Child Protection Officers NOB Vacancy-Job Ref: WJMGUNICEF/2307/2025823

Child Protection Officers NOB Vacancy-Job Ref: WJMGUNICEF/2307/2025823

Ambovombe (Madagascar)

Job Description

Overview

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, safety

The efficiency and efficacy of support provided by the Child Protection Officer to programme preparation, planning and implementation, contributes to the achievement of sustainable results to create a protective environment for children against harm and all forms of violence, and ensures their survival, development and well-being in society. Success 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.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose for the job:

Under the overall direction and guidance of the Child Protection Specialist, the Child Protection Officer will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results. The Child Protection Officer will prepare, execute, manage, and implement a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting, specifically related to response services for children victims of violence.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

The post holder is responsible for providing predictable, timely and strategic leadership on Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and supporting technically the Protection Sector at national and sub-national levels. The post holder is responsible for collaborating with a range of stakeholders, beyond their immediate direct reports, to work collectively towards the realization of a shared goal based on evidence.

The post holder’s main tasks and responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Programme management, planification, monitoring and delivery of results
Technical and operational support to programme implementation
Networking and partnership building
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Strengthen national and local capacity

Technical requirements:
The post holder must demonstrate good knowledge and skills in the following areas:

Development and humanitarian architecture, cluster approach and core functions

Development and humanitarian principles, standards and guidelines

Understanding and knowledge on international social work and case management principles, standards, concepts, tools and resources

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: CP Officer, Ambovombe, FT, 92567.doc

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

A university degree (Bachelor) in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, social work, international law, or another relevant field.
A minimum of two (02) years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required.
Experience working in developing country is considered an asset.
Experience working on child protection case management service delivery or social work-related topics is considered an asset.
Experience working as a social worker or case worker for children or women is considered an advantage.
Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
Fluency in French is required. Working knowledge of English is desirable.
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…

Core Competencies for Staff without Supervisory Responsibilities

Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
Works Collaboratively with Others (1)
Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
Drives to Achieve Impactful Results (1)
Manages Ambiguity and Complexity (1)
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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