Job Title: Junior Officer on Coordination and Youth
Engagement
Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
Host entity: UN RCO Vietnam
Assignment country: Viet Nam
Expected start date: 01/12/2023
Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for the goals
Volunteer category: International UN Youth Volunteer
Type: Onsite
Expected end date: 01/12/2024
Number of assignments: 1
Duty stations: Hanoi
Details
Mission and objectives
The United Nations Resident Coordinator Office supports the
work of the UN Resident Coordinator. The UN Resident Coordinator leads the UN
Country Team in consultations with the Government to define and agree on the UN
strategic response to the Government’s development priorities. This response is
captured in the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNDCF). The
UNDCF is a results framework that describes the collective vision and response
of the UN system to national development priorities. The UNDCF describes how
the UN Country Team will contribute to the achievement of development results
based on a common country analysis and the UN comparative advantage. Currently,
the UN framework of work for Viet Nam is under the One Strategic Plan
2017-2021. The office coordinates activities related to common programming
including Agenda 2030, joint programmes, joint programming activities and
development coordination work. This is done in conformity with the objectives
and priorities of the Government, and the mandates and objectives of the United
Nations agencies. The UN Resident Coordinator Office has five core functions:
1. Strategic Planning 2. Development Economics 3. Partnerships and Development
Finance 4. Data and Results Management and Reporting 5. Communications and
Advocacy
Context
Currently, the UN Country Team in Viet Nam is implementing
the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (CF) for 2022- 2026. With
the “Delivering as One” (DaO) initiative in Viet Nam started in early 2006, the
UN in Viet Nam sets the objective of achieving a more strategic and more
effective contribution to the attainment of national development priorities under
the national leadership. The strategic intent of DaO is to “improve the
effective-ness of the UN system to contribute to national development
priorities and move towards providing high-quality policy advice and advocacy,
focusing on the UN’s normative role”. The CF 2022 – 2026 is built on a number
of key UN principles including a commitment to leave no one behind, gender
equality and women’s empowerment, resilience, human-rights, and accountability.
Given the interconnected and dynamic nature of the SDGs, the CF expands
partnerships between the UN, Government, development partners, private sector
actors, civil society, INGOs/NGOs and other groups, including youth groups. The
CF identified 4 outcomes: Inclusive Social Development; Climate Change
Response, Disaster Resilience & Environment Sustainability; Shared
Prosperity through Economic Transformation; and Governance and Access to
Justice. The Junior Officer in the RCO will be primarily engaged with the
Thematic Group on Youth while coordinating closely with the remaining Thematic
Groups and the four Results Groups. As a member of the RCO, the Youth UNV is
expected to support the UNRC and the UNCT in their engagement with the youth in
the direction of mainstreaming youth in CF implementation. The UNV will also
support day-to-day coordination among UN agencies, especially to-wards the
implementation of the UN Strategy on Youth. The UNV will act as the liaison
be-tween Government focal points with relation to the UN´s work on Youth,
national and local youth organizations and networks, and the UN agencies. The
UNV will play a key role in putting together contributions of the UN in Viet
Nam to the Summit of the Future, scheduled for September 2024.
Task description
The objective of this assignment of a Junior Officer is to
support the UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC) and the UNCT in youth engagement,
especially through the Thematic Group on Youth (TGY). The Junior Officer will
also contribute to the implementation of the CF for 2022-2026, assisting the UN
in Viet Nam in delivering as One UN, especially in the context of the United
Nations development system reform, and enhancing synergies and impacts of UN
support in the area of youth engagement. Under the overall guidance of the
UNRC, through the direct supervision of the Head of the UN Resident
Coordinator's Office, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: •
Support and contribute to the oversight and coordination of youth-related work
of the UN in Viet Nam in alignment with national action plans, the CF for
2022-2026, and other relevant frameworks. • Provide integrated coordination
support to the UNRC and UNCT, especially the The-matic Group on Youth (TGY). •
Advise the UN Resident Coordinator on matters related to youth in Viet Nam as
ap-propriate. • Play a central role putting together contributions of the UN in
Viet Nam to the Summit of the Future, scheduled for September 2024. • Support
the coordination of a coherent and integrated youth response by the UN in Viet
Nam, facilitating joint situation analysis and problem analysis, fostering
joint plan-ning/programming, and multi-disciplinary approaches towards
collective outcomes. • Contribute to coordination and information-sharing
support for donors, line-ministries, and other stakeholders in Viet Nam,
facilitating engagement with youth-serving and youth-led organizations and
networks. • Support the development of communications- and public-information
campaigns re-lated to youth in Viet Nam • Maintain relationships with youth-led
and youth-focused organizations in Viet Nam and identify potential new
strategic actors and build partnerships with them to promote youth issues. •
Document and promote innovative approaches and success stories of young people
in Viet Nam • Develop web-stories and social media content on UN youth
activities and youth issues specific to Viet Nam. • Support the establishment
and maintenance of contacts in the international youth advocacy field in Viet
Nam and amongst UN institutions that lead to joint youth initiatives. • Perform
other tasks as required.
Eligibility criteria
Age
18 - 26
Additional eligibility criteria
This assignment is funded by the Government of the Russian
Federation, therefore specific criteria apply: ∙ Only Russian nationals are
eligible to apply. Applicants should have permanent residency in Russian
Federation, have completed at least one Master degree or equivalent in a higher
state educational institution of the Russian Federation and provide three
professional references with at least one from a Russian resident ∙ The
Government of the Russian Federation will review the profiles of the
shortlisted candidates for final approval.
Nationality
Candidate must be a national of a country other than the
country of assignment.
Donor priorities
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Requirements
Required experience
1 years of experience in youth policy, youth empowerment,
youth engagement, youth participation, monitoring and reporting, programme
coordination, or similar fields is desired ( 0 to 3 years of experience can be
considered), • Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another
culture, (i.e., studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.
• Experience in working with the UN is preferred; experience in youth-focused
policy and programmes is preferred; experience in event-organization is
preferred; experience in communication, especially with youth is preferred;
experience in applying creative and social media is preferred.
Area(s) of expertise
Community development, Social work
Driving license
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Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Required education level
Bachelor degree or equivalent in Social Sciences, Public
Administration, International Relations or related field.
Competencies and values
☒ Accountability ☒
Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☐
Client Orientation ☐ Commitment and Motivation ☒
Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒
Creativity ☐ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒
Integrity ☐ Judgement and Decision-making ☒
Knowledge Sharing ☐ Leadership ☐
Managing Performance ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒
Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒
Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☐
Vision ☒ Working in Teams
Other information
Living conditions and remarks
The incumbent will be based in Hanoi, which has most of the
economic and social amenities at a reasonable cost. Depending on living
arrangements, housing can be expensive. Hanoi has a humid, tropical climate and
monsoons. The summer, between May and September can be very hot with plenty of
rain, while the winter, from November to March, is usually cold and relatively
dry. Living conditions in Hanoi are relatively good by developing country
standards. Viet Nam is a middle-income country which has witnessed rapid
economic growth with im-pressive results in poverty reduction over the past 25
years. The country has deepened its integration into global and regional
institutions such as the WTO, the UN institutions and ASEAN. Viet Nam was
recently ranked by external research groups as one of the more safe and stable
places to live and do business. In line with further improvements in the
availability of goods and services, health facilities, and housing, the level
of hardship in the duty station is B. Security in Hanoi is also reasonably good
relative to large cities in other developing countries.
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme
that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to
achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part
of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to
combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights
and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender
identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability,
pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be
subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2
(Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy
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