About UNICEF: Employment

Child Protection Specialist (Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism), L-3, 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 (Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism) to be based in its Programmes division, New York Headquarters.

You will be responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a monitoring and reporting system on egregious child rights violations.

Your profile:
Advanced university degree or equivalent background in Social Sciences or other relevant discipline related to Child Protection is required.
 A minimum of five years progressively responsible professional work experience at the national or international levels in programme planning, monitoring, and evaluation, in a related field is required. Experience with the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism is required. Experience working within a multi-cultural environment is required. Background/familiarity with international human rights and humanitarian law and emergency response an asset.
Core Values: Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity, Commitment.
Core Competencies: Communication, Working with people, Drive for Results.
Functional Competencies: Deciding and Initiating Action, Relating and Networking, Applying Technical Expertise, Learning and Researching, Planning and Organizing and Entrepreneurial Thinking.
Fluency in English and in another UN language.

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-09-719 to: recruit.CP@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 10 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.