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UNV Child Protection Officer (Social Workforce Development)

Dhaka

  • Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
  • Location: Dhaka
  • Grade: Volunteer - International Specialist - Internationally recruited Volunteer
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Human Resources
    • Children's rights (health and protection)
    • Protection Officer (Refugee)
    • Volunteerism
  • Closing Date: Closed

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.

Description of task
  1. Assist in roll out Social Service Workforce development initiative.
  2. Assist in review and updating the Social Service Workforce development curriculums in the country.
  3. Assist in developing normative framework for Social Service workforce in Bangladesh and developing accreditation system
  4. Assist National Social Service Training Academy of Department of Social Services to upgrade Basic and Professional Social Service Training (BSST and PSST) into certified course
  5. Assist in initiating Masters/Executive Course or Certificate Course on child protection social work with public and private University in the country.
Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:

Advanced university degree or eq uivalent experience in Social Welfare/Social Work preferably in Child Protection Social Work.

Required experience: 36 Months Experience remark:
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience with either the UN and/or NGO. Experience in Child Protection Social Work, Social Service Workforce development and child protection programme design, implementation.
  • Experience in social work, social workforce development an asset.
Language skills:
  • English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
Area of expertise: Social work, Community participation and development, Policy, regulation, planning and education and capacity building Area of expertise details:
  • Child Protection, Social Service Workforce qualification framework and accreditation mechanism, Capacity Development of Social Service Workforce, Community Engagement, Social Justice.
Driving license: No Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

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?

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: 8 March 2020

This vacancy is now closed.
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