UNICEF recrute 01 Child Protection Specialist
Job description
Under the general guidance and direct supervision of the Regional Adviser, the Child Protection Specialist will work closely with the other Specialists and Officers in Child Protection and other thematic and cross-cutting sections in the Regional Office, notably Adolescents; Gender; Education; Health and HIV/AIDS; Social and Behavior Change (SBC); Social Policy, Social Protection, Data, Monitoring and Research (DMR); Evaluation; Communications and Emergency.
The Specialist works closely with the lead Representatives of Key Result for Children (KRC) 5 and the members of the Regional KRC 5 Core Group. The Specialist also works in close collaboration with other Regional (notably Eastern and Southern Africa; and Middle East and North Africa) and Country Offices, the Programme Group in New York Headquarters (notably Child Protection and including the Migration Hub) and the Data and Analytics Section, UNICEF Innocenti (Office of Research), academic institutions, international and regional non-governmental organizations, networks (including survivor networks) and civil society organizations.
The Specialist works closely with other UN Agencies, notably WHO, UNWomen and UNFPA on prevention and response to violence against children; and IOM, OHCHR and UNHCR on the protection of children on the move. The Specialist also works with regional bodies, notably the Economic Commission of West and Central African States (ECOWAS), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and multilateral and bilateral resource partners in order to promote the elimination of all forms of violence against children and the protection of children on the move.
Job requirements
Education:
An advanced university degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law or other social science field is required.
Experience:
- A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible professional experience at national and international levels related to child protection programming and systems strengthening efforts and notably prevention and response to violence and exploitation, and social service workforce strengthening, some of which were served in a developing country is required.
- Demonstrated strong communication, presentation and writing skills including report writing, oral presentations and development of technical documents is essential.
- Relevant experience in the protection of children on the move is an asset.
- Relevant experience in program/project development and management in a UN system agency or international non-governmental organization is an asset.
- Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the latest developments and issues related to violence against children and gender-based violence are essential.
- Demonstrated experience in design, implementation, budget management and monitoring of programme results is essential.
Language:
- Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.