Re-advertisement: Chief Child Protection P4, FT, Bamako-Mali # 14323 (Not for Malian Nationals)

Not for candidates who had beforehand utilized

UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each baby, all over the place, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For each baby, Hope

In Mali, kids face a range and a number of types of abuse, violence and exploitation, together with those that are on the transfer and affected by the disaster. The humanitarian disaster that Mali has skilled since 2012 additional impacted the lives of youngsters and their households. Households and kids, together with unaccompanied kids, proceed to maneuver for security causes, or for (momentary) work alternatives or for transit functions. In consequence, kids face household separation, exploitation, baby labor, recruitment into armed teams, trafficking, smuggling, sexual violence, and an absence of fundamental providers, whereas present baby safety considerations have additional exacerbated. Kids are uncovered to those a number of vulnerabilities and dangers in a particularly weak protecting surroundings the place fundamental social welfare providers are weak and conventional community-based baby safety mechanisms have been disrupted.

The Chief Youngster Safety, P4 in Mali requires each stable baby safety humanitarian and growth expertise at technical and management stage. The place requires expertise in navigating the complexities of an UN built-in mission and the flexibility to deliver kids in armed battle (CAAC) agenda ahead in line with UNICEF mandate and the UN Safety Council 1612 Decision. The place requires robust technical information on Worldwide and Humanitarian Human Rights legal guidelines, on rising proof, analysis, and good practices in keeping with UNICEF new Strategic Plan round baby safety and GBV case administration, Psychological Well being and Psychosocial Assist, gender and social norms round baby marriage and Feminine Genital Mutilation. The place requires robust management in harnessing knowledge and evaluation to information the programme and the workforce

How are you going to make a distinction?

The Chief, Youngster Safety studies to the Deputy Consultant for common steering and course. The Chief is accountable for managing and supervising all phases of kid safety programmes/initiatives from strategic planning and formulation to supply of concrete and sustainable contributions to nationwide and worldwide efforts to create a protecting surroundings for youngsters in opposition to all hurt and to guard their rights to survival, growth and well-being, as established underneath the Conference on the Rights of the Youngster, worldwide treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental our bodies.

The Chief Youngster Safety is accountable for establishing the plans of motion and overseeing work progress to make sure the achievement of concrete and sustainable programme/challenge outcomes in line with plans, allocation, outcomes based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, requirements of efficiency and accountability framework.

Abstract of key capabilities/accountabilities:

1. Managerial management
2. Programme growth and planning
3. Programme administration, monitoring and high quality management of outcomes
4. Advisory providers and technical assist
5. Advocacy, networking and partnership constructing
6. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

Managerial management

• Set up the part’s annual work plan with the kid safety workforce; set priorities/targets and efficiency measurements. Monitor work progress and guarantee outcomes are achieved in line with schedule and efficiency requirements.
• Set up clear particular person efficiency goals, targets and timelines; and supply well timed steering to allow the workforce to carry out their duties responsibly and effectively. Plan and guarantee well timed efficiency administration and evaluation of the workforce.
• Supervise workforce members by offering them with clear goals and targets, course and steering to allow them to carry out their duties responsibly, successfully and effectively.

Programme growth and planning

• Present technical recommendation and operational assist to the preparation, design and updating of the state of affairs evaluation to make sure that present and complete evidence-based knowledge on baby safety points is offered to information UNICEF’s strategic coverage advocacy, intervention and growth efforts on baby rights and safety, and to set programme priorities, methods, design and implementation plans.
• Hold abreast of nationwide, regional and worldwide growth priorities on baby safety and rights to leverage UNICEF’s place and competencies with donors, nationwide governments, communities and constituents to advocate and promote baby safety interventions, insurance policies and social change to attain targets on baby’s rights, safety, survival and wellbeing, as productive members of society.
• Supervise the event of kid safety programmes/initiatives (as a full element of the CO and/or UNDAF programmes). Set up plans of motion, programme targets and outcomes, utilizing results-based planning methodology and terminology (RBM).

Programme administration, monitoring and high quality management of outcomes

• Plan and collaborate on monitoring and analysis initiatives to ascertain benchmarks, efficiency indicators and different UNICEF/UN system indicators, to evaluate and strengthen efficiency accountability, coherence and supply of concrete and sustainable ends in baby safety programmes.
• Take part in main monitoring and analysis workouts, programme critiques and annual critiques with authorities and different counterparts to evaluate progress and to have interaction stakeholders to take required motion and interventions to attain outcomes.
• Put together and assess monitoring and analysis studies to establish gaps, strengths, and/or weaknesses in programme administration. Determine classes discovered and use information gained for growth planning and well timed intervention to attain targets.
• Monitor programmes/initiatives to evaluate progress, establish bottlenecks and potential issues. Take well timed selections to resolve points and/or consult with related officers for well timed decision.

