Child Protection Officer (Alternative Care)

The Child Protection Officer strengthens Venezuela’s post-earthquake alternative-care response for unaccompanied and separated children by improving identification, case management, interim family-based care and reunification protocols, partner capacity and programme monitoring.

• Support identification and registration of unaccompanied and separated children
• Strengthen case-management, referral and follow-up procedures
• Develop interim and alternative family-based care arrangements
• Support family tracing and safe reunification processes
• Provide technical assistance to government and child-protection partners
• Monitor programme implementation and strengthen partner capacity

• First-level university degree in social work, child psychology or a related field
• At least two years of child-protection programming experience related to interim or alternative care
• Knowledge of international child-protection standards and guidelines
• Fluency in Spanish and English

• Temporary Appointment