Child Protection AoR Coordinator, P4, TA, 364 Days, East Jerusalem, State of Palestine

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 150,010 USD and 193,406 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, protection

UNICEF in the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of children to access services and protection, from early childhood through adolescence. Our objective is to ensure that every child in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or circumstance, has an equal chance to fulfil their potential. We are working for every child and young person in the State of Palestine.

Following the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in Gaza since 07 October 2023, the coordinator will lead and coordinate the national CP AoR in the State of Palestine.

How can you make a difference?

Under the overall direction and guidance of the Chief of Child Protection, the Child Protection AoR Coordinator will provide leadership and representation of the national CP AoR in the State of Palestine. The coordinator will facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective response by members of the AoR that is accountable to those who are affected by the emergency. In its effort to provide an efficient and effective response to the humanitarian crisis, the Child Protection Manager AoR Coordinator is responsible for building relationships with stakeholders, for securing the overall coordination of sectoral responses and for ensuring inter-sectoral collaboration.

Major tasks and responsibilities to be accomplished:

1. Lead the child protection coordination mechanism to facilitate the effective achievement of the cluster functions (as outlined by the IASC Reference Module) and the requirements of the Humanitarian Program Cycle.
2. Coordinate, collaborate and represent the CP AoR with stakeholders across all sectors, including through inter-cluster coordination fora, developing cross-sectoral relationships as appropriate.
3. Lead the planning and implementation of CP needs assessment and analysis, including representing the AoR in multi-sectoral needs assessments and joint analysis of need, at national and subnational levels,
4. Lead and coordinate strategic planning, response prioritization and the development of the sectoral preparedness and response plan. Support advocacy and fund mobilization efforts for the sectoral response.
5. Engage with OCHA and other clusters to contribute to the development of the interagency response plan, advocating for a response that reflects and addresses the child protection needs and concerns.
6. Supervise the activities of CP AoR coordination team at national and subnational level, and work collaboratively with the co-coordinator in place.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.

Experience:

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in child protection and social development planning & management is required with experience at an international level preferred.
• Experience in child protection programme management related areas in another UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Experience in humanitarian contexts is required. Experience in development contexts is an added advantage.
• A minimum of two years of experience in the Child Protection AoR/ Sector/ Working Group coordination is desirable.
• Experience in effective leadership and management of teams to deliver results in high stress/risk environments is desirable

Technical Requirements:

The post holder must demonstrate strong knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Humanitarian architecture, cluster approach and core functions
• Humanitarian architecture, cluster approach and core functions
• Child Protection in Emergencies principles, standards, concepts, tools and resources

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English, Arabic an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others(8)Nurtures, leads and manages people)

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Remarks:

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be cancelled.

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Eligible UNICEF International Professional (IP) Staff Members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to a Temporary Appointment, which is dedicated to L3 (or L2) Response, may be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements. The conditions of the temporary assignment will vary depending on the status of their post and their current tour of duty, and relocation entitlements may be limited as per the relevant policies.