Child Protection in Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness Individual Consultant, Kingston, Jamaica, 80 days, Work from home (Nationals of Jamaica) Individual Consultant Mid-level Short term contract

Child Protection in Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness Individual Consultant, Kingston, Jamaica, 80 days, Work from home (Nationals of Jamaica)

Job no: 592451

Contract type: Consultant

Duty Station: Kingston

Level: Consultancy

Location: Jamaica

Categories: Child Protection, Emergency

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.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to Protection

UNICEF JAMAICA goal is to help to fulfil the rights of every child.
We pursue this goal by partnering with stakeholders such as the government, non-governmental organizations, change-makers in civil society and the private sector to influence and improve laws, policies, and programmes which will impact how children access quality services. We are in a unique position to collaborate with everyone including advocates and service providers who work closely with children and their families, as well as the elected leaders who are responsible to ensure that laws and policies are in line with children’s rights. Most importantly, we integrate the voices of our children and adolescents by engaging them on the issues that affect their lives.
Focusing our attention on children in vulnerable situations, we have five priority areas in the Jamaica country programme document (2022 to 2026):

1. Child protection
2. Climate action and resilience
3. Education
4. Social policy
5. Survive and thrive

Everything we do is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Jamaica ratified in 1991.

How can you make a difference?  

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, and with the technical guidance of UNICEF and other partners, the consultant will be responsible for developing guidelines, SOPs, and capacity-building resources. In particular, the consultant will:

Document System Readiness

Strengthen and Mainstreaming Disaster Management Coordination Framework

Provide Capacity Building & Training

Provide Coordination & Oversight

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:     TOR Template Child Protection in Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness Consultant AD.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

[Include the vacancy requirements aligned to the category and level of the position. You can see examples in the branded VA example.]

Education: Advanced University Degree in Disaster Risk Management, Social Sciences, Child Protection, Humanitarian Action, or related fields.

Work Experience: At least 8 years of relevant work experience in child protection in emergencies, disaster preparedness, and humanitarian response.

• Proven experience in SOP development, disaster plan revision, and multi-stakeholder coordination.

• Experience delivering training on child protection, GBV/PSEA, and psychosocial support in emergency settings.

• Familiarity with disability inclusion in humanitarian action

Technical Knowledge :

Expert knowledge on the following:

• UNICEF Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action.

• Inter-Agency Guidelines on Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.

• Best practices for GBV/PSEA integration in emergencies.

• Case management standards for unaccompanied and separated children.

Skills:

Excellent planning and organizational skills

Strong facilitation, coordination, and analytical skills.

Ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines

Ability to clearly defined objectives and plan activities

Excellent analytical and written skills

Strong communication skills – both oral and written

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required

Desirables:

Experience working with UN/international organizations

A Technical Proposal outlining how the duties will be undertaken is required.

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 

(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people . 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

  This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.  The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone , irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the results

Work Mode: Remote

Advertised: 15 Apr 2026 SA Pacific Standard Time
Deadline: 26 Apr 2026 SA Pacific Standard Time

Tagged as: Child Protection, Consultant, Protection

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