Child Protection Officers at UNICEF Nigeria

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria is supporting the Government of Nigeria to strengthen prevention of and response all forms of violence against children. In particular, assistance will be provided to strengthen the child protection system, including through modelling the system in four States, in order to demonstrate the impact of a well-functioning child protection system, to develop a common model for operationalizing the Child Rights Act at State level and to develop standardized tools, including regulations, working protocols and training manuals to govern the system.

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

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Child Protection Officer

Job Type: Temporary Appointment (TA) for 6 Month
Location: Maiduguri
VN No.: VN-NGR-26-2015
Leve: NOB

Purpose of the Post

• The successful candidate will be responsible for providing field support to Child Protection Section on documentation and response to violations of children's rights in the context of conflict, and displacement in Borno and Yobe States;
• Build capacity of relevant government, UN and CSO actors, engage relevant government and security agencies in the strengthening of referral pathways and support services for vulnerable and conflict- affected children.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for the design and implementation of Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) subgroup's work plan and activities in Borne and Yobe States;
• Serve as resource person for partners on capacity building and awareness raising activities;
• Convene monthly coordination and capacity building meetings of MRM subgroups;
• Act as State-level focal person for both States in the coordination of MRM data collection and timely input into the regular Nigeria MRM reporting;
• Co-chair monthly meetings of and provide secretariat support to the Child Protection Networks in Borno and Yobe States with focus on coordination of referrals and services;
• Assist relevant Government actors in convening quarterly state-level inter-ministerial committees meetings;
• Provide overall support to programme management including the development of state- level work plans, programme reviews, budgeting, donor reports, etc.

Qualifications and Competencies required

• University Degree preferably in Law, Social/Political Science, Journalism or related field
• A minimum of 2 years of experience. Experience in human rights, humanitarian issues or child protection is an asset
• Fluency in English and Hausa (both written and orally), Knowledge of Kanuri is an asset
• Demonstrated track record of academic/field research as well as knowledge of data base management and analysis is desirable.
• Experience of working with government, NGO and community-based partners.
• Ability to work independently under difficult conditions as a team and with tight deadlines.
• Willingness to travel to remote and conflict-affected areas.
• Excellent communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Tuesday, 7th April, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should submit their application, accompanied by an updated CV in English and a completed United Nations Personal History Form to: [email protected]

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