Advisory providers and technical assist

• Present technical recommendation to key authorities officers, NGO, UN system and different nation workplace companions on methods and greatest practices to affect approaches/insurance policies, assist social/financial/political/authorized growth planning & implementation, and to assist supply of outcomes on baby safety, human rights and different associated points.
• Coordinate and make sure the availability of technical specialists (with Regional Workplace/HQ) to make sure well timed assist all through all phases of programming/challenge processes.
• Take part in strategic discussions to affect coverage and agenda setting for combating poverty and all types of discrimination in opposition to girls/kids by advising on and advocating methods and approaches to advertise and catalyze social modifications for a protecting surroundings for youngsters.
• Lead in nation discussions on baby safety emergency preparedness, programming and contingency planning to make sure proactive and acceptable responses are in place to satisfy onset of emergencies nationally, or in different designated places.

Advocacy, networking and partnership constructing

• Construct and strengthen strategic partnerships by means of networking and advocacy with native/nationwide governments, UN system company companions, donors, internationally acknowledged establishments, NGOs, funding organizations, analysis institutes and personal sector to strengthen cooperation and/or pursue alternatives to advertise targets and obtain sustainable and broad outcomes on baby safety.
• Put together communication methods and implementation plans and actions for optimum communication influence and outreach to advertise consciousness, set up partnerships/alliances for sustainable outcomes and assist fund elevating for UNICEF and Nation Workplace baby safety programmes and emergency interventions.
• Take part and/or signify UNICEF in inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on baby safety and associated points to make sure organizational place, pursuits and priorities are absolutely thought-about and built-in within the UNDAF course of in growth planning and agenda setting. Collaborate with inter-agency companions/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of programmes/initiatives together with emergency preparedness.

Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

• Promote crucial considering, progressive approaches and good practices for sustainable baby safety programme/challenge initiatives by means of advocacy and technical advisory providers.
• Hold abreast, analysis, benchmark, introduce, and implement greatest and leading edge practices on baby safety administration and knowledge techniques. Institutionalize and disseminate greatest practices and information discovered.
• Contribute to the event of insurance policies and procedures and introduce innovation and greatest practices to make sure optimum effectivity and efficacy of sustainable programmes and initiatives.
• Set up, plan and implement capability constructing initiatives to boost the competencies of purchasers and stakeholders to advertise sustainable outcomes on baby safety and associated programmes/initiatives.

Youngster Safeguarding

Youngster safeguarding entails proactive measures to restrict direct and oblique collateral dangers of hurt to kids, arising from UNICEF’s work, UNICEF personnel or UNICEF associates. The dangers might embody these related to: bodily violence (together with corporal punishment); sexual violence, exploitation or abuse; emotional and verbal abuse; financial exploitation; failure to offer for bodily or psychological security; neglect of bodily, emotional or psychological wants; dangerous cultural practices; and privateness violations.

 

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you’ll have…

• A sophisticated college diploma (grasp’s or increased) in one of many following fields is required: worldwide growth, human rights, psychology, sociology, worldwide regulation, or one other related social science
• A minimal of 8 years of related skilled expertise in skilled expertise in social growth planning and administration in baby safety associated areas, on the worldwide stage, is required.
• Expertise working in a creating nation is taken into account as an asset.
• Related expertise in programme growth in baby safety associated areas in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
• Expertise in each growth and humanitarian contexts is an added benefit.
• Growing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset.
• Fluency in French & English is required (oral and in writing). Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

For each Youngster, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin the whole lot we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…

1. Builds and maintains partnerships (II)
2. Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (II)
3. Drive to attain outcomes for influence (II)
4. Innovates and embraces change (II)
5. Manages ambiguity and complexity (II)
6. Thinks and acts strategically (II)
7. Works collaboratively with others (II)
8. Nurtures, leads and manages folks (I)

Useful Competencies:

• Analyzing (3)
• Deciding and initiating motion (2)
• Making use of Technical Experience (3)

Through the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should mirror the variety of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further data to conduct a background test.

Remarks:

This place has been assessed as an elevated threat position for Youngster Safeguarding functions as it’s:a task with direct contact with kids, works instantly with kids, is a safeguarding response position. Further vetting and evaluation for elevated threat roles in baby safeguarding (probably together with further legal background checks) applies.

Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service. 

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station, which shall be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities staff which can be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an affordable interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.

Eligible UNICEF Worldwide Skilled (IP) Workers Members on fixed-term, persevering with or everlasting contracts making use of to a Non permanent Appointment, which is devoted to L3 (or L2) Response, could possibly retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements. The circumstances of the momentary task will fluctuate relying on the standing of their put up and their present tour of responsibility, and relocation entitlements could also be restricted as per the related insurance policies.

**The candidate should be obtainable inside 31 days of accepting the job supply

** Bamako is a Class D. Non-Household responsibility station. The Relaxation and Recuperation Cycle is 8 weeks.