Child Protection Officer, (NO-2), FT, #063749, State of Palestine, Gaza- MENA

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For every child, the right to a Champion

You report to the Child Protection Manager for supervision. The Child Protection Manager will serve as the Gaza Technical lead on Child Protection Systems Strengthening overseeing the implementation of emergency and recovery programming, providing professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results. You will prepare, execute, manage, and implement a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting, in particular in the area of care reform and case management.

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:  Child Protection Officer _Level 2.pdf

To qualify as a champion 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 two years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required, in particular on child protection system strengthening,  case management and family based alternative care. 
• Skills: Programme Management, Approval Process, Review Process. 
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Arabic are required.

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
• Relevant experience related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads