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• Support UNICEF to scale
  up its child protection and education interventions for refugee children
  from South Sudan
• Make certain that UNICEF
  supported interventions are well coordinated with the response from other
  agencies and government in order to avoid duplication
• Ensure that UNICEF
  supported interventions respond also to the needs of host communities and
  that the district authorities are well informed about the emergency supported
  provided by UNICEF in the area of child protection and education.
• Prepare written reports
  on the situation of children and UNICEF child protection and education
  response and submit the reports to GZO and KLA UNICEF Offices
• Regularly monitor/oversee/support
  effective implementation of protection and education interventions by
  partners.

• The Child Protection and
  Education in Emergency Project Officer will provide regular updates on
  UNICEF supported child protection and education activities in the refugee
  settlements and transit centers.
• The Child Protection
  activities are RapidFTR for unaccompanied and separated minors,
  Child-Friendly Spaces, monitor on the situation of unaccompanied and
  separated minors, including after they are reunified with their families
  or are placed in foster and any future activity that UNICEF might support
  such as conflict prevention activities. The Project Officer will work 65%
  of his/her time for Child Protection activities
• The Education activities
  are: Early Childhood and learning spaces. The Project Officer will work 35
  % of his time for Education activities
• Actively participate in
  the coordination meetings organized by UNHCR on (Sexual and) Gender-Based
  Violence and Education and keep UNHCR and OPM informed on the child
  protection and learning activities that are implemented with UNICEF
  support.
• Visit regularly the
  transit centers and refugee settlements both in Adjumani and Arua and
  inform the Chief of Zone Office Gulu as well as the Kampala Office on any
  issue that might impede the efficient provision of child protection and
  education services which cannot be solved at local level.
• Report on any new child
  protection or education needs that need urgent attention including child
  recruitment and use by armed forces or armed groups, trafficking, the
  mental health and well-being of children and their families, and other
  protection concerns for children etc.
• Provide special attention
  to the good functionality of the Rapid FTR that it is implemented through
  Save the Children and solve problems that might arise or inform urgently
  the UNICEF staff from Gulu Zone Office and Kampala if the issues cannot be
  solved locally
• Monitor and report on the
  use of child protection related supplies provided by UNICEF to
  implementing partners.
• Report regularly on
  Education related programmes
• Help in the
  identification of  opportunities to
  work with other sectors to strengthen overall protection for children and
  women by integrating protection activities within their emergency response
  programmes.
• Technically support the
  monitoring of programmes and projects of UNICEF partners related to the
  refugee crisis.

• The prospective UNICEF
  Child Protection and Education in Emergency Project Officer must possess a
  University degree in the social sciences, law or related technical field.
• At least two years of
  progressively relevant professional work experience at the national level
  in programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Child Protection
  Programmes or related field.
• Good working knowledge of
  the latest developments and technology in related fields
• Negotiating, advocacy,
  and communication skills.
• Good leadership and
  teamwork abilities.
• Computer literacy skills,
  including internet navigation and various office applications.
• Proven ability to work in
  a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective
  working relationships, both within and outside the organization.
• Fluency in English is
  required and strong written and verbal communications skill therein
  strongly desirable.

• ONLY
  Ugandan Nationals will be considered.
• UNICEF
  is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff; qualified
  female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Applications
  will be considered only if accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, as well
  as the most recent performance evaluation report.
• If
  applications are sent by email, please clearly indicate the position
  applied for and use this order to name your file attachments:
  Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or
  Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_ MukasaApplication.
• UNICEF
  is a smoke free environment.
• Only
  short listed candidates will be contacted.

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