Education Specialist

Job Title: Education Specialist (Access)

Organization: UNICEF

Job no: 567217
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Ouagadougou
Level: P-3
Location: Burkina Faso
Categories: Education

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 fulfill 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 champion

Burkina Faso is the epicentre of a multidimensional humanitarian crisis affecting the Sahel region, driven by a combination of factors including armed violence and insecurity; demographic pressures; climate change; and health crises. From January to June 2023, there was an increase in the level of impact in terms of human casualties and the internal displacement of civilians due to violence and more than 1.3 million people are living in more than 40 besieged towns and villages. Violence has led to the internal displacement of more than 2,062,534 people and disrupting access to essential social services for 5,500,000 people in need of humanitarian assistance. As of 31 May, 6,149 schools are closed in Burkina Faso due to the ongoing attacks, affecting over a million children (49 per cent girls) and 31,000 teachers (32 per cent women). Nevertheless, UNICEF continues to deliver its programmes in various locations despite the volatility of the security context.

How can you make a difference?

• Support to programme development and planning

• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

• Technical and operational support to programme implementation

• Networking and partnership building

• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.
  *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of 5 years] of relevant professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-million dollars grants and/or grants with heavy components of infrastructure construction is an asset
• Knowledge of internal UNICEF procurement procedures is an asset
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in French and good working knowledge, especially the ability to write reports, of English is required .

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3)Drive to achieve results for impact(4)Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6)Thinks and acts strategically(7)Works collaboratively with others.

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 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. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

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). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be cancelled.

All selected candidates will 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.

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.

Eligible UNICEF International Professional (IP) Staff Members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to a Temporary Appointment, which is dedicated to L3 (or L2) Response, may be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements. The conditions of the temporary assignment will vary depending on the status of their post and their current tour of duty, and relocation entitlements may be limited as per the relevant policies.

Advertised: 06 Nov 2023 Greenwich Standard Time
Deadline: 13 Nov 2023 Greenwich Standard Time

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Health Specialist

Job Title: Health Specialist

Organization: UNICEF

Job no: 567250
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Caracas
Level: P-3
Location: Venezuela
Categories: Health, Health and Nutrition

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 fulfill 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, Health 

The Health Specialist reports to the Chief of Health and Nutrition level 4.

In order to ensure an adequate technical focus on implementation, the P3 Health Specialist is paramount to bring the global knowledge and establish the networks to advance the health agenda, as well as to position UNICEF as a key partner in a volatile context, to ensure continuity of the health interventions at the community and institutional levels, and the systems strengthening.

The Health Specialist reports to the Chief of Health and Nutrition for guidance and general supervision. The Health Specialist supports the development and preparation of the health programme and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the programme progress of a sector of the health programme (e.g. gender, maternal, neonatal, child survival/development) within the country programme. The Health Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework

How can you make a difference?

The Health Specialist is in charge of the following key functions and accountabilities:

• Support to programme development and planning

• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

• Technical and operational support to programme implementation

• Networking and partnership building

• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

For more details on the related duties and tasks, please refer to the job profile:  Health Specialist P3.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health/nutrition, pediatric health, family health, health research, global/international health, health policy and/or management, environmental health sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, health education, epidemiology, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: public health/nutrition planning and management, maternal and neonatal health care, or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Working experience in a context of volatility, uncertainty, ambiguity, complexity and institutional fragility is an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian) or a local language is an asset.

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

 

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others. (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

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 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. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates 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). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be cancelled.

All selected candidates will 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.

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.

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

The following positions is only applicable for internationally recruited personnel.

