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UNICEF Job in Nigeria for a Child Protection Consultant
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria is pleased to
announce the following vacancy for suitably qualified Nigerian
candidates as follows:
Job Title: Child Protection Consultant
Purpose of Assignment: Integrating
birth registration in ongoing basic service programs, including health.
is a cost-effective way to provide registration services without
creating a parallel delivery system. Birth registration initiatives are
more likely to prove sustainable if they are incorporated into existing
legal and administrative structures or integrated with regular health
programs in order to reduce costs, At state and local levels. efforts 10
mobilize health workers to cover registration duties have limited
traction. Few health centers and other actors have been willing to
provide health workers and infrastructure to aid birth registration
programming. Birth registration of new bom and under-five children
remained persistently low
especially in the Northem states and
importanUy in the focus state- Kebbi. The role of the applicant is to
support the National Population Comrnission- Kebbi State office to
implement activities required for scaling up birth registration rates
and coverage in the state.
Major Tasks to be accomplished:
- Support National Population Commission (NPopC) Kebbi State office.
State Ministry of Health (SMoH) State Primary Health Care Development
Agency (SPHCOA) and Ministry of Local Govemment and Chieftaincy Affairs
(MLGCA) to ensure full and effective integration of birth registration
process in all health centres. hospitals and health care delivery points
in kebbi State.
- Support Kebbi State Vital Registration Department to conduct birth
registratiorl'in all wards and LGAs including and during the planned
Census Enumeration Area Demarcation process, to capture mothers not
attending health care services.
- Support efficient and effective monitoring of birth registration services in Kebbi state.
- Provide technical support for digitalization of dvil registration process in Kebbi state.
- Support integration of birth registration activities into Early
Childhood Development programmes and domiciliation of MOU and specific
plan of action between Kebbi State NPoP9. School Based Management
Committees, Ministry of Education and kebbi State Universal Basic
Education Board.
- Support training and other capacity development activities of NPopC.
SMOH. SPHCOA, Volunteer Community Mobilizers (VCMs), Volunteer Ward
Supervisors (VWDs) and Ward Development Committees (Woes) using birth
registration training modules to impact birth registration services
within the high impact MNCHWs care interventions.
- Provide Technical guidance to NpopC State Office for improved monitoring and reporting of Birth Registration during
- the bi-annual Matemal and Child Health Weeks (MNCHW) and on routine birth registration activities in the state.
- Engage the kebbi State Association of Local Govemments of Nigeria
(ALGON) to streamline the issuing of LGA Birth certificates with that of
NPopC and domiciliation of draft MOU in the state.
- Support efficient application of RapidSMSreporting including monthly
monitoring, reporting and mentoring sessions for birth registrars in
all the LGAs in the focus states and provide technical support for
RapidSMS expansion for civil registration and MNCHWs.
- Support efficient distribution of Information, Education and
Information (IEC) materials for birth registration and support media
advocacy and awareness campaigns to improve birth registration coverage
especially at LGA and Community levels in Kebbi State.
Qualifications or specialized knowledge/experience required:
- Advance University degree in Science or Social Sciences. Master's in
Public Health and University degree in Medicine, Nursing/Midwifery or
related technical field.
- Ability to make timely and quality judgments and decisions and very good training skills.
- Computer skills and excellent communication skills.
- Fluent in English and Hausa language.
- Five years progressively responsible experience in designing,
implementing and evaluating of projeds and programmes, particularly
immunization services or in any social services and programmes.
- Previous experience with UNICEF. or the UN system in these fields would be an asset
- Knowledge of the latest developments and technology in related fields.
How to Apply
Candidates interested in the above position should submit his/her
application, accompanied by updated CV in English and a completed
United Nations Personal History Form, (which can be downloaded from our
website at
www.unicef.org/employ to the email address below on or before Thursday, 16 July. 2015.
Email:
[email protected] Please
put the position title you are applying for on the subject line of your
email. UNICEF. a smoke-free environment, is committed to gender
equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates,
partkularly women are strongly encouraged to apply. Zero tolerance of
sexual abuse and exploitation is our policy.