UNICEF works in over 190 nations and territories to avoid wasting kids’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by adolescence.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and happy with what we do. Promoting the rights of each child is not only a job – it’s a calling.
UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed: we provide our employees various alternatives for private {and professional} improvement that can assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We delight ourselves on a tradition that helps employees thrive, coupled with a pretty compensation and advantages package deal.
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For each child, security
The effectivity and efficacy of help offered by the Child Protection Officer to programme preparation, planning and implementation, contributes to the achievement of sustainable outcomes to create a protecting setting for kids in opposition to hurt and all types of violence, and ensures their survival, improvement and well-being in society. Success in child safety programmes and initiatives in flip contributes to sustaining and enhancing the credibility and talent of UNICEF to supply programme companies for moms and kids that promotes larger social equality within the nation.
How are you able to make a difference?
Purpose for the job:
Under the general path and steerage of the Child Protection Specialist, the Child Protection Officer will present skilled technical, operational and administrative help all through the programming course of for child safety programmes/initiatives throughout the Country Programme from improvement planning to supply of outcomes. The Child Protection Officer will put together, execute, handle, and implement a wide range of technical and administrative programme duties to facilitate programme improvement, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting, particularly associated to response companies for kids victims of violence.
Summary of key features/accountabilities:
The submit holder is accountable for offering predictable, well timed and strategic management on Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and supporting technically the Protection Sector at nationwide and sub-national ranges. The submit holder is accountable for collaborating with a variety of stakeholders, past their instant direct experiences, to work collectively in the direction of the conclusion of a shared objective based mostly on proof.
The submit holder’s important duties and obligations will embrace however not be restricted to:
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Programme administration, planification, monitoring and supply of outcomes
- Technical and operational help to programme implementation
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Networking and partnership constructing
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Innovation, information administration and capability constructing
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Strengthen nationwide and native capability
Technical necessities:
The submit holder should show good information and expertise within the following areas:
Development and humanitarian structure, cluster method and core features
Development and humanitarian ideas, requirements and tips
Understanding and information on worldwide social work and case administration ideas, requirements, ideas, instruments and sources
If you want to know extra about this place, please assessment the entire Job Description right here: 
To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
- A college diploma (Bachelor) in one of many following fields is required: worldwide improvement, human rights, psychology, sociology, social work, worldwide legislation, or one other related discipline.
- A minimal of two (02) years {of professional} expertise in social improvement planning and administration in child safety associated areas is required.
- Experience working in growing nation is taken into account an asset.
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Experience engaged on child safety case administration service supply or social work-related matters is taken into account an asset.
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Experience working as a social employee or case employee for kids or ladies is taken into account a bonus.
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Relevant expertise in programme improvement in child safety associated areas in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
- Fluency in French is required. Working information of English is fascinating.
For each Child, you show…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…
Core Competencies for Staff with out Supervisory Responsibilities
- Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
- Works Collaboratively with Others (1)
- Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
- Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
- Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
- Drives to Achieve Impactful Results (1)
- Manages Ambiguity and Complexity (1)
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.
UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should mirror the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, similar to paid parental depart, time without work for breastfeeding functions, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background check.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Appointments can also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice shall be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s lively dedication to variety and inclusion is essential to ship the perfect outcomes for kids.
For this place, eligible and appropriate Female Candidates are inspired to apply.
Government staff who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or needed inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing price at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account data.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the degree of the submit within the related useful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the submit, with out evaluation of different candidates.
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