Advertised: 06 Nov 2023 Venezuela Standard Time
Deadline: 17 Nov 2023 Venezuela Standard Time

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Child Protection Specialist

Job Title: Child Protection Specialist (Unaccompanied and Separated Children)

Organization: UNICEF

Job no: 566755
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Kassala
Level: P-4
Location: Sudan
Categories: Child Protection

Open to non-Sudanese only

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 fulfill 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, www.unicef.org/sudan

Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, positioned next to East, West, South and North Africa, is surrounded by complex conflicts in an unpredictable, volatile and rapidly evolving region. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 42 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives significantly improve: fewer girls and boys are dying before their fifth birthday, primary school attendance is increasing, immunization coverage is high and the country remains polio free. Still, millions of children continue to suffer from protracted conflict in Darfur, the Kordofan’s, and Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition and disease outbreaks, and from under-investment in basic social services. More than three million of Sudan’s school aged children are not in the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose for the post:

As part of UNICEF’s Core Commitment for Children in Humanitarian Action, the Country office is expected to provide support to the UASC and children on the move coordination structures within the Humanitarian Cluster approach as well as address UASC and children on the move from a programming perspective, within the child protection system strengthening approach.

To fulfil this function, under the overall guidance and supervision of the Chief of Child Protection, the UNICEF Child Protection Specialist will be responsible for mitigation, preparedness, and response to UASC and Children on the Move, alongside the nexus humanitarian-peace-development to strengthen programming and coordination efforts in affected areas.

Key accountabilities, duties and tasks

• Work with the child protection section and other UNICEF sectors to ensure mitigation, preparedness and response to Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Children on the Move is adequately addressed across sectors and humanitarian interventions, alongside the nexus of humanitarian-peace development.
• Provide technical support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners/donors for programming strategy, advocacy, policy documents, best practices and approaches on child protection and related issues to support program management, implementation, and delivery of results, in the area of Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Children on the Move, including case management.
• Create linkages between CP working groups, the national task force on case management, and relevant groups/task forces on children on the move to ensure that all UASC are identified, registered and safely reunified and reintegrated with primary caregivers or other family members, family-based care or in a suitable, safe, alternative care arrangement and are provided with an individual case management/care plan.
• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results in child protection
• Promote and facilitate the inclusion of Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Children on the Move into humanitarian appeal processes and partner proposals.
• Provide technical assistance for specific Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Children on the Move programs for emergency and non-emergency affected areas, alongside the nexus humanitarian-peace-development.  
• Develop new or adapt existing training materials to the local context and implement training as needed.
• As needed, conduct assessments and/or consolidate existing information about Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Children on the Move.
• Plan and/or collaborate with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators and measurements to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector in child protection programs.
• Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
• Actively monitor programs/projects through field visits, surveys and/or exchange of information with partners/stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
• Monitor and verify the optimum/appropriate use of sectoral program resources (financial, administrative and other assets), confirming compliance with organisational rules, regulations/procedures, donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity and ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
• Prepare regular/mandated program/project reports for management, donors and partners to inform them of program progress.

 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

• Advanced university degree in social work, child psychology, or other relevant fields.
• *A bachelor’s degree in above area/s or other relevant field, combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven success in facilitating multisectoral and interagency processes to achieve a common goal,
• A minimum of 8 years of child protection experience with the UN and/or NGO, focusing on unaccompanied and separated children in complex emergencies and case management.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written). Fluency in Arabic is an asset.

For the full job description view the link below:

ToR - Child Protection Specialist P4.docx

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

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 committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.   

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 be 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.

“UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”

Advertised: 22 Oct 2023 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 05 Nov 2023 E. Africa Standard Time

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Education Specialist (2 Positions)

Job Title: Education Specialist (Adolescent Engagement and Youth Participation) (2 Positions)

Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host entity: UNICEF

Assignment country: Ethiopia

Expected start date: 01/12/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 4. Quality education

Volunteer category: National UN Volunteer Specialist

Type: Onsite

Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 2

Duty stations: Afar (2)

Details

Mission and objectives

UNICEF Ethiopia is implementing a 5-year country programme 2020-2025 which is fully aligned with the UNSDCF. UNICEF will work collaboratively within the UNSDCF on a joint strategy to strengthen national systems for data collection, analysis, monitoring and applying adjustments to promote equity. Evidence will be used to monitor the situation of children, tracking progress towards equity and scale, and to inform advocacy to adjust policies, strategies and budgets. Monitoring and corrective actions will be undertaken through UNICEF staff, partners and third-party monitoring, and through mechanisms for community feedback and accountability to affected populations.

