Child Protection Officer NOB- Buenos Aires, Argentina (Only Argentinean Nationals)
Provide technical and operational support for child protection programs.
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Overview
Provide technical and operational support for child protection programs.
You have:
- A university degree in Law, international law, international relations, human rights, or another relevant social science field is required.
- A minimum of two years of professional experience in planning and management in child protection related areas is required.
- Fluency in Spanish is required.
- Working knowledge of English is required.
- Knowledge of another official UN language is considered an asset.
- Relevant experience in planning and monitoring of projects related to child victims, children in conflict with the law, children who have lost parental care, migrants’ children or children in other vulnerable situations is an asset.
- Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
- Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
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, care
The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Specialist for supervision. The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results. He/She prepares, executes, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
How can you make a difference?
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
Support to programme development and planning
- Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
- Technical and operational support to programme implementation
- Networking and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
More information about this position can be found in the attached file: Annex 1. Child Protection Officer NOB Rev AM.doc
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Law, international law, international relations, human rights, or another relevant social science field. Postgraduate degree or Specialization in Human’s Rights, Children’s Rights and/ or Public Policies is an asset.
Experience: A minimum of two years of professional experience in planning and management in child protection related areas is required.
Relevant experience in the following areas of expertise is an asset:
• planning and monitoring of projects with internal and external partners related to child victims, children in conflict with the law, children who have lost parental care, migrants’ children or children in other vulnerable situations. • planning and monitoring of strategies for working with the judiciary to promote interventions respectful of the rights of children and adolescents. • generation of evidence and strengthen data collection on the situation of child protection and child access to justice, and • measurement to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in child protection programmes.
Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset. Planning and/or collaborating with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators is considered an asset.
Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
Language Requirements: Fluency in Spanish is required. Working knowledge of English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is considered an asset.
- For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and 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
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 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). 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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time you effectively managed a child protection program? | This question assesses your hands-on experience in program management. | Provide a specific example detailing your role and the outcomes achieved. |
| Tell me how you built partnerships in your last role. | The interviewer wants to understand your relationship-building skills in a professional context. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What approach do you take to ensure that children's rights are respected in your projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced in managing a child protection project and how you overcame it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you measure the success of child protection initiatives? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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