TA (6 Months) Child Protection Officer (PSEA)/2 positions, NO-2, Les Cayes, Haiti (For Haitians Nationals 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,

Within the context of the emergency response, the PSEA Officer will support the country office to implement UNICEF Haiti’s PSEA Action Plan at the Sub Office (SO) level, which focuses on scaling up and taking forward UNICEF’s prevention and response efforts to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). This will include implementing SEA prevention activities, responding to alleged SEA cases that are reported (including setting up/strengthening complaint mechanisms at the community level, reporting, and ensuring appropriate survivor support), and active participation in inter-agency initiatives addressing PSEA. The Child Protection Officer (PSEA) will also be responsible for building the capacity of UNICEF personnel and partners on PSEA.

How can you make a difference?

The incumbent supports the PSEA Specialist in the preparation of the Sub Office’s PSEA activities and is responsible for the implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of these activities in accordance with UNICEF’s regulations and the Country Office action plan and inter-agency commitments. S/he will report to the Chief of Field Office, with dotted reporting line to the PSEA Specialist on matters pertaining to PSEA. The incumbent will work closely with other sections for a comprehensive and coordinated response.

Internal capacity building and technical support on PSEA

• Provides leadership, technical support and monitoring for the implementation of UNICEF Haiti Office PSEA Action Plan, with a focus on the departments of the Grand Sud and neighbouring provinces.

• In collaboration with the PSEA Specialist, assists in developing, implementing, and monitoring the Sub Office’s PSEA action plan in accordance with the Country Office Strategy, and supports its integration into programming.

• Supports capacity building and delivers PSEA and Child Safeguarding trainings for UNICEF staff, consultants, volunteers, and implementing partners, in line with the PSEA Action Plan.

• Together with C4D, and in liaison with the PSEA Task Force, develops awareness raising materials for UNICEF office and partners.
• Supports the full integration of PSEA across UNICEF sectoral responses and operations, including WASH, Education, Health, Nutrition, C4D and Supply.
• In collaboration with PSEA Specialist and UNICEF sections, supports partners to ensure PSEA policies and structures are aligned with standards and requirements as per UNICEF PSEA Implementing Partners Procedures and the UN Protocol. This includes support on the implementation of SEA assessments of CSO partners in line with the requirements of the DAPM Procedure.
• Contributes inputs for UNICEF internal communication and reporting on progress of PSEA implementation.

Inter-agency PSEA Coordination

• Represents UNICEF in interagency coordination fora in the South region such as PSEA Task Force, Protection, GBV and/or CP working group meetings as relevant. Active participation and input in the different interagency activities/assessments/SOP and other initiatives as relevant;
• In collaboration with the PSEA Specialist, and the PSEA network supports in the creation of PSEA SOPs for SEA prevention and response.

Prevention

• Collaborates and coordinates with partners and UNICEF sections to ensure sensitization activities on SEA are implemented across communities and establishes systems for tracking and monitoring implementation.
• Collaborates and coordinates with partners and UNICEF sections to ensure systematic SEA risk assessment is conducted and findings are reflected and included in programme implementation.
• In the context of the current emergency response and in collaboration with program sections, assists in development of improved reporting and feedback mechanisms through community consultation, for safe, inclusive, and participatory mechanisms.

Reporting of and Response to SEA allegations

• Supports the UNICEF Head of SO on the reporting of SEA allegations through the Internal Notification Alert.

• Supports the internal roll out and implementation of UNICEF SEA reporting and ensures SEA reporting procedures are clearly understood by SO staff and Implementing partners.

• Supports HCO to expand/strengthen communities’ access to safe and accessible reporting channels across programmes/sections with a focus on women and children, including community-based, face to face, phone and digital approaches.

• Ensures that all information pertaining to complaints and reporting is handled and referred strictly in line with agreed protocols and the SOPs in place (i.e. the internal UNICEF Notification Alert and inter-agency information sharing procedure agreed with the PSEA Task Force).

• Provides technical support to partners to strengthen internal reporting procedures.

• Immediately refers survivors to appropriate service providers so that they receive the medical, psychosocial, legal and any other assistance support they may need, in line with the Victims’ Assistance Protocol.

Survivor assistance

In coordination with the PSEA Specialist and Chief Child Protection, supports implementation of victim assistance, including:

• Supports the establishment of partnerships to fill gaps in CP/GBV services for survivors of GBV, including SEA;
• Collaborates and supports mapping of services, together with GBV/CP officers
• Ensures that survivors of SEA access timely assistance and support
• Monitors the quality of assistance and follow up provided to victims of SEA by UNICEF partners

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

• A university degree (Bachelor’s or higher) in one of the following fields is required: human rights, psychology, social work, law, sociology, international law, or another relevant field. Alternative education types and additional years of experience can be considered instead.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience working in PSEA. Working in CP/GBV for three years + knowledge of the definition of SEA, including the SGB and IASC Six Principles and their specific application can be considered instead.
• Experience working in humanitarian contexts is desirable, including knowledge of IASC PSEA policies and guidance related to humanitarian cluster systems; AAP, Child Protection, GBV and Centrality of Protection.
• Excellent communication skills. Proven ability to work independently under difficult conditions. Excellent facilitation, training, networking and advocacy skills. Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization.
• Fluency in French and Haitian Creole is required; knowledge of English is desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies: Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1); Works Collaboratively with others (1); Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1); Innovates and Embraces Change (1); Thinks and Acts Strategically (1); Drive to achieve impactful results (1); Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

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