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National Child Protection Consultant (Office based with possible travel), 6 months, Monrovia UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund Monrovia National Consultant - Contractors Agreement level Speaks Arabic, English Application deadline: July 25, 2026 Closing soon Apply Summary by Impactpool The National Child Protection Consultant will enhance the integration of child protection and GBV prevention within WASH sectors in Liberia. This role focuses on ensuring that WASH policies and programs contribute to safer environments for children, adolescents, and women. The consultant will provide technical leadership to embed safety and protection considerations into WASH programming, particularly in schools and health facilities. This position is crucial for advancing UNICEF Liberia's contributions to national priorities and regional policy initiatives. Candidate Requirements: Master's in Child Protection, Gender Studies, Social Work, Public Health, or related field 5+ years in child protection and/or GBV programming Experience in integrating GBV risk mitigation into non-protection sectors Practical experience with GBV risk mitigation guidelines Experience with government, UN agencies, NGOs in low-income settings Strong communication skills Willingness to travel Liberian national Fluency in English The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia, ensuring that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women. Contract Duration: 6 Months Working arrangement: Office Based with possible travel 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. TERMS OF REFERENCE The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen the integration of child protection and GBV prevention and response within WASH Sectors in Liberia, ensuring that WASH policies, programmes, and investments contribute to safer environments and reduced violence risks for children, adolescents, and women. The above purpose of the assignment is aligned with the fact that the African Union's designation of 2026 as the Year of Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation positions WASH as a cornerstone of dignity, equity, and protection under Agenda 2063, not merely as infrastructure. This framing creates a critical policy window to embed child protection and GBV risk mitigation within national and continental WASH systems, particularly for women and children amid climate shocks, displacement, and urbanization. In Liberia, persistent WASH gaps, especially in rural areas, informal settlements, schools, and health facilities, intersect with widespread GBV and child protection concerns, including sexual violence, early marriage, school dropout, and exploitation. These risks are further amplified by the country's acute climate vulnerability. Ranked among the world's most climate‑vulnerable countries, Liberia experiences recurrent flooding affecting an estimated 44 per cent of the population (approximately 2.2 million people). With over 70 per cent of the population lacking basic sanitation and 35 per cent practicing open defecation, particularly in coastal, riverine, and informal settlements, climate shocks routinely overwhelm already fragile WASH systems. National projections indicate that flood‑affected populations will increase by more than 35 per cent by 2050, with extreme rainfall expected to rise by 10-40 per cent by 2064, driving recurrent inundation of sanitation and drainage infrastructure. Evidence consistently shows that in flood‑affected and informal communities, breakdowns in WASH access coincide with sharp increases in GBV and child protection risks, especially for girls and children accessing unsafe water points and sanitation facilities. Despite parallel progress in WASH and Protection sectors, protection‑sensitive design and GBV risk mitigation remain insufficiently institutionalized within WASH policies and programmes. Aligned with UNICEF Liberia's Country Programme and AU‑led initiatives, strengthening the integration of GBV and child protection considerations within WASH is both timely and necessary. Dedicated technical support on GBV-WASH integration will ensure that WASH investments not only expand access but actively reduce protection risks, embedding protection‑sensitive, climate‑resilient WASH as a core safeguard for the safety, dignity, and rights of women, adolescents, and children in Liberia. The National Child Protection Consultant will provide technical leadership to embed safety, dignity, and protection considerations into WASH programming across humanitarian-development settings, with particular attention to schools, health facilities, and community water and sanitation systems. The assignment will support UNICEF Liberia's contribution to national priorities and regional policy momentum around safe and inclusive WASH, while advancing CPD results on protection from violence and gender inequality. If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Child Protection Consultant.pdf Minimum requirements: Education: Masters of Child Protection, Gende

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