Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) Consultant Gambella at ABH Partners P.L.C

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Company: ABH Partners P.L.C
Location: Ethiopia
State: Gambela Jobs
Job type: Full-Time
Job category: Consulting Jobs in Ethiopia - Social Science/Community

Job Description

Background

The Gambella operation is labelled as a “Children’s operation” due to the large presence of youngsters in the refugee camps, and the situation as observed at Pagak is of a nature to blatantly confirm it. Counting for 73 of the total population, children, and teenagers, equally divided between boys and girls, are to be seen everywhere within the premises Left unoccupied in a limited and crowed area, they are over exposed to risks of all kind. The river nearby, the passing road heading to the border crossing point and the bush around, compounded with routine corporal punishment, close contact with adult males and utter lack of privacy (female adolescent) set all together a very unsafe environment for children.

As a result, skirmishes with host community and petty crime (are frequently reported It is also presumed that some teenagers are engaged in survival sex with locals (one case reported). Lastly, 597 children at risks were identified, of which 459 separated children, 133 unaccompanied minors and 5 orphans and all children are out of school and the refugees desperately look for other means to feed their families and which endanger their live. Moreover, more than 834 UASC children are identified and registered by child protection partners who are still waiting for a relocation but not yet decided by UNHCR & ARRA.

Given the multifaced and complex protection concerns at the reception center, UNICEF child protection is requesting the scale up of available CPIE personnel to monitor, quality assure and deliver critical child protection and GBVIE responses in Pagak reception center.

Summary

Title: Child Protection in Emergencies (CPIE) Consultant

Purpose: Provide child protection in emergencies technical, operational and coordination support in complex/acute emergency settings

Duty Station: Gambella (Roaming, Pagak and Lare woreda)

Duration:1 year

Reporting to: Child Protection Specialists (NOC level) based in Gambella

Key function, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks

Under the supervision and leadership of the Child Protection Specialist (supervisor):

UNICEF Child Protection in Emergencies Response:

In line with the Core Commitments for Children for Child Protection, provide technical and programmatic support for the design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of child protection in emergency response in partnership with plan international and ensure that interventions included in the child protection priority focus areas are implemented, monitored and managed in a timely and effective manner. Specifically.

Support and coordinate implementation of the CPiE Response action plan at the reception center to strengthen prevention, coordination and addressing the needs of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) based on agreed best interest determination standards in line with the child protection minimum standard.
Support the establishment of community-based safe environments for women and children, including child-friendly spaces, learning spaces, and other safe spaces, with attention to girls, adolescents, and their caregivers, and support the provision of psychological first aid and psychosocial support services.
Strengthen the capacity of IPs to complete registration and documentation of the caseload of all unaccompanied, separated, and missing children in the IDP sites and host communities
Ensure an appropriate and confidential filing system is maintained by social workers and case managers for all identified and registered cases of child protection in Pagak reception center and host community.
Assist social workers, supervisor, case workers to facilitate family tracing, verification, and reunification efforts for unaccompanied and separated children in coordination with ICRC/Ethiopian Red Cross (ERCS) and community structures, where appropriate.
Assess alterative care options and ensure all the necessary safeguards are in place and ensure partners abide by the relevant standards and principles.
Support social workers humanitarian agency staffs to timely and accurately enter all case management/FTR forms into the central case management database for reception center.
Assist social workers and case workers during the identification and registration of UASC children and compile the required information/data and share with the CPIMS+ team.
Identify stakeholders, services, and partners with the capacity to address violence, exploitation, or abuse, including GBV; and build capacity of partners to provide multi-sectoral response services (e.g., health, psychosocial support, security, and legal/justice) to victims and survivors.
Provide an ongoing capacity assistance and monitor the implementation of the Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for UASC in coordination with humanitarian agencies and other implementing partners of UNICEF.

Strengthen CP/GBV referral pathway at the reception center.

Child Protection in Emergencies situation and response monitoring and reporting including regular Sit Reps and 5W reporting: On monthly basis (and ad hoc requests as needed) collect, analyze information and report against the Ethiopia Country Office (ECO HAC Results framework and CP/GBV monitoring framework). Reports will be shared with the ECO through the Child Protection Specialist and Emergency Officer/ Specialist for quality assurance.
Reports: Ensure key reporting requirements are met including inputs for weekly/bi-weekly and monthly sitreps, donor reports and systematic coordination of appropriate responses on child protection in emergency operational response plan, with other relevant sectors, especially health, education, and WASH.
Capacity Building: Based on needs assessment, support and facilitate capacity building of humanitarian actors and front-line workers on child protection, GBV and PSEA areas and report on results of capacity building effort

CP GBV sub Cluster

Work with the Protection Cluster led by UNHCR and child protection actors to coordinate inter- agency needs assessment to map out priority child protection issues, gaps and identify key resources and assets. Ensure that Child protection concerns are well addressed.
Support the capacity development of the CP and GBV members at regional and reception center and ensure that clear and effective communication occurs between humanitarian agencies and strengthen a more standardized child protection response in pagak reception center and the host community.
Technically support and organize assessment against identified child protection needs and response priorities with humanitarian agencies.
Promote the implementation of the Minimum Standards of Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and GBV Humanitarian Standards.
Collaborate with the Protection Cluster lead (UNHCR), ARRA and OCHA to ensure that key child protection concerns are well reflected in all documents and humanitarian initiatives.
Monitor performance of the inter-agency CP/GBV response against agreed indicators and monitor the core cluster functions.

Job Requirements

Expected background and Experience

University degree at an advanced level in the field of Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Social Anthropology, Community Development and related.
Extensive work experience relevant to child protection in both development and emergencies may be considered as a replacement for formal qualifications for an advanced level.
At least 4 years progressively responsible humanitarian and development work experience in child protection and gender-based violence including in emergencies with UN Agencies and/or INGOs.
Previous UNICEF/ABH/NGO experience in child protection programme coordination, IDP/Returnee Situation is an asset
Familiarity and experience working with government counterparts
Strong knowledge and experience in establishing coordination architecture especially at zone and woreda levels.
Fluency in written and verbal English and Amharic required.

Method of Application

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Closing Date : 26 August. 2021