The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results.

H/She prepares, executes, manages, and implements a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting. Specific key functions/accountabilities include:

1. Support to programme development and planning

2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation

4. Networking and partnership building

5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

As a champion for every child, qualifications are…  

• A university degree in one of the following fields: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas.
• Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
• Fluency in English and Tok Pisin are required.Knowledge of another official UN language is considered as an asset.