Context

This United Nations specialist Volunteer assignment is intended to contribute to results envisioned under the PROSPECTS Partnership Programme, particularly to help advance young people’s engagement and meaningful participation in the PROSPECTS programme by partnering with young leaders, putting young people at the front and center, and integrating their engagement in our interventions and outputs. The UNV will support the establishment and roll-out of projects to support adolescent and youth engagement, participation, and empowerment as well as the development of skills.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Education Specialist (Semera Field office), the National UN Specialist Volunteer will: - Initiate and maintain partnerships with youth-led organizations, and those targeting adolescents and young people in Afar with particular focus on organizations working on climate change, education, entrepreneurship, skills development, sport, and mental health. - Provide support to UNICEF in conducting consultations with adolescents and young people on different programmatic issues and in different areas related to their lives, through different instruments (face-to-face and online). - Contribute to the development of results-based work planning through data collection, analysis and reporting of education related information for humanitarian and development planning. - Follow-up programme implementation, fund utilization, regular and emergency data management, monitoring and supervision of education programme for effective delivery of results. - Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to collect, analyze, and share information on school status, inclusive education, non-formal education, ALPs, and life skills. - Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts and prepare minutes/reports on results for follow up action by higher management and other stakeholders. - Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, supply, and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. - Contribute on drafting regular/mandated education program/project reports for management, donors, and partners to keep them informed of program progress. - Undertake field visits, surveys, seasonal assessment and share information with stakeholders to assess progress and refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks, and potential problems for timely action to achieve results. - Contribute to identifying, capturing, producing quarterly education newsletter, and sharing lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity development of stakeholders. - Participate on emergency and regular education coordination meetings with and/or in the absence of Education programme Specialist and takes minutes and share with field office Education Programme Specialist. - Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the Chief of Field Office, Education Specialist or supervisor.

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in training, climate change, education, entrepreneurship, skills development, sport, mental health as well as civic, social, and economic engagement. • Motivated to contribute towards peace and development and to serve others. • Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills. • Flexible and open to learning and new experiences; • Computer skills: Knowledge of relevant computer systems and applications; excellent knowledge of MS Office social media, and others is required. • Working knowledge of the duty station is an advantage.

Area(s) of expertise

Education

Driving license

-

Languages

English, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

Required education level

Bachelor degree or equivalent in The Candidate must be a graduate in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, environmental science, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, International Relations, International Development, sociology, or social sciences, and have the following attributes.

Competencies and values

- Commitment and Motivation - Commitment to Continuous Learning - Self-Management - Working in Teams

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials.

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.

Reasonable accommodation

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

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Grants and Reporting Officer

Job Title: Grants and reporting Officer - Bilingual

Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host entity: UNICEF

Assignment country: Djibouti

Expected start date: 15/11/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for the goals

Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Specialist

Type: Onsite

Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Djibouti

Details

Mission and objectives

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to save children's lives. To defend their rights. To help them reach their potential. In Djibouti, UNICEF's presence dates back to July 1981, and it is now more than three decades since UNICEF, in close collaboration with its partners, has been working to maintain the gains made and to ensure a better future for every boy and girl.

