Temporary Appointment (TA) Child Protection Specialist, Armed Weapons and Violence, P4
UNICEF Child Protection Section, NYHQ
Programme Division (PD)
1. Purpose
Under the guidance of the Senior Advisor, Armed Violence & Weapons, responsible for technical
guidance and programme support to UNICEF country and regional offices related to armed violence
reduction/prevention and weapons-related issues particularly explosive remnants of war. Responsible for
providing technical input to development implementation and monitoring of UNICEF Child Protection
Strategy related to protecting children from armed violence & weapons. Responsible for supporting
development of policy and advocacy related to landmines, cluster munitions and armed violence
reduction.
2. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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Supports the implementation, monitoring and review of the UNICEF’s armed violence and
weapons work in accordance with the Child Protection Strategy, UN interagency mine action
strategy and policy, and country offices plans. Organises periodic global review and planning
workshops, and prepares updates and reports on the implementation of the strategy. Provides
technical guidance and support to UNICEF programme staff and other mine action actors for the
development and implementation of injury surveillance and data collection mechanisms for mine
action. Ensures the timely disbursement of mine action supplementary funds to country and
regional offices. Supports the preparation and timely submission of funding proposals and donor
reports.
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Ensures technical support to UNICEF country offices, and assists them to review and evaluate the
technical, institutional and financial feasibility and constraints of armed violence reduction and
protection from weapons programmes/projects, ensuring integration of gender considerations.
Assists Country Offices to incorporate armed violence reduction and protection from weapons
into contingency planning and regular programming, to develop appropriate programmatic
approaches, and to identify implementing partners. Manages the development and
implementation of International Mine Action Standards for Mine Risk Education, Mine Risk
Education Implementation Manuals, lessons learned and best practice guidelines. Disseminate
and follow-up the application of these guidelines with UNICEF country programmes.
(outreach/scale up)
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Undertakes technical field visits and surveys in order to provide training and monitor and
evaluate mine action project implementation globally. Identifies problems and proposes remedial
action. Participate in Interagency missions as required. Support implementation of interagency
rapid response plan. (outreach/scale up)
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Represents UNICEF in a variety of Mine Action technical and coordination fora, including those
related to the Mine Ban Treaty, Convention on Cluster Munitions, and operational coordination
mechanisms (IACG, CASA, Global Protection Cluster, IASC, etc). Co-moderates the iMRE
Working and Advisory Groups.
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Supports UNICEF’s advocacy related to armed violence reduction, landmines, cluster munitions,
improvised explosive devices, anti-vehicle mines, and other weapons.
3. Duration
Six months, with possibility of extension
4. Key skills, technical background, and experience required
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Advanced university degree in Education, Social Sciences or a related technical field, or
equivalent in work experience.
Eight years progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and
international levels in programme planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation, in mine
action, armed violence reduction and/or a related field.
Fluency in English. Another UN Language a strong asset.
Qualified candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV and P 11 form (which can be downloaded
from our website at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.html)
to pdconsultants@unicef.org with subject line “TA Child Protection Specialist P4” by 10 June 2011.