Child Protection Manager (Sub-Cluster Coordinator), (P-4), Baghdad, Iraq #102519

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, A future

On behalf of UNICEF, and in support of the Government, the main purpose of the post is to provide leadership and facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective Child protection humanitarian response through a mobilized, adequately resourced group of agencies, organizations, NGOs, local communities etc. The purpose is also to assist the state authorities in CP sub-cluster visioning, strategy formulation and the articulation of a ‘Road Map’ to provide adequate CP responses to the conflict affected populations (both IDPs and refugees).

The CP sub-cluster Coordinator is expected to provide the following:

• Support country level leadership and facilitate coordination of humanitarian CP response among actors.
• Provide strategic guidance in the planning, development and implementation of the CP sub-cluster response and its technical components, in line with the Iraq Humanitarian Response Plans, Regional Refugee Response Plan and international humanitarian standards and indicators.
• Act as an interface between the CP sub-cluster partners and duty bearers to ensure CP related needs of the affected population are properly covered.
• Ensure prioritization, evidence- based actions and gap filling to enhance and accountable, predictable and effective CP response to the affected population.

How can you make a difference? 

1. Support service delivery

• Provide a platform to ensure CP service delivery is driven by agreed strategic priorities
• Develop mechanisms to eliminate duplication of service delivery.
• Secure commitments from humanitarian partners in responding to CP needs and filling gaps, ensuring an appropriate distribution of responsibilities within the Cluster, with clearly defined focal points for specific issues where necessary.

2. Inform strategic decision-making of the HC/HCT for the humanitarian response

• Ensure effective and coherent CP assessment and analysis, involving all relevant partners and gap analysis (across other sectors and within the sector)
• Analysis to identify and address gaps, obstacles, duplication, and cross-cutting issues.
• Ensure integration of agreed priority cross-cutting issues in CP assessments, analysis, planning, monitoring and response (e.g. age, diversity, environment, gender and protection).
• Prioritization, grounded in response analysis

3. Planning and strategy development

• Developing/updating agreed CP response strategies and action plans and ensuring that these are adequately reflected in the overall country strategies, such as the HRP, HNO and 3RP, Contingency plans, and in the broader HC/HCT strategic priorities.
• Developing an exit, or transition strategy for the CP sub-cluster partners.
• Ensure that CP responses are in line with existing policy guidance, technical standards, and relevant Government legal obligations.
• Clarify funding requirements, prioritization, and cluster contributions to HC’s overall humanitarian funding considerations (Flash Appeal, ERF/CHF,CERF).

4. Advocacy

• Identify core CP advocacy concerns to contribute to HC and HCT messaging and action
• Undertaking advocacy activities on behalf of cluster participants and the affected population
• Monitoring and reporting the implementation of the cluster strategy and results; recommending corrective action where necessary
• Contingency planning/preparedness for recurrent disasters whenever feasible and relevant.
• Take up leadership/managerial role in an emergency response and early recovery, as and when the need arises.
• Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic materials for use by management, donors, UNICEF regional office and headquarters.
• Produce and publish a CP monthly dashboards and other regular reports as tools to show onward progress on the cluster response in relation to the humanitarian response strategies/ work plan/response plan.

5. Capacity building

• Ensure utilization of participatory and community based approaches in sectoral needs assessment, analysis, planning, monitoring and response.
• Ensure that humanitarian responses build on local capacities.
• Promote/support training of staff and capacity building of humanitarian partners.
• Support efforts to strengthen the capacity of the national authorities and civil society.

The post holder is accountable to:

• UNICEF’s Representative through the Chief of Field Operations, who will in turn ensure that the post holder is provided with all necessary support and guidance
• CP sub-cluster participants who will in turn ensure delivery on agreed minimum standards
• CP sub-cluster Coordination Team members, who will in turn support the post holder in line with their terms of reference
• Sub-national CPWG coordinators and focal points, who will in turn support the post holder in line with their terms of reference.
• Inter-cluster coordination bodies established by the HCT/UNOCHA
• Affected populations through agreed mechanisms.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Advanced University degree in child protection related subject areas such as social work, psychology, law, child development. *First university degree with additional two-years of relevant work experience is acceptable in lieu of an advanced university degree. Formal training in cluster coordination an advantage.
• A minimum of 8 years of professional work experience which should include direct CP in emergency experience, with the UN and/or NGO, at field based, team Leader/CPiE programme management level, and a minimum of 2 years CP Cluster experience.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of local language is an advantage

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Remarks

* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.

* Please note that Baghdad is a non-family duty station.

Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance, any clearance required, the grant of a visa, and completion of any other pre-employment criteria that UNICEF may establish. Candidates may not be further considered or offers of employment may be withdrawn if these conditions are unlikely to be met before the date for commencement of service.