Context

Le programme de coopération d’UNICEF Djibouti (2018-24) inclut 4 composantes essentielles : § La survie et le développement de l’enfant (y compris la santé, la nutrition et le WASH) ; § L’éducation et le développement des adolescents ; § La protection de l’enfant et la politique sociale § La communication des risques et l’engagement communautaire § Le renforcement de la société civile (nouvel axe en préparation) Il est financé par différents types de financement : i) ressources régulières de l’UNICEF (RR); (ii) Autres ressources régulières telles que les fonds thématiques ou des financements direct des donateurs (ORR); et (iii) Autres ressources d'urgence (ORE), qui consistent principalement en ressources mises à disposition par les donateurs pour financer des interventions d'urgence / humanitaires. Etant donné que les autres ressources constituent la source de financement la plus importante pour le programme de coopération, le bureau soumet de façon régulière des rapports aux donateurs. Il est donc très important que les rapports, propositions et autres documents de programme des donateurs répondent aux normes de l’organisation, soient alignés sur les attentes des donateurs et reflètent avec précision les réalités de la mise en œuvre du programme et de l’environnement de programmation au Djibouti. Ces rapports sont parfois préparés à l'aide de modèles standard élaborés par le donateur et, dans d'autres cas, de modèles de rapport de l'UNICEF. Des rapports de qualité sur les progrès réalisés par les donateurs concernant les résultats obtenus pour les enfants et l'utilisation des ressources mises à disposition par ces derniers sont essentiels pour les futurs efforts de mobilisation de ressources, pour le maintien de relations de confiance avec les bailleurs et pour honorer les engagements pris pour l’atteinte des résultats pour les enfants sur financements des différents bailleurs. Pour cette raison, UNICEF Djibouti souhaite engager un/e UNV pour apporter un appui technique à la révision des rapports aux donateurs, du rapport annuel ainsi que des propositions de programme développés par l’UNICEF.

Task description

- Revue des différents rapports aux donateurs - Revue des différents rapports annuels des programmes - Capitalisation des réalisations des activités - Appui à l’élaboration des notes conceptuelles pour la levée des fonds - Appui dans la gestion et le suivi quotidien des engagements et des relations donateurs - Revue et appui des rapports annuels - Aide à la conceptualisation et rédaction de tous autres documents en lien avec le développement du programme de pays - Organiser et coordonner l’écriture des différents rapports en tenant compte des prérequis défi-nis par l’organisation En outre, les Volontaires des Nations Unies sont encouragés à intégrer le mandat du programme des Volontaires des Nations Unies dans leur mission et à promouvoir l’action volontaire par le biais de l’engagement auprès des communautés dans le cadre de leur travail. À ce titre, les Volontaires des Nations Unies devraient consacrer une partie de leur temps de travail à certaines des activités suggérées suivantes : • Renforcer leur connaissance et leur compréhension du concept de volontariat en lisant les publications pertinentes des VNU et des publications externes et prendre une part active aux activités des VNU (par exemple aux manifestations marquant la Journée internationale des Volontaires); • Connaître et développer les formes traditionnelles et/ou locales de volontariat dans le pays hôte. • Fournir des auto-rapports annuels et de fin d’affectation sur les actions, les résultats et les opportunités des Volontaires des Nations Unies. • Rédiger des articles ou des articles sur des expériences sur le terrain et les soumettre à des publications/sites Web, bulletins d’information, communiqués de presse, etc. du Programme des Volontaires des Nations Unies ; • Aider au programme de jumelage VNU pour les Volontaires des Nations Unies nouvellement arrivés. • Promouvoir ou conseiller les groupes locaux dans l’utilisation du volontariat en ligne ou encourager les personnes et organisations locales concernées à utiliser le service Volontariat en Ligne VNU chaque fois que cela est techniquement possible. Results/Expected Outputs Les résultats attendus sont en lien avec la description des tâches et doivent s’aligner sur les critères de qualité nécessaires définis par l’organisation. Il s’agira principalement de répondre dans les temps .

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in Connaissance ou d'expérience de travail avec les principaux donateurs, de l'environnement de l'aide, des politiques des donateurs et connaissance des programmes et approches de l’UNICEF ; Capacité avérée à travailler de façon indépendante à fournir des livrables de qualité dans les délais Diplôme universitaire au niveau d’une maîtrise en communication, journalisme, relations internationales, édition, études du développement ou dans un domaine technique apparenté.

