Batch Recruitment (5 Positions) : Social & Behavior Change Officer (SBC), NOB, TA, 6 months, Multiple locations (Port Sudan, Atbara, Kassala, Wad Madani, and Kosti), Sudan, MENA

 

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfil their potential.

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in all places, day by day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each youngster, hope

UNICEF supplies humanitarian, peace and improvement help to kids, households, and communities in Sudan, with a deal with well being, diet, WASH, youngster safety, social safety, studying and expertise. 

The wants of youngsters and younger individuals at-risk of and affected by the battle, epidemics and local weather change, are on the coronary heart of UNICEF’s work in Sudan. This consists of giant scale response to emergencies and lifesaving wants; funding in preparedness and resilience; in search of sturdy options for displaced individuals; supporting battle prevention, social cohesion and peace; constructing and strengthening help to and partnerships with civil society, native and worldwide NGOs, personal sector, frontline employees and native establishments; and preserving and strengthening methods that ship fundamental companies.

Social and Behaviour Change and Neighborhood Engagement (SBC/CE) in UNICEF is a cross-cutting programme technique that analyses and addresses the cognitive, social, and structural determinants of particular person practices and societal adjustments in each improvement and humanitarian contexts. SBC makes use of the most recent in social and behavioral sciences to grasp individuals, their beliefs, their values, the socio-cultural norms, and the financial and institutional contexts that form their lives, with the intention of participating them and growing their affect within the design of options for change. SBC brings social and behavioral proof era along with participation in community-led and human-centered processes. SBC is on the core of UNICEF’s mandate, with company outcomes throughout sectors revolving round behaviors like immunization, feeding practices, studying, hygiene, and constructive self-discipline, in addition to transformations throughout sectors wanted to make societies extra inclusive, equitable and peaceable. 

SBC contributes to UNICEF’s response efforts to the a number of crises with presence on the bottom in accessible states and remotely in battle hotspots. To strengthen the SBC footprint in accessible states, 5 (5) positions at NO-B degree are marketed for batch recruitment:

1. Port Sudan, Purple Sea State

2. Atbara, Northern State

3. Kassala, Kassala

4. Wad Madani, Gezira

5. Kosti, White Nile

Profitable candidates could also be deployed to any of the above listed responsibility stations.

How will you make a distinction?

Underneath the overall steerage of the Chief, SBC Part and in shut coordination with  

Sectoral and Cross-Sectoral Specialists and Officers, you’ll contribute to/ be liable for the design, administration, monitoring and analysis of evidence-based, inclusive, and revolutionary SBC/CE methods in help of the nation programme. 

As an advocate for kids, you should have the next duties/duties:

• Work with sectoral groups to generate and make the most of analysis, information, and proof to tell the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBC packages and outcomes in each improvement and emergency contexts and to construct the proof base for SBC. 
• Along with sectoral groups, design, plan and implement SBC actions which are backed by social and behavioural proof and powerful engagement and participation mechanisms in each improvement and humanitarian contexts. 
• Help operationalization of SBC by advocating for integration of SBC, whereas mobilizing assets, coordinating throughout stakeholders, sectors and groups, and partnership constructing. 
• Promote steady studying, strengthening, and scaling up in SBC for each improvement and humanitarian contexts by capability constructing for UNICEF employees and companions. 

For extra data, please double-click on the next hyperlink to view the complete job description:

  TORs – SBC Officer NOB (5 positions batch recruitment) ml edits.pdf

To qualify as a Champion for each youngster you should have: 

• A college diploma (bachelor’s or greater) in a social and behavioral science, together with sociology, anthropology, communication research/communication for improvement, psychology and/or associated discipline is required.
• A minimal of two years {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas is required: social improvement programme planning, communication for improvement or social and behavior change, public advocacy or one other associated space. Related expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account an asset.
• Fluency in English & Arabic is required. Information of one other official UN language (Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.

For each Baby, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every part we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to realize impactful outcomes (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Throughout the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should mirror the variety of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody 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:

The VA is open to all (inner and exterior candidates). Nevertheless, precedence might be given to employees on TA, UNVs who’ve present expertise working in Sudan particularly in lively battle areas.

Please point out the responsibility station(s) you favor to work at in your cowl letter. 

Eligible employees members within the Nationwide Officers (NO) or Common Service (GS) classes on mounted time period, persevering with or everlasting contracts at Sudan workplace can apply for the publish and hold a lien in opposition to their authentic positions.

The profitable candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be out there to begin work inside 30 days of receiving a suggestion. 

This place shouldn’t be thought-about an elevated danger position. Nevertheless, UNICEF reserves the correct to conduct additional vetting/evaluation throughout the scope of kid safeguarding as acceptable.

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of range and inclusion is important to ship the very best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate males are inspired to use.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities workers which are thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the correct to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.