Child Protection Officer
UNICEF
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :15 years, 5 أشهر
Responsible for the overall planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination of child protection sector activities in the west Darfur office. Strengthened UNICEF coordination for over 11 agencies, provided oversight, technical guidance in implementing child protection sector activities, results, and objectives, supported integrated child protection in other sections. Key results included working closely with State Government (Ministry heath and of social development, FCPU, Civil registry, state council for child welfare, ministry of education); Local authorities; UN and International Agencies; Local NGOs; IDPs, and host Communities in ensuring integrated quality services provision, through enhanced leadership, support to fundraising, partnerships, and coordinated partners efforts, joint strategic optimal planning, and design, proper knowledge management, adopting right-based program with a result-based approach, effective utilization of program resources and implementation and assuring quality service through design and regular site monitoring; establishes and implements state emergency preparedness and response, institutional and community capacity building; representation; and timely reporting of results.
Responsible for the overall planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination of Youth and adolescent sector activities. Strengthened UNICEF coordination for over 11 agencies, provided oversight, technical guidance in implementing Youth and adolescent sector activities, results, and objectives, supported integrated of Youth and adolescent program in other sections. Key results included working closely with the State Government (Ministry of social welfare Youth and sport and ministry of Education); Local authorities; UN and International Agencies; Local NGOs; IDPs and host Communities in ensuring integrated quality services provision, through enhanced leadership, support to fundraising, partnerships, and coordinated partners efforts, joint strategic optimal planning and design, proper knowledge management, adopting right-based program with a result-based approach, effective utilization of program resources and implementation and assuring quality service through design and regular site monitoring; institutional and community capacity building; representation; and timely reporting of results. Strengthening the policy environment and the institutional capacity building of Government and CSOs.
Improve the accessibility to quality Youth Friendly Spaces and Services for the adolescents’ boys and girls.
Improve the access to life skills, entrepreneurship preparation, and referrals to vocational skills training as part of the Alternative Learning Programme for adolescents out of school, especially girls
Ensure the smooth flow of financial support to implementing partners, timely implementation, and clearance of supported activities.
Assisting the field coordinator in updating and analyzing the humanitarian context in the field. Assisting the Field Coordinator on external and internal communications, meetings. Facilitating contacts with local authorities. Also support and work in close collaboration with the head of medical activities (HMA), field logistician, and the Human Resources HR/Admin and finance officer of project activities within the project’s Log framework. I oversee administrative issues for national and international staff, follow-up of referred patients and stock management (both medical and non-medical), local purchase, and procurement as per directions provided by technical referents. Responsibilities include primarily:
raise community awareness about UN code of conduct, zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, make the community aware about how to report and to home they can report misconduct, convene regular meeting with the partner (UNCT) and international and local NGOs and community based organizations to review program implementation, insure that all the elements of the program are implemented in consultative, participative way. Acting as a gender focal point and attending meetings on behalf of CDU .Prepare CDU newsletter public information materials and monthly report to HQ NY
Participated effectively in developing Federal Child Act 2009 and applied a family-based care system for abandoned children through family tracing, prevention, and reunification (reported separated children reunified). Strengthening the birth registration system and reaching children in rural communities, participated effectively in “Saleema” campaign, raising awareness towards the elimination of child marriage, Capacity building for Sudanese police, midwives social workers, and religious leaders to prevent, reunified separated children, effective monitoring and reporting on grave violation on child rights, awareness-raising messages through social workers and community-based CP networks. Intensive counseling for single mothers and extended families and communities on the prevention of children from separation. Child protection meetings are well organized and chaired.
Prepare and draft correspondence, verbal notes, notifications, travel permits and forms of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Organize meetings, visits, and appointments; Disseminate information and regular updates among office staff and development workers; Arrangements of flights reservation and booking; Documentation, filing and minutes taking; responsible for all office-oriented work; Acting as Budget Focal Point; Assisting in identifying problems and potentials for abandon children in Khartoum. Preparation of program proposals and reports. Assists in tracking and processing liquidation of cash assistance and supply assistance to UNICEF and other partners. Prepares background material, working papers, presentations, and tables for briefing and review sessions and weekly meetings. Maintains, logs, files, and updates the record in the prescribed format for subsequent use.