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UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, ...
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Under the general guidance of the Regional Adviser Child Protection, the incumbent will develop partnerships and technical guidance to support work on children on the move, in collaboration with External Partners and UN agencies, such as UNHCR, IOM, the African Union and Regional Economic Communities. The Child Protection Specialist (Migration) will work closely with Child Protection in Emergencies, Violence Against Children and Child Protection Systems Specialists in the Child Protection section as well as with key sections such as Humanitarian Action Resilience and Peace Building (HARP), Education, Adolescents and Gender ones and Country Offices staff, to ensure that migration issues are effectively considered and coherently integrated into appropriate work streams.
The Child Protection Specialist will direct, lead and manage the work of the office on children on the move, including support to strengthen cross-border child protection mechanisms and inclusion of children on the move in existing national systems in the region.
The Child Protection Specialist will be accountable for the achievement of concrete and sustainable programme/project results according to plans, budget allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology, and UNICEF Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Programme Development, planning and management
Responsible for the development of programme proposals and other actions to leverage funds for the areas of responsibilities, reflecting priorities for the area of migration and children on the move, including a key focus on the efficient and effective development of protection-focused migration and refugee policy and programming. Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of programmes/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated. Certifies disbursement of funds, monitors and submits financial status reports to management in compliance with regulation and guidelines.
Advisory services and technical support
Strengthen capacity at country and regional levels by developing inter-agency standard-setting guidance and tools to support work on protection focused migration and refugee issues. This will take place though strategizing with country and regional offices and partners to raise awareness of the guidelines, informed by a collected body of knowledge that can be shared and replicated across countries. Provide technical assistance to country offices for the design and implementation of child protection programmes related to children on the move. Provide quality assurance of interventions across countries, including coordination of cross-border activities and programmes related to children on the move.
Advocacy, networking and partners building
Develop and maintain inter-agency relationships with external partners and UN agencies, such as UNHCR, IOM, the African Union and Regional Economic Communities, supporting the development of enhanced policy frameworks to advance the protection of children on the move.
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best practices in child protection management and information systems related to children on the move. Promote knowledge management/sharing and technical input or recommendations on major programme direction and on introduction of new initiatives.
Impact of Results
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The competencies required for this post are….
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
This is a re-advertisement, candidates who have already applied do not need to reapply and will be duly considered.
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