well as their uploading into the system. • Support in coordination with partners in CSZ including partnership development, partnership monitoring and partnership oversight (both technical and compliance-related) • Support in the documentation human interest stories and case studies from various child protection programmes in the zone. • Liaise with the Country office section to also update and input to reporting and planning requirements. • Support in the specific coordination of partners for UPSHIFT programme and provide monthly reports and updates. • Provide support during evaluation and reviews of the projects • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

• Professional work experience in the field of child rights, child protection, social work or gender •Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; •Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; •Self motivated and ability to work with minimum supervision

Somalia is located in Eastern Africa, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, east of Ethiopia; Area 627,337 square km. Border countries include: Djibouti 58 km, Ethiopia 1,600 km, and Kenya 682 km. Somalia has a long coastline of 2,720 km. Somalia has been plagued by several periods of protracted armed conflict since gaining independence in 1960.

One major result of the conflicts has been an impact on the mental health of the population owing to decades of protracted conflict, which has severely disrupted social cohesion, broken down social norms and led to nearly one in every three Somalis suffering from some form of mental health condition.

The government has achieved important gains in re-establishing state authority in areas once controlled by al-Shabaab with the establishment of new federal member states in Jubbaland (2013), South West State (2014), and Hirshabelle (2016). Yet the revival of the state has often been followed by upticks in inter-communal conflict, driven by unresolved grievances suppressed under al-Shabaab rule, where unavailability of social services (schools, vocational training centers, hospitals among others) further aggravates the competition for scarce resources and opportunities facilitating latent and active conflicts in the absence of meaningful, inter-communal reconciliation that enables al-Shabaab to exploit lingering grievances to gain legitimacy and maintain or expand their footprint in the recovered areas of Bay, Bakool, and Lower Shabelle.

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials.

You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.”

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