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Child Protection Assistant

Kawambwa

  • Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
  • Location: Kawambwa
  • Grade: Volunteer - National Specialist - Locally recruited Volunteer
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Protection Officer (Refugee)
  • Closing Date: Closed

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the overall supervision of the Protection Officer and as a member of the Protection Unit, the Protection Assistant will perform the following tasks:

  • Assist to monitor, support and supervise all child protection related activities;
  • Organize interviews with beneficiaries a week in advance, in line with the list of prioritizations assigned by the Child Protection Expert;
  • Consult the physical file including the Best Interest Assessment (BIA), the database and with the necessary social worker from the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) before the organization of any interviews;
  • Proceed with the conduct of interviews directly in line with the SOPs for the protection of refugee children and asylum seekers and the Best Interest Determination (BID) Guidelines;
  • Receive refugees in a professional and respectful manner and be attentive to their needs, addressing them in a personal and adapted manner if the person has specific needs;
  • Conduct home visits in order to collect information and inform beneficiaries of the BID procedure throughout the process;
  • Analyze the situation of children at risk and make referrals as necessary;
  • Evaluate the maturity of the child and their ability to give informed consent to share information. According to the age and maturity of the child, obtain their consent and the consent of their caregiver to share information with organizations specified, explaining the reason for each referral;
  • Revise and correct BIDs in line with feedback given from the Child Protection Expert;
  • Present BIDs in front of the panel regularly;
  • Communicate to the supervisor any difficulty or delay in producing the required number of BIDs;
  • Inform the child and family of the decision taken during the panel and explain to them the follow up actions. Ensure that responsibility is taken for completing all follow up actions needed;
  • Participate in necessary trainings in order to remain up to date regarding BID procedures and the Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs);
  • Assist in updating child protection related SOPs;
  • Regularly participate in supervision sessions and team meetings organized by the Child Protection Working Group;
  • Update proGres events as well as the physical file and case tracking excel sheets. Ensure that the final version of the BID is saved in the network drive with the scanned signature page directly after the BID Panel;
  • Any other related task assigned by Protection Officer.
Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:
  • Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Cultural Studies, Law, Human Rights, International Social Work, Social Science, Political Science, Anthropology, International Law or other clearly related disciplines is required.
Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark:
  • Relevant job experience in Child Protection;
  • Computer skills (MS Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access);
  • Fluency in English and working knowledge of another relevant UN language or local language;
  • UNHCR Learning Programmes (PLP), other training in Child protection and Field/HQs experience will be welcome;
  • Knowledge of Administrative/financial rules, procedures, processes in the context of UNHCR offices and Field operations.
Language skills:
  • English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
Area of expertise: Protection of refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs Area of expertise details:
  • Experience in Child Protection with an international or humanitarian organization.
Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Managing Performance, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections

of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink.

Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

Application deadline: 05-02-2020

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