Child Protection Officer (m/f)

How can you make a difference? The Child Protection Officer (CP) will actively contribute to the realization of sustainable results for children by providing professional technical, operational and administrative assistance to the UNICEF team in Croatia in delivering on the child protection programmes/projects within the Country Programme. The Child Protection Officer will provide support throughout the programming process, from programme planning to delivery of results, including: preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting. The Child Protection Officer reports to the Child Protection Specialist. Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks: - Provides support for programme development and planning - Provides support for programme management, monitoring and delivery of results - Provides technical and operational support for programme implementation - Networking and partnership building - Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building - Contributes to UNICEF’s international work and beyond border engagement Still interested?

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… - An advanced university degree (Master’s) in one of the following fields: international development, human rights, social work, psychology, social pedagogy, international law, or another relevant social science field, combined with a minimum of two year of relevant professional work experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required. OR a first University Degree (Bachelor's) in a relevant field combined with minimum of five years of relevant professional experience is required - Fluency in spoken and written Croatian and English is required - Excellent computer skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) are required - Developing country work experience is considered an asset - Familiarity with emergency is considered an asset - Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset - Initiative, passion and commitment to UNICEF’s mission and professional values are highly desirable If you are a committed professional, passionate about making a lasting difference for children, UNICEF Office for Croatia would like to hear from you. Take action! Kindly note only complete applications will be considered. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.