Child Protection Officer (NO-2), Tirana, Albania

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

UNICEF Country Office in Albania is currently seeking talented, committed, creative Child Protection Officer, who is passionate about making a lasting difference for children, thereby ensuring a better future for every child.

How can you make a difference?

The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programs/projects within the Country Program from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative program tasks to facilitate program development, implementation, program progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities are:

1. Support to program development and planning
2. Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support to program implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

A detailed list of tasks under each of the above responsibilities is attached here:GJP Child Protection Level 2-Final.pdf

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

• An advanced University Degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, law or other social science field;
• A minimum of 2 (two) years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection and/other closely related areas is required; Additional years of work experience directly related to protection of most deprived and marginalized children and women is an asset;
• Relevant experience in child protection system building, addressing all forms of violence against children (online and offline), strengthening alternative childcare systems is an asset;
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage;
• Fluency in verbal and written Albanian and English, with a particular focus on the quality of analytical writing in both languages;
• Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications;
• Ability to work in an international and multicultural environment.

What to submit:

• A cover letter expressing your interest on the position;
• An updated CV;
• Proof of academic qualifications;
• Internal candidates are required to submit last two Performance Evaluation Reports (PER).

For every Child, you demonstrate

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. 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.

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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. For any question during the application process please contact: Elvana Pernaska at epernaska@unicef.org