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.
The programme will be implemented in Plateau and Gombe, as part of an EU funded joint programme with UN Women to mitigate the impact of conflict on women and children, including through increasing access to reporting mechanisms and protective services for girls and women affected by human rights abuses, including gender based violence, and in Lagos and Cross River.
Strengthening the system includes the development of a robust child protection management information system.
UN Children's Fund is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: International Consultant for Child Protection Monitoring and Evaluation
Location: Nigeria
Job number: VN-NGR-02-2015
Purpose of the consultancy:
- To establish a harmonised information management system and case management system for child protection
Responsibilities
Major Tasks to be accomplished:
- Support the assessment of formal and informal information management systems for child protection and routine data collection relevant to child protection in the four states and at Federal level, including how data is collected from the states and including routine data collection relevant to child protection, and support the mapping of data collection points and data flows
- Review the data and information collected for the assessment conducted at State and Federal level and draft the assessment report and mapping
- Facilitate validation meetings for the four states and at the Federal level
- Support stakeholders to develop a draft detailed costed plan of action for an information management system for Nigeria including detailed recommendations for the content and coverage of the system and how the system will be used.
- Develop pilot tools for the child protection management information system
Minimum qualification
- Master's degree in social science, statistics or related field
- Minimum fourteen years relevant professional work experience with projects related to monitoring and evaluation
- Abreast with latest development in the field of monitoring and evaluation
- Excellent planning and organizational skills
- Strong communication skills - both oral and written
Desirable specialized knowledge/experience
- Experience of assessing and developing management information systems for child protection and knowledge of child protection
- Experience of working on monitoring and evaluation within the public sector
Application Closing Date
29th January, 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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Note:
- Please put the position title you are applying for on the subject line of your email.
- UNICEF, a smoke-free environment, is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.