Programme Specialist (PSEA) Vacancy-Job Ref: JKUGUNICEF/0106/202641

Programme Specialist (PSEA) Vacancy-Job Ref: JKUGUNICEF/0106/202641

Kampala (Uganda)

Job Description

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.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, the right to Protection

How can you make a difference?

This post will strengthen UNICEF Uganda’s Ebola response by ensuring that PSEA and safeguarding are fully embedded across programmes and partners. It will help make the response safer, more accountable, and more accessible for affected communities by building partner capacity, strengthening reporting and referral systems, monitoring compliance, and reducing risks of sexual exploitation and abuse. Ultimately, the role will protect the rights and dignity of vulnerable populations while improving the quality and integrity of the emergency response.

Programme Integration
Integrate PSEA and safeguarding across Ebola response programmes.
Ensure PSEA is reflected in programme design and community engagement.
Include prevention messaging in outreach and communication materials.
Capacity Building and Technical Support
Train partners and frontline workers on PSEA, safeguarding and GBV risk mitigation.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to partners.
Support partners to strengthen implementation quality and consistency.
Monitoring and Partner Compliance
Conduct field monitoring of partner activities.
Review partner compliance with PSEA standards.

Identify gaps and provide practical support to address them.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Identify and assess SEA and safeguarding risks.
Contribute to risk assessments, safety audits and mitigation measures.
Complaint and Reporting Mechanisms
Strengthen safe, confidential and accessible reporting channels.
Promote awareness of SEA reporting pathways.

Support community complaint and feedback mechanisms.
Survivor-Centred Response
Strengthen referral pathways for survivors.
Promote survivor-centred approaches linked to GBV and child protection services.

Coordination and Partnerships
Support PSEA coordination within UNICEF and inter-agency platforms.
Collaborate with government, UN and implementing partners.
Monitoring and Reporting
Monitor overall PSEA integration across the response.
Provide regular updates and a final report.

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Social Services, Public Health, International Development, Gender studies and any other related fields.

Work Experience: 5 years of relevant work experience in Child Protection, Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse, Safeguarding, Gender based violence, Humanitarian response, Public health emergency response, Community engagement, Capacity building, Accountability to affected populations, Monitoring and reporting and any other related fields.
Skills: IASC PSEA Minimum Operating Standards, GBV guiding principles, risk Assessment and mitigation, Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) principles, multi-sectoral emergency responses, reporting

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
Desirables:

Ability to Integrate PSEA into multi-sectoral emergency responses, conduct risk assessments and support mitigation measures, Provide technical guidance and quality assurance.
Excellent coordination, facilitation, communication and reporting skills
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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

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

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