Senior Child Protection Associate

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• Support in the formulation of the child protection key considerations in multi-sectoral and protection specific assessments and participate in the assessment teams.
• Participate in the formulation of child protection strategy as part of the operation’s broader Protection and Solutions Strategy, which incorporates age, gender and diversity analysis, identifies the protection needs and capacities of children of concern and community and reflects the UNHCR’s policies, standards and priorities, including the Framework for the Protection of Children.
• Ensure compliance with UNHCR’s child protection policy, priorities and commitments, as well as other aligned policies on age, gender, diversity (AGD) and accountability to affected populations (AAP), GBV, gender equality, disability and youth empowerment.
• Support identification of, and the implementation of context-appropriate approaches for a meaningful participation of children, adolescents and youth in the development and implementation of strategies that address key child protection priorities.
• Support the analysis of the national systems and ensure that child protection programmes complement national child protection systems and work towards the inclusion of children of concern into national child protection laws, policies and services.
• Provide input to Protection Unit and undertake advocacy to address key child protection concerns under the guidance of the supervisor.

• Support development and implementation of child protection programmes, including multi-sectoral activities, and monitoring framework based on identified needs and in line with Child Protection Strategy and UNHCR’s global, regional and national policies and standards, including the Framework for the Protection of Children and the Best Interests Procedure.
• Conduct Best Interest Procedures for individual children at heightened risks, including BIA, case conferences and BID.
• Oversee Best Interests Procedures for children at risk, including Best Interests Determination Panels and supervision of staff undertaking Best Interests Procedures.
• Implement and monitor the application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for child protection.
• Provide support to UNHCR and partners’ case workers to ensure that child protection case files are stored and regularly updated in accordance with UNHCR’s Policy and procedure as well as with data sharing protocols.
• Engage children, youth and communities in the implementation of child protection activities, provide information to children, youth and communities about child protection services and monitor and report on needs and issues to inform the Operations Response.
• Support partners and communities in strengthening/ establishing community-based child protection programming.
• Support partners and communities in ensuring quality alternative care arrangements for unaccompanied and separated children as referral to family tracing services.
• Monitor and support appropriate care arrangements for unaccompanied and separated children and referral of children to ICRC or other relevant partners for establishment of family linkages.
• Enforce compliance of staff and implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of child protection services.
• Provide functional guidance to UNHCR and partner staff involved in child protection activities.
• Regularly report on emerging protection issues and concerns voiced by children, youth and communities and assist in drafting reports, compiling and preparing data for the protection unit/section.

• Assist the Child Protection interagency coordination and information management activities as needed.
• Represent UNHCR in interagency fora related to child protection.
• Assist in strengthening strategic and innovative partnerships for Child Protection with community-based, local, national, and international organizations, with a focus on ensuring continuity and sustainability.
• Provide technical support and monitoring to child protection partners.
• Assist in carrying out learning needs assessment and analysis of findings.
• Contribute to development/ adaption of training packages and co-facilitate training for the UNHCR and partners staff, refugee community.
• Identify and document lessons learnt and good practices.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

• 4 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

• International Law; Political Science; Law; Social Sciences; Human Rights; Community Dvpt/Social Work;

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.

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