Job Title: Social & Behavior Change Specialist, FT, P3,
East Jerusalem Office, State of Palestine, #125388
Organization: UNICEF
Job no: 564339
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: East Jerusalem
Level: P-3
Location: State of Palestine (SoP)
Categories: Social and Behavior Change
UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to
reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend
their rights. To help them fulfil their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every
child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, a chance
UNICEF in the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights
of children to access services and protection, from early childhood through to
adolescence. Our objective is to ensure that every child in the Gaza Strip and
the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or
circumstance, has an equal chance to fulfil their potential. We are working for
every child and young person in the State of Palestine.
Social and Behaviour Change in UNICEF is a cross-cutting
programme strategy that addresses the cognitive, social and structural
determinants of social change in both development and humanitarian contexts.
SBC uses the latest in social and behavioral sciences to understand people,
their beliefs, values, and the socio-cultural norms that shape their lives,
with the aim of engaging them and increasing their influence in the design of
solutions for sustainable behavior and social change. SBC is at the core of
UNICEF’s mandate, with corporate results across sectors revolving around social
and behavioral practices like immunization, breastfeeding, hygiene, and
positive discipline.
UNICEF SBC employs a mix of approaches including community
engagement, strategic communication, applied behavioural science, service
delivery improvement, systems strengthening and policy advocacy and social
mobilization to advance child rights, survival, development, protection and
participation.
How can you make a difference?
The Specialist provides technical and operational support
for developing a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategy and process
for SBC as an integral part of programme development, planning and
implementation. Through communication and engagement, as well as the
empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, children, civil society
partners, and government counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and
social change/mobilization. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of
sustainable and concrete results in improving children’s rights, survival and
well-being in the country. This position will also be expected to coordinate
the work on PSEA jointly with the Risk Management section on IP compliance and
the Child Protection section on assistance to survivors while engaging fully on
feedback mechanisms at the community level among beneficiary populations.
He/She will represent UNICEF in PSEA coordination forums including the PSEA
Network; and in liaison with the PSEA network, develop awareness-raising
materials for UNICEF office and partners.
As an advocate for children, you will have the following
duties/tasks:
- Generate
and utilize research, data, and evidence to inform the design,
measurement, and monitoring of SBC programs and outcomes in both
development and emergency contexts and to build the evidence base for SBC.
- In
collaboration with sectoral and cross-sectoral specialists, relevant
government officers and other UN/NGO partners, design and conduct SBC
situation analyses and formative research that identify social and
behavioral drivers; initiate, commission, manage and/or utilize
qualitative and quantitative research on social and behavioral drivers
that include behavioural analysis, human centred design, social listening,
behavioural insights, participatory research and/or RCT.
- Establish
community feedback mechanisms and use feedback to inform community
engagement and SBC actions for disaster preparedness, response, recovery
and resilience. Generate and use SBC evidence, data, and assessments for
disaster preparedness, response, recovery and resilience.
- Develop
terms of reference, research tools, frameworks and protocols for
generating evidence to inform SBC initiatives and apply tools,
methodologies and frameworks for data collection, tracking, monitoring and
reporting and disseminating SBC results.
- Conduct
and/or participate in country programme monitoring and evaluation
exercises and make recommendations on workplan revisions based on the
results.
- Develop
and manage relationships with external partners, vendors and consultants
for research and evidence generation and support of SBC.
- Design,
plan and implement SBC activities that are backed by social and
behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms in
both development and humanitarian contexts.
- In
collaboration/consultation with UNICEF sectoral and cross-sectoral
specialists, relevant government officers and other UN/NGO partners,
develop, implement and monitor evidence-based SBC strategies and
activities, in line with global standards and UNICEF priorities and
approaches.
- In
collaboration/consultation with UNICEF sectoral and cross-sectoral
colleagues and implementing partners, select appropriate SBC activities
and platforms for engagement, ensuring quality and integration of the
latest evidence and science-backed approaches. In this process, oversee
coordination with SBC stakeholders and partners to align plans and
activities.
- Identify,
propose and implement evidence-based programme/strategy recommendations
from current data, evidence and trends for priority social and behavioral
issues and ensure the integration of latest innovative approaches and
technology in SBC in programme approaches and advocate for their adoption
among internal and external stakeholders.
- Apply
the above skills of designing, planning, implementing and monitoring of
community engagement and SBC interventions in the context of humanitarian
emergencies.
- Make
viable recommendations on inclusion of community engagement and social and
behavioural approaches in sectoral work plans and strategies. Advocate for
the inclusion of community engagement and social and behavioral approaches
in sectoral workplans based on active participation in sectoral programme
planning and reviews and viable recommendations for the integration of
SBC.
- Support
operationalization of SBC by advocating for SBC, mobilizing resources,
coordinating across stakeholders, sectors and teams, and partnership
building.
