National Individual Contractor/ Child Protection Technical Advisor, Kigali, Rwanda, 11.5 Months UNICEF at United Nations Children’s Fund: (Deadline 2 June 2022)

• Technical and strategic advice to the NCD Agency and its key partners and stakeholders in the review of the current processes, policies and legislation, institutional setups, and practices in the field of children protection to facilitate learning and documentation of current systems to support future designs.
• Lead strategic reflection activities and technical drafting of key components of the child protection case management system aligned to the building blocks of a strong child protection system.
• Provide ongoing technical advice to the model development and roll out of the system, ensuring that community care service is aligned and coordinated within the framework of a straightforward government owned national case management system for child protection and to ensure that needs are identified, referrals made and that children are actively supported to access services delivered in an integrated fashion.
• Facilitate, in alignment with given institutional mandates, the transformation of the child protection system to an effective frontline watchdog for child protection concerns. This will include strengthening of the child helpline to strengthen reporting, referral and psychosocial support provision and operationalization of a disability module in case management.
• Support development of appropriate monitoring mechanisms to ensure that systems are operational, that data disaggregated by sex and age is consistently collected and analyzed, that service providers meet the comprehensive needs of children, that children exposed to violence, abuse and exploitation are reached quickly with quality services and that the most difficult cases and challenges are documented for lesson learning.
• Support strengthening of child protection coordination structures at district and sector levels, including ToRs and facilitation of meetings
• Facilitate review of the child protection system performance and progress in implementation

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

• Advanced University degree is required in  Social Work, Law, Psychology or Sociology. A good first degree in the above fields supported by over 10 years’ experience may be considered.
• Professional work experience in child protection, preferably at senior or managerial level; experience in social protection, childcare and child policy is an asset. Experience in project/programme management and strategy development in the areas of social affairs and development in general.
• Experience in a managerial capacity/senior supervisory role within a government setting, as well as practical experience of coordinating work with several organizations.
• Background/experience in childcare and government Institutions pertaining to child protection in Rwanda is a must.
• Sound understanding and past working experience of community principles and practices.
• Experience in working with Local Government, (I)NGOs or Development Partners is required
• In-depth knowledge of childcare, protection and welfare systems in Rwanda and ability for strategic thinking
• Excellent writing skills, presentation skills, strong strategic and analytical skills, computer skills, negotiations skills, interactive and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work with Government Officials at national and district levels as well as with international and national development partners.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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:

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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