Child Protection Officer (GBViE), NO-2, Wau, South Sudan, Temporary Appointment, 364 days

The primary responsibility of the GBV Officer will be to ensure oversight for quality assurance and alignment with UNICEF’s global GBViE Operational Guidance and Resource Pack, as well as other international standards and guidelines, including UNICEF's Core Commitment for Children in Humanitarian Action, Strategic Plan, and Gender Action Plan. The GBV Officer will facilitate the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of UNICEF’s GBV-related prevention and mitigation strategies in South Sudan, ensuring overall efficiency, effectiveness, and achievement of results in compliance with both national and international standards, including UNICEF’s and IASC technical guidelines.

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UNICEF South Sudan

How can you make a difference? 

The GBV Officer, under the Chief of Field Office and in collaboration with the GBViE Specialist in Juba, ensures quality assurance and alignment with UNICEF’s global GBViE guidelines and international standards. This role adheres to UNICEF's Core Commitment for Children, Strategic Plan, and Gender Action Plan. The Officer develops, executes, monitors, and evaluates GBV prevention and mitigation strategies in South Sudan, ensuring compliance with national and international standards.

Additionally, the GBV Officer supports UNICEF's GBV partners in case management, psychosocial support, and referral systems, focusing on women and adolescent girls. They contribute to the Communities Care program, enhancing community-based GBV services and combating harmful practices. This role involves collaboration with UNICEF sections, the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare, and the PSEA Specialist, with regular field visits.

Primary duties include:

• Program development and planning
• Management, monitoring, and delivery of program results
• Technical and operational support for program implementation
• Networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:  GBV Officer ToR - Wau.doc

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

Minimum requirements:

     Education: 

• A university degree or equivalent in public health, the social sciences or other relevant field related to GBViE in emergency programming.

     Work Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of GBViE programming experience with either the UN and/or NGO in emergency settings.
• Proven experience working on GBV prevention, response and risk mitigation

     Skills (optional):

• Strong understanding of GBV case management including care for child survivors and programming approaches, practices, and applications i.e., GBViE Minimum Standards and Interagency GBV Case Management guidelines.
• Proven experience with effective GBV Prevention approaches e.g. EMAP, SASA!, Communities Care
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to collect, collate and analyse data in an effective manner and strong writing skills.
• Proven experience of planning and facilitating trainings, workshops and other capacity building modalities.
• Ability to work independently and productively, with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong planning, project management and budget skills required.
• Ability to work productively in a team and independently, and to handle requests or issues as they arise.

      Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English. Fluency in Arabic and other local languages an asset.

      Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency. 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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The 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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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.

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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’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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