UN Careers – Child Protection and Education in Emergency Project Officer at United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

Organisation: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Grade: NOB
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Gulu Zone Office
About UNICEF:
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is the
driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are
realized.  Uganda is one of the over 190
countries and territories around the world where we work to overcome the
obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination place in a
child’s path.
Job Summary: In order to respond to the protection and education concerns of
refugee children from South Sudan, UNICEF seeks to hire a Project Officer at
NOB level for UNICEF Gulu Zone Office. The Project Officer will be based in
Adjumani to provide day to day support to the implementation of child
protection and education interventions in Adjumani and Arua reporting to the
Head of Gulu Zone Office.
Key Performance
Areas: 
  • 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.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • 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.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience: 
  • 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.
Core Values (Required): Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion; Integrity
Core Competencies (Required): Communication; Working with People; Drive for Results
Functional Competencies (Required): Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Applying Technical
Expertise, Relating and Networking, Deciding and initiating action

How to Apply:
  • 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.
Applicants interested in the above position should
send their resume to:
Human Resource Specialist,
UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,
Plot 9, George Street,
P.O. Box 7047, Kampala-Uganda.
Via email to: ugderecruit@unicef.org
Deadline: 8th April, 2014

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