Area(s) of expertise

Communication, Development programmes, Business management

Driving license

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Languages

French, Level: Fluent, Required English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Master degree or equivalent in Au moins trois années d'expérience professionnelle dans la rédaction de documents programmatiques ou révision/assurance qualité de rapports aux donateurs et autres documents programmatiques pour une agence des Nations Unies, autre organisme international de développement, ou dans un secteur lié aux métiers du livre

Competencies and values

• Avoir une grande capacité d’analyse, de synthèse et de rédaction des rapports ; • Avoir des aptitudes confirmées de l’utilisation de des systèmes d’information en général • Avoir des capacités d’interaction avec le gouvernement et les autres partenaires de développe-ment nationaux et internationaux • Motivation à contribuer à la paix et au développement et à servir les autres ; • Bonnes compétences interpersonnelles, bonnes compétences pour mener des discussions avec des communautés, souvent vulnérables, et bonnes compétences en communication ; • Volonté à contribuer au travail en tant que membre d’une équipe ; • Flexibilité et ouverture à l’apprentissage et aux nouvelles expériences ; • Respect de la diversité et adaptabilité aux autres cultures et conditions de vie ; • Niveau d’autonomie très élevé.

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Living conditions and remarks

Le niveau de sécurité de l’ONU est au niveau 3 pour Djibouti-Ville. La température moyenne varie de 23º à 29º en janvier et de 31º à 41º en juillet. Les précipitations annuelles varient de 127 mm dans la capitale à 380 mm dans les montagnes. Il n’y a des services bancaires locaux qu’à Djibouti-Ville et il est recommandé d’ouvrir un compte bancaire. Les services bancaires sont majoritairement à Djibouti-Ville et il est recommandé d’ouvrir un compte bancaire. Les cartes de crédit ne sont pas largement acceptées à Djibouti. Il y a peu de guichets automatiques (DAB) dans la ville de Djibouti. Le français, l’afar, le somali et l’arabe sont parlés par la population locale et par les autorités. La disponibilité des vols est la suivante: Deux vols hebdomadaires AIR France de Djibouti à Paris, deux vols quotidiens avec ETHIOPIAN Airlines de Djibouti à Addis-Abeba, deux fois par semaine vol avec Turkish Airlines de Djibouti à Istanbul, deux fois par semaine vol avec Qatar Airways de Djibouti à Doha, vol quotidien Kenya Airways de Djibouti à Nairobi. A l’arrivée, il est recommandé de réserver une chambre dans un hôtel autorisé (Kempinski, Sheraton, Acacias, Bavaria, Alia, Ali-Sabieh et Auberge Le Heron. The UN security Level is at the level 3 for Djibouti-Ville. The average temperature varies from 23º to 29º in January and from 31º to 41º in July. Annual rainfall ranges from 127 mm in the capital to 380 mm in the mountains. There are local banking facilities only in Djibouti-Town and it is recommended to open a bank account. Credit cards are not widely accepted in Djibouti. There are few automatic teller machines (ATMs) in Djibouti city. French, Afar, Somali, and Arab are spoken by the local population and by the authorities. Availability of flight is as follows: Two weekly flight AIR France from Djibouti to Paris, Two daily flights with ETHIOPIAN Airlines from Djibouti to Addis Abeba, twice a week flight with Turkish Airlines from Djibouti to Istanbul, twice a week flight with Qatar Airways from Djibouti to Doha, daily flight Kenya Airways from Djibouti to Nairobi. At the arrival, it is recommended to book a room in an authorized hotel (Kempinski, Sheraton, Acacias, Bavaria, Alia, Ali-Sabieh and Auberge Le Heron. There is also the possibility to rent a private accommodation soon after few days passed at the hotel. For taxi, you are recommended to use only those painted in white and green or those provided by your hotel. Please make sure they know your intended destination and negotiate the fare before starting the journey. Il y a aussi la possibilité de louer un logement privé peu de temps après quelques jours passés à l’hôtel. Pour le taxi, il est recommandé d’utiliser uniquement ceux peints en blanc et vert ou ceux fournis par votre hôtel. Assurez-vous qu’ils connaissent votre destination prévue et négociez le tarif avant de commencer le voyage.

