UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.
Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in every single place, daily, to construct a greater world for everybody.
And we by no means quit.
For each youngster,
At UNICEF COLOMBIA we work to generate optimistic adjustments within the lives of youngsters and adolescents. Our present work plan runs from 2021 to the tip of 2024 and goals to make sure that kids and adolescents take pleasure in their rights by means of equitable entry to social companies, enhance their studying and stay protected against all forms of violence.
We work all through Colombia, with particular give attention to the departments the place kids have fewer alternatives: Chocó, Cauca, Nariño, Antioquia, Córdoba, Amazonas, Putumayo, La Guajira, Caquetá, Atlántico, Arauca and Norte de Santander.
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Function of the Place
The Psychological Well being Officer supplies skilled technical, operational and administrative help all through the programming course of by means of the applying of theoretical and technical abilities in researching, gathering, analyzing, and presenting technical programme info whereas studying organizational guidelines, rules and procedures to help the event and formulation of the Well being Programme inside the Nation Programme.
The Psychological Well being Officer stories to the Well being/CSD/Vitamin Specialist/Supervisor or Chief for shut steerage and supervision. Stage 1 is an entry skilled degree and will due to this fact be usually used as a trainee degree for the aim of buying organizational data of guidelines, rules, and processes to complement tutorial and theoretical data of the career for upward mobility to larger duties. Incumbents at this degree usually are not anticipated to stay for an prolonged time period within the publish.
In accordance with the UNICEF report, The State of the World’s Kids 2021, “On My Thoughts”, globally, “it’s estimated that greater than 13% of adolescents aged 10-19 years have a identified psychological dysfunction as outlined by the World Well being Group”. It additionally states that “…suicide is the fifth most typical reason for dying amongst adolescents aged 10-19 years…” that “…there may be widespread concern in regards to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological well being. Analysis signifies some enhance in stress and anxiousness amongst kids and adolescents. The psychological well being of caregivers, particularly younger moms, can be of concern.”
Abstract of key features/accountabilities:
- Assist to programme improvement and planning in psychological well being and psychosocial help
- Programme administration, monitoring and supply of ends in psychological well being and psychosocial help
- Technical and operational help to programme implementation in psychological well being and psychosocial help
- Networking and partnership constructing in psychological well being and psychosocial help
- Innovation, data administration and capability constructing in psychological well being and psychosocial help
To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have…
- A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: public well being/diet, pediatric well being, psychology, psychiatry household well being, socio-medical, or one other related technical area.
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A minimal of 1 yr {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas is required: public well being/diet planning and administration, maternal and neonatal well being care, or well being emergency/humanitarian preparedness.
- For this place, a bachelor’s diploma from a acknowledged tutorial establishment in a related area might change three years of associated work expertise. A grasp’s diploma might change extra two years.
- Related expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
- Information of English is an asset. Information of one other official UN language or native language of the obligation station is taken into account as an asset.
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For each Youngster, you exhibit…
UNICEF’s core values are Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability & Sustainability
The Core competencies required for the publish are:
- Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (1)
- Works Collaboratively with others (1)
- Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
- Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
- Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
- Drive to realize impactful outcomes (1)
- Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
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UNICEF is dedicated to range and inclusion inside its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, non secular and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals residing with disabilities, to use to develop into part of the group.
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 youngster safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas.
Remarks:
Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.
Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
Marketed: 11 Dec 2023 SA Pacific Commonplace Time
Deadline: 24 Dec 2023 SA Pacific Commonplace Time
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