Child Protection Sub-Sector Coordinator, P-4, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh #555538 (not for Bangladeshi nationals) Re-advertisement

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.

With UNICEF Bangladesh you are at the center of the change you want to see.

In one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices in the world, you will be working with dynamic colleagues who have helped deliver remarkable results for children: Net enrolment in primary education rose from 61 per cent in 1987 to 98 per cent in 2019. Stunting fell from 42 per cent in 2013 to 28 per cent in 2019. Fully vaccinated children increased from 52 per cent in 2001 to 84 per cent in 2019.

Join us as we go the next mile for the nearly 60 million children in Bangladesh, including half a million Rohingya refugee children.

In a country undergoing rapid economic and demographic transition, be part of tackling malnutrition and stagnant wasting. Help protect children from child marriage, child labour and violence. Support the country to invest more in health and education, and to extend safe water to the children who are furthest left behind.

For every child, protection.

The Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh is a high-profile emergency where 926,561 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar now populate 34 highly congested camps with serious connotations for the rights, protection, and wellbeing of children. The context garners significant donor interest and media attention. The Child Protection Area of Responsibility lies at the center of a complex, interagency response where coordination, coverage and accountability are key. It is imperative that Child Protection is represented clearly and accurately, that resources are well-managed and that needs are covered. The ability to identify, map, assess, analyze, represent, report on, and use child protection data effectively is also central to the response.

As of June 2022, there’s 31 child protection partners implementing and reporting to the Child Protection Sub-Sector in Cox’s Bazar. The Sub-Sector has a strong Strategic Advisory Group and three technical working groups.

How can you make a difference?

The Child Protection Sub-Sector Coordinator (P4) will lead, coordinate, and provide technical support to the child protection response in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The Coordinator will represent the Child Protection Sub-Sector in inter-sector coordination as part of the broader Protection Sector and under the overall coordination of the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG).

Major duties and responsibilities:

1. Planning and Coordination

2. Advocacy and Representation

3. Assessment

4. Team management

For detailed job responsibilities, please see the attached TOR: ToR - CPSS P4.pdf

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

Advanced university degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.

Flexibility to deploy rapidly with mandatory UN/UNICEF certifications up to date including on security and PSEA

A minimum of eight years of professional experience in conceptualizing, planning, and coordinating child protection responses at the international level.

Excellent understanding of the IASC coordination framework and the relationship between sector and interagency mechanisms

Ability to lead and advocate strongly on behalf of the Child Protection Sub-Sector

Ability to present and articulate child protection clearly and convincingly

Experience in programme development in child protection

Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

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 (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people for supervisory role

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 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.

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 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:

*UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

*Internal candidates may be given preference over external candidates. The term "Internal" refers to all staff members with fixed term, continuing or permanent appointments.

*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.

*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 be 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.

*The complete vacancy announcements can be reviewed via UNICEF Careers website at https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/listing/