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.

Reasonable accommodation

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

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Child Protection Officer

Job Title: Child Protection Officer (Social Workforce Development)

Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host entity: UNICEF

Assignment country: Bangladesh

Expected start date: 01/11/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Specialist

Type: Onsite

Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Dhaka

Details

Mission and objectives

UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children. UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress. UNICEF mobilizes political will and material resources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to build their capacity to form appropriate policies and deliver services for children and their families. UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children – victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation, and those with disabilities. UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care. UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority. UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social and economic development of their communities. UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment of the sustainable human development goals adopted by the world community and the realization of the vision of peace and social progress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

Context

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. UNICEF works with other United Nations agencies to make sure that children are on the global agenda. UNICEF strikes a balance between thorough research and practical solutions for children. UNICEF has been supporting Ministry of Social Welfare and Department of Social Services in Bangladesh for Social Service Workforce development and establishing child sensitive social protection mechanism. The organization is going to put more resources with Bangladesh government for social service workforce development considering the huge child population which is close to 60 million and the number of children needing care and protection. In the country around 15 million children live in city slums and 500,000 to 2 million children live in the street. The country has only 3454 reported government social service workforce staffs and the ratio of worker per 100,000 child population is 6.07. UNICEF has Child Sensitive Social Protection project with Ministry of Social Welfare which is running it’s second phase since 2017 and will continue until 2024 with intensifying focus on strengthening the social service workforce and alternative care.

Task description

The UN Volunteer will work under the supervision of Child Protection Specialist. The key functions are as follows. 1. Assist in roll out Social Service Workforce development initiative. 2. Assist in review and updating the Social Service Workforce development curriculums in the country. 3. Assist in developing normative framework for Social Service workforce in Bangladesh and developing accreditation system 4. Assist National Social Service Training Academy of Department of Social Services to upgrade Basic and Professional Social Service Training (BSST and PSST) into certified course 5. Assist in initiating Masters/Executive Course or Certificate Course on child protection social work with public and private University in the country. 6. Work closely with consultants and provide them technical support. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for in-stance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities. • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers. • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/Expected Outputs: 1. 308 Social Workers and Probation Officers are trained. 2. Social Service Workforce development curriculums is reviewed and updated. 3. Normative framework and accreditation mechanism for Social Service workforce is developed. 4. National Social Service Training Academy of Department of Social Services upgraded Basic and Professional Social Service Training (BSST and PSST) into certified course 5. Masters/Executive Course or Certificate Course on child protection social work is initiated with at least one public. 6. Ensure children with disability project implemented and monitored regularly. 7. Data assurance and collective qualitative information on social work force from CSO, Gov and consultants.

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

5 years of experience in • Either the UN and/or NGO. Experience in Child Protection Social Work, Social Service Workforce development and child protection programme design, implementation. • Experience in social work, social workforce development an asset. • Fluency in English (verbal and written). Good written and spoken skills in another UN language an asset. • Expertise in Child Protection, Social Service Workforce qualification framework and accreditation mechanism, Capacity Development of Social Service Workforce, Community Engagement, Social Justice.

Area(s) of expertise

Development programmes, Social work, Community development

Driving license

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Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Master degree or equivalent in Social Welfare/Social Work preferably in Child Protection Social Work.

