Overview

Provide strategic leadership and representation for the Child Protection Technical Working Group at the sub-national level to ensure a coordinated and effective child protection response. The Officer leads stakeholders towards shared objectives, builds partner relationships, and ensures collaboration with other sectors.

Tasks Summary

• Maintain and facilitate an effective CP TWG coordination platform.
• Ensure information flow and alignment between CP TWG, GBV TWG, Protection Cluster, and Area-Based Coordination Groups.
• Coordinate with the Protection Cluster Lead and National CP TWG.
• Support BoWCSA leadership in convening, guiding, and documenting CP TWG meetings.
• Facilitate communication and alignment with the national CP TWG.
• Provide technical support to National CP TWG and CP TWG in other regions.
• Strengthen partner alignment on technical standards, SOPs, referral pathways, and response protocols.
• Facilitate joint needs assessments, partner mapping, and gap analysis.
• Promote the use of harmonized assessment and reporting tools.
• Coordinate with Information Management staff to update 5Ws, partner presence maps, and severity/gap analysis.
• Represent CP interests within area-based working groups and protection coordination meetings.
• Facilitate linkages with GBV WG, MHPSS WG, Cash WG, Education, Health, and other relevant technical groups.
• Advocate for inclusion of CP concerns in multisectoral planning.
• Provide technical support to BoWCSA to reinforce its leadership and coordination role.
• Support the development, adaptation, and roll-out of government-led technical guidance.
• Facilitate partner contributions to government-led coordination.
• Advance localization efforts by strengthening the capacity of local civil society organizations.
• Promote an enabling environment for government and local actors.
• Provide technical support to UNICEF CP/GBV programmatic response.
• Ensure timely documentation: minutes, action points, technical guidance, dashboards, and updates.
• Produce monthly CP TWG reports.
• Facilitate partners’ adherence to child safeguarding, protection principles, and AAP mechanisms.

Experience Requirements

At least one [1] years of relevant work experience in Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE), including humanitarian coordination in TWGs, clusters, or inter-agency settings. Field experience in Ethiopia, preferably in the Amhara Region, with knowledge of regional structures, government counterparts, and operational context is an asset. Practical experience with Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC), case management, psychosocial support (PSS), and integrated child protection programming.

Qualification Requirements

University degree in social work, Human Rights, Child Protection, Psychology, Social Sciences, International Development, or related field.