UNICEF/Haiti is seeking for a passionate and committed person to work in the role of a Child Protection Specialist (MRM) with the Child Protection team and invites applications from highly motivated and committed persons who want to contribute to results for children. If you are that person, we encourage you to apply and become part of a highly motivated and committed team.

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For every child safety, 

How can you make a difference? 

The key services and tasks to be provided/undertaken during this temporary appointment, under the guidance of the chief Child Protection, is as follow:
- Support the Country Task Force on Monitoring and Reporting (CTFMR) Secretariat by coordinating meetings, follow-up activities, and the work of the Joint Technical Working Group on MRM implementation.
- Implement the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005), including monthly compilation, review, verification, and uploading of all MRM cases in the Haiti MRM Database.
- Ensure collaboration with other monitoring mechanisms, including MARA and Human Rights systems, to strengthen reporting and response.
- Prepare and coordinate reports and briefings on behalf of the CTFMR Secretariat, including Security Council reports, the quarterly Global Horizontal Note (GHN), contributions to the Secretary-General’s Annual Reports on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), and periodic inputs to the Office of the SRSG- CAAC and other relevant UN institutions.
- Keeps CTFMR co-chairs and, as required, MRM donors, informed, in coordination with the Chief Child Protection, of CAAC developments in Haiti, including regular follow-up on the security situation and preparation of timely, concise one-page briefs for management on issues affecting children.
- Contributes to fundraising, fund management, and reporting for MRM-related projects, ensuring resources are well-engaged and timely reports are provided to donors.
- Supports the mainstreams child protection and CAAC concerns in the Haiti context across all UN mission activities, including BINUH and the newly Security Council-approved Gang Suppression Force (GSF). Ensures child-conscious approaches in operations, police, and other security actor engagements, particularly in gang-affected areas.
- Strengthens partnerships and coordination with UN and humanitarian actors (Child Protection, GBV, Education), including community-based child protection networks, to improve reporting, verification, response, and advocacy.
- Liaises with the Office of the SRSG to establish and operationalize the Group of Friends on CAAC, aimed at strengthening advocacy, promoting joint action, and raising awareness on child protection and CAAC issues.
- Works with national authorities, particularly the Haitian National Police (HNP), to strengthen child protection capacity and support the handover protocol, ensuring children associated with armed groups are safely transferred to protection services during security operations and their rights fully respected.
- Engages in field missions and joint assessments as directed, ensuring up-to-date information sharing on the rights of the child and integration of child protection risk-mitigation measures in operations.
- Provides technical leadership for quality CPiE programming, including for children associated with armed forces and armed groups (CAAFAG), linking monitoring and reporting with timely, child- centered responses.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief of the Child Protection Unit.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: [ TOR TA Child Protection Specialist MRM.pdf]

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, law, human rights, social sciences or a related area is required.

Work Experience: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international levels in human rights, political affairs, international relations or law, including in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child in accordance with international standards, is required.

• Experience in the use of monitoring and reporting tools on child violations such as the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) is desirable.
• Experience working in or in support of a field operation of the United Nations Common System (inclusive of peacekeeping, political missions and UN agencies, funds, and programmes) or a comparable international organization is desirable.
• Experience in analyzing socio-economic, political and security information impacting on the protection of children is desirable.
• Experience in drafting analytical high-level reports on child rights such as Global Horizontal Notes is desirable.
• Experience in armed violence, conflict or post-conflict setting is desirable

Skills: 

Language Requirements: Fluency in French and English are required. Knowledge of another UN official language is considered an asset.

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

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 

[add the 8^th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role]. 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.        

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.

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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 is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. or this position, eligible and suitable female 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. 

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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.

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Eligible staff members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to IP TA positions in a duty station designated as L2/L3, may be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements, subject to approval by their Head of Office. The conditions of the temporary assignment will vary depending on the status of their post and relocation entitlements may be limited as per the relevant policies.

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