Kebbi State Child Protection Consultant at UNICEF Nigeria

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), is supporting the Government of Nigeria to strengthen prevention of and response all forms of violence against children. In particular, assistance will be provided to strengthen the child protection system, including through modelling the system in four States, in order to demonstrate the impact of a well-functioning child protection system, to develop a common model for operationalizing the Child Rights Act at State level and to develop standardized tools, including regulations, working protocols and training manuals to govern the system.

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Kebbi State Child Protection Consultant

VN No: VN-NGR-47-2015
Level: NOB
Location: Kebbi
Type of Appointment: Special Service Agreement (SSA) for 11.5 months

Purpose of Assignment

• Integrating birth registration in ongoing basic service programs, including health, is a cost- effective way to provide registration services without creating a parallel delivery system.
• Birth registration initiatives are more likely to prove sustainable if they are incorporated into existing legal and administrative structures or integrated with regular health programs in order to reduce costs.
• At state and local levels, efforts to mobilize health workers to cover registration duties have limited traction.
• Few health centers and other actors have been willing to provide health workers and infrastructure to aid birth registration programming.
• Birth registration of new born and under-five children remained persistently low especially in the Northern states and importantly in the focus state- Kebbi.
• The role of the applicant is to support the National Population Commission - Kebbi State office to implement activities required for scaling up birth registration rates and coverage in the state.

Major Tasks to be Accomplished

• Engage the kebbi State Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to streamline the issuing of LGA Birth certificates with that of NPopC and domiciliation of draft MOU In the state.
• Support efficient application of RapidSMS reporting including monthly monitoring, reporting and mentoring sessions for birth registrars in all the LGAs in the focus states and provide technical support for RapidSMS expansion for civil registration and MNCHWs.
• Support efficient distribution of Information, Education and Information (IEC) materials for birth registration and support media advocacy and awareness campaigns to improve birth registration coverage especially at LGA and Community levels in Kebbi State.
• Support Kebbi State Vital Registration Department to conduct birth registration in all wards and LGAs including and during the planned Census Enumeration Area Demarcation process, to capture mothers not attending health care services.
• Support efficient and effective monitoring of birth registration services in Kebbi state.
• Provide technical support for digitalization of civil registration process in Kebbi state.
• Support integration of birth registration activities into Early Childhood Development programmes and domiciliation of MOU and specific plan of action between Kebbi State NP0pC, School Based Management Committees, Ministry of Education and kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board.
  

Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/Experience Required

• Advance University degree in Science or Social Sciences, Masters in Public Health and University degree in Medicine, Nursing/Midwifery or related technical field.
• Five years progressively responsible experience in designing, implementing and evaluating of projects and programmes, particularly immunization services or in any social services and programmes.
• Previous experience with UNICEF, or the UN system in these fields would be an asset.
• Knowledge of the latest developments and technology in related fields.
• Ability to make timely and quality judgments and decisions and very good training skills.
• Computer skills and excellent communication skits.
• Fluent in English and Hausa language.
• Support National Population Commission (NP0pC) Kebbi State office, State Ministry of Health (SMoH) State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) and Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs (MLGCA) to ensure full and effective integration of birth registration process in all health centres, hospitals and health care delivery points in kebbi State.
• Provide Technical guidance to NpopC State Office for improved monitoring and reporting of Birth Registration during the bi-annual Maternal and Child Health Weeks (MNCHW) and on routine birth registration activities in the state.
• Support training and other capacity development activities of NPopC, SMOH. SPHCDA. Volunteer Community Mobilizers (VCMs), Volunteer Ward Supervisors (VWDs) and Ward Development Committees (WDCs) using birth registration training modules to impact birth registration services within the high impact MNCHWs care interventions.

Application Closing Date
16th July, 2015

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application, accompanied by an updated CV in English and a completed United National Personal History Form, which can be download below and sent to: [email protected]

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