Child Protection Specialist (P-3), TA, 364 days, #00136567, Port Au Prince - Haiti, LACR
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
Job Purpose
In this critical role, you will contribute to strengthening UNICEF’s child protection programme by supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of child protection interventions. You will provide technical and operational support throughout the programme cycle, helping to ensure that activities are well planned, effectively implemented, properly monitored and aligned with UNICEF’s Strategic Plan, results-based management approaches and accountability standards. You will also contribute to strengthening coordination with government counterparts, partners and other stakeholders, supporting efforts to prevent and respond to violence, abuse, exploitation and other forms of harm against children. Through your work, you will help translate programme priorities into concrete and sustainable results that protect children’s rights and contribute to a stronger protective environment for children in Haiti.
Responsibilities
Based in Port-au-Prince and reporting to the Chief, Child Protection, your key functions will include: Support to programme/project development and planning; Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results; Technical and operational support to programme implementation; Networking and partnership building; Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building. This role requires working at the international level in a developing country and in an emergency context. Experience with UNICEF programmatic response and tools (e.g. Vision/etools/insight, KPI, etc) will be a strong asset. Knowledge of results-based management (RBM) principles and approaches would be an asset. Capacity building experience will be an added advantage. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is an asset.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of professional experience in project planning and management in child protection related areas is required. Working at the international level in a developing country and in an emergency context is required.
Skills
Child Protection, Project Planning, Project Management, Programme Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting, Coordination, Partnership Building, Technical Support, Operational Support, Results-Based Management, Capacity Building