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Child Protection Specialist – (MRM/CAAC) (P-3), FT, #128771, Port Sudan, Sudan (open to non-Sudanese)
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Job no: 572451
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Port Sudan
Level: P-3
Location: Sudan
Categories: Child Protection
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.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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For every child, a chance.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
After years of protracted crisis, Sudan plunged into a conflict of alarming scale in mid-April 2023 when fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in the capital Khartoum, before quickly expanding to other areas across the country. Since the onset of the conflict, more than 3.8 million children have been displaced, and a staggering number of grave child right’s violations have been reported, with verified incidents showing a four-fold increase in 2023 as compared to 2022 figures.
The impact of armed conflict on children in Sudan has been featured in the UN Secretary-General’s Report on Children and Armed Conflict since its first report in 2000 (A/55/163–S/2000/712). As required by Security Council Resolution 1612, UNICEF co-chairs the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR) to implement and coordinate all aspects of the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM), including the monitoring and documentation of six grave violations committed against children by parties to the conflict, drafting and submission of reports such as the Global Horizontal Note (GHN), and other inputs to the Secretary-General Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict and other specific country reports.
The purpose of this assignment is to ensure that effective monitoring, reporting and response mechanisms of grave violations of children’s rights are in place and support to the overall child protection humanitarian response is provided to ensure children and adolescents are protected from violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect and harmful practices including, but not limited to: 1)
scale up Monitoring and reporting on grave violations; 2) prevent and address Child recruitment and use by armed actors, as well as illegal and arbitrary detention and criminal processing of conflict-affected children; 3) Prevent and address the impact of the use of landmines and other indiscriminate or illicit weapons by state and non-state actors; 4) Engage with communities for behavior and social change.
Purpose for the job:
The Child Protection Specialist reports to the Child Protection Manager for guidance and general supervision with dotted lines to the chef of section. The Specialist takes primary responsibility for the development of the MRM work plan and the preparation of timely and quality MRM-related reports for the CTFMR and the Security Council’s Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. The Specialist supports and strengthens action to address grave violations, including with respect to grave violations related advocacy, engagement with parties to the conflict and programmatic response, as well as capacity-building of MRM actors throughout the country. In parallel, the Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Child Protection programme(s) in relation to Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) and is responsible for the contributing to management, implementation, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of the child protection programmes/projects related to CAAC.
Additionally, the Specialist facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions to national and international efforts to create a protective environment for children against all harm, and to protect their rights to survival, development and wellbeing as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/frameworks and UN intergovernmental bodies. The Specialist contributes to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
How can you make a difference?
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
Support the development and action of a MRM Work Plan and MRM training plan for key.
IV. Impact of Results:
The strategic and effective advocacy, planning and formulation of child protection programmes/projects and the achievement of sustainable results, contributes to the achievement of goals and objectives to create a protective environment for children against harm, all forms of violence and ensures their survival, development and well being in society. Achievements in child protection programmes and projects in turn contributes to maintaining and enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide programme services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality in the country.
For more info, on the Job Description
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
QUALIFICATION AND COMPETENCIES
1. Education
*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
2. Experience
A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in child protection in emergency is required.
Previous humanitarian child protection experience in fragile and conflict-affected countries is required.
Strong analytical and writing skills in analyzing complex data and trends and ability to produce high quality written work is required.
Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or INGO is considered as an asset.
Proven track record of implementing trainings considered an asset.
Technical expertise on Children Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups (CAAFAG) and the detention of children in the context of armed conflict (CCC6) is and asset.
4.Language Requirements
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is a strong asset. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
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
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
ii) Core Competencies (For Staff without Supervisory Responsibilities)
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.
Remarks:
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female are encouraged to apply.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.]
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