Batch Recruitment – Advocacy Manager – Capacity Building (ACBI) P-4, Fixed Term, Division of Global Communication and Advocacy, UNICEF Valencia, Post#71773

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

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each little one, all over the place, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

For each little one, an Advocacy on Capability Constructing 

The basic mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each little one, all over the place, in all the pieces the group does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing essentially the most deprived and excluded youngsters and households, interprets this dedication to youngsters’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all youngsters have a possibility to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any little one has an unequal likelihood in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There’s rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all youngsters the chance to satisfy their potential but additionally will result in sustained progress and stability of nations. That is why the deal with fairness is so very important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all youngsters, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Conference on the Rights of the Youngster, whereas additionally supporting the equitable growth of countries.

Organizational context 

In supporting senior management, HQ Divisions, Regional and Nation Places of work to progress on UNICEF imaginative and prescient, mandate and dedication, the Division of International Communication and Advocacy (GCA) serves as the worldwide centre of excellence in advocacy, communication and model. By coalescing our collective efforts, UNICEF goals to be the main advocate for kids, enabled by a cohort of networked, strategic, progressive, and efficient advocates who ship change for kids in each a part of the world.   

The GCA’s Advocacy Part has three core targets: 

1. To collaboratively develop, strengthen and implement advocacy, campaigns and communications methods, with sturdy monitoring and analysis, on advocacy priorities. 
2. To construct and strengthen strategic partnerships for advocacy – with Goodwill Ambassadors, civil society, influencers, associate organizations (UN and non-UN) and different actors, to make sure a strategic strategy to deploying these companions to extend our advocacy influence
3. To develop and implement clear plans to construct advocacy capability throughout UNICEF. 

Advocacy is on the centre of UNICEF’s mandate. We advocate to resolution makers for ‘the safety of kids’s rights, to assist meet their primary wants and to increase their alternatives to succeed in their full potential’.

The Advocacy Supervisor (ACBI) experiences to Part Chief who’s at Degree 5

How are you going to make a distinction?

The P4 Advocacy Supervisor is accountable for managing the event, implementation, monitoring and analysis of the Advocacy Capability Constructing Initiative, guaranteeing advocacy capability constructing initiatives are delivered to scale. This contains essential points comparable to willpower of advocacy priorities which are context-specific, to maximise success and efficiencies of UNICEF’s advocacy for each little one, in each context. This contains supporting and monitoring the implementation of regional and nationwide advocacy methods, if required.

This should comply with an strategy that’s: 

• Backside-up, Area and Nation-led, valuing the wants and experience of our colleagues in numerous contexts, together with HIC/MICs/LICs and throughout humanitarian and growth contexts

• Rights-based, specializing in the kid rights advocacy dedication and ideas within the SP on fairness, inclusion, non-discrimination, gender equality and Go away No One Behind

• Sustainable, constructing a cadre of expert advocacy consultants who’re in a position to each drive efficient advocacy of their contexts, and move on abilities and learnings to colleagues and companions; whereas working intentionally with leaders to develop and embed a tradition of advocacy throughout UNICEF 

• Rooted in proof, primarily based on examined methodology and a dedication to steady enchancment together with by sturdy monitoring, analysis, and studying, and addressing gaps and weaknesses recognized, together with political intelligence gathering and evaluation, and coverage blocking to strategically problem the practices and insurance policies that violate or little one rights

As a member of GCA’s Advocacy Part, the Advocacy Supervisor works in shut coordination with different DOC sections, Programme Division, different HQ Divisions, Regional, Nation Places of work, Nationwide Committees, different related inside and exterior stakeholders.

Abstract of key capabilities/accountabilities:

1. Advocacy Capability Constructing Initiative technique growth
2. Advocacy Capability Constructing Initiative implementation
3. Advocacy Capability Constructing Initiative M&E
4. Crew constructing, Mission and Price range Administration
5. Stakeholder engagement
6. Others

The workers member will lead and handle a crew to design and coordinate efficient advocacy capability constructing initiatives, by the event, implementation, monitoring and analysis phases. S/he’ll work collaboratively with colleagues throughout UNICEF at headquarters, nation and regional stage, as effectively construct alliances or coalitions with inside and exterior companions to constructing a cadre of expert advocacy consultants who’re in a position to each drive efficient advocacy of their contexts and move on abilities and learnings to colleagues and companions. S/he’ll goal world advocacy fora and assist efficient advocacy on the regional and nationwide stage. Duties embody:

1. Advocacy Capability Constructing Initiative growth:

• Handle each factor of the ACBI technique course of, in session with related stakeholders, to outline methods to make sure a sustainable strategy to construct a cadre of expert advocacy consultants who’re in a position to each drive efficient advocacy of their contexts, and move on abilities and learnings to colleagues and associate
• This contains supporting drafting regional and nationwide advocacy methods, if required, as part of the capability constructing course of

