Child Protection AoR Coordinator

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Under the overall direction and guidance of the CP AoR National Coordinator and the Chief Child Protection, the Child Protection Specialist AoR Coordinator will provide leadership and representation of the AoR/ Sector/ Working Group in the Gaza strip. They will facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective response by participants in the AoR/ Sector/ Working Group that is accountable to those who are affected by the emergency. In their effort to provide an efficient and effective response to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza strip, the Child Protection AoR sub-national coordinator is responsible for building relationships with stakeholders, for securing the overall coordination of sectoral responses and for ensuring inter-sectoral collaboration at the national level and for ensuring adequate coordination with the national level
The Child Protection AoR sub- national coordinator will also be responsible for supporting UNICEF as a cluster lead agency to perform and strengthen its role as the last resort provider for the Child Protection sector to ensure an adequate and appropriate response.
Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

The post holder is responsible for providing predictable, timely and strategic leadership and representation for the Child Protection AoR/ Sector/ Working Group in the Gaza Strip to ensure a timely and effective AoR/ Sector/ Working Group response. The post holder is responsible for leading a range of stakeholders, beyond their immediate direct reports, to work collectively towards the realization of a shared goal based on evidence.

The post holder’s main tasks and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
Coordination, representation and leadership:

Establish/strengthen and maintain a coordination mechanism that facilitates the effective achievement of the cluster functions (as outlined by the IASC Reference Module) and the requirements of the HPC (HNO, HRP and CCPM) and which builds on pre-existing coordination structures where appropriate and furthers the development of current or future national and subnational capacities,
Coordinate with UNICEF Child Protection Programme section and the CP AoR at the national level, ensuring alignment of work and priorities, effective communication, reporting and engagement, and overall coherence in light of UNICEF’s role as AOR Lead Agency
Coordinate with the Protection Cluster and other AoRs (GBV, MA, Legal taskforce) at the sub-national level to ensure mainstreaming of key child protection issues and collaboration on cross-cutting protection concerns, as well as alignment of work and priorities, effective communication, reporting and engagement,
Supervise the AoR/ Sector/ Working Group coordination team in the Gaza strip,
Ensure appropriate coordination and build partnerships with all relevant sector stakeholders including local authorities, local, national, and international organizations, other AoRs/ Clusters/Sectors/ Working Groups, inter-cluster-coordination fora, and affected populations as appropriate,
Build complementarity of partner actions within AoR/ Sector/ Working Group, pro-actively negotiating with partners to avoid and resolve duplication and gaps,

Needs assessment and analysis:

Lead the planning and implementation of child protection needs assessment and analysis, including representing the AoR/ Sector/ Working Group in multi-sectoral needs assessments and joint analysis of need, at subnational level.
Analyse needs assessment data and work collaboratively with the AoR/ Sector/ Working Group partners to create analytical products, including an evidence based HNO.

Strategic response planning:

Lead and coordinate strategic planning, response prioritization, and the development of the sectoral response plan that is based on the HNO and aligned with national priorities, policies and plans, and updated regularly according to emerging needs.
Ensure all programme delivery modalities (in-kind, cash, voucher, and services) are given equal consideration in the strategic response planning and establish and implement systematic measures for supporting their consideration and use,
Provide relevant technical expertise and advice to AoR/ Sector/ Working Group partners to ensure activities are aligned with sub-national and national priorities and communities’ needs,
Ensure that sub-national AoR/ Sector/ Working Group response planning is updated regularly according to evolving needs and that it establishes indicators by which performance of the sub-national AoR/ Sector/ Working Group can be measured,
Engage with OCHA and other AoRs/ Clusters/ Sectors/ Working Groups to contribute to the development of the HRP, advocating for a response that reflects and addresses the concerns of the AoR/ Sector/ Working Group.

Resource mobilization and advocacy:

Support and coordinate the mobilization of adequate resources to ensure effective functioning of the AoR/ Sector/ Working Group at the dub-national level and its response as well as the HDP nexus and system strengthening components, and subsequent handing over and establishment of medium to long term capacities when the cluster approach is deactivated,
Monitor, analyse and communicate information about AoR/ Sector/ Working Group’s financial situation and resource mobilization and identify appropriate actions to address gaps or constraints,
Advocate for improved sectoral outcomes, network with advocacy allies and influence stakeholders’ decision-making.

Implementation and monitoring:

Monitor, evaluate and report on the coverage, equity, quality and progress of the response against the sub-national AoR/ Sector/ Working Group strategy, priorities and agreed results, including system strengthening and HDP nexus.
Plan and support gap and coverage analysis to identify spatial and temporal gaps, overlaps and coverage of the AoR/ Sector/ Working Group humanitarian response,
Monitor the sub-national AoR/ Sector/ Working Group’s adherence to IASC cluster approach principles, relevant humanitarian and sectoral agreements, standards, initiatives and guidelines and encourage partners to make improvements.

Accountability to affected populations:

Be accountable to the affected population by promoting inclusive and consultative feedback mechanisms and encouraging the involvement of affected population in the response,
Ensure the inclusion of cross cutting issues (age, disability, gender, gender-based violence (GBV) mitigation and response and HIV & AIDS) in the sub-national AoR/ Sector/ Working Group activities throughout the HPC,
Encourage partners to demonstrate a positive and systematic approach to inclusion and diversity,
Adhere to child safeguarding and PSEA policies including procedures for challenging and reporting incidents and ensure other members of the coordination team comply.

Strengthen national and local capacity:

Encourage participation of local and sub-national national actors in AoR/ Sector/ Working Group activities and strategic decision-making, removing barriers to access,
Lead the development of a capacity assessment and capacity strengthening strategy for sub-national AoR/ Sector/ Working Group members and oversee implementation and harmonization of initiatives,
Be responsible for Supporting UNICEF as a cluster lead agency to perform and strengthen its role as the last resort provider for the cluster to ensure an adequate and appropriate response in the Gaza strip.
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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:

An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.

Experience:

A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in child protection planning and management is required. Relevant experience in programme management in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
Experience of working in the humanitarian coordination system and protection or child protection coordination is required.
Experience in effective management of human resources/teams in high stress/risk environments is an advantage.
Experience in humanitarian contexts is required with experience in development contexts an added advantage.
Experience in the region as well as in CPAOR coordination is an asset.

Language requirements:

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language, preferably Arabic, is considered an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/568791

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