Job Title: Child Protection Officer
Organization: UNICEF
Job no: 564762
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Male
Level: NO-1
Location: Maldives
Categories: Child Protection
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to
reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend
their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every
child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, a fair chance.
Significant strides have been made towards the protection
and promotion of children’s rights, gaps still remain. The enactment of the
landmark legislation the Child Rights Protection Act (CRPA) 19/2019 and
Juvenile Justice Act (JJA) 18/2019 have brought about a systematic overhaul and
paved the way to raise the standards of protection for children in the
Maldives. The CRPA established an independent children’s ombudsperson, a
high-level Child Rights Council, created the Child and Family Protection
Services for safeguarding the interests of children in need of care and protection,
and criminalized non-reporting of child abuse cases. The JJA raised the minimum
age of criminal responsibility to 15 years in line with international standards
and established a framework that focuses on diversion and restorative justice
as opposed to retributive justice. Ensuring the implementation of these laws
requires considerable system strengthening and capacity building of relevant
staff.
The Maldives, with its geographical dispersion, presents
great challenges in not only attending to cases but also in accessing services.
Most of the services are based in Greater Male' Region. The more remote islands
face numerous difficulties in accessing violence prevention, protection, and
response services. The child protection system’s main challenges include a
shortage of qualified workforces and an efficient system for referrals and case
management.
The UNICEF Maldives Child Protection Programme, under the
current Country Programme 2022 – 2026, work towards strengthening the child
protection system of the country through; capacity building; establishing
community mechanisms and strengthening the referral and case management,
including the system for caring for children deprived of family care; and
enhancing child rights promotion and monitoring system.
Job organizational context:
The Child Protection Officer (a national officer at level 1
on a 1 year temporary appointment) will work for the Child Protection Programme
of UNICEF Maldives Country Office (MCO) and report to the Child Protection
Specialist.
How can you make a difference?
Under the guidance of the supervisor, the Child Protection
Officer is accountable for providing professional, technical, operational and
administrative assistance throughout the programming and implementation
processes in the Child Protection section. More specifically, the proposed
child protection officer will contribute to the rollout of community mechanisms
and enhancing the functionality of the community mechanisms and assist in
following up on the implementation of the other child protection programme
interventions, in addition to monitoring and following up on some of the other
key interventions at field level, and supporting the programme in the mid-year
and annual reviews.
With guidance from the Child Protection Specialist, the
Child Protection Officer will perform the following functions and tasks:
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
- Support
programme development and planning, programme management, monitoring and
delivery of results
- Provide
technical and operational support to programme implementation
- Support
networking and partnership building
- Support
innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
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Impact of Results
The efficiency and efficacy of support provided by the Child
Protection Officer to programme preparation, planning and implementation,
contributes to the achievement of sustainable results to create a protective
environment for children against harm and all forms of violence, and ensures
their survival, development and well-being in society. Success in child
protection programmes and interventions in turn contributes to maintaining and
enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide programme support to
strengthen services for mothers and children especially to the most vulnerable
that promotes greater social equality in the country.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:
- A
university degree in one of the following fields is required:
international development, human rights, psychology, sociology,
international law, or another relevant social science field.
Experience:
- A
minimum of three years of professional experience in social development
planning, management and programme implementation in child
protection-related areas is required.
- Experience
in working at community level is considered as an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and
Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we
do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
Core Values
- Care
- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Accountability
- Sustainability
Core Competencies
- Demonstrates
Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
- Works
Collaboratively with others (1)
- Builds
and Maintains Partnerships (1)
- Innovates
and Embraces Change (1)
- Thinks
and Acts Strategically (1)
- Drive
to achieve impactful results (1)
- Manages
ambiguity and complexity (1)
Functional Competencies
- Analyzing
(2)
- Applying
technical expertise (2)
- Learning
and researching (2)
- Planning
and organizing (2)
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following
the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework
and its different levels: competency
framework here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged
children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those
children. The
UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their
race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion,
nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide
range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave,
breastfeeding breaks and reasonable
accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the
use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is
incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF,
including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority
and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and
safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo
rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to
these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification
of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be
required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion
is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position,
eligible and suitable are encouraged to apply.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.
Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements,
including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered
for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their
government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the
right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or
medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are
not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and
advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Advertised: 06 Aug 2023 West Asia Standard
Time
Deadline: 19 Aug 2023 West Asia Standard Time
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