Deadline: 14 December 2015
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Regional Adviser Child Protection in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Regional Adviser Child Protection supports and advises the Regional Director, the Regional Management Team and Country Offices and Governments in developing policies, strategies, programmes and systems for the designated areas of responsibilities.
UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Regional Adviser Child Protection will perform the following functions-
- Programme policies, strategies, and approaches for the region are developed and advocated.
- Regional Director, Deputy Director, the Regional Management Team and Country Offices are advised on strategy, policy, programme and advocacy.
- UNICEF’s regional programme, strategy, policy and advocacy guidelines are developed and disseminated to Country Office programme staff.
- Strategy coordination to facilitate harmonization and implementation of regional and country strategies is formed in collaboration with management at country, regional, and HQ levels.
- Guidance and support are provided to form strategic alliances with national partners to influence on programme strategy and plan.
- Up-to-date technical expertise is maintained, expanded, and disseminated throughout the Organization, and shared with regional/national institutions/partners.
- Country Offices, Regional Office staff and national partners lead regional programme development, implementation and management processes due to continual, effective capacity building.
- Regional and Country Offices expand, lead and deliver programmes at a high quality standard in area of expertise due to strong technical leadership.
- Regional financial resources are enhanced by effective advocacy and leveraging.
- Accurate, coherent and reliable regional information is collected, analyzed and reported for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
- UNICEF is effectively represented and programme goals and strategies are widely advocated with high level and senior government officials, multi-lateral agencies, bi-lateral agencies, NGOs, other UN agencies, and donors.
- Effective communication, partnerships, representation and networking are forged to develop harmonized programme interventions and expand programmes and networks.
- Emergency preparedness is assessed, needs for emergency support is identified, and emergency responses with effective coordination are provided.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Advanced university degree in social sciences, law, social work, human rights or other similar disciplines.
- Twelve years progressively responsible relevant work experience in all aspects of programme management, and/or advisory support in Child Protection, especially in areas of Violence against Children and Child Protection Systems / Care Reform resulting in recognized expertise in the technical area.
- A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese is an asset.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit UNICEF.
