Under the guidance of the Senior Adviser, the Child Protection Specialist for Community based child protection and psychosocial support in emergencies will provide programme guidance and technical support to enhance UNICEF's approach to the provision of psychosocial support for children and women in emergency situations, both natural disasters and armed conflicts.
Candidate qualifications include:
- An Advanced University Degree in Social Sciences or other related field with specialized training in social work, psychology, community development, development studies or anthropology.
- A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the community, national and international levels in programme planning, management, monitoring and evaluation relevant to child protection or related field.
- Relevant experience working at country level in humanitarian contexts is an asset.
- Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts are an added advantage.
- Experience in the area of programming on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) is an asset.
- Relevant experience in related areas (as identified above) in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
- Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.