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

Job No: 553399
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Child Protection

How can you make a difference?
Under the guidance of the Chief, Child Protection, the Digital eCRVS contractor will be responsible for undertaking the following activities:

Management and Planning Support:

• The contractor will manage the business and programme relationships between technology consultants and NPC eRCVS technical implementation Committee to define high-level requirements and guide the design, and development of the MVP- CRVS system and provide full technical guidance and oversight to the eCRVS technical Implementation Committee
• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners through active networking, advocacy and effective communication - to build capacity, exchange knowledge and expertise, and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results in CRVS systems in Nigeria.

The contractor will provide technical guidance to NPC and ensure the following:

• Reset the role of the DCR to formalize their local decision-making and accountability for performance levels.
• Ensure birth registrars are equitably distributed based on a “total workload” model that considers both the expected number of births and deaths and the context in which they are working, including the population density and the ease of travel.
• Ensure registrars are equipped to be able to work efficiently and offer good customer experience within an office environment (potentially attached to the health facility) or for “active” registration at community level including transport, based on their local context.
• Create an inclusive and empowering culture of continuous improvement where feedback mechanisms and trials of new registration strategies are encouraged and rewarded.
• Support the NPC ICT Team on deployment and maintenance of the eCRVS system.

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Engagement in Communication, Partnerships and Advocacy:

• The contractor will proactively build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with governments, UN system agency partners (UNFPA, WHO, UNDP, UNHCR, IOM), donors, internationally recognized institutions, NGOs, and the private sector in order to leverage these partnerships to achieve wider acceptance of the eCRVS DPG and to gather additional inputs to ensure that it meets the needs of a wider range of relevant stakeholders.
• Identify gaps and proffer solutions, in consultation with key government partners (NPC, Health, Education, Women Affairs, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), other CRVS entities and the UN (UNFPA, WHO, UNDP, UNHCR, IOM) specifically in the formulation of different activities to be conducted by the technology consultant including but not limited to the following:
• Configuring the eCRVS system to support the proven registration models for birth and death, performance management mechanism and associated reporting.
• Designing the eCRVS user-interfaces to be user-friendly, context sensitive and so the system can run on personal mobile devices in online/offline modes.
• Architecting the eCRVS system for eGov interoperability, scalability, performance, security and cost-effectiveness.
• Creating the dedicated quality assurance environments for the eCRVS system, including at a minimum Staging, QA and Production.
• Integrating the eCRVS system with the National ID Database to enable e.g. automated NIN enrollment as part of the birth registration process / update of NIN record as part of the death registration process.
• Exploring future options to integrate with NHMIS (MoH) and eCitiBiz (MoI), when these systems are fully rolled out and mature
• Organizing workshops for relevant stakeholders and contribute to the development of standards, procedures and partnerships for eCRVS systems implementation in Nigeria.
• Contributing to the development of documents, briefs, and other strategic programme materials relevant to eCRVS solutions and CRVS DPG product for management use and information and provide inputs relating to the work on eCRVS systems implementation process in Nigeria.

Performance Management:

• Support the management of community level actions of the service delivery models identified during the eCRVS implementation process and escalate any key risks and issues for UNICEF and NPC senior management decision making actions.
• Document reports of programmes conducted, lessons learned and best practices while working in collaboration with the eCRVS technical Implementation Committee on the CRVS programme in Nigeria.
• Support facilitation of trainings, webinars, and knowledge-sharing initiatives for the configuration, interoperability, deployment and adoption of the MVP user competencies.
• Coordinate high level partnerships with key CRVS entities to ensure the successful development and adaptation of the MVP CRVS digital transformation programme and implement a robust, saleable, and cost effective eCRVS system that can be adopted by other African Countries.

