Child Protection Officer at UNICEF, Mexico City, Mexico

Deadline: 28 September 2022

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Child Protection Officer in Mexico City, Mexico.

UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Child Protection Officer will perform the following functions:

• Support to programme development and planning
  • Regarding UNICEF Mexico´s work on the protection of children on the move:
    • Lead the development and implementation of UNICEF´s strategy on the strengthening of child protection authorities in migratory contexts in coordination with the child protection officer working on child protection system strengthening under the violence prevention output.
    • Lead the development of a strategy to adjust and expand UNICEF´s strategy on children on the move to internally displaced children.
    • Support the provision of legal representation services to children on the move.
    • Prepare technical reports and inputs for programme preparation and documentation, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and relevancy of information.
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results.
  • Regarding UNICEF Mexico´s work on the protection of children on the move:
    • Lead programme implementation regarding emergency response to internal displacement, and capacity strengthening of child protection authorities. Support the provision of legal representations services to children on the move.
    • Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with the government and other counterparts, and prepare minutes/reports on results for follow-up action by higher management and other stakeholders.
• Technical and operational support to programme implementation
  • Provide technical support in regard to emergency response to internal displacement, and capacity strengthening of child protection authorities to counterparts, partners and field offices.
  • Undertake field visits and surveys, and collect and share reports with partners and stakeholders.
  • Assess progress and provide technical support and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution.
  • Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.
  • Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices in child protection, to support programme implementation.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• University degree (Bachelor’s Degree), preferably in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.
• Minimum 1 year of professional experience in social development planning and management in child-protection-related areas.
• Fluency in Spanish.
• Proficiency level in English, although fluency is preferred. If the person hired is not fluent, he/she will have to commit to improving their English skills in the first six months of work.
• Experience in the fields of programming on child protection and migration and/or asylum processes.
• Experience working with UN agencies.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit UNICEF.