Child Protection Officer (Child Online Protection and Digital Rights) NOB, Kuala Lumpur, Malays[...]

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For every child, hope

How can you make a difference?

The Child Protection Officer (Child Online Protection and Digital Rights) will provide technical and operational assistance for the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluating and reporting for the child online protection and digital rights programme. Particularly, this position will provide support to the government partners in the execution of the ASEAN ICT Forum to be held in Malaysia in 2025, with a specific focus on child online protection. While, the majority of the work will entail programming around child online protection, due to UNICEF Malaysia’s contribution to the agenda of Digital Rights that goes beyond Child Online Protection, this position will ensure coordination and alignment with the broader digital inclusion and digital transformation agendas. This would entail making sure that those left behind in terms of access to inclusive, affordable and appropriate digital products and services and related opportunities are targeted in UNICEF’s approaches.

Overall, this will involve a strong in-office collaboration for mobilizing business accountability for mitigating online risks and harms, including through safety by design, well-being by design, child rights due diligence, and compliance to minimum standards. The position will be supervised by UNICEF Child Protection Specialist and overall guidance of the Chief of Child Protection, with a managerial line to Chief Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) as well under which Child Rights and Business (CRB) falls, and working with other sections such as Technology for Development (T4D) and Communications to work holistically towards the digital rights agenda.

Key accountabilities

1. Support to children’s digital rights programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD_Child Protection Officer NOB TA (COP and DR).pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, sociology, law, international law, or another relevant social science field.
• Work Experience: A minimum of (2) two years of professional work experience in child protection policies, programmes or services including relevant experience from the online protection lens.
• Experience in programme design and management and policy advocacy is required.
• Experience working in upper middle income countries / contexts is considered as a strong asset.
• Background and/or familiarity with private sector, technology sector is considered as a strong asset.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Malay is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is considered as an asset

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

1. Builds and maintains partnerships
2. Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
3. Drive to achieve results for impact
4. Innovates and embraces change
5. Manages ambiguity and complexity
6. Thinks and acts strategically
7. Works collaboratively with others

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable person with disabilities are encouraged to apply.