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

Education:

• An Advanced University Degree (Master’s or higher) in Information Technology, Social Sciences, International Humanitarian Law, Development Studies, Community Development, Public Health, Education and/or related field is required.
• A First-level University Degree in a relevant field combined with 10 years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience at the national or international levels with implementing and/or supporting national CRVS frameworks and digital CRVS systems, including mobile and web-based applications, with demonstrated capacity to manage programmes involving many stakeholders is required.
• Experience with large scale projects including ICT, mobile and web-based technologies, particularly designing or deploying tools
• Experience in Digital Public Goods, Open Source, mobile and emerging technology
• Prior experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
• Experience with CRVS digital solutions (e.g., as a user or administrator) is an asset.

Application Closing Date
9th August, 2022.

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

Note
For every Child, you demonstrate…

• UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).
• 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:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• 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.
• The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract.
• Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

Job No: 553323
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract type: Term Appointment
Level: P-4
Categories: Child Protection

Job Description
How can you make a difference?
Support program/project development and planning:

• Support the preparation/design and conduct/update of the MRM component of the child protection program situation analysis through accurate and complete monitoring and analysis, and the timely preparation r finalization of sectoral input.
• Participate in strategic program discussion on the planning of child protection programs/projects. Provide quality inputs in the formulation of country program documents and plans of action relating to the Child Protection Program.
• Take primary responsibility for the development of the MRM work plan, and the preparation of timely and quality MRM-related reports for the Country Taskforce on MRM.
• Strengthening legislative and institutional frameworks to protect children vulnerable and exposed to violence, abuse and exploitation.
• Strengthening capacities of government and key stakeholders, including social welfare and justice services that prevent and respond to violence against children.
• Supporting the development, coordination and implementation of an inter-sectoral national social norms change strategy to end violence against children including child marriage, FGM/C and other harmful traditional practices.
• Strengthening the birth registration system to scale up the registration of children under age five years, with a focus on children under one.
• Ensuring children in humanitarian situations have timely and sustained access to quality preventive and responsive child protection services.

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Program management, monitoring, and delivery of results:

• Plan and/or collaborate with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurements 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.
• Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned and use the knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
• Actively monitor 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.
• Monitor and verify the optimum/appropriate use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative, and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity and ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
• Prepare regular/mandated program/project reports for management, donors, and partners to keep them informed of program progress.

Technical and operational support to program implementation:

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners/donors on the interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF MRM guidelines and the implementation of Action Plans signed by Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), as well as policies, strategies, processes and best practices and approaches on child protection and related issues to support program management, implementation and delivery of results.
• 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.
• Prepare and timely provide inputs to quarterly reports (GHN), country report on Children and Armed Conflict in Nigeria, and contribution to the SG Annual Report to the Office of the SRSG on Children and Armed Conflict.
• Ensure capacity building of identified partners and UNICEF MRM team to increase coverage, participants, reports cases of grave child rights violations and to strengthen the analysis of trends and response to children’s victims by remote and country mission technical supervision, support and coaching as needed.
• Ensure the link between monitoring and reporting activities and programmatic response to children’s victims of violations by liaising with protection and child protection working groups for appropriate referral of cases.
• Provide inputs to UNICEF strategic sectoral programmatic documents and proposals and reports to donors related to MRM.
• On a monthly basis, all MRM cases documented in concerned cross-border Cos and by relevant CTF agencies are compiled, reviewed (ensuring credibility, reliability and verification of all cases), finalized and uploaded on the MRM database.
• Ensure quality CPiE programming, on CAAFAG, in line with established standards, guidelines and procedures, through technical leadership to CO.

Networking and partnership building:

• 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 reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results in child protection.
• Participate in the meetings related to children in an emergency, including the MRM Working Group and the Country Taskforce on MRM, and any other relevant inter-agency working groups relevant to the MRM agenda in Nigeria.
• Ensure exchange of information, and experience, identify new strategies and courses of action to accelerate/improve MRM data collection, reporting and analysis. Conduct field visits to monitor programs and collect information 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 grave violations against children, including the involvement of children in armed conflict.
• Collaborate with other Programs to ensure linkages between MRM and other sectors.

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:

• Apply/introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable program results.
• Organize and implement capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results in child protection and related programs/projects.

