Child Protection Specialist, P-3

In order to ensure effective implementation, UNICEF requires a dedicated programme manager, accountable for overall coordination, planning, administration, and reporting on the UNICEF-USAID Service Efficiency and Effectiveness for Vulnerable Children and Adolescents programme.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, hope…

The UNICEF Programme in Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the triple threat of poverty the country’s children face, while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.

In response to the combination these threats involve the Programme supports national efforts to improve service delivery in the key areas of: child health and nutrition and HIV and AIDS, quality basic education, water, sanitation and hygiene education, child protection and social policy, advocacy and communication. 

To find out more about UNICEF’s work in Zambia, click here

How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance of the Chief of Child Protection, the incumbent is accountable for overall coordination, planning, administration, and reporting on the UNICEF-USAID Service Efficiency and Effectiveness for Vulnerable Children and Adolescents programme. The programme manager will ensure that planned activities are completed on time and to the agreed standards and budgets. He/she will also ensure that high levels of communication are maintained between UNICEF programs and between UNICEF and other partners. He/she will also be accountable for all programme-related reporting.

This will involve:

1. Programme development and Management
2. Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting
3. Optimum Use of Programme Funds
4. Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Public Administration, International Development, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in development or public health programme coordination and management.
• Minimum of 3 years developing country work experience, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Relevant experience in Child protection and/or social welfare is preferred.
• Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is an added advantage.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or the local working language of the duty station is an asset.

For every Child, you will demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. To view our competency framework, please click here.

This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty,

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.