Child Protection Specialist

The Child Protection Specialist supports the development, management, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of child protection programmes within the country programme. The role focuses on upstream engagement through policy advocacy, systems strengthening, strategic partnerships, and UNICEF's 3Cs approach to create a protective environment for children.

Responsibilities

• Support to programme/project 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

• An advanced university degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field is required.
• A minimum of five years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Relevant experience in Strategic Partnership Building, Innovation and Learning is desirable.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered an asset.
• Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is considered an added advantage.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Child Protection Program Development
• Social Development Planning
• Programme Management
• Policy Advocacy
• Systems Strengthening
• Strategic Partnership Development
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Reporting
• Humanitarian Experience
• Development Context Experience
• UN System Experience
• Innovation and Learning
• Country Level Programme Implementation

Languages

English