Child Protection Officer (NO1), Post # 00101475, Bogotá Colombia, Temporary Appointment

The Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the protection programs/projects of children affected by the armed conflict with emphasis on the prevention of children’s recruitment by armed groups, their disarmament, demobilization and reintegration through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical program information

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Position

The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Specialist/Chief Child Protection for close guidance and supervision. Incumbents at this level are not expected to remain for an extended period of time in the post.
The Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programs/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical program information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Program within the Country Program.

Key Expected Results

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

Technical and operational support to program implementation:

• Undertake field visits and surveys and/or collect/share information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.

• Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on child protection, children affected by the armed conflict and related issues to support program implementation, operations and delivery of results.

• Contribute to discussion, planning, advocacy and action on behalf of demobilization of children associated with armed conflict and all aspects of DDR.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• A University Degree in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law or other social science field is required.
• A year of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection and/other related areas at the international and/or in a developing country is an asset.
• Fluency in English and knowledge of the local language is required. 
   

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values

• Commitment
• Diversity and inclusion
• Integrity

Core competencies

• Communication
• Working with people
• Drive for results

Functional Competencies

• Formulating strategies and concepts  (I)
• Analyzing (II)
• Applying technical expertise (II)
• Learning and researching (II)
• Planning and organizing (II)

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.