Advocacy Service Consultant, Accra-Ghana, 8 Months (office-based). (For Ghanaian Nationals ONLY)

  • Contract
  • Ghana
  • Posted 7 months ago

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each little one, in all places, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means hand over. 

For each little one, advocate

In Ghana, UNICEF cooperates with the Authorities and different companions to defend the rights of kids and assist them fulfill their potential. With places of work in Accra and Tamale, the UNICEF workforce seeks to realize ends in strategic programme areas. The general aim is for each little one to outlive and thrive, to reside in a secure and clear surroundings, to be taught, to be shielded from violence and exploitation, and to have an equitable likelihood in life. The present Nation Programme of cooperation is aligned with the Authorities priorities, the UN Sustainable Growth Partnership (UNSDP) and Key Outcomes for Kids (KRCs) within the West and Central African Area (immunization, diet, studying outcomes, ending little one marriage and ending open defecation). UNICEF important methods embrace evidence-based advocacy, system strengthening, built-in programming throughout sectors, emergency preparedness and response, and innovation.

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How are you going to make a distinction? 

The primary key goal of the task is to assist the Social Coverage and Inclusion Part to arrange the SitAn convention collectively with the Communication workforce and the sections. It requires holistic perspective in figuring out and mapping the stakeholders associated to little one rights and wellbeing, persistent engagement of the stakeholders to tease out key points and motion factors, in addition to commitments. Robust coordination throughout the sections and stakeholders is required to make sure their preparation for displays and discussions. Consideration must be paid to element in high quality assurance of varied media supplies. Lastly, on-site assist is anticipated to make sure clean progress of the convention.

Scope of labor

  1. Assist in stakeholder identification and engagement previous the SITAN convention
  2. Assist in coordination of the sections and stakeholders in the course of the preparation of the SITAN convention
  3. Present on-site assist to make sure profitable implementation of the convention
  4. Assist the standard assurance of media supplies on the convention
  5. Assist the replace of the Ghana Nation Workplace (GCO) advocacy technique
  6. Assist the event of motion plans derived from the GCO technique
  7. Assist monitoring and utilization of the GCO advocacy technique throughout the workplace
  8. Assist growth and implementation of the kid manifesto to affect the manifestoes and messages of Political Events in direction of the 2024 Normal election
 

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To qualify as an advocate for each little one you’ll have… 

  • Bachelors Diploma in Social Sciences, significantly Sociology, Social Work, Human Rights, Public Coverage, Mass Communications or associated areas is required.
  • A minimal of two (2) years of in related or associated task is required
  • Earlier expertise in enterprise communications and advocacy actions on social points is required
  • Wonderful writing, communication, presentation and public talking expertise is required.
  • Creating nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset. 
  • Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset. 

For each Little one, you display… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

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UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should replicate the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.

UNICEF presents reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This may occasionally embrace, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your software in case you want affordable lodging in the course of the choice course of and afterwards in your task. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict little one safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can due to this fact bear rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background test. 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged below a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought-about “employees members” below the Workers Rules and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (comparable to depart entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service will likely be ruled by their contract and the Normal Circumstances of Contracts for the Companies of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are chargeable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your entire interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking over the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and will not be anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out features for UNICEF throughout their consultancy contracts. 

Marketed: 11 Sep 2023 Greenwich Commonplace Time
Deadline: 25 Sep 2023 Greenwich Commonplace Time

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