UNV Child Protection Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of the child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. Equity accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Within the Rohingya refugee response, UNICEF leads the Education, Nutrition and WASH Sectors, and the Child Protection Sub-Sector under the overall umbrella of the Protection Sector. The approach aims to strengthen system-wide preparedness and technical capacity to respond to humanitarian emergencies and provide clear leadership and accountability within the respective areas. Specifically, this includes: Child Protection.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Sub-Sector Coordinator or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV CP Officer will: • Support the establishment and maintenance of effective coordination mechanisms and data collection tools, including for the purpose of CPIMS; such as Child Protection Situation Monitoring, Focal points, and regular updates from the field • Follow up with sub-sector partners on service mapping, Focal points, and timely revision of in-formation for building referral pathways during camp visits, telecommunications, and emails. • Assist in delivering training activities for CP sub-sector members, other local partners, and relevant authorities. • Provide a translation for sub-sector documents and events, including capacity-building initiative • Identify and document lessons learned, best practices, and innovations (‘knowledge’) from across the sub-sector in response to the Rohingya crisis • Organize forums and platforms for sub-sector partners to share knowledge amongst them-selves and with other sectors bilaterally or multilaterally. • Connect with the global cluster to identify opportunities to disseminate knowledge generated from the Rohingya crisis to other humanitarian contexts and to bring knowledge generated from other emergencies to the Rohingya crisis. • Develop new and innovative ways to share knowledge and information amongst sector partners. • Ensure knowledge and information generated by the sub-sector are stored safely, effectively, and, where required, confidentially. • In coordination with the information management officer, support collecting, validating, analyzing, and disseminating data from sector partners. • Develop situation reports and other information and knowledge products to support the sub-sector’s work. • In coordination with the information management officer, support for data visualization, including products to support advocacy, resource mobilization efforts, referral pathways, IEC material, etc. • Prepare and maintain catalog contents of IM and data products for the humanitarian response. • Minute sub-sector meetings and support in facilitation as needed • Ensure that the CP sub-sectors meetings and other events calendar is updated regularly. • Follow up with partners on membership requests and information on programming, including mentoring • Provide mentorship and support to partners through Humanitarian Program Cycle as requested • Support conducting CP sub-sector coordinated needs assessments, including participatory and regular gap analyses. • Establish and support the visualization of sub-sector products and ensure user-friendly data dissemination. • Conduct regular visits to the camp, providing support and promoting effective coordination with the child protection focal point. • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day)- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country- Provide annual and end of assignment reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities using UNV’s Volunteer Reporting Application- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Results/Expected Outputs: As an active UNICEF team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNICEF and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: • Improved quality of the humanitarian response within Cox’s Bazar as well as contributing to global best practices. • Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and doc-umented in all activities throughout the assignment • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities partici-pated in and capacities developed • The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counter-parts, including Implementing Partners (IPs).

• Accountability • Adaptability and Flexibility • Building Trust • Client Orientation • Commitment and Motivation • Commitment to Continuous Learning • Communication • Creativity • Empowering Others • Ethics and Values • Integrity • Judgement and Decision-making • Knowledge Sharing • Leadership • Planning and Organizing • Professionalism • Respect for Diversity • Self-Management • Vision • Working in Teams

• Professional work experience at the national and/or international level; humanitarian experience is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization.

• At least 3 years’ Experience in child protection (CP), GBV or protection programming and capable of creating a collaborative environment to enhance coordination and possess strong negotiation and advocacy skills.

• Experience in knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation is essential. Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development.

• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.

• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment.

• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; Sound security awareness.

• Have affinity with or interest in children’s rights, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

The UN Volunteer CP Officer will be based in Cox’s Bazar, with regular travel to the Rohingya camps and other locations in Teknaf and Ukhia upazila. As this is a National UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious acts insurance plan. Cox's Bazar is a district of Bangladesh known for fishing port and tourism. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Bangladesh. The beach in Cox's Bazar is an unbroken 120 km (75 miles) sandy sea beach with a gentle slope, making it the second longest sea beach in the world. The cli-mate of Cox's bazar is similar to the rest of the country. The climate of Bangladesh is generally determined by its location in the tropical monsoon region: high temperature, heavy rainfall, generally excessive humidity, and distinct seasonal variations. It is further characterized by the location in the coastal area. Cox’s Bazar is a generally safe place to live. The communications systems in Cox’s Bazar is well developed and the district is well-connected with other cities. National mobile networks are operational. Cox’s Bazar has a domestic airport and is currently classified as a family duty station (Security Level 3; Hardship Category D).