Child Protection Specialist (Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies), P4, Mekelle, Ethiopia ( - 364 days)

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 90,970 USD and 117,287 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 from violence

The Child Protection Specialist for GBViE at Level 4 will be responsible for providing the Tigray Field Office with technical guidance and assistance on GBViE prevention, risk mitigation and response. This will include the development, implementation and management of the regional GBViE plan of action based on comprehensive needs assessments, and engaging UNICEF staff and partners to manage the effective implementation of the action plan across the region. These efforts will include a focus on oversight over quality assurance and cohesive GBViE Operational Guidance and Resource Pack, as well as other global standards and guidelines and the UNICEF Strategic Plan and Gender Action Plan. S/he will ensure that the GBViE components of UNICEF programming in his/her context will also be fully in line with the CCCs, and that significant progress will be made on the UNICEF GBViE commitments, including the specific ones on Call to Action. As a result, s/he will deliver results towards strengthening capacity at the Field Office level, for addressing GBViE through solid and grounded technical expertise and tools, providing training to staff and partners, expanding the GBViE programmatic footprint across sectors.

How can you make a difference?

In line with commitment to address GBV in Emergencies (GBViE) and as part of the Gender Action Plan (GAP 2018-2021), UNICEF Ethiopia and the UNICEF Tigray Field Office is well positioned to work closely with the government, UNFPA as a lead on GBV AoR (of which UNICEF is a member), other UN agencies and civil society organizations, including non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to initiatives and appropriate programs to reduce risks faced by children and women to gender-based violence while facilitating access for survivors to avail appropriate care. Through GBVIE specialized programming, UNICEF has been working with the government and partners to strengthen GBVIE response services including referral for survivors.

In Tigray a Protection Cluster has been established. The Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) and Gender-based Violence Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR) has been established, co-led by UNICEF (CP AoR) and UNFPA (GBV AoR). Together the two agencies co-lead the CP-GBV AoR together with a government counterpart. This position will contribute to the Child Protection and Gender-based Violence Area of Responsibility.

The Child Protection Specialist for GBViE will:

1. Provide strategic and technical support to Management, Section Chiefs and the Chief of the Tigray Field Office

2. Work with the Field Office s and Country Child Protection (CP) team and across other UNICEF sectors and agencies (UNFPA and UNHCR in particular), as well as with country and regional CP and GBViE networks/working groups, the Child Protection Area of Responsibility and Gender-based Violence Area of Responsibility and to ensure GBViE prevention and response is adequately addressed and coordinated across sectors in Tigray;

3. Support programme knowledge acquisition and management through systematic collection of country programme experience(s) and the provision of GBViE-related technical support;

4. Ensure sufficient financial and human resource capacity is in place to effectively achieve the goals noted above.

5. Contribute to the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) and Gender-based Violence Area of Responsibility at Tigray level in coordination with other UNICEF child protection staff in the Field Office.

Detailed Terms of Reference is attached.

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

• Advanced university degree or equivalent in public health, the social sciences or other relevant field related to GBViE in emergency programming.

  *A first-level university degree with relevant combination of academic qualifications and an additional two years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

• Minimum 8 years of progressive GBViE experience; at least 4 of which should be field-based and in emergency contexts, including conflict;

  Ability to collect, collate and analyse data in a scientific and effective manner;

  Analytical, methodical and precise style of writing;

  Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;

  Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking;

  Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals;

  Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment;

  Has good leadership and supervisory skills; coordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear;

  Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives;

  Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational

  departments;

  Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and departmentwide

  activities;

  Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization;

  Availability to travel frequently in the region.

• Excellent analytical, communication, writing and editorial skills in English.

  Proficiency in an additional official United Nations language is an asset.

For every Child you demonstrate ...

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

UNICEF Core Competencies of..

• 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)

The UNICEF functional competencies required for this post are...

Analyzing (II)

Applying technical expertise (III)

Deciding and initiating action (II)

Planning and Organizing (II)

Persuading and Influencing (II)

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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.