Job Vacancy Child Protection Specialist, India

Child Protection Specialist
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Children's Fund
Closing date: 17 Sep 2010
Location: India - New Delhi

Purpose of the Position
Under the guidance of the Chief of Child Protection Section, you will be responsible for technical advice to Government counterparts at national level and to the field offices and state governments in the planning, design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programmes and initiatives in the area of child protection, aimed at establishing a protective environment for children. One of the main focuses of the work will be to support the development of capacities at all levels to address the issue of child marriage, as well as other harmful social norms that violate the rights of children in India. In addition, you will support the mapping of residential care institutions and the strengthening of family and community-based responses for children in need of care and protection, in the context of the Juvenile Justice Act and Integrated Child Protection Scheme. You will also assist in the promotion of the protective environment in those States where children are particularly affected by violence.