National Child Protection Consultant (Office based with possible travel), 6 months, Monrovia

Organizational Context

UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of child rights not just as a job but as a calling. UNICEF fosters diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia. This ensures that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women. The role aligns with the African Union’s designation of 2026 as the Year of Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation, positioning WASH as a cornerstone of dignity, equity, and protection. This creates a critical policy window to embed child protection and GBV risk mitigation within national and continental WASH systems, especially for women and children facing climate shocks, displacement, and urbanization. The consultant will provide technical leadership to embed safety, dignity, and protection considerations into WASH programming across humanitarian-development settings, with particular attention to schools, health facilities, and community water and sanitation systems.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to embed safety, dignity, and protection considerations into WASH programming across humanitarian-development settings, with particular attention to schools, health facilities, and community water and sanitation systems. Support UNICEF Liberia’s contribution to national priorities and regional policy momentum around safe and inclusive WASH. Advance CPD results on protection from violence and gender inequality. Strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia. Ensure that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women. Embed child protection and GBV risk mitigation within national and continental WASH systems, particularly for women and children amid climate shocks, displacement, and urbanization. Apply GBV risk mitigation guidelines (e.g., IASC GBV Guidelines) in practical contexts. Ensure WASH investments actively reduce protection risks, embedding protection-sensitive, climate-resilient WASH as a core safeguard for the safety, dignity, and rights of women, adolescents, and children in Liberia.

Work Experience

Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in child protection and/or GBV programming, with demonstrated experience in cross-sectoral work. Proven experience integrating GBV risk mitigation and child protection considerations into non-protection sectors, preferably WASH, education, health, or social services. Practical experience applying GBV risk mitigation guidelines.

Skills

Child Protection, GBV Prevention and Response, WASH Sector Integration, Cross-sectoral Programming, GBV Risk Mitigation, Protection-Sensitive Design, Climate-Resilient WASH, Humanitarian-Development Programming, Policy Analysis, Programme Development, Technical Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement

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