Child Protection Specialist (Monitoring & Reporting Mechanisms-MRM)

Coordinate and strengthen Haiti’s Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) to monitor grave violations against children. Manage MRM information and reporting, promote partnerships and coordination, and support child protection actions in emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Support the CTFMR Secretariat and MRM Technical Working Group.
• Implement the MRM and strengthen monitoring and reporting of grave violations.
• Coordinate with other monitoring mechanisms and key partners.
• Prepare CTFMR reports and briefings and support CAAC advocacy.
• Keep CTFMR co-chairs and donors informed of CAAC developments.
• Support fundraising, fund management and reporting for MRM activities.
• Mainstream child protection and CAAC concerns across UN operations.
• Strengthen partnerships and coordination with relevant actors.
• Support CAAC advocacy and liaison with the Office of the SRSG.
• Strengthen national child protection capacity, particularly with the HNP.
• Support field missions and joint assessments on child protection.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by the Chief, Child Protection.

Requirements

• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Political Science, Law, Social Science, International relations, Human Rights and any other related fields.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Child Protection, Law, Human Rights, Political Affairs or International Relations, including in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child in accordance with international standards.
• Experience in Child Protection, Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM), Coordination, International Relations, Project Management.
• Fluency in French and English are required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is desirable.
• Experience in Field mission, Peacekeeping, Armed conflict, Post-conflict, Socioeconomic or Political analysis, Security analysis impacting on the protection of children is desirable.
• Experience in drafting high level child right reports, such as Global Horizontal Notes is desirable.
• Experience in the United Nations Common System or a comparable international organization is desirable.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is desirable.

Skills

• Child Protection
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Children and Armed Conflict
• Project Management
• International Relations
• Human Rights
• Coordination
• Child Rights Reporting
• Field Mission Experience
• Peacekeeping Operations
• Socioeconomic Analysis
• Political Analysis
• Security Analysis
• Report Drafting
• United Nations Common System
• Emergency Child Protection

Languages

French, English