UNHCR Child Protection Officer - Jobs in Ethiopia

UNHCR Child Protection Officer - Jobs in Ethiopia

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

UNHCR is committed to the effective protection to children of concern, with children representing more than half of the persons falling under its mandate. UNHCR adopts a rights and community-based approach to address the protection needs of children, with a strong emphasis on inclusion within national child protection, child friendly procedures and working with other sectors to protect children including education.

Child protection is recognized as global organizational priority for UNHCR. Dedicated child protection positions are needed to provide technical support to improve UNHCR's operational capacity to deliver effective protection to children, adolescents and youth of concern.

The Child Protection Officer is a member of the protection team in a Country or Sub-Office. S/he may report to a Senior Child Protection Officer, Senior (Community-Based) Protection Officer, Head of Sub-Office or to the Assistant Representative for Protection. In smaller Offices, the post may report directly to the Representative.

Duties

Needs Identification, Strategy and Advocacy

Support timely assessment, monitoring, reporting of child protection issues including through multi-sectoral and protection specific assessments and monitoring including the meaningful participation of children, adolescents and youth and lead the analysis of child protection related findings.

Monitor the implementation of UNHCR's Child Protection strategy within the overall Protection and Solutions strategy.

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.

In collaboration with partners, assess the capacity of national child protection system and services, work towards the inclusion of children of concern into national child protection laws, policies and services and build the capacity of the national child protection system to provide quality support to children of concern.

Oversee child protection data and evidence collection, analysis and dissemination within UNHCR and partners.

Support the participation of children, adolescents and youth of concern to inform protection and assistance programming, support their engagement in protection solutions and ensure that UNHCR meets its commitments to accountability to children, adolescents and youth of concern.

Ensure that existing protection monitoring mechanisms adequately capture protection risks facing children, adolescents and youth.

Support evidence-based advocacy with UNHCR senior management, authorities and other actors on child protection.

Programme planning and implementation

Design and monitor the implementation of UNHCR's child protection programme, including multi-sectoral activities to address the protection needs of children of concern.

Establish/enhance and oversee Best Interests Procedures for children at risk including referral systems, follow-up and monitoring in line with UNHCR Best Interests Procedures Guidelines.

Establish/update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for child protection services in collaboration with partners.

Ensure UNHCR and partners' child protection information management systems are functioning in accordance with UNHCR's Policy and procedure as well as interagency data sharing protocols and standards.

Strengthen community-based child protection programmes and approaches in collaboration with communities and community-based protection colleagues.

In collaboration with UNHCR colleagues, ensure that UNHCR procedures, including registration, refugee status determination, solutions and accountability mechanisms are child-friendly and are in line with AGD approach.

Provide technical support to UNHCR colleagues to effectively mainstream child protection in UNHCR's overall response.

Monitor and refine child protection programs implemented by UNHCR and partners.

Support the integration of child protection in the operation's planning, reporting, communication and fund raising.

Provide functional guidance to UNHCR and partner staff involved in child protection activities.

Advise UNHCR programme and senior management to ensure that the necessary human and financial resources are allocated to protect children of concern.

Partnership and coordination

Establish and/or strengthen partnerships for Child Protection with

community-based, local, national, and international organizations, with a focus on ensuring continuity and sustainability.

Establish, strengthen and where appropriate lead Child Protection coordination mechanisms, within the broader protection working group/cluster and in consultation with the Senior Protection Officer or Head of Office.

Represent UNHCR's position and priorities in relation to child protection in inter-agency fora.

Contribute to interagency monitoring and reporting on child protection issues and programmes.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

For P3/NOC - 6 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 5 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 4 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

International Law, Human Rights,

International Development, International Relations, Anthropology, Social Work,

Political Science

Social Science

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

At least 4 years of progressively responsible experience in the field of protection of children, broader protection or social work involving children and youth, with knowledge of issues relating to child protection, education, gender, humanitarian and development issues, and GBV prevention and response.

Applied experience in child protection prevention and response. Demonstrated knowledge of and implementation of multi-sectorial child protection prevention and response programming.

Knowledge of protection in forced displacement settings, knowledge and demonstrated use of UNHCR and Interagency child protection tools and guidance.

Strong experience in interacting with and building partnerships and synergies with UN agencies, NGOs and civil society organizations.

Skills and experience in interviewing and working with children and families and supervising staff on case management of at risk children.

Desirable

Knowledge of the international legal and policy framework governing refugees, asylum seekers and returnees and IDPs.

Demonstrated knowledge of community communication and engagement approaches including community-based child protection.

Extensive experience in working with children, adolescents and youth and participatory child friendly approaches. Demonstrated coordination and consensus building skills to manage multiple stakeholder consultation processes.

Experience managing child protection case management programmes, including implementation of best interests procedures.

Demonstrated understanding of critical issues around child protection data and knowledge of safe and ethical data collection analysis and conducting assessments. Experience using ProGres, CPIMS or other protection data management systems.

Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to functions of position and/or interagency child protection learning programme.

Demonstrated knowledge of engagement with child protection Interagency humanitarian architecture, experience in interagency coordination and strong skills in working with partners

Functional Skills

PR-Child Protection Prevention and Response Programming

IT-Computer Literacy

DM-Data Management

CO-Drafting and Documentation

TR-Training - Virtual and face to face

PR-Child Protection Case Management and Best Interests Procedures

PR-Child Protection Information Management System

CO-Cross-cultural communication

CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, Government & Community

PR-Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD)

PG-Stakeholder management and coordination with Implementing Partners (Gov/NGO/Corporate)

Language Requirements

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.


How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UNHCR Child Protection Officer - Jobs in Ethiopia

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