Child Protection Officer (MRM), P2 – TA, Ouagadougou UNICEF, Burkina Faso

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 78,188 USD and 106,199 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

Burkina Faso is dealing with a growing humanitarian and security crisis caused by threats and attacks by local and extra-territorial non-state armed groups, the COVID-19 pandemic, and natural disasters.

The armed conflict is affecting the North, Central-North, East, Sahel, Boucle du Mouhoun regions and the ‘Greater West’ area, along the areas bordering with Mali and Niger. 2.9M people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance (32% compared to January 2020).

As of 30 April 2021, 1,218,754 individuals have been recorded as internally displaced persons (IDPs) compared to 170,447 in April 2019 by the government humanitarian coordination entity - the CONASUR. It is important to note that more than 61% of IDPs are children and 22% of internally displaced people (IDP) live in host communities.

According to the child protection area of responsibility (CPAoR) field reports, about 40 % of families and children of all ages are vulnerable to psychosocial distress and more children are exposed to various life-threatening risks. With recurrent displacements, children are exposed to separation from their caregivers, lack of birth registration, gender-based violence (GBV) including high risks of rape, sexual assault and widespread child marriage, as well as the high risk of worst forms of child labour, child recruitment by armed groups and child trafficking.

Therefore, through this GJP, UNICEF Burkina Faso CO wants to recruit a Child Protection Officer (MRM) in order to support the continued implementation of the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) in Burkina Faso and the Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Working Group activities.

For every Child, a champion!

The Child Protection Officer (MRM) P2/TA, will report to the Chief Child Protection. The Child Protection Officer (MRM) handles sensitive and confidential information and is bound by UNICEF standards of confidentiality in accessing and handling the information.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities

• Work closely with the UNICEF Child Protection Section in Burkina Faso to ensure the monitoring and reporting of grave violations against children in Burkina Faso.
• In close collaboration with the Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Working Group:
  • Prepare – for Management approval – quality and timely quarterly reports (GHN), country reports and contributions to the Secretary-General (SG) annual report to the Office of the SRSG on Children and Armed Conflict.
  • Coordinate the CAAC WG.
  • Manage the MRM database.
  • Ensure the capacity-building of the relevant Child protection actors in affected regions to increase coverage, participants and reported cases of grave child rights violations in order to improve the reporting and analysis of trends and response to children victims, including cross-border capacity-building.
• In collaboration with the Child protection Chief of section, conduct detention and prisons visits to monitor the presence of children detained for their association with armed groups and advocate for their release.
• Liaise with the OHCHR to support the implementation of the Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Group of Friends.
• Provide the UNICEF Chief of Protection with technical, advice on the MRM in order to support UNICEF’s lead role of the MRM Country Task Force.
• Strengthen the link between the MRM and programmatic response to children victims of violations through the child protection referral mechanisms and the Child Friendly Spaces (CFS), including in the broader work of humanitarian clusters (in particular the protection, education, health, and Gender-Based Violence clusters).
• Ensure coordination between the MRM and all other programs within the UNICEF Protection Section, particularly child protection in emergencies.
• Contribute to UNICEF’s advocacy strategy on child protection and children’s rights.
• Contribute to other child protection in emergency issues as requested by the Chief of Section.

To be qualified as a champion for every Child, you must have….

• An Advanced university degree in social sciences or other related fields, data, information management, programme planning, monitoring and evaluation is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of professional work experience at national and international levels in child protection, including MRM and child protection in emergencies.
• Previous professional experience in human rights and/or child rights monitoring and reporting.
• Advanced technical knowledge of the MRM, including on the specific role of UNICEF within the MRM.
• Strong analytical and communication skills (both written and oral).
• Strong information and data management skills.
• Knowledge of the context in Burkina Faso or the Central Sahel will be an asset.
• Be fluent in French and good working knowledge in English.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust

• Accountability

  Core Competencies

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Functional Competencies

• Analyzing (2)
• Applying technical expertise (2)
• Learning and researching (2)
• Planning and organizing (2)

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

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