UNICEF Uganda is looking for an experienced PSEA Specialist (P-3) to help strengthen a safe, accountable and survivor-centred Ebola response. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact by advancing safeguarding, supporting partners, strengthening reporting systems, and protecting the rights and dignity of affected communities.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to Protection

How can you make a difference?

This post will strengthen UNICEF Uganda’s Ebola response by ensuring that PSEA and safeguarding are fully embedded across programmes and partners. It will help make the response safer, more accountable, and more accessible for affected communities by building partner capacity, strengthening reporting and referral systems, monitoring compliance, and reducing risks of sexual exploitation and abuse. Ultimately, the role will protect the rights and dignity of vulnerable populations while improving the quality and integrity of the emergency response.

Programme Integration

  • Integrate PSEA and safeguarding across Ebola response programmes.
  • Ensure PSEA is reflected in programme design and community engagement.
  • Include prevention messaging in outreach and communication materials.

Capacity Building and Technical Support

  • Train partners and frontline workers on PSEA, safeguarding and GBV risk mitigation.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to partners.
  • Support partners to strengthen implementation quality and consistency.

Monitoring and Partner Compliance

  • Conduct field monitoring of partner activities.
  • Review partner compliance with PSEA standards.
  • Identify gaps and provide practical support to address them.

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

  • Identify and assess SEA and safeguarding risks.
  • Contribute to risk assessments, safety audits and mitigation measures.

Complaint and Reporting Mechanisms

  • Strengthen safe, confidential and accessible reporting channels.
  • Promote awareness of SEA reporting pathways.
  • Support community complaint and feedback mechanisms.

Survivor-Centred Response

  • Strengthen referral pathways for survivors.
  • Promote survivor-centred approaches linked to GBV and child protection services.

Coordination and Partnerships

  • Support PSEA coordination within UNICEF and inter-agency platforms.
  • Collaborate with government, UN and implementing partners.

Monitoring and Reporting

  • Monitor overall PSEA integration across the response.
  • Provide regular updates and a final report.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File JD - Programme Specialist (PSEA) NOC TA.doc

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Minimum requirements:

  • Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Social Services, Public Health, International Development, Gender studies and any other related fields.
  • Work Experience: 5 years of relevant work experience in Child Protection, Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, Safeguarding, Gender based violence, Humanitarian response, Public health emergency response, Community engagement, Capacity building, Accountability to affected populations, Monitoring and reporting and any other related fields.
  • Skills: IASC PSEA Minimum Operating Standards, GBV guiding principles, risk Assessment and mitigation, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) principles, multi-sectoral emergency responses, reporting
  • Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

  • Ability to Integrate PSEA into multi-sectoral emergency responses, conduct risk assessments and support mitigation measures, Provide technical guidance and quality assurance.
  • Excellent coordination, facilitation, communication and reporting skills
  • Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others

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This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children's data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Visa residence requirements: i.e. UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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