Job Opportunity for Chief Child Protection at UNICEF in New Delhi, India

**Job Title:** Chief Child Protection, P-5, Fixed Term Appointment

**Location:** New Delhi, India

**About UNICEF:**

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.  UNICEF is committed to promoting the rights of every child and offers diverse opportunities for professional development within a supportive and rewarding work environment.  The organization’s core values are Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability.

**Job Summary:**

The Chief, Child Protection, reporting to the Deputy Representative, will provide strategic leadership for all stages of child protection programs/projects. This includes strategic planning, program development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s strategic plans and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  The role requires strong leadership, collaboration with diverse stakeholders (government, NGOs, private sector, academia), and advocacy for systemic changes to advance child protection and human rights.  The successful candidate will drive programmatic change, mentor a team of senior experts, and foster a collaborative work environment.

**Responsibilities:**

* Managerial leadership of the child protection section.

* Development and planning of child protection programs.

* Management, monitoring, and quality control of program results.

* Provision of advisory services and technical support.

* Advocacy, networking, and partnership building.

* Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building.

**Qualifications:**

* **Education:** Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or a relevant social science field.

* **Experience:** Minimum ten years of professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection-related areas at the international level.  Strong experience influencing policy and advocating for systemic changes to advance child protection and human rights is essential.  Proven track record of establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with diverse stakeholders is required. Demonstrated ability to provide strong program, people, and thought leadership, and to mentor a team of senior technical experts is also required.  Experience driving programmatic change and ensuring alignment with new priorities is crucial.

* **Desirable Qualifications:** Strong experience working with vulnerable groups, lawmakers, and law enforcement personnel; strong technical expertise in child protection; ability to make multi-sectoral linkages; capacity to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics and engage at high levels; openness to innovation; excellent communication and presentation skills; familiarity with the programming environment in India; experience in program management in child protection within a UN system agency or organization; experience in both development and humanitarian contexts.

* **Languages:** Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language of the duty station is an asset.

**Contract Type:** Fixed-term appointment (initial two years, with possibility of extension).  This position is open to Non-Indian Nationals only.