United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Since two years, countries in the ESA region have experienced an alarming increase in the number of new, or re-emerging humanitarian emergencies, including public health (including Ebola, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever, wild poliovirus, and Cholera), armed conflicts and natural disasters emergencies.
UNICEF ESAR has prioritized the critical need to support countries to rapidly scale up capacity to prevent, mitigate, and manage ongoing and anticipated emergencies as well as to enhance capacity for preparedness and response to these emergencies.
Purpose
The purpose of this external announcement is to attract suitable Child Protection Specialist on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPS candidates interested in working in any of the countries within UNICEF’s East and Southern Africa region to respond to emergency outbreaks for the next 36 months. The countries within each region are listed on the following website: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html.
How can you make a difference?
- Establish a framework for community-based psycho-social response through child protection, education and nutrition.
- Reinforce coordination among the governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations (national and international) and UN agencies working in the MHPSS field.
- Support the development and sharing of common assessment, planning, program, implementation, monitoring and evaluation tools in the MHPSS field.
- Manage and coordinate the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of UNICEF psycho-social activities.
- Develop psycho-social strategies to address the psycho-social needs of children and their families.
- Work through community-based programmes to establish activities that promote healing and coping among children, young people and their families.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education-
- Advanced university degree in social work or child psychology, or other relevant field.
Work Experience-
- A minimum of 5-8 years’ experience with either the UN and/or NGO, especially in emergency settings.
- Excellent commination and interpersonal skills, and proven success in facilitating interagency processes to achieve a common goal.
Language Requirement:-
- Fluency in verbal and written English or French (depending on the country office’s official language). Knowledge of another UN language or a local language is an asset