🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – 3 Positions

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Child Protection Specialist (CAAC Reintegration)
2.) Information Management Officer (Child Protection)
3.) Chief of Human Resources

Job Title: Child Protection Specialist (CAAC Reintegration)

Job No: 562838
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Level: P-3
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Categories: Child Protection

For every child, a champion

• The armed conflict in north-east Nigeria has gradually intensified over the last 13 years with attacks and insecurity forcibly displacing millions of people and causing a crisis of protection.
• The child protection program in Northeast Nigeria has tremendously scaled up since June 2021 due to the huge number of people (adults and children) that have exited armed groups and handed themselves over to state authorities.
• According to the Nigerian Armed Forces, over 82,237 JAS and ISWAP fighters and their families have surrendered from July 2021 until November 2022, out of which 16,577 were active male fighters, 24,499 women, and 41,161 children
• The effective reintegration of children is hindered by the impact of armed conflict on societies, such as the absence of livelihood opportunities, weak economies and markets, and a breakdown of social infrastructure, including schools and health facilities.
• The recent wave of children, youth, and women exiting from armed groups lacks the support needed to reintegrate due to the highly fragile and unstable security and political environment, weakened state institutions, law and order, impunity, and insufficient resources.
• UNICEF works to support the efforts of the Borno State Government to provide specialized services to children and women exiting armed groups and those released from detention.
• There is an urgent need to support the focus on reintegrating individuals affiliated with armed groups back into communities.

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How can you make a difference?
Major tasks and responsibilities to be accomplished:

Provide technical oversight and support to the implementation of a community-based social and economic reintegration programme through systems strengthening approach:

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners/donors on the development of a theory of change and strategic operational framework that will guide the actions of government entities, UNICEF partners and other relevant entities, in providing interim care services as well as social and economic reintegration assistance to children and women exiting armed groups.
• Technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by guiding  a variety of technical, programme, operational, and administrative transactions, preparing related materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating of results.
• Support CPIE Manager to draft donor proposals and concepts to raise funds for child Protection Section.
• Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely/appropriate support throughout the programming/projects process.
• Participate in child protection program meetings including program development and contingency planning discussions on emergency preparedness in the country or other locations designated to provide technical and operational information, advice and support.
• Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic program materials for management use, information and/or consideration.
• Capacity building of the reintegration Technical Working Group and UNICEF partners and other reintegration partners to increase coverage of reintegration services to children and women formerly associated with armed groups.
• Provide inputs to UNICEF strategic sectoral programmatic documents and proposals and reports to donors related to Reintegration.
• Ensure quality CPiE programming, on children formerly associated with armed groups (CAAG), in line with established standards, guidelines and procedures, through technical leadership to country office.

Strengthen coordination and Networking:

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy, and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results in child protection.
• Participate in the meetings related to children in emergency, including the Reintegration Technical working Group (RTWG), and any other relevant inter-agency working groups relevant to reintegration of children and women agenda in Nigeria.
• Ensure exchange of information, experience, identify new strategies and courses of action to accelerate/improve reintegration data collection, reporting and analysis. Conduct field visits to monitor programs and collect in formation as appropriate. Conduct periodic program reviews with Government counterparts and other partners.
• Collaborate in the preparation of communication and information materials to support efforts to prevent recruitment of children in armed conflict.
• Collaborate with other Programs to ensure linkages between Reintegration and other sectors.

Provide oversight of transitional justice mechanisms, peace building and reconciliation:

• Support development of context specific policy tools, guidance and strategic frameworks and approaches on transitional justice for children
• Support Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to establish Child Protection Unit to support children in contact with the Law (diversion programme) for children.
• Provide community-level reconciliation, peacebuilding and social cohesion through transformative dialogue and community engagement activities.
• Conduct community-based outreach activities on transitional justice (meetings, engagement and dialogue with traditional and community leaders, support community action on transitional justice)

Provide oversight over interim care arrangements, including IDFTR and alternative care:

• Provide interim care services to children and women in transit and interim care centers including PSS, Health, education, case management, family tracing and reunification and and GBV prevention and response services    to children and women released from military custody and exiting armed groups.
• Build capacities of CP partners and Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development social workers to provide response and prevention service.