2. ACBI implementation:  

• Drive the implementation of advocacy capability constructing methods and plans, working throughout groups to make sure they’re aligned to  UNICEF capability constructing objectives, methodologies and M&E procedures
• Guarantee comply with up implementation of drafted regional and nationwide advocacy methods, if required, as part of the capability constructing course of

3. ACBI M&E:

• Supervise the event of a transparent ACBI M&E framework: setting baselines towards which capability constructing outcomes are usually monitored; conducting evaluation to constantly enhance the effectiveness of the technique, strategy and actions; and overseeing the manufacturing and dissemination of ACBI M&E outcomes.

4. Crew constructing, Mission and Price range Administration:

• Present a protecting, nurturing atmosphere for the crew – according to UNICEF’s highest moral requirements and values; reply appropriately to moral points and complaints of abuse of authority, bullying and harassment.
• Guarantee undertaking administration coherence within the actions of the crew, conveying strategic priorities and setting clear deliverables.
• The place related, handle cross-divisional, worldwide and inclusive groups that includes a wide range of advocacy and non-advocacy professionals, to drive and ship strategic ACBI initiatives.
• Help mobilizing assets for endeavor ACBI actions. Guarantee efficient and clear administration of price range and assets.

5. Stakeholder engagement:

• Present strategic steering for advocacy capability constructing partnerships and networks by proactive collaboration with inside and exterior companions.
• Companions will embody UNICEF senior leaders, HQ divisions, Nationwide Committees, Regional Places of work, Nation Places of work, different UN entities, influencers, lecturers, enterprise leaders and different private and non-private sector companions.
• Make sure that efficient advocacy capability constructing methods and plans are co-created with companions, to leverage their energy to contribute to UNICEF’s advocacy objectives. 
• Make sure that suggestions from key stakeholders is integrated into advocacy capability constructing, technique design, implementation and crew studying.

6. Others:

• Perform extra actions as required.

Influence of Outcomes:

The effectivity and efficacy of assist offered by the Advocacy Supervisor:

1. Strong advocacy methods are developed carried out, monitored and evaluated, with SMART advocacy outcomes and clear theories of change.
2. Measurable change for kids and younger folks by the achievement of outlined advocacy outcomes on the world and nationwide stage.
3. The Advocacy Part drives the event of worldwide plans and priorities, constructing partnerships and capability in any respect ranges to enhance advocacy influence.

 Attaining these objectives will considerably contribute to the well-being of kids.

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

 

Training:

A complicated college diploma is required in one of many following fields: Worldwide Relations, Political Science, Worldwide Growth, Public Coverage, Public Administration, Economics, Communication or associated fields.

*A primary stage college diploma (Bachelor’s) in a related subject, together with ten (10) years of related work expertise in advocacy, campaigning or a associated subject could also be taken in lieu of a Grasp’s diploma.

 

Expertise:

Not less than eight (8) years of progressively accountable and related skilled work expertise in advocacy/ campaigning is required, with at the very least two years on the worldwide stage.

Expertise in main the event and implementation of advocacy methods, with clear theories of change, particular, measurable and timebound targets, and efficiency indicators.

A observe file expertise in coaching and facilitation in advocacy capability constructing processes

Confirmed expertise in deploying a spread of advocacy ways primarily based on a transparent idea of change.

Expertise in constructing and sustaining a community of advocacy stakeholders, and in working with advocacy coalitions.

Sturdy communicator with emphasis on with the ability to current advanced coverage concepts in succinct, participating methods by marketing campaign narratives and artistic ways.

Expertise in managing a crew is a requirement, together with a confirmed dedication to numerous and inclusive recruiting course of. Managing a multicultural crew is an asset.

Demonstrated expertise in design and administration of initiatives, together with price range administration and monitoring and analysis of outcomes.

Information of worldwide growth, humanitarian points and kids’s rights.

Expertise working in a creating and emergency atmosphere is an asset.

 

Language Necessities:

Fluency in English is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

 

For each Youngster, you display…

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

UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages Folks (2)
• 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)

*The 7 core competencies are relevant to all workers. Nonetheless, the competency Nurtures, Leads and Managers folks is just relevant to workers who supervise others.

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 youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the range of these youngsters. 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 some other 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 using 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 youngsters. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of range and inclusion is essential to ship one of the best outcomes for kids and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, spiritual and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals residing with disabilities, to use to turn into part of the group. 

[If Applicable] Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which shall be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Must you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice shall be cancelled.

All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and shall 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 offer extra data to conduct a background verify.

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 precise to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance isn’t obtained, or vital inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.

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