Child Protection Specialist

The Child Protection (CP) Specialist supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Child Protection output within the country programme (CPC 9 2024-2028).

The CP Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to facilitate the administration and achievement of the CP-related output results in the country programme.

The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. H/She facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm, and to protect their rights to survival, development and well being as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies.

The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.

Under the supervision of the Chief of CP, the post shall undertake the following 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

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

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.
• A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required.
• Experience managing people is required.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is considered as an added advantage.
• Fluency in English and Tagalog is required. Knowing a local language is an asset.

Source:  https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/570472