Child Protection Associate

Job Description

Title: Child Protection Associate

Company Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Law, Social Sciences, Community Dvpt/Social Work, Human Rights.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ ategory/grade General Service, G6
∎ Post Number 10028804
∎ Type of contract Fixed-term Appointment
∎ Date of Issue 28 July 2021
∎ The Effective Date of Assignment As soon as possible

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Needs identification, Strategy and Advocacy:
∎ Contribute to assessing child protection issues through multi-sectoral and protection specific assessments
∎ Facilitate consultation with children, youth and communities to inform child protection strategy and programme activities.
∎ Contribute to the formulation of child protection strategy and planning.Ensure compliance with UNHCR's child protection policy, priorities and commitments, as well as other aligned policies on age, gender, diversity (AGD) and accountability to affected populations (AAP), SGBV, gender equality, disability and youth empowerment
∎ Support the analysis of the national systems and ensure that child protection programmes
∎ complement national child protection systems and work towards the inclusion of children of concern
∎ into national child protection laws, policies and services.
∎ Undertake consultation with children, youth and communities and provide information on
∎ appropriate and meaningful approaches for their effective participation and programmatic responses on child protection issuesProvide input to Protection Unit to inform advocacy to address key child protection concerns. Programme planning and implementatio
∎ Engage children, youth and communities in the implementation of child protection activities, provide information to children, youth and communities about child protection services and monitor and report on needs and issues to inform the Operations Response
∎ Conduct Best Interest Procedures for individual children at heightened risks and prepare Best Interests Determination report, when require
∎ Participate in the Best Interests Procedure Case Conferences and BID panels and draft associated documentation as required
∎ Implement child protection SOPs and ensure up to date and effective referral to key services.
∎ Store and update child's case file in UNHCR databases in accordance with UNHCR standards.
∎ Engage with children, youth and community members in identifying community-based child protection activities.
∎ Monitor and support appropriate care arrangements for unaccompanied and separated children and referral of children to ICRC or other relevant partners for establishment of family linkages.Regularly report on emerging protection issues and concerns voiced by children, youth and
∎ communities and assist in drafting reports, compiling and preparing data for the protection unit/section.
∎ Provide functional guidance to UNHCR and partner staff involved in child protection activities.
∎ Partnership, coordination and capacity building:
∎ Assist the Child Protection interagency coordination and information management activities as
∎ needed.
∎ Provide technical support and monitoring to child protection partners.
∎ Assist in carrying out learning needs assessment and analysis of findings.
∎ Support in implementing learning activities for UNHCR and partners staff and communities.
∎ Perform other related duties as required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ For G6 - 3 years of relevant experience with a high school diploma, OR 2 years of relevant experience with bachelor's degree or equivalent or higher level degree

Salary:
∎ A competitive compensation and benefits package are offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: http://icsc.un.org

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 12 Aug 2021

Company Information:
∎ 7 Aug 2021
∎ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development