1. Provide technical support to strengthen family and domestic abuse service multi stakeholder provision to meet the needs of women and children.

• Contribute to the development, adaptation, review and rollout of training materials, guidelines, standard operating procedures, and other documents pertaining to GBV and CPiE in the local context.
• Support the provision of capacity-building for GBV/CP frontline workers and healthcare staff on GBV-related activities including case management, family conferencing approach, GBV minimum standards.
• Support the establishment and training of a parasocial work system for social welfare and health ministries in Pohnpei.
• Contribute to knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) assessment on social norms and beliefs towards women and girls in affected communities.
• Support partners and faith-based organisations to design and implement appropriate community-based interventions- including awareness sessions and trainings to address the harmful social norms that perpetuate GBV;
• Participate in and contribute to community engagement and mobilization activities against GBV.
• Work with existing coordination mechanisms to strengthen referrals between health, GBV and Child Protection providers in Pohnpei.
• Provide supervision for the case workers and identify a national social worker for shadowing and transferring supervision knowledge.

2. Support innovation and knowledge management through systematic collection of country programme experience, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

• Promote the inclusion of GBV, CPiE and PSEA into resource mobilization efforts, reports, proposals, ToRs, humanitarian appeal processes, advocacy materials and other relevant documents, as required.
• Provide technical support and guidance on the development and/or implementation of relevant UNICEF programming strategy documents, policy documents and advocacy to address need of women and children within the UNICEF Micronesia office.
• Prepare required programme materials and reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.
• Coordinate technical support and interagency processes to establish minimum information management systems to track cases and enable case management.

3. Strengthen coordination, networking and partnership building on GBV and CP internally and at the inter-agency level.

• Facilitate GBV/CP technical program discussions and coordination meetings, planning with stakeholders, partners, Government counterparts and UN entities in Pohnpei.
• Represent UNICEF in coordination forums at Pacific, national and state level, including Protection & CP/ GBV sub-cluster, UN PSEA Network, and other relevant interagency meetings.
• Coordinate closely with the UNICEF Pacific PSEA & GBV Specialist and UNICEF Micronesia PSEA Focal Point on monitoring SEA reports of UN programmes/partners and the strengthening of safe and accessible reporting channels in Micronesia. Including integrating PSEA awareness in regular GBV prevention and response activities and capacity building opportunities.
• Liaise with UNICEF Child Protection section and other sections such as WASH, Health, Education, Nutrition, to ensure GBV prevention and response is increasingly addressed as a cross-cutting issue, in line with the IASC GBV Guidelines, and is monitored accordingly.
• Support UNICEF Micronesia Office in building and sustaining close working partnerships with government counterparts at state and national level, through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation.

Please refer to the ToR ( TOR – GBV-Child Protection Consultant -FSM.pdf****) for further information on the deliverables and the timelines.

Requirements: 

EDUCATION

• Advanced university degree or equivalent Social Work, Gender, Psychology, social sciences, community development or other relevant field related to GBV.
• A first-level university degree with relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree plus an additional 10 years of experience.

EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in Social Work, case management, GBV programming, child protection and service delivery, family violence/domestic abuse service provision. experience with either the UN and/or NGO in GBV is an asset.
• A background that includes direct experience in providing services to women, children and families will be highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of GBV, child protection, case management systems, social welfare systems, family conferencing approach, alternative care solutions, counselling, GBV Service provision, One Stop Centre (OSC) model
• Strong understanding of approaches, practices and applications of GBViE Minimum Standards and IASC GBV guidelines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multi-cultural environment.
• Proven experience of planning and facilitating trainings, workshops and other capacity building modalities.
• Ability to work independently and productively, with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work productively in a team environment and independently, and to handle requests or issues as they arise.
• Ability to collect, collate and analyze data in an effective manner and strong writing skills.
• Work experience in the Pacific or small island developing states is an advantage.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Analytical skills
• Facilitation/training
• Ability to persuade, influence, negotiate, advocate
• Inter-personal skills, relating with people, team work, networking, group work skills.
• Adaptability, flexibility, cultural sensitivity, tact, diplomacy, patience, respectful attitude
• Communication skills, both speaking and writing; in particular, ability to communicate technical concepts.
• knowledge and skills in a clear, simple and jargon-free language; ability to present information in a well-structured, logical manner.

LANGUAGE

• Excellent analytical, communication, writing and editorial skills in English