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For each child, hope

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Join Child Protection team at UNICEF Ukraine!

How are you able to make a difference? 

The basic mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, all over the place, in every thing the group does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing essentially the most deprived and excluded youngsters and households, interprets this dedication to youngsters’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness implies 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 probability 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 satisfy their potential but additionally will result in sustained progress and stability of nations. This is why the deal with fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in the 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 growth of countries.

The Child Protection Officer studies to the Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Child Protection Officer gives skilled technical, operational and administrative help all through the programming course of for child safety programmes/tasks inside the discipline workplace growth planning to supply of outcomes. H/She prepares, executes, manages, and implements quite a lot of technical and administrative programme duties to facilitate programme growth, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.

Summary of key capabilities/accountabilities: 

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

1. Support to programme growth and planning

• Conduct and replace the state of affairs evaluation for the event, design and administration of child safety associated programmes/tasks. Research and report on growth developments (e.g. financial, social, well being) and information for use in programme growth, administration, monitoring, analysis and supply of outcomes.
• Contribute to the event and institution of sectoral programme targets, aims, methods, and results-based planning by means of analysis, evaluation and reporting of child safety and different associated data for growth planning and precedence and purpose setting.
• Prepare required programme documentations, supplies and information to facilitate the programme overview and approval course of.

2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes 

• Work intently and collaboratively with colleagues and companions to debate implementation points, present options, suggestions and/or to alert acceptable officers and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or selections. Keep information of studies and assessments for straightforward reference and/or to seize and institutionalize classes discovered.
• Participate in monitoring and analysis workouts, programme opinions and annual sectoral opinions with authorities and different counterparts to evaluate programmes/tasks, and to report on required motion/interventions on the increased degree of programme administration.
• Monitor and report on the usage of sectoral programme assets (monetary, administrative and different belongings), verifying compliance with accredited allocations, organizational guidelines, rules, procedures and donor commitments, requirements of accountability and integrity. Report on vital points and findings to make sure well timed decision by administration and stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved points to make sure decision.
• Prepare common and mandated sectoral programme/undertaking studies for administration, donors and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of programme progress.

3. Technical and operational help to programme implementation 

• Conduct common programme discipline visits and surveys and trade data with companions/stakeholders to evaluate progress and supply technical help. Take acceptable motion to resolve points and/or check with related officers for decision. Report on vital points, bottlenecks and potential issues for well timed motion to attain outcomes.
• Provide technical and operational help 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 finest practices in child safety, to help programme implementation.

4. Networking and partnership constructing 

• Build and maintain shut working partnerships with authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders by means of lively sharing of data and data to facilitate programme implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to attain 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 methods with UNDAF growth and planning processes.
• Research data on potential donors and put together useful resource mobilization supplies and briefs for fund elevating and partnership growth functions.
• Draft communication and knowledge supplies for discipline workplace  programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnership/alliances and help fund elevating for child safety programmes.

5. Innovation, data administration and capability constructing

• Identify, seize, synthesize, and share classes discovered for data growth and to construct the capability of stakeholders.
• Apply modern approaches and promote good practices to help the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable programme outcomes.
• Research and report on finest and leading edge practices for growth planning of data merchandise and programs.
• Participate as a useful resource particular person in capability constructing initiatives to boost 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 growth, human rights, psychology, sociology, worldwide regulation, or one other related social science discipline.

Work Experience:

• A minimal of two years {of professional} expertise in social growth planning and administration in child safety associated areas is required.

Language Requirements: 

Fluency in English and native language is required. 

Desirables:

• Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
• Relevant expertise in programme growth in child safety associated areas in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
  Experience in each growth and humanitarian contexts is an added benefit.
• Knowledge of one other official UN language is an asset.

For each Child, you display…

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 publish are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness

(3) Drive to attain outcomes for affect

(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 completely different ranges.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should replicate the variety 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, comparable to paid parental depart, time without work 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 endure rigorous reference and background checks and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer extra data 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 might be facilitated by UNICEF. 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 might be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the workers is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.

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

Government workers who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause. 

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All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the degree of the publish within the related practical 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 workers 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 task will differ 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 Kharkiv and the incumbent might be anticipated be work on-site. However, relying on the safety circumstances and advisory, s/he might be required to relocate inside Ukraine.