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

• An Advanced University Degree in International Development, Human Rights, Psychology, Sociology, International Law and/or other Social Science field is required.
• A minimum of eight 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 and related areas, program/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset. Relevant experience in program development in MRM 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

Language:

• Fluency in English is a requirement. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Job No: 553302
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: P-3
Categories: Education

Job Description
How can you make a difference?

• The Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.

Tasks / Responsibilities
Support to programme development and planning:

• Support the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis for the education programmes with focus on the learning/quality component to ensure that current and comprehensive data on quality learning and learning outcome is available to guide UNICEF’s strategic policy, advocacy, intervention and development efforts on education programmes.
• Help supervisor set priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery.
• Participate in strategic programme discussion on the planning of education programmes. Formulate, design and prepare programme proposals for the sector, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Country Programme and coherence/integration with the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.
• Provide technical support in establishing specific goals, objectives, strategies and implementation plans for the learning/quality component of the education program using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentations for programme review and approval.
• Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies, and to determine national priorities to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and to ensure that well-planned/structured learning interventions are conducted.

Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results:

• Plan and collaborate with internal colleagues and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for learning, learning outcomes and quality education in general.
• Provide professional technical leadership in ensuring structured/systematic implementation of learning and quality education interventions, including continuous professional development of basic education teachers and learning assessments.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with the government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
• Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and weaknesses in programme management.
• Identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
• Actively monitor programmes/projects through field visits and surveys, and exchange information with 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.
• Monitor and verify the optimum and appropriate use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative, and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity, ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
• Prepare regular and mandated programme reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.

Technical and operational support to programme implementation:

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners and donors on interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices and approaches on education and related issues to support programme management, implementation and delivery of results.
• Provide operational support to ensure the effective, efficient and timely programme interventions.
• Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely and appropriate support throughout the programming process.
• Participate in education programme meetings including programme development and contingency planning to provide technical and operational information, advice and support.
• Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic programme materials for management use.

Networking and partnership building:

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders, global partners, donors, and academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results on education programmes.
• Prepare communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support fund raising for education programmes.
• Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions on education and related issues to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of programmes/projects ensuring organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNDAF process in development planning and agenda setting.

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Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:

• Apply and introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.
• Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best practices in education management. Assess, institutionalize, and share best practices and knowledge learned.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects.
• Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results on education and related programmes/projects.

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

• An advanced University Degree in one of the following fields is required: Education, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in programme planning, implementation and management in education especially in the area of learning and teacher quality at the international level, some of which preferably in emergency context.
• Experience working in emergency context is considered as an asset. Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Technical Competencies:

• Technical competencies must be demonstrated in the following areas:
• Understanding of the overall global development context, including issues such as: poverty, conflict and the impact of these factors on education and vice-versa; and inter-sectoral approaches to address such issues in collaboration with other sectors (including Social Policy, Child Protection, Nutrition, WASH, Health, and Communications within UNICEF).
• Knowledge of global developments in education and international engagement strategies, including the application of the equity lens and human rights perspectives to programming. Ability to support policy dialogue translation of analytical findings and evidence into development programme and policy discussions around equity and learning with partners, including government, development partners, CSOs and academia in relevant areas.
• Education sector planning knowledge/ability, including the range of modalities for delivering education, linkages between different sub-sectors (e.g. ECD, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Inclusive Education), cost-effectiveness and efficiency issues, key institutional structures, components and processes, as well as governance issues.
• Education and policy sector analysis capacity, including understanding of the core education data sets and indicators; tools for analysis of equity; determinants of student access and learning; budget, costing, and financial management in education systems; political economy; and education policy and strategic planning.
• Capacity in programme management in education, including programme design, costing, monitoring and evaluation and reporting.
• Ability to support engagement with partners e.g. Sector Wide Approaches, Global Partnership for Education, Education in Emergency Clusters, Education Provider Forums, Delivering as One, Inter-sectoral partnerships such as in ECD, as well as networking with other key partners.
• Understanding of gender and inequity issues in relation to education and development and the application of gender / equity analysis to policy and planning in education.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

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

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2022 (W. Central Africa Standard Time).

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

Note

• Not for Nigerian Nationals
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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