Senior Protection Officer (Child Protection), P4, HQ Amman, Jordan

  • Contractor
  • Amman, Jordan
  • TBD USD / Year
  • UNRWA profile




  • Job applications may no longer being accepted for this opportunity.


UNRWA

Org. Setting and Reporting
UNRWA, the largest United Nations operation in the Middle East with over 30,000 staff working across five areasof operation, is looking for highly committed personnel wishing to make a change.

If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible difference for one of the most vulnerablecommunities in the world, UNRWA would like to hear from you.

The Senior Protection Officer (Child Protection) reports to the Chief of Protection Division and coordinates andprovides technical advise in designing and implementing inclusive Agency-wide child protection policy andstrategies.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinates the development of agency-wide child protection strategies, policies, and associated prioritiesto promote sustainable results on child protection including defining approaches for child protection situationmonitoring and analysis, policy advocacy, humanitarian responses and child protection mainstreaming,performance measurement service packages, risk assessment and analysis, and defining protection roles andresponsibilities.
  • Coordinates and technically supports the development of inclusive child protection programmes/projectseither through direct UNRWA child protection interventions or the integration of child protection into existingprogrammes and projects.
  • Leads the development, keeps up-to-date, researches, benchmarks, and introduces innovation and bestpractices in inclusive community-based inclusive child protection prevention and response, child participation,research with children, child safeguarding and accessible child friendly feedback and accountabilitymechanisms. Institutionalizes and disseminates best practices and knowledge and designs, organizes, andimplements capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of UNRWA staff, targeted communitystructures, and other stakeholders.
  • Leads in agency-wide discussions on inclusive child protection emergency preparedness, programming andcontingency planning to ensure proactive and appropriate responses are in place to meet onset ofemergencies for UNRWA operations.
  • Supports the Agency’s engagement with the monitoring and reporting mechanism (MRM) on grave violationsagainst children in armed conflict.
  • Collaborates with UNRWA programmes and other members of the protection division to mainstream childprotection in all UNRWA programmes, systems, and services including the design and implementation of newinitiatives and technically support current ones.
  • Prepares advocacy and communication strategies and implementation plans and activities to promotechildren’s rights and outreach to promote awareness and establishes partnerships/alliances.
  • Builds and strengthens strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with host authorities, UNAgencies, Funds, and Programmes, donors, NGOs, research institutes and private sector to reinforcecooperation and/or pursue opportunities for child protection.

Competencies
UN Core Values of Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for Diversity, and Core Competencies ofCommunication, Working with People and Drive for Results apply by default. Default managerialcompetencies may apply.

  • Managing Complexity and Change
  • Creating and Maintaining Impact and Partnership
  • Planning and Organizing
  • Creating and Innovating
  • Applying Technical Expertise
    For guidance on how to prepare for competency-based interviews: https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=AYI

Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) from an accredited educational institution in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or other related social science field.

Work Experience
A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible and relevant professional experience in child protection,social development, social protection, human rights, disability inclusion or related areas.

At least four years of relevant work experience in programme development and management and/ortechnical support in child protection related areas in a UN system agency, NGO or international organization.

A minimum of two continuous years of relevant international experience outside UNRWA, and outside thecountry(s) of which the candidate is a national or holds citizenship, a passport or a national identity number.

Experience in an emergency or conflict context (desirable).

Previous experience in Middle East & Northern Africa or in any of UNRWA’s fields of operation (desirable).

Languages
Excellent command of spoken and written English.

Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.
Assessment
Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed bycompetency-based interview.

Special Notice
Type of Contract and duration: 2 years, with the possibility of further extension.

The Senior Protection Officer (Child Protection) will be required to reside in Amman and will be required totravel frequently within, and occasionally outside, the Agency’s area of operations in the Middle East.

Applicants have to complete the Personal History Profile (PHP) in inspira in order to be considered. The PHPshould be completed with full relevant work experience as per the requirements in the Job Opening, in order tobe considered.

A roster may be created from the selection exercise, and successful candidates may become eligible for an appointment to the same post or a similar post.

Equivalency:
A first level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may beaccepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
NB: Work experience alone or formal qualifications with no relevant work experience are not considered anacceptable combination.

UNRWA welcomes applications from qualified candidates with disabilities.

UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states, regional bodies, business foundations and individual contributions. The mission of UNRWA is to help Palestine refugees achieve their full potential in human development under the difficult circumstances in which they live.

For more details on UNRWA, please visit: https://www.unrwa.org/

How to apply

To start the application process, applicants are required to register at https://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx go to Department and choose UNRWA for UNRWA posts. Only applications received through https://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx will be considered. Due to the large number of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted via e-mail only.

Link to TJO is: https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=175379&Lang=en-US


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