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• Support the IP with case management activities, including conducting
  Best Interests Assessments (BIA) through a comprehensive and holistic
  assessment of their situation, and ensuring timely case follow-up
• Support the monitoring of individual case management undertaken by
  child protection partners, and provide continuous coaching and technical
  guidance as appropriate.
• Conduct Best Interests Determination (BID) interviews, draft BID
  reports, and present them to the BID panel in accordance with applicable
  BID procedures.
• Support in strengthening the capacity of partner staff in conducting
  BID reports.
• Conduct home visits as necessary to assess the protection situation
  of the children at risk
• Keenly analyze the situation of children at risk and make referrals
  to relevant actors as necessary.
• Ensure timely case follow-up and implementation of recommendations
  of BIAs/BIDs
• Ensure that the physical / electronic files and electronic database
  (proGres v4 once operational) are up-to-date and that all reports related
  to the case are saved on the file in accordance with the SOPs.
• Follow-up on child protection cases, including family reunification
  requests, alternative care arrangements, and referrals in accordance with
  applicable SOPs
• The jobholder will work in liaison with partners and communities on
  strengthening community-based child proteciton mechanisms, including
  training and engaging members of the community in prevention and response.
• Undertake participatory assessments, ensuring childre voluntary and
  meaningful participation
• Support and facilitate the coordination of child protection
  programmes as required
• Conduct coaching and on-the-job training for partner staff on child
  protection prevention and response
• Prepare reports as requested by supervisor
• Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor

• The Child Protection Associate will be required to prepare monthly
  qualitative and quantitative reports during the assignment. The report
  shall contain a description of activities and indicators including: number
  of children at risk for whom individual case management was conducted,
  number of BIDs and BIA conducted, number of follow-up visits on children
  at risk, number of children for whom family reunification was facilitated,
  number of partner staff for whom coaching / training was undertaken, and
  trainings conducted for members of the community in child protection
  prevention and response, etc. Such reports will feed into the protection
  reports of the office.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNHCR Child Protection
  Associate job placement should hold an academic degree in relevant area
  (e.g. social work, child development, social science, education, public
  administration etc.)
• At least two years of work experience in relevant work area (e.g. as
  a social worker, child counsellor, community development worker, educator,
  conducting social assessments, individual case advocacy, assisting with
  family reunification, working with refugees etc.) is required.
• Prior work experience in child protection in a refugee context is
  desirable.

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