External Adv: Child Protection Officer (Integrated Child Protection Services), NO-B, Jakarta, Indonesia - for Indonesians only

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 is supporting the Government of Indonesia on strengthening the child protection systems. This includes strengthening the quality and accessibility of child protection services, through early detection and case management for vulnerable children, birth registration as well as promoting protective social norms. The programme engages a wide range of stakeholders including community partners and children for early identification and early response links to integrated community child protection services and the integrated child protection service for comprehensive support.

Within this framework, the purpose of this temporary appointment (TA) is to provide professional technical assistance throughout the programming process on strengthening the integrated child protection services with emphasis on the coordinated implementation of service standards and framework at national and sub-national levels. Furthermore, the TA will support the strengthening of the child protection information management system (SIMFONI PPA) with the integration of Primero[1]. Other tasks include the provision of support to high level engagement and advocacy, analysis for child protection information, preparing, executing, managing, and implementing a variety of technical and administrative program tasks to facilitate program implementation.

[1] https://www.primero.org/

How can you make a difference?

1. Assist the MOWECP in the roll out of the service framework and standards of the integrated service for the protection of women and children at sub-national levels. 2. Support the design of an information package to disseminate the Decree Number 2/2022 of the MOWECP on the service framework and standards of the integrated services for the protection of women and children. 3. Support the development and testing of the national service framework and standards for the national referral system. 4. Support the development and integration of the Child Protection Information Management System (Primero) to MOWECP’s Simfoni PPA database, ensuring its alignment with the national service standards. 5. Support facilitating relevant capacity building sessions to implement the service framework and standards of the integrated services for the protection of women and children including to increase the partners and other stakeholders’ competencies. 6. Support the strengthening of inter-sectoral collaboration among relevant ministries and work with field offices at sub-national levels. 7. Contribute to providing up to date analysis, comprehensive and current data to inform child protection policy and programme development, as well as for high level engagement for policy advocacy. 8. Provide technical inputs and work closely with the Child Protection team to discuss strategies, planning, and methodologies for better achievement of child protection programs. 9. Actively monitor UNICEF-supported programmes through visits, surveys, and exchange of information with partners, to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely interventions, including to ensure appropriate utilization of funds in line with grant conditions, including assisting MOWECP’s Planning Bureau and relevant units to implement the joint MOWECP and UNICEF under 2022 Annual Workplan 10. Contribute to draft policy papers, briefs, concept notes and other strategic materials for use by management, donors, UNICEF regional offices and headquarters. 11. Supporting generating learning/knowledge products, covering innovative approaches and good practices, to support programme implementation or for use during meeting/events as required.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or related field. • Minimum 2 years of working experience in service delivery relevant to social welfare, child protection or related field. Experience of working with government agencies on child protection service/system development at national and subnational level will be an advantage. • Familiarity with government planning, budgeting and administrative regulations would be an asset. • Extensive technical and practical expertise on capacity building; good facilitation skill an asset. • Demonstrated understanding of government functions to social work reform and child protection. • Knowledge and understanding of the decentralization context are an advantage. • Knowledge on monitoring and evaluation including information management system for child protection • Fluency in both oral and written English and Bahasa Indonesia

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Builds and maintains partnerships • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness • Drive to achieve results for impact • Innovates and embraces change • Manages ambiguity and complexity • Thinks and acts strategically • Works collaboratively with others

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.

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

Remarks: The screening of your application will be conducted based on the information in your profile. Before applying, we strongly suggest that you review your profile to ensure accuracy and completeness. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. For information on compensation and benefits provided by UNICEF, please see the following link: https://www.unicef.org/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing This vacancy is open for Indonesians only.