Overview

The Child Protection Specialist (Alternative Care) will provide technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting within the Child Protection section.

Tasks Summary

• Provide technical support to the government to develop and implement the alternative care programme, with an emphasis on the promotion of family based alternative care and the deinstitutionalization of children.
• Promote the needs of children with a disability within the overall process of alternative care reform.
• Support the work on strengthening the social welfare workforce (including capacity building of Social Welfare Officers) and implementation of the Social Welfare Roadmap.
• Support the cross-sectoral work on inclusion for children with a disability.
• Support child protection system strengthening and care reform in UNICEF focus regions including budgeting and planning with the local and national government, managing funding requests, reporting by the government, field monitoring visits, monitoring fund utilization etc.

Experience Requirements

3 years

Qualification Requirements

Bachelor's degree in International development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field. A professional qualification as a social worker would be an asset.

Other Details

Languages Required: English, Level: Fluent, Required Swahili, Level: Fluent, Required

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Work Modality: Onsite

Remuneration: