About UNICEF: Employment
Child Protection Specialist, L-4, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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. UNICEF seeks a Child Protection Specialist to be based in its Antananarivo, Madagascar office.
Under the guidance of the Chief of Child Protection, you will be responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Governance for Child Protection programme/project(s) specifically relating to Violence and vulnerable children’s providing technical support and guidance to colleagues and partners ensuring Child Protection cross sectoral interventions. Assist Child Protection chief of section to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives.
Your profile:
Advanced university degree, preferably in the social sciences, law or other relevant field.
Eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, in a related field. Background/familiarity with Emergency is an asset.
Core Values: Commitment , Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity.
Core Competencies: Communication, Working with People, Drive for Results.
Functional Competencies: Leading and Supervising, Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Relating and Networking, Deciding and Initiating Action, Applying Technical Expertise, Technical Knowledge.
Advanced knowledge of one or more of the technical areas of UNICEF programmes.
Advanced technical knowledge of theories, principles and methods in the following: Strengthening child protection systems and partner capacity for protecting children against violence; in emergencies; in respect of harmful traditional practices; in improving justice for children and in strengthening social welfare systems.
Use of data and indicators in child protection.
Fluency in French and English required. Knowledge of the Malagasi language is an asset.
If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting VN-09-188 to: recruit.CP@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 24 April 2009. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.
