About UNICEF: Employment

Child Protection Specialist (Gender Based Violence in Emergencies), L-4, Programmes, New York Headquarters

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 (Gender Based Violence in Emergencies) to be based in its Programmes division, New York Headquarters.

Under the supervision of the Senior Adviser, you will coordinate UNICEF’s global activities and strategic policy to address sexual and gender based violence in humanitarian settings.

Your profile:
Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Public Health or a related technical field is required.
A minimum of eight years progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme planning, management, monitoring and evaluation in a related field is required.
Core Values: Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity, Commitment.
Core Competencies: Communication, Working with people, Drive for Results.
Functional Competencies: Deciding and Initiating Action, Leading and Supervising, Relating and Networking, Persuading and Influencing, Applying Technical Expertise, Learning and Researching, Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Planning and Organizing and Entrepreneurial Thinking.
Fluency in English and another UN language is required.

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-09-715 to: recruit.CP@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 17 November 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.