Child Protection GBV Officer

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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 13/10/2025
  • Location: Sudan
Child protection/ Children’s rights Gender-based violence (GBV)
Purpose for the job:

As part of UNICEF’s Core Commitment for Children in Humanitarian Action, the Country office is expected to actively contribute to GBV coordination structures within the Humanitarian Cluster approach as well as address GBV from a programming perspective, within the child protection system strengthening approach.

To fulfill this function, under the overall guidance and the supervision of the Child Protection Specialist based in West Area Office, the Child protection Officer (GBV) will support the field office of UNICEF in South Darfur State, and the Implementing Partners (IP) on planning, implementation, monitoring and coordination, child protection interventions in addition to GBV mitigation, prevention and response alongside the nexus humanitarian-peace- development, throughout all stages of programming.

This will include jointly working alongside existing child protection programs on GBV prevention, namely the joint initiative promoting the abandonment of harmful practices, and with case management services for child and adolescent survivors. The post holder also will engage with UNICEF -led clusters, staff and partners to manage the effective implementation of the action plan including strengthening local systems and capacities in alignment with UNICEF’s 2022-2025 Gender Action and Strategic Plans. The incumbent will work collaboratively with regional government and non-government partners as well as CSOs, UN agencies, CPAOR and the GBV AoR.

The Child Protection Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the child protection programmes/projects through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing, and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the Child Protection Programme within the Country Programme.

How can you make a difference? 

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
  1. Support to programme development and planning
  2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
  3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
  4. Networking and partnership building
  5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
  6. Support to programme development and planning


Minimum requirements:
  • Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.
  • Work Experience:
    A minimum of two years of professional experience in social development planning and management in GBV-related areas is required.
    Relevant experience in program development in CP and GBV or related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
    Experience working in a conflict-affected context is an asset.
    Experience in both development and humanitarian contexts is considered an added advantage
  • Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

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