Strengthening of the MEAL framework for programme monitoring and accountability:

• Collaborate with MEAL team of UNICEF and the CP teams to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurement to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence, and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in child protection programs.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
• Monitor reintegration programs/projects through field visits, surveys and/or exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
• Prepare regular/mandated reintegration program/project reports for management, donors, and partners to keep them informed of program progress.
• In collaboration with the Information Management Officer, produce quarterly info graphs capturing numbers (disaggregated by sex) of children and women benefiting from reintegration support.

Provide oversight of the handover protocol and other instruments for the release of children formerly associated with armed groups and those in detention:

• Ensure overall planning and management of the child release and reintegration programme, including prevention of child recruitment and implementation of Action Plans with armed groups;
• Support the handover of children and women associated with non-state armed groups to state entities and to ensure their safe, supported safe return and reintegration and recovery from their experiences.

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

• An Advanced University Degree in International Development, Human Rights, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, International Law, and other Social Science fields is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection and/or other related areas at the international level some of which preferably were served in a developing country is required.
• Relevant experience in child protection, child reintegration, and related areas, program/project development, and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset. Relevant experience in program development in Reintegration in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
• Experience working in the UN system agency or UN organization is an asset.
• Proven ability to work independently under difficult conditions.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Desirable:

• Relevant experience in child protection, child reintegration, and related areas, program/project development, and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset. Relevant experience in program development in child reintegration in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Experience in working with community structures and/or religious groups and leaders on child protection including association of children with armed groups.
• Experience in protracted conflict environments such as that of the North- East Nigeria is a strong advantage. Knowledge of socio-economic, cultural, and community development issues in the North-East Nigeria and Lake Chad Basin region is an asset.

Remuneration

• We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
• UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

Application Closing Date
22nd June, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.
• The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
• 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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.
• All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
• 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:

• This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is:a role with direct contact with children, works directly with children, is a safeguarding response role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.
• UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable women are encouraged to apply.
• Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
• UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Job Title: Information Management Officer (Child Protection)

Job No: 562833
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Level: NO-2
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Categories: Child Protection

For every child, a champion

• To ensure a well-run response not only requires strong coordination capacity but relies on strong and reliable information management capacity and this is a formal accountability of the sector lead agency.
• Strong information management carried out in support of coordination processes will support relevant actors to work with the same or complementary information and baseline data when making decisions.
• Properly collected and managed data during emergencies can furthermore support in early recovery, and disaster preparedness activities.
• Information Management (IM) is therefore a time critical intervention to support timely evidence-based decision making in the sector.
• The Information Management Officer (IMO) is a core sector coordination team member.
• The purpose of the post is to manage the collection, analysis and sharing of information that is important for the sector partners to make informed (evidence based) strategic decisions.

How can you make a difference?

• Under the overall supervision and general guidance of the Child Protection Manager and the Child Protection Manager, Sector Coordination, the incumbent will be responsible for the below-mentioned tasks and outputs:

Responsibilities
Information for the CP AoR in the coordination structure:

• Map the existing IM tools and adapt or develop new ones where needed to deliver key and quality humanitarian information products for the CP AoR to inform relevant stakeholders (CP coverage, presence of actors, CP achievements).
• Undertake mapping including 5W’s (Who, what, Where, When and for Whom), Needs and Gaps analysis, Services and Infrastructure, as required and produce monthly partners presence maps and dash boards
• Lead the data collection and reporting from CP humanitarian actors in the response monitoring tool and generate comprehensive documents in a way that is easily understood by various decision makers (maps, dashboards, infographics and resource analyses).
• Lead gap analyses for the Child Protection AoR based upon agreed data sources, including through verification and support for information disaggregated by age and sex, vulnerable groups and severity scale locations
• Support inter-cluster efforts in generating Cross Sectoral Assessment Needs, Service Mapping, Rapid Assessments, Sitreps and Situation Analysis.
• Provide relevant and up to-date inputs to inform sectoral plans and strategies (HNO/HRP), as well as OCHA and as well sector quarterly bulletins
• Build the capacity of CP AOR members through training and coaching on IM processes including data collection, storage and analysis to inform decision-making, advocacy, dissemination, etc.
• Assist in formulating and providing regular inputs to OCHA sitreps.
• Maintain regular contact with OCHA and the protection cluster towards harmonization of tools and sharing of information in relevant platforms (Relief web, HDX, Global CP AoR website).
• Coordinate all sector meetings and mailing related tasks for external communication with partners.
• Lead in support  to sector partners on all information management tasks /training and role out of information management protocols in humanitarian settings.

