Julie Gill

• Head of sub-office for the Jazirah state in Sudan
• Lead of the Area ICCG for the Jazirah state in Sudan, supporting the scale-up of multisectoral humanitarian operations to respond to the crisis in Sudan
• National protection focal point for OCHA in Sudan, participating in the initiatives of the MRM Technical Working Group, and MARA Working Group, and in the initiatives of the Protection Cluster, including inputs in the Protection Strategy and Action Plan; support consolidation of inputs into the report to the Informal Expert Group on Protection of Civilians – Sudan.

• Head of the child protection section, designing, planning, implementing and monitoring UNICEF Pacific Multi-Country Child Protection Programme in 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories
• Head development of a multi-sector child protection system strengthening around three main Components: (i) Legislation, policy, planning/budgeting, coordination and data/evidence; (ii) Services, including social welfare, judiciary, police, health and education; (iii) Behaviour change through engagement with communities, faith-based organisations, traditional media, social media and adolescents
• Lead the Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) component of UNICEF's programme, including preparedness initiatives and response capacity
• Support resource mobilisation for child protection programme funds

Countries covered under the Pacific Multi-country Programme: Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, RMI, FSM, Palau, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Niue, Nauru, Tokelau

Specific areas of focus include: Contributing to the development of the UNSDF, Child Protection Programme Design for the 2023-2027 new MCPD, establishment of new team, fund raising, emergency preparedness

• Head of UNICEF's programme in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office within a country programme across WASH, health and nutrition, child protection and education sectors, ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision
• Lead the preparation of programme work plans for the field office and monitor implementation and ensure adequate and timely programme funds utilisation
• Build the capacities of the national and local partners, establish partnerships and collaboration for advocacy, technical cooperation, programme
• Lead the emergency response for UNICEF in the areas under the responsibility of the Field Office

Specific areas of focus for Erbil Field office included: the Syrian Refugee Response, the IDP response (post ISIS), including in Jedd’a 1 camp (Al Hol, Syria returnees), and durable solutions

• Head of UNICEF's child protection programme in Yemen, including leadership and management of all stages of child protection programs/projects from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of 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/framework and UN intergovernmental bodies.
• Develop strategy and pilot programme to end child marriage as part of the Global Child Marriage Programme).
• Lead the implementation of the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism, collection of information on Grave Child Rights Violations and draft the Annual Report of the UN Secretary General on Children in Armed Conflict (2017, 2018, 2019) Refer to Annual Reports – Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (un.org)

• CPiE focal point for ESARO accountable for the provision of remote and on-site technical support, quality assurance and oversight to 21 countries in the region with a particular focus on South Sudan and refugee hosting countries, Burundi and surrounding affected countries, Somalia, and the Greater Horn of Africa Drought Response
• Provision of technical inputs into regional and country documents and processes, and the development and maintenance of strategic regional networks.
• Regional focal point for children on the move
• Regional focal point for PSEA

Regional initiatives completed:

1) Research and establishment of a regional child protection system to increase the protection of children and young people on the move from Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa along the southern route. “An unsettled past, an uncertain future” Pilot-Study-Children-on-the-Move-Southern-Route-ESA-2020.pdf (unicef.org)

2) Regional guidance on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA),

3) Published guidance: “Inclusion of Refugee Children in National Child Protection Systems: Guidance for Practitioners in East Africa. This publication focuses on bridging the emergency and development divide by leveraging UNICEF and UNHCR’s engagement with government authorities to increase the integration of refugees in child protection systems.

4) Cross-border family tracing and reunification guidance with UNHCR (South Sudan +)

5) Technical support for the response to the Greater Horn of Africa Drought – famine response

Field missions: South Sudan, Uganda, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Tanzania

• Accountable for the formulation, design, implementation and monitoring of the Child Protection Program in Gaza, and contribute to formulation, design, implementation and monitoring of the Child Protection Program in the West Bank
• Lead of the Child Protection Working Group (AOR) in Gaza and represent UNICEF and the child protection AoR in all aspects of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle initiatives as it related to child protection

• Contributor to the rapid response mechanism which functions within the structure of the Global Child Protection Working Group (child protection AOR) providing high quality, rapidly deployable child protection coordination and information management capacity in humanitarian situations
• RRT deployee to UNICEF country offices to support interagency coordination of child protection responses, and when in Geneva, assist with the development of interagency tools, and develop shared advocacy and policy material.

