Overview
The Senior Child Protection Associate monitors child protection standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff. The role coordinates protection responses to the needs of populations of concern and is responsible for the implementation of Best Interests Procedures for children at risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Support in the formulation of child protection key considerations in multi-sectoral and protection specific assessments.
- Participate in the formulation of child protection strategy.
- Ensure compliance with UNHCR's child protection policy.
- Support identification of and implementation of context-appropriate approaches for meaningful participation of children, adolescents and youth.
- Support the analysis of national systems and ensure child protection programmes complement national systems.
- Provide input to Protection Unit and undertake advocacy.
- Support development and implementation of child protection programmes.
- Conduct Best Interest Procedures for individual children at heightened risks.
- Oversee Best Interests Procedures for children at risk.
- Implement and monitor the application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for child protection.
- Provide support to UNHCR and partners' case workers.
- Engage children, youth and communities in the implementation of child protection activities.
- Support partners and communities in strengthening/establishing community-based child protection programming.
- Support partners and communities in ensuring quality alternative care arrangements.
- Monitor and support appropriate care arrangements for unaccompanied and separated children.
- Enforce compliance of staff and implementing partners with global protection policies.
- Provide functional guidance to UNHCR and partner staff.
- Regularly report on emerging protection issues and concerns.
- Assist the Child Protection interagency coordination and information management activities.
- Represent UNHCR in interagency fora related to child protection.
- Assist in strengthening strategic and innovative partnerships for Child Protection.
- Provide technical support and monitoring to child protection partners.
- Assist in carrying out learning needs assessment and analysis of findings.
- Contribute to development/adaption of training packages and co-facilitate training.
- Identify and document lessons learnt and good practices.
- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
4 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher. 4 years of previous work experience relevant to the function of child protection in a local context and having experience in the field of child protection prevention and response, broader protection or social work involving empowerment of women and girls, gender, child protection, mental health, counselling and working with survivors, humanitarian and development issues. Skills and experience in interviewing and working with children and families including supervision of child protection case management.
Qualifications
High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher. Certificates and/or Licenses: International Law; Political Science; Law; Social Sciences; Human Rights; Community Dvpt/Social Work.
