Child Protection in Humanitarian Action International Consultant (CPHA &GBViE) Bamako,Mali (office based) 5 months (595146)

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

Job Purpose

The consultant will provide technical and operational support for the design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) and Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE) interventions under the Country Programme, the Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC), and the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs). Under the supervision of the Chief of Child Protection and in close collaboration with zonal and national teams, the consultant will support preparedness, response, coordination, and recovery efforts in conflict- and climate-affected regions. Key responsibilities will include providing technical guidance to UNICEF staff and implementing partners, strengthening programme quality and adherence to standards, supporting intersectoral integration of child protection and GBV risk mitigation, contributing to assessments, situation monitoring, and data analysis, and assisting in the development of workplans, donor inputs, budgets, and periodic reports.

Responsibilities

The consultant will facilitate capacity-building initiatives for government counterparts and partners, support coordination with relevant sectors, including Education, and contribute to related priorities such as mine action, Safe to Learn, community economic empowerment and reinforced community-based child protection systems. The consultant will also be responsible for developing workplans, donor inputs, budgets, and periodic reports. They will provide technical guidance to UNICEF staff and implementing partners, ensuring programme quality and adherence to standards. Additionally, the consultant will support intersectoral integration of child protection and GBV risk mitigation, contribute to assessments, situation monitoring, and data analysis, and assist in the development of workplans, donor inputs, budgets, and periodic reports. The role involves supporting preparedness, response, coordination, and recovery efforts in conflict- and climate-affected regions.

Work Experience

Not specified.

Skills

Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE), Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE), Programme Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting, Technical Guidance, Capacity Building, Coordination, Data Analysis, Workplan Development, Budget Management, Donor Reporting

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