• A minimum of 3 years of Professional experience in Child Protection programming, including experience in child protection in emergencies/child protection in displacement situations
• Experience in case management work with at-risk or vulnerable children, familiarity with CPIMS+ system is an advantage
• Experience in adolescent programmes is an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in child protection programme design and programme monitoring
• Familiarity with the child protection system in Kenya.
• Good training and facilitation skills.
• Good team working skills and ability to work with people of diverse background, education level and technical capabilities.
• Competencies: building and maintaining partnerships; Drive to achieve results for impact; demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness; Innovates and embraces change; Manages ambiguity and complexity; Works collaboratively with others
• Languages required: Fluency in English and Kiswahili. Somali added value.

The specific tasks include;
Support smooth implementation of UNICEF supported child protection activities in Dadaab refugee camps and in hosting areas
• Monitor implementation of UNICEF supported child protection activities in Dadaab refugee camps and host communities, and highlight possible gaps or delays in implementation
• Provide technical advice to UNICEF Child Protection partners to ensure case management procedures respond to identified protection needs of unregistered, unaccompanied, separated and other vulnerable children in refugee camps and host community
• Support and facilitate roll out and implementation of PRIMERO/CPIMS+, in consultation with UNHCR
• Mentor child protection case workers and document progressive change in case management practices and results achieved for children
• Provide technical lead in the implementation of, and reporting on, UNICEF Child Protection interventions in Dadaab, with a focus on UNICEF Country Programme priorities for children in refugee camps and host community
• Conduct regular programme field visits and share information with child protection partners in Dadaab to assess progress of implementation and provide recommendations.
• As part of case management coaching, mentoring and technical lead, ensure partners prioritize and integrate inter-sectoral coordination in activity implementation strategies.
• Represent UNICEF in Dadaab level interagency coordination meetings, primarily Child Protection Working Group, coordination in relocation/return of refugee children and families, ensuring decisions made reflect best interest of children.

 Inclusion of Refugee Children in National Child Protection Systems
• Provide technical lead in implementing child protection strategy for inclusion of refugee children in national child protection systems. This will entail collaboration with the Sub-County Children Officer, UNHCR, County Government and partners in ensuring UNICEF initiative on inclusion of refugee children in national child protection system is sustainably implemented.
• Facilitate capacity building for Sub-County Children Officers and other Sub-County level front line social welfare workforce in line with the Social Welfare Workforce Curriculum developed by government with technical support from UNICEF
Document emerging issues and lessons learnt on integrating refugee children in national child protection systems
• Support, in cooperation with other agencies child protection components of the integrated support to the Garissa Development Programme targeting both refugee and the host community is realized.

Other child protection and programme management functions
• Support the implementation of the Child Protection Investment case for Garissa
• Support the roll out of UPSHIFT social innovation mentorship programme in Dadaab
• Support needs assessment of unregistered children in Dadaab
• Provide technical guidance for adapting child protection activities in the COVID context considering the existing restrictions and public health measures in place.
• Provide technical input to donor proposals and donor reports
• Support implementation of global policies on prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
• Monitor and report the progress of partners against key results in Programme Document and in this respect undertake formal programme monitoring activities and ensuring HACT compliance.
• Regularly collate and analyze data for donor, humanitarian and UNDAF reporting
• The Consultant will also complement Garissa Zonal Office child protection activities in Garissa County especially on coordination issues relating to working with the County Government and the Department of Children Services.
• Support and work closely with education section/education partners for increased integrated service delivery for children.