Child Protection Officer (VAC), NOB, Buenos Aires, Argentina #116807 (Open to National candidates only)

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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, TRUST

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Protection from violence and abuse is a core goal of UNICEF’s Global Strategy. In the current Country Programme Document for Argentina, Violence-free environments, protection and access to justice is one of the five result areas. Prevention, referral and response to violence are key components of ACO’s work, relying on strategies such as: i) Expand and improve support services for children, families, and communities to prevent violence in different environments and disseminate the justice access channels. ii) Improve family strengthening and prevention services to protect children against violence with a multisectoral-based approach. iii) Strengthen alternative care services in families and the community for those cases when separation is unavoidable. iv) Modify social norms and behaviors of children, families, and communities that legitimize gender stereotypes, adult-centrism, and the stigmatization of adolescents. v) Generate public demand for improving and expanding services with a gender, equity, and inclusive approach.

Job organizational context:

The Child Protection Officer is to be used in the Argentina Country Office (ACO) where the Child Protection Programme is a unit. The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Specialist who is at Level NOC.

How can you make a difference?

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. H/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. The Child Protection Officer will be responsible for ACO’s initiatives and efforts to end violence, particularly to expand preventive strategies.

Main activities:

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

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

  • Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, peace and conflict studies, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.

  • Experience: minimum of two years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required.

  • Programming experience (design, planning and implementation) in violence prevention and response is required.

  • Experience working in a developing country is considered as 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 in implementing violence prevention and response in both development and humanitarian contexts is an asset.

  • Language: Fluency in Spanish and English is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

Core Competencies

    • Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
    • 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)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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:

Please select the following link to view complete JP: Annex 1. ARG 21004 SJP Child Protection Officer (VAC) NOB.pdf

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

Added 2 years ago - Updated 2 years ago - Source: unicef.org