Child Protection Specialist (Case Management), P3, Iraq, Baghdad

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 103,090 USD and 134,989 USD.

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The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favouritism. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, nutrition, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Since 2014, the conflict with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) resulted in large scale displacement across Iraq; the effects of which continue to reverberate. Al Hol Camp in the autonomous administration of North and East Syria (NES) received large numbers of Iraqi refugees fleeing the conflict, particularly women and children. The situation in northeast Syria remains an urgent humanitarian, human rights and security crisis, with more than 59,000 individuals with perceived or actual ties to the ISIL from Syria, Iraq, and more than 60 other countries, living in closed camps and detention facilities within AANES. Around 94 per cent of the Al Hol population are women and children. Of those stranded in the camps of Al Hol and Al Roj, approximately 19,191 are Iraqi children (comparable numbers of boys/girls): the majority are under the age of 12 (77 per cent), including 33 per cent under the age of five. In response to deteriorating security conditions in North-East Syria (NES), in May 2021, the Government of Iraq (GoI) begun scaling up its efforts to protect and repatriate its citizens, highlighting the risks facing women and children and young people in Al Hol - in particular gender-based violence (GBV) - as well as the long-term security risks for the region if the situation in Al Hol remains protracted given the potential incubation of violent conflict. This position will provide support to scale up UNICEF Iraq’s response to children affected by armed conflict.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the assignment:

Under the direct supervision of child protection specialist / Chief Child Protection, the Child Protection Case Management Specialist is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of case management activities for the reintegration of conflict affected children.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1) As a Child Protection Case Management Specialist, you will support the case management of reintegration services for children returning from Northeast Syria (NES) to Iraq, children release from detention, children perceived to be affiliated with armed groups, and other vulnerable children in the community. To date, more than 2,500 boys and girls have returned from NES to Iraq. In Al Hol Camp, amongst others in NES, conflict affected children have been deprived of many of their rights, including their right to protection, health, education, and a safe environment- for a protracted period. Upon their return to Iraq, children require age and gender sensitive reintegration programming to support their recovery and reintegration. This position will also be responsible to scaling up and maintaining CPIMS for these children with quarterly updates on reintegration status.

2) The case management specialist will work in close collaboration with field officers and implementation partners, community leaders, and members of the community child protection structures that will be supporting reintegration services that will include access to civil documentation, case management, GBV prevention and response services, mental health and psychosocial support, access to education, and vocational training for adolescents. This is implemented in complementarity with wider peacebuilding and social cohesion initiatives- including Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), and Government institutional strengthening.

3) This position will provide technical support for partnership management for Child Protection implementing partners related to reintegration- including capacity building, management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, evaluation and quality assurance. This post will also prepare advocacy strategy, briefings, key messages and technical documents for meetings and workshops related to the children returning from NES, which includes support to the work of the Child Legal Protection Taskforce.

4) This will ensure a timely and quality reintegration response for conflict affected children. This position will work closely with the Information Management Officer to produce timely infographics, reports and presentations for internal and external audiences, as related to this caseload.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: social work, or another relevant field including international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law.

Experience:

• Excellent command of CPIMS+ or other case management information system is required.
• A minimum of 5 years relevant professional work experience is required, especially in grant management, partnership management and case management in a complex environment, including experience working with conflict affected children.
• Relevant experience in local Government/ INGOs in conflict affected states/ humanitarian-peace-development contexts is considered an added advantage. Excellent command of CPIMS+ or other case management information system is required
• Experience in strategic planning and donor proposal writing is an asset.
• Experience in joint planning/programming and collaborating with other UN agencies and sector partners is recommended.
• Excellent relationships with the government and understanding of the Iraqi social protection system would be an asset.

Language Requirements:

Good command of oral and written English is required. Command of Arabic is highly recommended

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

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[If applicable] This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is: a role with direct contact with children, works directly with children, is a safeguarding response role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. • Lien on post may apply to applicants who are current UNICEF staff on Permanent, continuing and Fixed Term positions applying for a Temporary Appointment assignment • Government or related entities employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF or provide a proof of leave of absence. • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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