About UNICEF: Employment
Temporary Appointment - Child Protection Specialist, L-4, Innocenti Research Center, Florence, Italy
If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF seeks a Child Protection Specialist, P-4 (temporary appointment) to be based in its Innocenti Research Centre, Florence, Italy.
The purpose of this temporary assignment is to provide technical inputs and coordination of research in the area of child protection, including sexual exploitation and violence against children, and the overall implementation of international standards on children. The outputs are intended for use by staff of UNICEF and related agencies at headquarters, regional and country levels in order to strengthen further the work being undertaken in and related to the area of child protection.
Your profile:
• Advanced degree in social sciences, law or other relevant area.
• Eight years of experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, and research methodology. Professional knowledge of and a strong relevant publications record on child rights and child protection.
• Specific experience: Up-to-date familiarity with research and policy analysis on human rights issues, violence against children, sexual exploitation and implementation of international standards
• Strong information organization and analytical skills, and the ability to work independently.
• Proven skills in writing for publication of substantive length in English, including in the field of child protection.
If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting “Temporary Appointment Child Protection Specialist” to florencerecruitment@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 10 July 2009. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.
