Job Title: Child Protection Specialist (Identification and Registration)
Grade: NOC
Location: Kampala
Deadline: 15th November 2013.
Type and Duration of Appointment: Fixed-Term Appointment (One year with possible extension)
Purpose of the post: Under the guidance of the Child Protection Specialist (NOD), the incumbent will be responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation of the programme interventions aimed at reducing the vulnerability of children to violence, abuse and exploitation through identification and registration to birth of children under the age of five as well as orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) within the
“Keep Children Safe” multi sectored programme. The incumbent will provide technical support and guidance to the Country Office and Government authorities at national and subnational level for acceleration and technical content of the identification and birth registration project activities and coordinate high level advocacy; Participate in intersectoral collaboration with other programmes to ensure linkage and prepare programme status reports as required.
Required Qualifications, Competencies and Attributes
• Advanced University Degree in Law, International Human Rights, Social Sciences/Social Welfare, or
a first level University degree in combination with at least five years of relevant qualifying experience
in a related technical field.
• Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national level in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, in a related field.
• Experience in OVC, Birth and Death registration programming is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required and strong written and verbal communications skill therein strongly
desirable.
• Core Values (Required): Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion; Integrity
• Core Competencies (Required): Communication; Working with People; Drive for Results
• Functional Competencies (Required): Leading and
Supervising; Formulating Strategies and Concepts; Analyzing; Relating and Networking; Deciding and
Initiating Action; Applying Technical Expertise.
Eligibility Criteria
1. ONLY Ugandan Nationals will be considered
2. UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff; qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
3. Applications will be considered only if accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, as well as the most recent performance evaluation report.
4. If applications are sent by email, please clearly indicate the position applied for and use this order to
name your file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or
Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_MukasaApplication.
5. UNICEF is a smoke free environment.
6. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Applicants interested in the above position should send their resume to:
Human Resource Specialist,
UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,
Plot 9, George Street,
PO Box 7047, Kampala Uganda
Via email to: ugderecruit@unicef.org
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