HIV/AIDS Officer (Adolescent girls/boys and Young Men/Women), (NO-2), Yaounde Cameroon # 126542 (Temporary Appointment for 364days)

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

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

And we by no means quit.

For each baby, Well being

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to permit girls and youngsters to completely notice their rights to improvement with out restriction, as enshrined within the UN Conference on the Rights of the Youngster. UNICEF supplies monetary and technical help to Cameroon throughout seven areas to completely notice the rights of ladies and youngsters. These areas embrace Well being, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, diet, schooling, baby safety, and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses primarily on kids and probably the most weak and excluded households. Cameroon’s 2020 inhabitants is estimated at 26,545,863 individuals based on UN knowledge. The inhabitants is younger and generates robust socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, restricted entry to fundamental social providers and the consequences of local weather change led to family impoverishment and extreme baby deprivations. The duty is immense however not insurmountable; it requires the vitality of all stakeholders in Cameroon and out of doors of Cameroon: additionally, girls, males, youth and youngsters, authorities, technical and monetary companions, donors, civil society, the personal sector, parliamentarians, and communities. Everyone seems to be invited to participate within the wrestle to fulfill the challenges that lie forward. It’s collectively that we’ll act for Cameroon, a rustic that summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

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https://unicef.sharepoint.com/sites/CMR/SitePages/AboutUs.aspx.

How are you going to make a distinction?

Below the Technical supervision of the HIV/AIDS Specialist, the HIV/AIDS Officer (AGYW) has as its goal to help the central, Regional, and District ranges of the area in bettering the mix of HIV prevention, PTME, HIV care, and remedy amongst adolescent boys, ladies, and younger males/girls.

 Key duties and obligations:

He/she’s going to carry out the next duties:

• Assist the evaluation and replace of tips, instruments, and knowledge assortment instruments of the mix of HIV prevention.
• Present technical help to the event of the brand new e-MTCT operational plan.
• Present technical help to the event of the brand new pediatric and adolescent HIV care and remedy acceleration Plan aligned to the 2024-2030 Nationwide HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan.
• Assist PTME state of affairs evaluation for PTME, pediatric, and adolescent HIV care and remedy within the chosen precedence districts and areas.
• Present technical help to the event of the district and regional HIV/AIDS response micro plans built-in into the district and regional annual plans.
• Present technical help to the event of Built-in multisector adolescent and youth-friendly providers for HIV/STI, SRMNIA, Menstrual Hygiene, and Maternal well being, together with diet, GBV, and psychological well being for AGYW and ABYM
• Strengthen the capability of district and regional stakeholders in PTME, pediatric and adolescent HIV care and remedy knowledge assortment, evaluation, and suggestions, and use for decision-making
• Promote Digital campaigns
• Communications and Information Administration

To have extra info, please click on right here:  TOR Signed HIV and AIDS Adolescent.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have.

EDUCATION

• A college diploma (bachelor’s Diploma) in Public Well being, HIV programming, care and remedy, or some other associated discipline.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• A minimal of two (2) years {of professional} expertise within the areas of world well being, HIV and /or improvement, laboratory diagnostics, challenge administration, or associated areas.
• Expertise managing tasks and reporting to donors and a demonstrable observe report in country-level help is important. Expertise in HIV packages and coverage issues in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Expertise working with adolescents within the HIV/AIDS response, Expertise working with UNICEF and different UN companies is an asset
• Related expertise with UNICEF or one other UN system company or group is taken into account an asset.

LANGUAGES

• Good data (written and spoken) of French and English

For each Youngster, you reveal

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

The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are:

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for influence (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically and (7) Works collaboratively with others

Through the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally 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 including everyone, no matter 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 aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and can be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further info to conduct a background verify.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s energetic dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is essential to delivering the perfect outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine and disabled candidates are inspired to use.

UNICEF solely considers increased instructional {qualifications} obtained from an establishment accredited/acknowledged within the World Greater Training Database (WHED), a listing up to date by the Worldwide Affiliation of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Academic, Scientific and Cultural Group (UNESCO). The checklist will be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.

The VA is open to all (inner and exterior candidates)

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