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
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.
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;
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
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.
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.
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
Note: Candidate should
indicate the Job Title they are applying for on the subject
line of the email.
Application Closing Date Tuesday,
7th April, 2015.