Country: Thailand
Closing date: 14 May 2018
Regional Adviser Child Protection, P-5, Bangkok, Thailand, EAPRO #15521
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How can you make a difference?
The Regional Adviser, Child Protection reports to the Deputy Regional Director for general guidance and direction. The Adviser serves as an authoritative and expert adviser to the Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director, the Regional Management Team, Country Offices and Government institutions/officials on strategies, policies, approaches, best practices and knowledge on child protection and related issues. S/he leads regional office support to country offices on programme development planning, implementation, management, resource mobilization, capacity building and knowledge management to achieve concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm and to protect their rights to survival, development and well-being, as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
1. Regional advisory services and technical support on strategic planning
2. Support to country offices on programme development and planning
3. Regional programme monitoring and assessment
4. Advocacy, networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Regional advisory services and technical support on strategic planning
Advise key national government officials, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners on policies, strategies, approaches and
best practices on child protection and related issues, including emergency preparedness, to support programme development planning, management, implementation and delivery of results.
Participate in regional/country programme planning, preparation and reviews to provide advice on the formulation, design, management, enhancement and communication of child protection programmes including setting priorities and results-based management goals.
Participate in key regional events and strategic discussions to influence policy discussions and agenda setting on child protection and rights to survival, development and well being in society.
Develop and recommend regional programme policy/papers, strategies and approaches. Lead and organize regional strategic discussions and planning on child protection and related programming issues. Contribute to NYHQ/Global programme policy/papers, strategies and approaches. Collaborate with NYHQ and other Regional Advisers/Country Offices on cross cutting issues to harmonize, link and/or leverage competencies.
Collaborate with Regional Management/Country Office teams throughout all stages of child protection programming to provide technical support to programme preparation, implementation and monitoring for results.
Provide policy guidance and technical support to national external partners and internal colleagues to develop national policies/strategies for UNICEF assisted programmes including scaling up child protection programmes.
Contribute to the planning and updating of the situation analysis to ensure that current and comprehensive data on child protection issues is available to guide UNICEF’s strategic policy advocacy, intervention and development efforts on child rights and protection, and to set programme priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans.
Keep abreast of national, regional and international development priorities on child protection and rights to leverage UNICEF’s position and competencies with donors, national governments, communities and constituents to advocate and promote child protection interventions, policies and social change to achieve goals on child’s rights, protection, survival and wellbeing, as productive members of society.
Provide technical advice to facilitate the preparation of Country Office child protection programme recommendations and related documentation to ensure alignment of programme goals with UNICEF’s overall Strategic Plans and regional strategies.
Consult and collaborate with national/global colleagues, partners and allies to develop partnership frameworks to address specific needs and to leverage resources for enhancing and scaling up child protection programmes/projects.
Evaluate and facilitate synergy, integration, coherence, and harmonization of programmes and projects with UNICEF Strategic Plans and priorities, donors’ development strategies and policies, national priorities and competencies, and UN System development interventions and initiatives.
Collaborate with HQ Advisers and Regional/Country Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser/Officers to establish benchmarks, performance indicators and
other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurements to assess and strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results on child protection programmes.
Participate in major monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sector reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to provide advice on required actions and interventions to achieve results.
Assess COs monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and/or weaknesses in programme management. Identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
Submit and share assessments on child protection programmes in country offices highlighting critical issues and suggestions for enhancing performance and delivery of sustainable results.
Build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with regional and national government counterparts, UN system agency partners, donors, internationally recognized institutions, NGOs, funding organizations, research institutes and private sector to reinforce cooperation and/or pursue opportunities to promote goals and achieve sustainable and broad results on child protection programmes and projects.
Collaborate with and advise country offices in the region to develop strategies and implementation plans and activities for maximum communication impact and outreach to promote awareness, establish partnerships/alliances and support resource mobilization for UNICEF and Country Office child protection programmes and projects.
Participate and/or represent UNICEF (as delegated/designated) in key events/meetings and in inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planning on child protection and related issues to ensure organizational position, interests and priorities are clearly articulated and fully considered/integrated in the UNDAF process in development planning and agenda setting. Collaborate with regional inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of related programmes and projects.
Promote critical thinking and introduce technological and programme innovations, approaches and good practices in the region for sustainable child protection programme/project initiatives through advocacy and technical advisory services.
Keep abreast, research, benchmark, introduce and implement best and cutting edge practices in the region’s child protection programme management and information systems. Institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.
Identify, assess, vet and disseminate a roster of qualified experts and highly recognized institutions for easy access and use by stakeholders.
Lead and/or develop policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects.
Lead, plan and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders to promote sustainable results on child protection programmes and projects.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=512848