Field missions: Child Protection Coordinator – State of Palestine – Gaza (31stJuly – 20 October); & emergency capacity building - South Sudan (18thMay to 7th June 2014) – L3 Emergency

• Lead of the national child protection coordination mechanism, providing guidance and support at the sub-regional level within the Humanitarian Cluster Approach.

Publication 2014: Lignes Directrices pour les Espaces Amis des Enfants et Espaces Temporaries d’Apprentissage et de Protection des Enfants” Lignes directrices pour les Espaces Amis des Enfants et Espaces Temporaires d’Apprentissage et de Protection des Enfants - Central African Republic

• Lead of the child protection AoR at sub-national level, providing leadership and support to the sub-regional as well as national child protection coordination structures as required within the Humanitarian Cluster Approach and contribution to the overall effective cluster coordination of child protection responses for the Typhoon Haiyan.

• Lead for the planning and implementation of UNICEF's child protection in emergencies response in Iraq (Dohuk Governorate), with particular focus on strengthening the child protection capacities of partners
• Lead coordination of the child protection working group (AoR) supporting the preparation of a child protection inter-agency plan and fulfilment of UNICEF global commitments such as child protection Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) and cluster leadership in child protection.

• Interview and provide support to victims of trafficking
• Support drafting a government policy on management of trafficking

• Lead the development, launch and facilitation of a web-based application to facilitate collaboration, learning, and exchange of ideas and good practice examples in the field of child protection in emergency preparedness and actual emergencies, arising from natural disasters and conflict, across the Asia Pacific Region.

• Manager of the Mid North Coast and Western regions; 5 managers and 45 indirect staff across 4 offices
• Management of day to day operations and support and supervision of technical staff across and multiple program areas including: counselling for children and their families, family dispute resolution, trauma-informed therapeutic programs for children and individuals with complex needs in high conflict family contexts (including GBV and domestic violence), Aboriginal specific services, children’s contact centres, case management, and family law pathways networks (para-legal community of practice).

• Case manager under the NSW Government’s Keep Them Safe initiative, an integrated multi-disciplinary model, including the Department of Training and Education, Department of Health, Police, and the Department of Human Services to identify and address child protection concerns in collaboration and coordination with other agencies, across the regional area of Northern NSW.

Duties included: undertake risk of harm assessments using the structured decision making tool, providing advice and support to school principals, teachers and counsellors on managing child protection issues within the school environment, providing referral options

• Lead and manager for all aspects of the MNCRCSD peak organisation business across the mid north coast of NSW, representing the non-government community services sector on the Mid North Coast of NSW
• Lead for advocacy initiatives on social policy issues, social justice and issues affecting the community services sector and the people they serve and to build the capacity of the non-government community services sector across the region
• Oversee implementation of capacity building and other programmes.

• Team leader for the NSW Department of Communities and Justice - formerly NSW Department of Community Services’ whose role is to ensure the safety, protection and wellbeing of children and their families, and undertake statutory child protection interventions to reduce risk of harm and increase the protection factors in children’s lives across New South Wales
• Accountability for oversight and supervision of a team of 5 child protection case workers, including oversight of court processes and professional supervision.

• Case manager for the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, formerly NSW Department of Community Services’ whose role is to ensure the safety, protection and wellbeing of children and their families., and undertake statutory child protection interventions to reduce risk of harm and increase the protection factors in children’s lives across New South Wales
• Duties covered investigating reports of risk of harm, case management, writing reports for court, supporting children and young people in alternative care
• Trained and operational member of the JIRT team (joint investigation response team) with duties covering joint investigation and interviewing with Police, case management in partnership with Health and other service providers, preparing reports and representing in court, and follow up case management with the child and family.

• Management of the Reconnect service and its programmes, aimed at addressing the needs of adolescents who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and their families through counselling, family dispute resolution, and case management of adolescents in supported accommodation situations
• Supervision of 2 staff

• Lead the community development interventions. The Community Development Project (CDP) undertakes a range of capacity building projects in partnership with the local community (in an Aboriginal community in Northern NSW, Australia).

• Counsellor with Lifeline - a free telephone counselling service.

• Kids in Care is a non-government alternative care service responding to adolescents with significant behavioural and mental health disorders who are in long term care arrangements
• Duties covered provision of case management for young people, and their carers, as well as carer support.