Child Protection Officer, NO-1, FT, #00114120, Gaza, State of Palestine - MENA

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For every child, the right to a Champion

UNICEF in the State of Palestine (SoP) works to uphold the rights of children to access services and protection, from early childhood through to adolescence. Our objective is to ensure that every child in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or circumstance, has an equal chance to fulfil their potential.

In the past years, UNICEF in the State of Palestine has achieved a high reach and engagement through its communication channels. UNICEF-SoP would like to build on this and continue engaging with our audience, who are not only seek information but are willing to have important conversations on crucial issues concerning children’s wellbeing and rights. 

How can you make a difference?

Classified by UNICEF as a level 3 emergency, the impact of the current ceasefire has yet to be fully realized with unclear future governance structures, unclear long term funding mechanisms and continued violence. The Health Team in Gaza has substantial programming to roll out in 2026 and into 2027 with dozens of grants and donors. Some of that work will be expanding NICU/PICU services and support to try to improve maternal health and neonatal health.  The current team requires additional human resources to achieve these results for children.

The Child Protection Officer will be based in the Gaza Field Office in the State of Palestine and will report to the P4 Child Protection Manager based in Gaza.

The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Manager for supervision. The Child Protection Officer will serve as the Gaza Technical Focal Point for Disability Inclusion, Gender-Based Violence, and Risk Mitigation. 

S/he will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programmes/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Programme within the Country Programme.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities: 

1. Support to programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  JD - Child Protection Officer Level 1 (Disability GBV) Gaza.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Minimum requirements:

• Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.
• Work Experience: A minimum of one year of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required.
• Skills: The role requires experience in child protection, disability inclusion, risk mitigation, internat