Information management for Child Protection Section:

• Plan and deliver training on CPIMS+ to case workers, managers and system administrators and ensure country offices, governments and partners have appropriate expertise in place for operation and maintenance of CPIMS+
• Conduct spot checks to ensure quality and detailed data is provided and entered into the database, and oversee the day-to-day management of the inter-agency child protection information management system (CPIMS+)
• Map and update all current and potential UNICEF partners – government, national/local and international humanitarian organizations as well as national institutions, the private sector through  provision of regular inputs/updates sector priority response matrix and other UNICEF Child Protection tools;
• Support monitoring and analysis of both geographic and programmatic coverage of UNICEF and provide comprehensive analysis of section’s performance to address performance gaps in UNICEF KPIs (quantity, quality, coverage, continuity, and cost).
• Provide relevant and up to-date inputs to inform UNICEF situation reports and the HAC.
• Provide IM support in preparation, analysis and documentation of sectoral needs assessments, and prepositioned supplies for UNICEF by IP to facilitate planning and analysis, as well as preparedness and contingency plans.
• Promote and provide training and capacity building activities for UNICEF and the sector’s partners for reporting, use of the information management outputs, and tools etc.
• Provide information management to UNICEF partners in setting up and maintaining complaint and feedback mechanisms based on the guidance provided by the Child protection manager.

Key End Results
To support service delivery/outputs by:

• Ensuring a well-run sector response with strong and reliable information management capacity as a formal accountability of the Sector Lead Agency.
• Establish information management systems to support effective planning, implementation, and coordination of sector partners and UNICEF to use the same/reliable complimentary information and baseline data when making key strategic decisions for the sector.
• Manage the collection, regular updates, analysis and sharing of information that is important for the Sector partners and UNICEF to make informed (evidence based) strategic decisions and eliminate duplication of service delivery.

To inform the HC/HCT’s strategic decision-making by:

• Preparing needs assessment and analysis of gaps (across and within sector, using information management tools as needed and formulate priorities on the basis of analysis.

To plan and develop strategies by:

• Developing sectoral plans, objectives and indicators that directly support realization of the sector response strategic priorities.
• Apply and adhere to common standards and guidelines of UNICEF and the child protection sector.
• Clarify funding requirements and help to set priorities/agreements of Sector contributions to the HC’s overall humanitarian funding proposals.

To monitor and evaluate performance by:

• Monitoring and reporting on activities and needs in the child protector sector and UNICEF as required.
• Measure performance against the Sector strategy and agreed results.
• Recommend corrective action where necessary.

To build NE in preparedness and contingency planning:
Advocacy by:

• Identifying concerns that contribute to HC and HCT messaging and actions.
• Undertake advocacy on behalf of the Sector, Sector members, and affected people.

Accountability to affected populations by:

• Information management system for Child Protection Sector and UNICEF is established and/or supported.

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

• A First-level University Degree (Bachelor's) in Information Systems / Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Management, Computer Science or a related field is required.
• Formal training in sector information management is an advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of two (2) years of similar work experience in Information Management preferably with NNGOs/INGOs and/or the UN is required.
• Experience in major emergency response relevant to the sector is highly desirable.

Language:

• Excellent written and spoken English is required. Working knowledge of the local languages (Hausa and Kanuri) is highly desirable.

Remuneration

• We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
• UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

Application Closing Date
22nd June, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.
• The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
• 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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.
• All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
• 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:

• UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable women are encouraged to apply.
• Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
• UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).
• Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF.
• UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Job Title: Chief of Human Resources

Job no: 562557
Location: Abuja
Level: P-5
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Categories: Human Resources, Operations, Administration

How can you make a difference?

