Child Protection Officer (P-2) (Junior Professional Officer Position) at Unicef Ghana

• Support the implementation of the Child Protection and Climate Change study, including data anaysis and review, stakeholder engagement, and dissemination of findings.
• Contribute to the development of a national framework for climate-resilient child protection systems that informs policy, programming and investment decisions.
• Provide technical support to incorporate climate-related risk markers and indicators into the Social Welfare Information Management System (SWIMS) for improved data collection and use.

• Provide technical support to operationalize the Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Contingency Work Plan, ensuring alignment with national disaster management structures and humanitarian development coordination mechanisms.
• Mainstream CPiE across other sectoral humanitarian work plans, including Health, Nutrition, WASH, Education, etc.
• Support the coordination and participate in the National Child Protection in Emergency Working Group
• Support with training of members of the National and Sub-national Child Protection Emergency
• Working Groups and relevant stakeholders on humanitarian principles, Core Commitments for Children, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, gender-based violence in emergency, and the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.
• Support the development of a national trafficking data system for law enforcement to better respond to cross-border humanitarian-development responses.
• Support preparation of child protection in emergency programme/project plans and reports (i.e. Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, Situation Reports (SitRep), etc.) for the office, donors and partners.
• Participate in the office humanitarian working group and interagency discussions.

• Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss implementation issues, provide solutions, recommendations and/or to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher level interventions and/or decisions.
• Participate in monitoring exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts to assess programmes/projects, and to report on required action/interventions at the higher level of programme management.
• Contribute to the development and establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning through research, analysis and reporting of child protection and other related information for development planning and priority and goal setting.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical, programme, operational, and administrative transactions, preparing related materials and documentation, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating of results

• Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, social work, or another relevant social science field.

• At least two (2) years of relevant work experience in one or more of the following areas is required: social development planning and project management in child protection.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in working in developing countries is a strong asset.
• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or higher) in a relevant field is an asset.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

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