United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Senior Child Protection Officer Jobs in South Sudan

United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Senior Child Protection Officer Jobs in South Sudan

Org. Setting and Reporting

This position is located within the Child Protection Unit of the United Nation Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Juba. Juba is classified in the "E" category and as a non-family duty station. The Senior Child Protection Officer will report to the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General. (DSRSG/RC/HC).

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Senior Child Protection Officer P-5 will be responsible for the following duties:

Assist the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) to ensure that children rights, their protection and their well-being are a priority throughout the peacekeeping process, the peace talks and agreements, the consolidation of peace and the rebuilding of the region/country;

Carry out and supervise key programme activities and initiatives;

Function as the head of the Child Protection Section;

Provide leadership and guidance to and overall supervision of the staff of the Child Protection Section;

Assist the DSRSG in his/her capacity as Co-chair of the monitoring and reporting task force under UN Security Council Resolution 1612 and ensure the fulfilment of related reporting requirements on Children and Armed Conflict violations in close consultation with UN partners, NGOs and other actors as appropriate;

Plan, organize and co-ordinate the activities of the Section;

Draft or review monthly reports on the activities of the Section; Ensure that the DSRSG as well as senior mission leadership are fully apprised of the full array of children rights and protection issues and how they are being addressed;

Provide guidance to DSRSG and his/her deputies on ways of strengthening existing children protection mechanisms;

Assist the DSRSG and his/her deputies to ensure that all key actors and mechanisms within UNMISS and in the context of the peace process take a child-conscious approach to their respective mandates;

Establish working relationships with UN agencies operating in the Mission area, in particular with UNICEF as co-chair of the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting; initiate and sustain dialogue with parties to the conflict to end and prevent grave child rights violations in close consultation with UNICEF and other relevant partners; ensure that child protection issues are well integrated into current and longer-term programming;

Take the lead in establishing partnerships to promote child protection mainstreaming both within the Mission activities and in the context of its joint activities with the government and partners;

Advocate for adequate and sustained allocation of resources to child protection programmes, with particular attention to child disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR);

Participate in meetings with representatives of donor countries and the international community, when appropriate; Coordinate and chair and/or contribute substantively to general training programmes, workshops and expert group meetings;

Write and/or supervise preparation of a variety of studies, reports, policy papers and guidelines on child protection issues;

Propose to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) draft text and recommendations on the rights and protection of children for the Secretary-General's reports to the Security Council;

Supervise the preparation of the Section's input to relevant reports to the Security Council;

Report on a regular basis to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and to UNICEF Headquarters through DPKO by providing inputs for the Global Horizontal Note every three months or as required;

Represent the DSRSG, when requested by him/her, in the discussions and planning of the various relevant peace process committees, national child protection and human rights committees and networks, and UN coordination mechanisms;

Help to ensure that all UNMISS personnel have appropriate training on the protection and rights of children;

Assist the DSRSG and his/her deputies in

addressing complaints about the behaviour of UN personnel related to the infringement of child rights;

Undertake field visits and/or participate in joint inter-agency assessment missions, as required;

Contribute to the personnel and financial implementation of work plans and budgets;

Perform other duties as required.

Competencies

Professionalisim: Expert knowledge of institutional mandates, organizational structures and policies within the UN, guidelines and methodologies relating to child protection including the legal framework for the protection of children, relevant Security Council resolutions and mandates related to children and armed conflict, the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism, child-sensitive DDR, juvenile justice, legislative, rule of law reforms and gender.

Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; Places team agenda before personal agenda; Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position.

Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignments; Adjusts priorities as required; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning.

Leadership - Serves as a role model that other people want to follow; Empowers others to translate vision into results; Is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; Establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; Anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; Drives for change and improvement; does not accept the status quo.

Judgment/Decision Making - Identifies the key issues in a complex situation, and comes to the heart of the problem quickly; Gathers relevant information before making a decision; Considers positive and negative impacts of decisions prior to making them; Takes decisions with an eye to the impact on others and on the Organization; Proposes a course of action or makes a recommendation based on all available information; Checks assumptions against facts.

Education

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, law, human rights, social sciences or a related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience

A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international levels in the child protection or human rights fields is required.

At least five (5) years’ experience at the international level, with increasingly responsible professional experience in strategic planning, programming and reporting is required.

Experience working in a United Nations common system field operation (inclusive of peacekeeping, political missions and UN agencies, funds, and programmes) – or similar international organization or non-governmental organization – in a conflict or post-conflict setting is desirable.

Experience working in East Africa Region is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan Senior Child Protection Officer Jobs in South Sudan

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