Child Protection Officer (Child Protection in Humanitarian Action), P-2, TA, Goma, DRC

Contract

This is a P-2 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 2 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 57,661 USD and 78,318 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, a safe environment!

How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance and supervision of the Child Protection Manager, the incumbent contributes to the implementation of UNICEF’s child protection programme in the Eastern Zone of DRC (North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri). This includes support, technical guidance and collaboration with partners, contribution to resources mobilization and reporting and contribution to evidence building and knowledge management for increased protection of children affected by emergency and displacement.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Support the implementation of the child protection programme in North Kivu. This includes the development of the programme documents, the collaboration and monitoring with CSO and Government partners, reporting to the donors, support to the implementation of HACT procedures.
• Contribute to resources mobilization efforts, by providing inputs to drafting programme proposals and developing concept notes on programmatic approaches and innovative aspects.
• Contribute to maintain and expand UNICEF supported programmes on children affected by armed conflict, unaccompanied and separated children, mental health, and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and gender-based violence, social work, justice for children.
• Contribute to consolidate and document the results and learnings of the child protection programme in North Kivu.
• Analyze, and contribute to the review and development of documents, briefing notes, presentations to illustrate the child protection programme in North Kivu.
• Coordinate the CPiE response on the onset of humanitarian crises in North Kivu and assist CP response in Ituri and South Kivu (geographical approach to crises across provinces).
• Strengthen child protection prevention and response capacities of local and community-based organizations and stakeholders
• Participate and represent UNICEF as required and requested in relevant inter-agency child protection fora at the provincial level.
• Contribute to relevant grant management including overall commitment, expenditures of funds in accordance with program budget allotments.
• Carry out other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor generally related to the functioning of the child protection sector (and in coordination with other team members).

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

Education

A University degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or other social science field is required.

Experience

Two (2) years of years of progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international levels related to child protection, with specific focus on in humanitarian action. This includes direct field experience in the planning and management of child protection and related programmes, including in developing countries, with practical experience in designing, planning, monitoring, implementing, and reporting on protection programmes in conflict and other emergency situations.

Experience in child protection in emergencies, across multiple work areas notably children affected by armed conflict, monitoring, and reporting on grave violations of children’s rights, unaccompanied and separated children, mental health, and psychosocial support (MHPSS) and gender-based violence, are a distinct advantage.

Language

Fluency in French is required. Knowledge of English is necessary, and a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are:

• 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)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

Remarks:

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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