Competencies and values

• Accountability • Adaptability and Flexibility • Building Trust • Client Orientation • Commitment and Motivation • Commitment to Continuous Learning • Empowering Others • Ethics and Values • Integrity • Judgement and Decision-making • Knowledge Sharing • Managing Performance • Planning and Organizing • Professionalism • Respect for Diversity

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Living conditions and remarks

Dhaka is located in central Bangladesh. Not only is it the capital city, but it is also the largest in the country. It is the centre of political, cultural, and economic life in Bangladesh. The official language is Bengali, while English is the working language of UN Agencies. In recent decades, Dhaka has seen the modernization of services, communications, and public works. The city is attracting large foreign investments and greater volumes of commerce and trade. It is also experiencing an increasing influx of people from across the nation; this has reportedly made Dhaka one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Good English-speaking medical, dental services, and educational centres are available for internationals. Dhaka is connected to other cities by rail, road, and by air and internationals can move easily from one city to another. Dhaka has venerable green spaces, including many gardens and parks, historical places, and nice restaurants. The weather is tropical - hot and very humid during the summer monsoon season (April-September) and drier and cooler in the winter (October-March). Historically, Bangladesh has been a safe country for internationals so far. While Dhaka is not categorized as a hardship station, the volunteer should be prepared for limitations in freedom of movement on foot, by public transport, and to certain locations.

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.

Reasonable accommodation

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

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Social Policy Specialist

Job Title: Social Policy Specialist

Organization: UNICEF

Job no: 566653
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Lusaka
Level: NO-3
Location: Zambia
Categories: Social Policy

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 fulfill 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, Equity and Inclusion

UNICEF Zambia is a medium-sized Country Office, with just over 100 staff. The Country Programme 2023-2027 promotes the rights of every child and reaches the most disadvantaged children in Zambia. UNICEF works with the Government of the Republic of Zambia to improve social policies and systems, and on the ground to make sure that these systems reach all children, with a particular emphasis on the most vulnerable.

The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the threat of poverty the country's children face while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.

To find out more about UNICEF's work in Zambia, please visit https://www.unicef.org/zambia/.

How can you make a difference?

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, and HIV.

In the Zambia country office Social Policy section, the incumbent of the post will lead the public financial management result area and manage the grants and staff under this output.

Key function, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks

• Improving data on child poverty & vulnerability for increased use for policy and programme action
• Strengthening social protection coverage and impact for children
• Improving use of public financial resources for children
• Strengthening capacity of local governments to plan, budget, consult on and monitor child-focused social services.
• Strengthened advocacy and partnerships for child-sensitive social policy
• UNICEF Programme Management

The detailed Job Description can be viewed by clicking on this link:  23221 Social Policy Specialist Level NO3 .pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.  

Experience

• A minimum of five years of professional work experience in a social policy-related field (public financial management, social protection, data and evidence, research, decentralisation) in government, non-governmental, international, civil society, academic or private sector institutions/organisations is required.  

Experience in programme management-related responsibilities such as project management, grant management, and supervision of technical staff is an asset.

• Experience working in a developing country is considered as a strong asset.
• Background and/or familiarity with emergency is considered as a strong asset.

Language Requirements

• 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 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

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for personnel with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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 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:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates living with a disability are encouraged to apply.

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: 16 Oct 2023 South Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 06 Nov 2023 South Africa Standard Time

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Education Cluster Information Management Officer

Job Title: Education Cluster Information Management Officer

Organization: united Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host entity: UNICEF

Assignment country: Cameroon

Expected start date: 27/10/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 4. Quality education

Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Specialist

Type: Onsite

Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Buea

Details

Mission and objectives

UNICEF is an international humanitarian agency for children, created by the United Nations Charter in 1946. The organization is present in over 192 countries and works in the fields of health, education, water and sanitation, child protection, HIV and AIDS, nutrition, social policy and protection. UNICEF operates in both humanitarian and development contexts, responding to the needs of children and women, particularly girls and the most vulnerable. UNICEF's presence in Cameroon dates back to 1975. The organization works in the fields of education, water and sanitation, child protection, HIV and AIDS. Tandi that its upstream efforts focus on advocacy and lobbying for budgetary conditions favorable to children and women, and the formulation of policies to promote their growth and development. At the operational level, UNICEF Cameroon focuses on building the capacity of stakeholders, providing services and creating partnerships to improve the lives of children and women. The overall aim of the Child Protection Program is to ensure that children, particularly adolescent girls in vulnerable areas, are better protected against violence, exploitation and harmful practices, including in the context of humanitarian emergencies. The program thus contributes to strengthening governmental and community child protection systems, in order to identify and combat violations of children's rights more effectively. Particular attention is paid to birth registration, the prevention of and response to physical and sexual violence, and the elimination of child marriage based on the evidence.

Context

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. Equity accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations. International UN Volunteer will be working within education staff in UNICEF Cameroon. She/he will provide technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the programming process through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical programme information while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the EDUCATION Programme within the UNICEF Country Programme in Cameroon.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of an Education Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Participate in the elaboration of Education Cluster section of the Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) • Support the development and implementation of the Education Cluster strategy • Develop in-country information management approaches for data collection, analysis and reporting to make education data available to education actors, highlight achievements and identifying information gaps • Manage and coordinate with partners on the understanding and timely reporting on the Education Cluster 5W • Design, develop and manage databases, spreadsheets and other data tools; understand, document, and ensure the quality of high-value humanitarian data • Participate the development and analysis of Education Cluster needs assessment and results analysis/monitoring • Participate in the reporting of Education Cluster data, notably for the UNICEF SitRep and the OCHA 3W • Responsible for the management of information and the production and dissemination of high-quality information products, tools and services to support decision making (e.g., maps, snapshots, dashboards etc.) • Provide training and expertise to national and sub-national Education partners on the use and development of information management data, tools and products (e.g., quality data management and analysis, needs assessment, montoring the response, information management tools etc.) • Actively participate in the IM Working Group and other relevant Cluster meetings • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country; • Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers; • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/expected outputs: Working with UNICEF education team, the UNV Education Cluster Information Specialist will contribute to obtain the following results: • Adapt existing in-country information management approaches to collect, analyze and report on group activities and resources, and identify and fill information gaps. • Establish and maintain information databases that consolidate, analyze and report/disseminate information essential to decision-making. This include the Joint Education Needs Assessment data analysis and reporting. • Maintain monthly reports from Cluster participants, including 5Ws and situation reports (SitReps). • Produce maps and infographics comparing government school data with data produced by humanitarian actors in the education sector. • Provide capacity building sessions to national and sub-national education partners on the use and development of data, tools and information management products. • A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in information Management of Education programmes – preferably with international experience

Area(s) of expertise

Education

Driving license

-

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required French, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Master degree or equivalent in Education, Social Sciences, Development, or other relevant field to information management. • Excellent knowledge of MS Excel proven technical expertise for managing data capture and storage, for analysing diverse datasets, and presenting information; • knowledge of establishing and managing basic websites • Visualization competencies (PowerBi or Tableau or DataViz, GIS software). Adobe Illustrator and InDesign are an asset • Strong use and knowledge of platforms and tools that support data collection and analysis such as KoBo Toolbox and Open Data Kit (ODK)Experience in managing confidential data and demonstrated understanding of different data collection methods and storage.

Competencies and values

• Diversity and inclusion; • Integrity; • Commitment; • Communication; • Team Work; • Results oriented.

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Living conditions and remarks

The position will be based in Buea and is a non-family duty station. Buea, the capital-town of Cameroon's South-West region, is about an hour and a half's drive from Douala, Cameroon's major economic city. The security situation is relatively calm. Restaurants are available in the town, but leisure facilities are limited. The town is also connected to the telephone networks, which operate normally. Cameroon is a unique country and Buea is a unique humanitarian operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.

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.

Reasonable accommodation

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

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