Key Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

• Supporting implementation of Child Protection Multi-Year Work Plan activities, particularly prevention programming, community engagement, social and behaviour change initiatives, and emergency response interventions.
• Collaborating with children, adolescents, government counterparts, NGOs, UN agencies, and other stakeholders to facilitate effective programme implementation.
• Promoting integrated programming with UNICEF sectors including Health, Education, Nutrition, Social Policy, Gender and PSEA.
• Participating in programme monitoring, evaluations, reviews, field visits, and reporting exercises.
• Providing technical and operational support to government departments and implementing partners on child protection prevention strategies and best practices.
• Building and maintaining partnerships with provincial and district-level stakeholders.
• Supporting capacity-building initiatives for children, adolescents, frontline workers, and relevant stakeholders.
• Maintaining programme databases and preparing reports, briefing notes, presentations, and documentation.
• Supporting humanitarian response activities, monitoring, coordination, and reporting.
• Assisting in child protection case identification and referral mechanisms in coordination with District Child Protection Units (DCPUs).
• Providing coordination and technical support for birth registration initiatives across the province.

Education

• Master's Degree in International Relations, International Development, Human Rights, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, International Law, or any other relevant Social Science discipline.
• Bachelor's degree in International Relations, International Development, Human Rights, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, International Law, or any other relevant Social Science discipline with 2 years of relevent professional experience

Experience

• Minimum two (02) year of relevant professional experience in Child Protection, Social Development, Programme Implementation, Community engagement, or related fields.
• Experience with government, development partners, NGOs, or UN agencies will be considered an asset.

Skills & Competencies

• Knowledge of child protection principles and prevention programming.
• Strong communication, coordination, and report-writing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders and work independently.
• Fluency in English and Urdu; knowledge of local languages will be an advantage.