• In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children’s rights. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally. In partnership with government, civil society, children and families.

Job Brief

• Directly reporting to the Representative and member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), the Chief of Human Resources is accountable for leading and managing a team of HR professionals that implement HR services that enhance the capacity of their clients to deliver on their business goals and objectives.
• In doing so, the incumbent demonstrates the ability to create an environment where his/her staff anticipates HR-related needs and develops subsequent plans and solutions that align HR management with business objectives.
• In addition, this position serves as a key strategic advisor to the leadership of their office in helping spearhead UNICEFs global HR transformation.
• Promote management excellence in the office by ensuring accountability in all areas of HR and by demonstrating a high level of skills in the management of staff resources, including staff selection based on merit and the needs of the organization, staff aspiration and counseling, systematic and equitable performance management, and staff development and learning activities.
• Serve as a role model for transformation and capacity for acceptance of change.
• Use a solid knowledge of information technology to analyze and promote acceptance of new methods of work and effective communication skills to persuade and influence managers, supervisors, and staff to adopt change.
• Internally, provide expert advice to senior management on a range of HRM questions and have the authority to negotiate solutions to sensitive or complex HR problems with client managers and staff representatives.
• Create a culture within their team where HR professionals work with clients to help fulfill their goals through advising on how to attract, retain and motivate staff of the highest caliber.
• In collaboration with business owners, lead the design and delivery of learning solutions for staff to enhance their knowledge and build skills in new areas.
• Map competencies for all staff in assigned client portfolio, developing a comprehensive framework in support of the development of the talent pipeline.

Country Typology:

• The position is based in ABUJA, a family duty station with international schools available and particularly well suited for families with young children.

Country Income Level: Nigeria is a middle-income country.

• Duty Station: Abuja is a C duty station, family, and non-emergency duty station.
• Office Size: 415 staff members, 9 field offices.
• Overall annual budget: Approximately USD 250 million
• Schooling: There are several international schools in Abuja (primary and secondary) including American, British, and French schools of good standard.

Requirements
To qualify as an advocate for every child, you will have:

• An Advanced University Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Management, International Relations, Psychology, or another related field is required.
• Ten years of increasingly responsible professional experience in human resource management in an international organization and/or large corporation is required.
• Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Skills:

• The ability to empower others to translate vision into results
• Capacity to anticipate and resolve conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions and demonstrate the courage to take unpopular stands.
• The ability to allocate appropriate time and resources for successful achievement of goals, foresee risks, and allow for contingencies when planning.
• Ability to develop clear goals consistent with agreed strategies, identify priority activities and assignments, and adjust priorities as required.
• Experience and ability to design and implement targeted and innovative human resources strategies to address clients’ people-related needs.
• Ability to deliver innovative HR programs within a fast-paced, evolving, and wide organizational setting.
• Demonstrated ability and experience advising and influencing executives, providing insights that lead to key decision-making within the business.
• Demonstrate strong business acumen, general management experience, and capabilities that effectively assess the internal business environment and deliver transformative change where necessary.
• Authoritative technical knowledge of the principles and concepts of human resources management.
• Capacity to adapt policies, approaches, and models to meet emerging needs.
• Ability to identify and analyze systemic issues, formulate opinions and make conclusions and recommendations to resolve the same.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in a diverse organization, tailoring language, tone, style, and format to match audience; ability to present sometimes negative results in a considered and tactful manner to promote acceptance.
• Ability to empathize with client managers, supervisors, and staff while advocating for consistent and equitable applications of promulgated HR regulations and rules.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are:

• Nurtures, Leads, and Manages People (3)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (3)
• Works Collaboratively with others (3)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (3)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (3)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (3)
• Drives to achieve Impactful results (3)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (3).

(Functional) Competencies:

• Deciding and Initiating Action (2)
• Following Instructions and Procedures (3)
• Entrepreneurial Thinking (3)
• Analyzing (3)

Application Closing Date
14th June, 2023. (West Central Africa Standard Time)

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
• Priority will be given to all the eligible candidates participating in the 2022 Mobility Exercise and Staff on Abolished post
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Candidates who have applied before should not apply again.