Roles and Responsibilities:

• The section is in need of the technical capacity to implement the German Federal Foreign Office/AA grant targeting GBV prevention, response and risk mitigation in Southern-Ethiopia, where nine local women’s led organizations have been identified to lead the response. Under the supervision of the Chief Child Protection, the incumbent will also guide the implementation of the GBV component of the FCDO EC2R project in Northern Ethiopia, where innovations in GBV programming are modelled, including GBv and nutrition and GBV and cash transfers. The incumbent will further guide implementation of the 3R-4-CACE World Bank multi-year project with the Government of Ethiopia, under which UNICEF is working with the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MoWSA) under Component 2: Improving Access to GBV Response Services to scale up GBV response services in conflict-affected areas in Northern Ethiopia.
• The additional technical capacity explicitly strengthens UNICEF’s programming inter-sections between violence against women and violence against children, as per the UNICEF Strategic Plan and towards achieving multiple SDG goals. This TA will also work cross-sectoral, particularly with Health, Education, Social Policy, Nutrition and SBC teams, driving UNICEF’s cross-sectoral GBV response and risk mitigation.

• The incumbent will be responsible for providing high quality technical guidance and assistance on GBViE prevention, risk mitigation and response for the design, planning and expansion of programming, aligned and where possible integrated with UNICEF’s Violence against Children programming through a development-humanitarian-peace nexus approach. These will include oversight for quality assurance and coherence with UNICEF’s global standards, the UNICEF Strategic Plan and Gender Action Plan. S/he will ensure that the GBViE programming is aligned with the Core Commitments for Children.
• The Child Protection Specialist (GBViE) will work directly with Child Protection teams based in Afar, Amhara, Somali, Oromia and SNNP and other regions. S/he will work collaboratively with UNICEF Child Protection Specialists based in Addis Ababa particularly those working on MHPSS and with UNICEF Health section. The incumbent will coordinate closely with the Government of Ethiopia counterparts in MoWSA, MoH and other and other relevant government ministries, UN agencies and non-governmental partners (NGO) that specialise in GBV prevention and response.

• The Child Protection Specialist (GBViE) will provide strategic guidance and direct technical support to improve GBViE multi-sectoral responses in Ethiopia under the German AA, FCDO and USAID and World Bank grants, and its complementarity with existing strategies addressing violence against children and those supported by other donors. Institutional capacity development of Government and implementing partners, including local organizations, and UN colleagues on GBV programming features prominently in this TA assignment.

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

Education:

Master’s degree in psychology, social work, human rights and public health or in other related discipline. Two additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of a master’s degree.

Experience:

• At least 8 years of professional experience in GBViE prevention and response in humanitarian settings (with UN agencies and/or NGOs).
• Demonstrated knowledge and working experience in the field of violence against children.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of the guiding principles for GBViE programming and IASC GBV Guidelines is required.
• Experience working on large scale donor projects.

• Strong planning, project management and budget skills required.
• Experience in coordinating with a range of donor, government, UN and NGO stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skills in planning and facilitating workshops and other capacity-building modalities; • Ability to work independently and productively, with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.

• Flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a team environment and independently, and to handle requests or issues as they arise.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multi-cultural environment.
• Strong analytical and writing skills.

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English both oral and written.

• Excellent analytical, communication, writing and editorial skills in English.
• Proficiency in an additional official United Nations language is an asset.