Child Protection Officer (Migration) - NO-2 (Temporary Appointment 364 days) - For Haitian nationals only

Contract

This is a NO-2 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-2 contracts.

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.

The humanitarian crisis in Haiti is multifaceted, due to increasing insecurity, from civil unrest against the current government and the increase in prices, to the gangs-controlled territories, kidnappings, to the impact of climate change, earthquakes, floods and severe food and nutrition crises. Humanitarian access is becoming more and more challenging so is access to basic social services in the affected areas.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this deployment is to strengthen the capacities of information management responsibilities as an integral part of a coordinated approach to child protection during the recent increase of humanitarian needs and CP violations. The overall objective of this assignment is to support in the production of data and analysis and build the capacities of members of the Child Protection Sub Sector (CPSS), to perform and comply with data and information responsibilities in response to the current crisis and the low level of available data and analysis on the child protection situation.

The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Specialist for general guidance and direction.

The key services and tasks to be provided/undertaken during this temporary appointment is as follow:

Support Program management, monitoring and delivery of results. Support and ensure utilization and monitoring of grants allocated to children on the move program. Strengthen quality assurance against agreed benchmark and indicators and provide inputs to donor reports, sitreps, monthly reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of program progress, as per office guidelines and deadlines.

Provide technical and operational support to program implementation to field offices colleagues and partners (government counterparts, NGOs and other services providers). Develop acceleration plans and monitor implementation and expenditures through field visits and activity/monitoring reports.

Support to program/project development and planning. Contribute to the development of integrated and multi-sector new donor proposals based on identified priorities. Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to determine national priorities on children on the move, discuss strategies and methodologies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.

Strengthen networking and partnership building. Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders, donors, academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results on children on the move issues. Attend inter-agency coordination meetings and provide technical support, ensuring UNICEF active participation at the Anti-trafficking and Migration Working group and other coordination platforms.

Enhance Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building. Provide support to the information management system linked to the key child protection/children on the move results and indicators, and support evidence generation activities

Enhancement of technical areas includes:

• Support the piloting, evaluation, and scale up of interventions
• Support the coordination with the Dominican Republic and other Country Offices related to cross-border initiatives and the establishment of interoperable cross border protocols (with the Dominican Republic)
• Strengthening Social Welfare Workforce and Case Management

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

• A university degree (Bachelor’s or higher) in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, education or other social science field is required.
• Two years of relevant professional work experience in social development planning and management in child protection – children on the move and/other related areas at the national level, some of which preferably were served in various Sudan States.
• Strong preference for field work experience in Children on the Move issues and knowledge of the migration context in Haiti
• Relevant experience in child protection – children on the move and related areas, program/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in coordination with partners and inter-agency/inter-ministerial platform is required.
• Previous child protection programme experience in fragile and conflict-affected areas is required
• Fluency in French and Creole is required. Good working knowledge of English is 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: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

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.

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. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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.

Remarks:

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

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). 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.