The Justice for Children (J4C) Programme, is a system-strengthening initiative, spearheaded by the Justice, Law and Order Sub-program under the Governance and Security (JLOS) Programme and supported by UNICEF. It represents a shift from focusing solely on juvenile justice to a broader mandate that includes justice for all children. The program's primary aim is to strengthen the justice sector's capacity to address the needs of children in contact with the law, ensuring their dignified treatment and upholding their rights as stipulated in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other relevant international juvenile justice standards.

Central to the J4C program is monitoring and evaluating the application of child-friendly practices to better serve and safeguard children's rights to privacy, participation in legal proceedings, and access to legal assistance. The programme leverages on existing criminal justice coordination frameworks, such as Regional Chain-linked Committees (RCCs) and District Chain-linked Committees (DCCs) in enhancing the competence of system actors to implement child-friendly procedures and practices.

The program now seeks to recruit a Regional Coordinator to offer oversight roles at the regional level in a selected region. This is to request applicants with the following qualifications: 

• Bachelors of Laws.
• Bachelors in humanities such as; Social Work and Social administration, Social Sciences. Development Studies.
• Three (03) years of experience working in child protection programmes
• A master’s degree or any other additional qualification in the related field is an added advantage.

Skills needed:

• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Good inter-communication skills
• Report writing
• Inter-agency coordination skills

Please submit your CV and cover letter to: GSP Secretariat, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (MOJCA), Bauman House, Level 3—Parliamentary Avenue or to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. cc This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Deadline: 30th August 2024.