Job Opportunity at UNICEF in Iraq as Child Protection Officer

UNICEF is offering a job opportunity for the best candidates as a Child Protection Officer based in Baghdad, Iraq. The Child Protection Officer reports to the Chief Field Office for supervision. The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programs/projects within the Country Program from development planning to delivery of results. 

Eligibility Criteria:

1. 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.
2. A minimum of two years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas. 
3. Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset. Relevant experience in program development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered also as an asset. 
4. Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
5. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.
6. Has core values of UNICEF: Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability.
7. Communication skills, Working with people, Drive for results.
8. Analyzing, Applying technical expertise, Learning and researching, and Planning and organizing competencies.

Responsibilities;

•  Support for program development and planning
  • Conduct and update the situation analysis for the development, design, and management of child protection related programs/projects. Research and report on development trends (e.g. economic, social, health) and data for use in program development, management, monitoring, evaluation and delivery of results.
  • Contribute to the development and establishment of sectoral program goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning through research, analysis, and reporting of child protection and other related information for development planning and priority and goal setting.
  • Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical, program, operational, and administrative transactions, preparing related materials and documentation, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support program planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating of results.
•  Program management, monitoring, and delivery of results
  • Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss implementation issues, provide solutions, recommendations and/or to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or decisions. Keep records of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.
  • Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts to assess programs/projects.
  • Monitor and report on the use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verifying compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations, procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on critical issues and findings to ensure timely resolution by management and stakeholders.
  • Prepare regular and mandated sectoral program/project reports for management, donors, and partners to keep them informed of program progress.
• Technical and operational support to program implementation
  •  Conduct regular program field visits and surveys and exchange information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress and provide technical support. Take appropriate action to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.
  • Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices in child protection, to support program implementation.
• Networking and partnership building
  • Build and sustain close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate program implementation and build the capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results on child protection.
  • Participate in inter-agency meetings/events on programming to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of child protection programs/projects, and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF's position and strategies with UNDAF development and planning processes.
  • Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fundraising and partnership development purposes.
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
  • Identify, capture, synthesize, and share lessons learned for knowledge development and to build the capacity of stakeholders.
  • Apply innovative approaches and promote good practices to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable program results.
  • Research and report on best and cutting-edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems.

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