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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria is supporting
the Government of Nigeria to strengthen prevention of and
response all forms of violence against children.
In particular, assistance will be
provided to strengthen the child protection system, including
through modelling the system in four States, in order to
demonstrate the impact of a well-functioning child protection
system, to develop a common model for operationalizing the Child
Rights Act at State level and to develop standardized tools,
including regulations, working protocols and training manuals to
govern the system.
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.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Child Protection Officer
Job Type: Temporary Appointment (TA) for 6 Month
Location: Maiduguri
VN No.: VN-NGR-26-2015
Leve: NOB
Purpose of the Post
- The successful candidate will be responsible for providing
field support to Child Protection Section on documentation and
response to violations of children’s rights in the context of
conflict, and displacement in Borno and Yobe States;
- Build capacity of relevant government, UN and CSO actors,
engage relevant government and security agencies in the
strengthening of referral pathways and support services for
vulnerable and conflict- affected children.
Qualifications and Competencies
required
- University Degree preferably in Law, Social/Political
Science, Journalism or related field
- A minimum of 2 years of experience. Experience in human
rights, humanitarian issues or child protection is an asset
- Fluency in English and Hausa (both written and orally),
Knowledge of Kanuri is an asset
- Demonstrated track record of academic/field research as
well as knowledge of data base management and analysis is
desirable.
- Experience of working with government, NGO and
community-based partners.
- Ability to work independently under difficult conditions as
a team and with tight deadlines.
- Willingness to travel to remote and conflict-affected
areas.
- Excellent communication skills.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide technical support for the design and implementation
of Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) subgroup’s work
plan and activities in Borne and Yobe States;
- Co-chair monthly meetings of and provide secretariat
support to the Child Protection Networks in Borno and Yobe
States with focus on coordination of referrals and services;
- Assist relevant Government actors in convening quarterly
state-level inter-ministerial committees meetings;
- Provide overall support to programme management including
the development of state- level work plans, programme reviews,
budgeting, donor reports, etc.
- Serve as resource person for partners on capacity building
and awareness raising activities;
- Convene monthly coordination and capacity building meetings
of MRM subgroups;
- Act as State-level focal person for both States in the
coordination of MRM data collection and timely input into the
regular Nigeria MRM reporting;
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should submit their
application, accompanied by an updated CV in English and a
completed United Nations Personal History Form to:
nrecruit@unicef.org
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Note: Candidate should indicate the Job Title
they are applying for on the subject line of the email.
Application Deadline Tuesday, 7th April,
2015.