Apply for Child Protection Officer, Fixed Term, NO-1, Kharkiv, Ukraine, #120448 Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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For each child, hope

UNICEF Ukraine

Join Child Protection team at UNICEF Ukraine!

How are you able to make a difference? 

The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, all over the place, in all the things the group does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded youngsters and households, interprets this dedication to youngsters’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all youngsters have a chance to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any child has an unequal likelihood in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all youngsters the chance to meet their potential but in addition will result in sustained development and stability of nations. This is why the give attention to fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all youngsters, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whereas additionally supporting the equitable improvement of countries.

Summary of key capabilities/accountabilities: 

1. Support to programme improvement and planning
2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes
3. Technical and operational assist to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership constructing
5. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

1. Support to programme improvement and planning

• Research and analyze regional and nationwide political, safety, social and financial improvement traits. Collect, analyze, confirm, and synthesize info to facilitate programme improvement, design and preparation.
• Prepare technical experiences and inputs for programme preparation and documentation, making certain accuracy, timeliness and relevancy of data.
• Facilitate the event and institution of sectoral programme objectives, aims, methods, and results-based planning by analysis, assortment, evaluation and reporting of child safety programmes and different associated info for improvement planning and precedence and objective setting.
• Provide technical and administrative assist all through all phases of programmeming processes by executing and administering a wide range of technical programme transactions, making ready supplies and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and administration methods, to assist programme planning, outcomes based mostly planning (RBM) and monitoring and analysis of outcomes. 
• Prepare required documentations and supplies to facilitate the programme assessment and approval course of.

2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes.

• Work carefully and collaboratively with colleagues and companions to gather, analyze and share info on implementation points, recommend options on routine programme implementation and to submit experiences to alert acceptable officers and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or selections. Keep document of experiences and assessments for straightforward reference and/or to seize and institutionalize classes realized.
• Participate in monitoring and analysis workout routines, programme evaluations and annual sectoral evaluations with the federal government and different counterparts, and put together minutes/experiences on outcomes for observe up motion by increased administration and different stakeholders.
• Monitor and report on the usage of sectoral programme sources (monetary, administrative and different property), verifying compliance with accredited allocation, objectives, organizational guidelines, laws, procedures, donor commitments, and requirements of accountability and integrity.
• Report on points recognized to make sure well timed decision by administration and stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved points to make sure decision.
• Prepare inputs for programme and donor reporting.

3. Technical and operational assist to programme implementation 

• Undertake subject visits and surveys, and accumulate and share experiences with companions and stakeholders.
• Assess progress and supply technical assist and/or check with related officers for decision.
• Report on crucial points, bottlenecks and potential issues for well timed motion to realize outcomes.
• Provide technical and operational assist to authorities counterparts, NGO companions, UN system companions and different nation workplace companions/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF insurance policies, methods, processes and greatest practices in child safety, to assist programme implementation.

4. Networking and partnership constructing 

• Build and maintain shut working partnerships with authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders by energetic sharing of data and information to facilitate programme implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to realize and maintain outcomes on child safety.
• Participate in inter-agency conferences/occasions on programming to collaborate with inter-agency companions/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of child safety programmes/tasks, and to combine and harmonize UNICEF’s place and techniques with UNDAF improvement and planning processes on the subject stage.
• Research info on potential donors and put together useful resource mobilization supplies and briefs for fund elevating and partnership improvement functions.
• Draft communication and knowledge supplies for programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnership/alliances and assist fund elevating for child safety programmes.

5. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

• Identify, seize, synthesize, and share classes realized for information improvement and to construct the capability of stakeholders.
• Apply progressive approaches and promote good practices to assist the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable programme outcomes. 
• Research, benchmark and report on greatest and leading edge practices for improvement planning of data merchandise and methods. 
• Participate as a useful resource individual in capability constructing initiatives to reinforce the competencies of shoppers and stakeholders.

To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…

Minimum necessities:

Education:

• A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: worldwide improvement, human rights, psychology, sociology, worldwide legislation, or one other related social science subject.

Work Experience:

• A minimal of 1 12 months {of professional} expertise in social improvement planning and administration in child safety associated areas is required.

Language Requirements: 

Fluency in English and or an area language is required.

Desirables:

• Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency. 
• Knowledge of one other official UN language is an asset.

For each Child, you exhibit…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness

(3) Drive to realize outcomes for influence

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the range of these youngsters. 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 supply a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, equivalent to paid parental go away, day off for breastfeeding functions, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims 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 youngsters. All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer extra info to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station is required for IP positions and shall be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments might also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to 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 best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s energetic dedication to range and inclusion is crucial to ship the perfect outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate individuals with disabilities are inspired to apply.

Government staff who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the appropriate to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance isn’t obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities should not met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose. 

UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing payment at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF won’t ask for candidates’ checking account info.

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 stage of the publish within the related purposeful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.

Eligible employees members on fixed-term, persevering with or everlasting contracts making use of to IP TA positions in an obligation station designated as L2/L3, might be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements, topic to approval by their Head of Office. The circumstances of the momentary project will fluctuate relying on the standing of their publish and relocation entitlements could also be restricted as per the related insurance policies.

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This place is predicated in Kyiv and the incumbent shall be anticipated be work on-site. However, relying on the safety circumstances and advisory, s/he shall be required to relocate inside Ukraine.