Child Protection Specialist

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF | Volunteer |
Closing: 12 Jan 2026 4 days remaining
Location: Nek'emte, Ethiopia; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Overview

Strengthen child protection systems and emergency response through coordination, technical assistance, monitoring, and capacity building.


Tasks Summary
  • Participate and co-lead zonal-level Protection / Child Protection coordination forums
  • Support collaboration with Women and Children Affairs Offices and implementing partners
  • Promote inter-sectoral integration of child protection with Health, Education, Nutrition and WASH
  • Provide inputs to humanitarian planning products (HNO, HRP, HAC)
  • Provide technical support to partners implementing child protection programmes
  • Support case management services for vulnerable children
  • Strengthen family tracing and reunification systems
  • Support community-based child protection mechanisms
  • Promote prevention of child marriage, GBV, and child labour
  • Track child protection trends and service coverage
  • Support routine partner reporting
  • Contribute to situation reports and analytical briefs
  • Monitor programme performance and identify service gaps
  • Support rapid child protection assessments
  • Participate in field monitoring missions
  • Support analysis of risks and vulnerabilities affecting children
  • Support training of social workers, teachers, health workers, and authorities
  • Promote CPMS standards and best practices
  • Strengthen referral pathways and inter-agency coordination
  • Support documentation of lessons learned and good practices
  • Maintain reporting files and programme records
  • Promote information sharing and learning

Experience Requirements
  • Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in child protection or social services programming in humanitarian or development settings
  • Experience in child protection in emergencies
  • Knowledge of case management and referral systems

Qualification Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Law, Sociology, Development Studies, or related field

Other Details

Languages Required: English, Level: Fluent

Languages Preferred: Oromo, Level: Fluent• Amharic, Level: Fluent

Contract Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)

Work Modality: Onsite

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