LILIAN RUTIZIBWA
Dar es Salaam
Summary
A Professional with three years of working experience in child protection in and outside of the humanitarian setting. Capable of providing valuable insight into designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating child protection programs. Extensive experience in providing technical support to implementing partners as well as ensuring accurate reporting and budget management. I have strong communication and capacity-building skills and I am deeply committed to protecting children and collaborating to make a difference in their lives. I am eager to put my skills and knowledge to use in the field of child protection.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
CHILD PROTECTION ASSISTANT
UNICEF-TANZANIA
09.2021 - Current
- Participated in the joint rapid assessment to identify child protection needs during the Hanang Flood emergency in Tanzania
- Collaborated with social welfare officers during the Marburg outbreak in Kagera, Tanzania, to provide mental health and psychosocial support to survivors and their families through home visits
- Conduct field visits to six UNICEF-supported regions to assess the progress and provide technical support resulting in successful and timely implementation of child protection activities
- Identified a user-friendly digital system to collect data to provide timely and accurate data for the child protection programs such as the parenting programme, Furaha Teens
- Provide technical support on report writing and budgeting to implementing partners including the local and regional government officials and NGOs resulting in over 50% increase in the accuracy of reports and budget overruns
- Monitor and manage data for child protection interventions, by reviewing and verifying quarterly data from 44 local government authorities to ensure accuracy
- Provide analysis reports for the parenting program and other prevention activities within the child protection section
- Review the liquidation reports from the local government authorities and other partners to ensure that the information and data provided are clear and accurate as per the implemented activities
- Successfully captured and documented human interest stories to raise awareness about child protection issues, three of these stories have been published on the UNICEF Tanzania website
- Established relationships and partnerships both internally and externally, maintained and strengthened partnerships, including with the local government authorities and local partners.
CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE-NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP
05.2019 - 08.2021
- Monitored and reported on the use of sectoral programme resources including administrative, financial, and other resources relating to the child protection
- Conducted case management procedures for persons of concern like unaccompanied and separated children
- Conducted community out-reach awareness raising on issues of protection and GBV, especially to children
- Built and sustained close working partnerships with government counterparts working at the camp through the active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation
- Represented the child protection team in the inter-agency meetings and events in the planning and collaboration of the implementation of child protection activities in the camp
- Participated in monitoring and evaluation exercises of the programmes like the parenting and mental health and psychosocial activities
- Participated in programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts to assess programmes /projects, and to report on required action at the higher level of programme management
- Conducted the situation analysis for the development, design, and management of child protection activities in the camp
- Conducted needs assessments, surveys, and service mapping of the child protection programmes like parenting, case management procedures, and safe healing and learning spaces (SHLS) for children in the Nyarugusu refugee camp.
Education
Advanced Degree - Master of Arts in Gender Studies - Gender Studies
Open University
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania12.2024
Bachelor of Arts in Community and Development Studies - Community Development
Ardhi University
07.2017
Skills
- Data analysis
- Documentation/Storywriting
- Communication
- Program monitoring and evaluation
- Facilitation and capacity building
Languages
English – Fluent
Swahili – Native
Computer And It Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Access and Power point
References
- Jacqueline Namfua, Social& Behaviour Change Specialist, UNICEF, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, +255754711073, jnamfua@unicef.org
- Carly Witheridge, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF, Dar es Salaam, +85677852499, cwitheridge@unicef.org
- Khadija Abdallah Chembe, Child protection specialist, Church World of Service (CWS), Kasulu, Tanzania, +255752886886, khadijajigge@yahoo.com
Timeline
CHILD PROTECTION ASSISTANT
UNICEF-TANZANIA
09.2021 - Current
CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE-NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP
05.2019 - 08.2021
Advanced Degree - Master of Arts in Gender Studies - Gender Studies
Open University
Bachelor of Arts in Community and Development Studies - Community Development
Ardhi University
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