- Represent
UNICEF’s interests in partnerships and manage development of and progress
against joint project agreements with relevant partners; represent the
UNICEF CO and SBC Section in national and international level fora and among
partners as relevant and necessary.
- Collaborate
with national, regional and/or global partners to link and coordinate SBC
approaches.
- Cultivate
resource mobilization opportunities and produce proposals, reports and
other materials to support resources mobilization. Contribute to
mobilizing human resources for SBC, including staff, consultants and
external vendors.
- Identify,
recruit and supervise consultants, vendors and other technical expertise
to support delivery of SBC activities. Plan, use and track the use of
resources and verify compliance with organizational guidelines and
standards.
- Contribute
to financial planning, budget planning and tracking and financial
management for SBC.
- Identify,
disseminate, and adopt best practices and innovative approaches and
technology in SBC, integrate them in programme approaches and support SBC
and sectoral teams in implementing them.
- Advocate
internally and externally for integration of SBC in national systems, in
the country programme, and in sectoral plans.
- Coordinate
with stakeholders and partners for the implementation of community
engagement and SBC in humanitarian actions.
- Promote
continuous learning, strengthening, and scaling up in SBC for both
development and humanitarian contexts through capacity building for UNICEF
staff and partners.
- Identify,
design, and organize SBC training materials and opportunities for staff
and partners, including on new approaches such as behavioural analysis,
behavioural insights, human-centered design, social listening, and social
accountability mechanisms. Develop and/or use and adapt existing UNICEF
learning resources, guidelines and training materials to build SBC
capacity among staff, implementing partners and relevant government and
non-government counterparts.
- Develop
and institutionalize best practices, facilitate the exchange of
experiences and provide technical assistance for the uptake of new SBC
methods and knowledge internally and externally.
- Plan
and implement SBC capacity assessments within the CO.
- Identify
and mobilize resources to support capacity development internally and
externally and provide SBC technical support and capacity building to
government counterparts.
- Initiate
and manage partnerships with academia and learning institutions for the
delivery of SBC capacity development activities.
- Identify
and develop mechanisms to strengthen systems for community engagement in
humanitarian contexts.
- Develop
and/or adapt capacity development tools and activities for humanitarian
programming with a focus on preparedness, response and recovery.
- Coordinate
the PSEA work
- Participate
to coordination meetings and events
- Development
of information sharing/messaging strategies on SEA across network members;
- Development
and implementation of a Community Based Complaints Mechanism on SEA;
- Development
of outreach and sensitization on SEA in the communities;
- Update
share drive for office staff to access PSEA policy and guidance materials
- Support
and advise UNICEF Management on the reporting of SEA allegations through
the internal Notification Alert
- Receive
complaints and reports about alleged SEA (from staff, partners, community
members and others) and review with other colleagues
- Ensure
PSEA workplan is operationalized at all levels and with all sectors,
develop and disseminate IEC materials in all UNICEF-supported sites
- Support
roll out of partner trainings on PSEA and Child Safeguarding and
supporting development of internal capacity for further trainings within
the partner organizations
To qualify as a Champion for every child you will
have:
- An
advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required:
social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology,
education, communication, public relations or another relevant technical
field.
- A
minimum of five years of professional experience in one or more of the
following areas is required: social development programme planning, social
and behaviour change, communication for development, public advocacy or
another related area.
- Relevant
experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an
asset.
- Fluency
in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic,
Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For more information on the specific technical expertise
needed, kindly visit the below JD.
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 functional competencies required for this post are:
- Formulating
strategies and concepts (II)
- Analyzing
(II)
- Applying
technical expertise (II)
- Learning
and researching (II)
- Planning
and Organizing (II)
Core Competencies
- Nurtures,
Leads and Manages People (2)
- Demonstrates
Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
- Works
Collaboratively with others (1)
- Builds
and Maintains Partnerships (1)
- Innovates
and Embraces Change (1)
- Thinks
and Acts Strategically (1)
- Drive
to achieve impactful results (1)
- Manages
ambiguity and complexity (1)
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following
the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework
and its different levels: competency
framework here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged
children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those
children. The
UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their
race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion,
nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide
range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave,
breastfeeding breaks and reasonable
accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the
use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working
arrangements. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is
incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF,
including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and
discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding
of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous
reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these
standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of
academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be
required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for
Child Safeguarding purposes as it is:a role with direct contact with children,
works directly with children, is a safeguarding response role. Additional
vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding
(potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion
is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position,
eligible and suitable females are encouraged to apply.
Mobility is a condition of international professional
employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil
service.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.
Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be
facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also
subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2
(Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF
are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an
assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of
appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not
obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a
reasonable period for any reason.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to
the next stage of the selection process.
Advertised: 25 Jul 2023 Egypt Daylight Time
Deadline: 08 Aug 2023 Egypt Daylight Time
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