Child Protection Officer

Details

Mission and objectives

MINUSCA COD organization mission TBD

Context

Assignment is renewable on an annual basis (1 July - 30 June) up to a maximum of 4 years. There is no expectation of automatic renewal. Contract renewals are granted based on Mission mandate, availability of budget, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. Duty station can change in the course of an assignment based on operational necessity; UN Volunteers may be required to work and travel anywhere in the area of operations of the host organization, including in remote locations.

Task description

The following duties are generic and may differ depending on the requirements of the mission. Under the overall supervision of Chief Child Protection and his official representative in the Sector, the UN Volunteer Child Protection Officer will perform the following duties: - Represent MINUSCA Child Protection at working level meetings as required; - Work closely with peacekeeping personnel and partners on the ground in mainstreaming the protection of children in all activities; - Participate in regular induction and training programs on child rights and child protection for mission personnel, UN Agency staff, local partners and NGOs deployed in his/her area of responsibility; - Identify protection concerns, trends and responses related to children and armed conflict and report daily to the Chief Child Protection Adviser; - Monitor and report on violations committed against children in coordination with peacekeeping personnel and partners in his/her area of responsibility; - Assist in the development of capacities of peacekeeping personnel and partners to collect timely, accurate, reliable and objective information on violations committed against children; - Establish a viable management and screening system of the information collected in the field; - Under the guidance of the Chief Child Protection Adviser, liaise with local authorities in his/her area of responsibility on actions taken to prevent and prosecute violations committed against children and follow up on assistance for child victims; - Support liaison and cooperation with key actors, including United Nations agencies, international organizations and non-governmental organizations in order to coordinate support to the protection of the needs of children; - Support the establishment and the work of the Protection Working Groups Network as well as the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism / Working Groups in his/her area of responsibility; - Develop an understanding of Security Council Resolutions on Children; - Any other related duties as may be required.