External Generic Vacancy for WCAR Emergency roster: Child Protection in Emergencies, P3, Multiple Locations

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 108,241 USD and 141,733 USD.

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built! We offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

In the West and Central Africa Region (WCAR), more than ever, UNICEF is faced with a broad range of emergency crises differing in scale, complexity and international consequences.

Visit our website to learn more about UNICEF WCAR.

For every child, safety!

UNICEF WCAR is currently looking for highly qualified Child Protection professionals to join its regional roster. WCAR Roster aim to ensure timely aid to affected children and communities in West and Central Africa Region by having a group of skilled professionals for swift deployment to support emergency response in the region.

UNICEF WCAR Roster are profiles of pre-vetted, highly qualified professionals intended for fast-track recruitment as positions become available. After a rigorous selection process, including assessment center, successful candidates will be placed in relevant roster and may be contacted by hiring offices for job opportunities across the region.

How can you make a difference?

Under the overall supervision of the Chief Child Protection, the Child Protection Specialist in emergencies, is accountable for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF’s emergency response in activities and results related to safeguard and improve protection of the affected population by ensuring overall efficiency, effectiveness and delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s Core Commitment for Children in Emergencies (CCCs) and national and international humanitarian standards.

Key functions/accountabilities:

• In consultation with other CP partners, and government if appropriate, provide leadership for the establishment of child protection coordination structures for the response to the emergency.
• Support conduct of a rapid child protection assessment, together with partners using agreed inter-agency assessment tools.
• Support strategies and mechanisms to scale up the child protection response to the emergency, including addressing as relevant: children affected by armed conflict, family separation, gender-based violence, mental health and psychosocial support of children and their families, deprivation of liberty of children, other protection concerns for children etc.
• Provide technical support and assistance to UNICEF child protection staff and partners, including government and NGOs, to set-up or scale up the child protection components of emergency response programmes, including development or amendment of projects and partnerships.
• Ensure quality and timely contribution to the donor proposals and other relevant reports (SITREPS, Briefing notes, advocacy notes and other strategic documents).
• Identify opportunities to work with other sectors to strengthen overall protections for children and women by integrating protection activities within their emergency response programmes.
• Monitor the trends and emerging evidence of child protection concerns and the response by Government and analyze this information to advise on the child protection response.
• Enhance the collaboration with UN agencies, NGOs, State services and child protection mechanisms to coordinate the protection and multisector protection services to children and families affected by humanitarian crisis. Raise awareness on child protection concerns and UNICEF’s response thereto through relevant humanitarian, media and communication outlets, as appropriate.
• Provide inputs on child protection concerns and UNICEF’s response thereto in all UNICEF, inter-agency and government planning and reporting processes.

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advanced university degree in social work, international relations, law, child psychology, or relevant field.
• Two years of additional relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience with UNICEF and/or other relevant actors, including experience with child protection programming in natural disaster and/or armed conflict contexts
• Knowledge of UNICEF’s core commitments to children in humanitarian action as well as the humanitarian cluster approach, particularly the child protection working group (sub-cluster), gender-based violence area of responsibility, and protection cluster
• Experience on emergency response and programme coordination.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency, humanitarian experience.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English language is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset. For some positions, fluency in French or Spanish is required.

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• 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)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

Application Process

Application should be submitted through the Talent Management System (TMS)

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. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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.

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 may 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.

UNICEF personnel on Fixed-Term, Temporary appointments, Continuing or Permanent Contracts who are interested to be part of the WCAR roster should apply throught Frontlines.