Associate Child Protection Officer

IT & Telecom

Overview

Support child protection efforts and enhance social service workforce in Cambodia.

You have:

• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in social sectors including social welfare
• Planning, coordinating, and implementing development projects
• Evidence-based monitoring, reporting and strategic planning experience
• Knowledge management experience
• Data analysis skills
• Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience in another culture

The UNV Associate CP officer post will be located within the CP Section and under the supervision of the 3.2 output manager. The CP programme is aimed at contributing to the reduction of all forms of violence against children and supporting the Royal Government of Cambodia strengthen its child protection system through enhancing the enabling environment; capacitating the social service workforce; and increasing the agency of children, adolescents, parents and the community in preventing and responding to violence.

CP Section is part of the whole-of-office effort to support Government submit Nationally Determined Contributions outlining Cambodia’s commitment to climate action. CP is supporting MOSVY formulate its NDC as well as develop and implement some programmatic elements towards achieving climate smart social services, as aligned with the UNCRC Concluding Observations, including the strengthening of the social service workforce.

While deemed to support certain programmatic strands subsumed in the three different outputs of Child Protection (i.e. enabling environment, supply and demand), UNV will be under the direct supervision of Chivith Rottanak, Child Protection Output Manager in charge of supply or the social service workforce strengthening. The UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

a. Output 1 (Enabling Environment) - Support in knowledge management requirements of Child Protection (such as but not limited to enhance CP sharepoint; organize online learning resource materials; support develop simple knowledge products) - Granting possible provision of training, credentials and clearance to access UNICEF-led information management system (i.e. Primero), to provide support in data analysis, and data population. - Serve as a data focal point to provide cross-sectorial support across CP outputs.

b. Output 2 (Supply) - Provide technical support for the development of remaining training modules for Social Service Workforce strengthening, including two additional modules on Migration and Climate Change. - Support to adapt the training modules on Migration and Climate Change for community awareness raising through positive parenting and Cambodia PROTECT community engagement package.

c. Output 3 (Demand) - Review existing VAC/VAW interconnection study reports, opportunities, referral pathway to support further discussion with MoWA, MoSVY and UN partners, i.e. UNFPA to more cohesive and holistic preventions and response to VAC/VAW. - Support field monitoring, documentation of good practices, activities implementation reporting, including those under partnership with NGOs.

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Creativity ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Working in Teams

Demonstrated interest and/or experience in: • Social sectors including social welfare: • Planning, coordinating, and implementing development projects • Evidence-based monitoring, reporting and strategic planning • Knowledge Management • Data Analysis • Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

The UNICEF Office is situated in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. In terms of living conditions, Cambodia has an appreciable standard: housing facilities in good conditions are available at reasonable prices, including security, all type of foods is available, including restaurants catering for various needs and preferences. Transport within Phnom Penh is readily available. The Risk Level for all of Cambodia is currently low.

Visa process:

Visa process for UNVs assigned to UNICEF is supported by our office and take as maximum of two weeks. Copies of passport(s) are required. Should the selected candidate be based in a country where Cambodian diplomatic representation is available, the UNV candidate would have to appear in the Embassy or Consulate to apply and collect the visa.

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: unv.org