UNHCR Senior Child Protection Assistant Jobs 2021 – Zambia NGO Jobs. UNHCR Zambia programme looking for “Senior Child Protection Assistant”. Applicants with a High School Diploma may apply on or before 24 December 2021.
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UNHCR Senior Child Protection Assistant Jobs 2021
The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on 14 December 2021 for qualified Zambia’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Child Protection Assistant to be based in Kawambwa, Zambia.
| Recruiter | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| Position | Senior Child Protection Assistant |
| Location | Kawambwa, Zambia |
| Country | Zambia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | High School Diploma |
| Experience Required | 2 years |
| Application Deadline | 24 December 2021 |
UNHCR Job Vacancy 2021
Job Purpose: The Senior Child Protection Assistant normally reports to a higher-grade Protection or Child Protection colleague responsible for child protection. S/he monitors child protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff. The Senior Child Protection Assistant is expected to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern (children, women, marginalized groups) and is responsible for implementation of Best Interests Procedures for children at risk in their area of responsibility, under the guidance of the supervisor. S/he identifies opportunities to mainstream Child Protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors and liaises externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.
Duties:
- Contribute to assessing child protection issues through multi-sectoral and protection specific assessments.
- Facilitate consultation with children, youth and communities to inform child protection strategy and programme activities.
- Contribute to the formulation of child protection strategy and planning.
- Ensure compliance with UNHCR’s child protection policy, priorities and commitments, as well as other aligned policies on age, gender, diversity (AGD) and accountability to affected populations (AAP), GBV, gender equality, disability and youth empowerment.
- Undertake consultation with children, youth and communities and provide information on appropriate and meaningful approaches for their effective participation and programmatic responses on child protection issues.
- Provide input to Protection Unit to inform advocacy to address key child protection concerns.
Qualification & Experience:
- Years of Experience / Degree Level For G5 – 2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
- 2 years of previous work experience relevant to the function of child protection in a local context and having experience in the field of child protection prevention and response, broader protection or social work involving empowerment of women and girls, gender, child protection, mental health, counselling and working with survivors, humanitarian and development issues. Skills and experience in interviewing and working with children and families.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply UNHCR Senior Child Protection Assistant Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: 24 December 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unhcr.org |
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