Child Protection Officer

The Child Protection Officer supports programme development, planning, management, monitoring, and delivery of results related to Gender Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE) and child protection in South Sudan. The role involves technical and operational support, partnership building, innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building to address GBV and child protection challenges in humanitarian and development contexts.

Responsibilities

• Support to programme development and planning.
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results.
• Technical and operational support to programme implementation.
• Networking and partnership building.
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.

Requirements

• Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Sociology, International Development, Psychology, Social Science, Human rights, International Law, Gender Studies and any other related fields.
• At least 2 years of relevant work experience in Social Development Planning and Management in Gender Based Violence in Emergency (GBViE), Child Protection, Humanitarian Response, Emergency Response, Capacity Building in GBV including designing and implementing GBV prevention and response programming, Partnership Development, Policy and Advocacy, Knowledge Management and any other related fields.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Humanitarian Experience, Development Contexts Experience, Interagency Coordination Experience, Children's Core Commitments, Women-Led Organizations and Communities Care Experience is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Social Development Planning
• Gender-Based Violence Awareness
• Child Protection
• Humanitarian Response
• Emergency Response
• Capacity Building
• GBV Programming
• Partnership Development
• Policy Advocacy
• Knowledge Management
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Programme Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Development Context Experience
• Fragile Settings Experience
• Women’s Organizations Engagement
• Children's Core Commitments
• Technical Support
• Operational Support

Languages

English