French speaking Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist to Mali

French speaking Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist to MaliIntroduction

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) recruits committed and skilled experts for our humanitarian, resilience and peace support operations worldwide on a daily basis. We have great experience on working together and strengthening other organisations for example the UN and the EU in crisis, conflicts or other disasters.

MSB is currently looking to recruit a French speaking Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Specialist for a deployment with UNICEF to Bamako, Mali. Durations for the mission is initially 6 months with possibility for extension, with start as soon as possible.

Since 2012, Mali has faced a complex crisis marked by political instability, armed conflict, and natural disasters, severely limiting access to essential services, particularly for children. Armed groups and ongoing violence have caused mass displacement, with approximately 330,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), more than half of whom are children (58%). These children suffer from severe violations of their rights, including recruitment by armed groups, exploitation, violence, and family separation. UNICEF leads the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CPAoR) and works to protect children through psychosocial support, family reunification, mine risk education, and reintegration of children associated with armed groups. In 2024, UNICEF reached over 68,500 children with protection services, but the needs continue to rise, with an estimated 1.7 million children requiring protection in 2025. UNICEF's strategy focuses on strengthening community-based protection, providing multi-sectoral assistance, and enhancing awareness and prevention programs.

Employed by the MSB on an international mission you will receive a monthly salary of 62 910 SEK as well as a comprehensive allowances and benefits package, ranging from free home leave travel to access to psychosocial support.

Duties

The Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist reports to the Chief of Child Protection and collaborates with regional and national teams to provide technical and operational support throughout the CPiE programming process, including planning, monitoring, and evaluation. The role focuses primarily on CPiE, but will include additional support for Mine Action, particularly in Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), in coordination with the Education Sector and the Humanitarian Mine Action Working Group.

Key Tasks:

1. Program Development and Planning:
   • Contribute to HAC and other planning documents.
   • Conduct situation analysis to inform CPiE program design.
   • Support the integration of CPiE into emergency response plans.
2. Implementation and Capacity Building:
   • Provide technical support on CPiE and EORE to field offices, partners, and government counterparts.
   • Assist in the development of CPiE training materials and methodologies.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Information Management:
   • Monitor program progress and address challenges.
   • Strengthen injury surveillance and impact monitoring.
   • Ensure effective use of resources and compliance with rules.
4. Coordination:
   • Build partnerships with national stakeholders and government.
   • Represent UNICEF in Mine Action discussions, focusing on EORE.
   • Support coordination of CPiE activities across sectors.

QualificationsExperience

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas is required.

• Background/familiarity with humanitarian emergencies or conflict settings is required.

• Experience working in a developing country is required, ideally with knowledge of the Mali/Sahel context.

• Experience with the UN system preferably UNICEF is an asset.

• Relevant experience in programme development in child protection related areas in a UN agency or affiliated organization is considered as an asset.

• Global child protection AoR core skills training is an asset.

Be sure to describe your experience of the above tasks in your application.

Education

An advanced university degree (master's or higher) in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.
A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Languages

Fluency in French and English is essential, both spoken and written.
Knowledge of any other official UN languages is an asset.

Other requirements

We are looking for persons with a strong commitment towards humanitarian relief and disaster operations. It is of utmost priority that you understand, respect and act in the spirit of the mandate and core values of the MSB.

Prior to employment a medical examination must be carried out and the results must be approved by the MSB. Certain diseases and conditions can preclude international deployment. If you have any questions regarding the MSB:s health requirements, please contact our medical coordinators, medical.coordinator@msb.se.

You must inform your regular employer of your potential assignment with the MSB.

MSB operations are based on the needs of populations affected by crisis, and human equality. Through my behavior and work as MSB field staff, I actively strive to prevent discrimination and harassment based on sex, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, political opinion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

Profile

• You must be able to interact with sensitivity and display respect for diversity and gender in multi-cultural environments.

• A capacity for working under pressure is essential, as work is often performed under difficult and demanding conditions, where the focus frequently shifts due to changes in priority.

• You must possess a high level of professional and personal maturity together with an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and external partners, such as UN organizations, NGOs, recipient governments and host populations.

• You are expected to have excellent analytical and communicative skills, show initiative and take both a hands-on and an analytical approach to tasks and problems.

Contractual conditions

Working with the MSB on international operations means that you are temporarily employed by the MSB. The MSB pays a salary of 62 910 SEK during the mission and you may also receive a salary supplement, if you have experience from working in an international organization with duties very similar to those of this position. The MSB will also pay additional expenses allowances on 5 957 SEK/month during the time you are working in the mission country. MSB pays for accommodation of appropriate standard and return travel, plus one home leave travel during the contract period. You will also receive a benefits package, ranging from access to psychosocial support, counselling from medical coordinators and insurances during the mission.

Due to potential COVID-19 regulations from partner organizations and host countries, we sometimes cannot offer this position to unvaccinated or people over the age of 60.

The mission is intended to start as soon as possible, so in your application we want you to write from what date you are available.

The MSB applies a policy of equal opportunities to avoid any form of discrimination. We strive for gender balance and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to apply:
If you wish to apply, you first need to create an account on MyPages. Please note; the information that you provide on MyPages will form the basis for your CV. When you have created you account and registered your CV-details on MyPages you submit your application by clicking on the "Apply" button in the add on www.msb.se/en, and then follow the specified steps. If you already have an account on MyPages you can go directly to Apply-button in the announcement on www.msb.se/en. If you find any trouble with MyPages, please contact our MyPages support; mypages@msb.se.

It is your responsibility as an applicant to document your skills in a way that allows an objective and qualitative assessment. As a government agency we are subject to the principle of public access to official records. This means that if someone requests copies of application documents, we are obliged to disclose them. If your identity is protected, you should contact the HR officer stated below, before registering any information on MyPages.

Please note that your application need to be in English.

The MSB will process the applications on an ongoing basis during the application period, which means that we wish you to submit your application as soon as possible.

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