UNICEF works in a few 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 fulfill their potential.
Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each little one, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody.
And we by no means hand over.
For each little one, a good probability…
UNICEF’s mandates to advertise/enhance adolescents’ well being, well-being, improvement, and participation be certain that neither age, poverty, gender inequality, nor social exclusion decide entry to adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Well being rights (SRHR) and providers, together with life-saving HIV prevention, remedy, and care. UNICEF’s HIV response ensures all adolescents have entry to info and adolescent-friendly well being providers to guard them from the adolescent pregnancies, psychological well being dysfunction, and publicity to substance abuse, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), together with HIV by way of a multi-sectoral method; and the adolescents residing with STIs/HIV have entry to remedy, care and assist they should stay alive and wholesome.. UNICEF and its companions’ responses guarantee all adolescents have entry to. Ending AIDS amongst kids is important to ending the AIDS epidemic as a public well being risk by 2030 – the overarching objective of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) of which UNICEF is a cofounding accomplice.
Inside ESARO, the Adolescent HIV and SRHR portfolio assist adolescents and younger individuals in all their variety with explicit emphasis on women and younger ladies (AGYW) adolescents residing with HIV (ALHIV), and adolescents and younger moms (AYM). By way of strategic partnerships such because the Joint UN 2gether 4 SRHR Programme which goals to advance progress within the area in direction of attaining the Targets and targets of Sustainable Improvement Targets (SDGs) 3 and 5, that relate to sexual and reproductive well being and rights (SRHR).
The HIV/AIDS Specialist (Adolescence and SRHR) additionally offers technical steerage and administration assist all through the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable outcomes in accordance with plans, allocation, outcomes based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, requirements of efficiency and accountability framework.
Abstract of key features/accountabilities:
- Assist to programmes/tasks improvement and planning
- Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes.
- Technical and operational assist to programme implementation
- Networking and partnership constructing
- Innovation, information administration and capability constructing
To qualify as an advocate for each little one you’ll have…
- An Superior College Diploma in public well being, pediatric well being, household well being, well being analysis, world/worldwide well being, well being coverage and/or administration, environmental well being sciences, biostatistics, socio-medical, well being training, epidemiology or different well being associated sciences is required. *A primary College Diploma in a related area mixed with 2 further years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma.
- A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in public HIV/AIDS and SRHR planning and administration and/or in related areas of well being care, together with adolescent well being on the regional stage a few of which ideally in a growing nation is required.
- Related expertise in SRHR and HIV/AIDS programme improvement and administration in any UN system company or group in addition to expertise within the humanitarian setting is an asset.
- Expertise working with youth-led organizations and in social and behavior change will probably be an added benefit.
- Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.
For each Little one, you show…
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
UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for impression (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with 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 totally different ranges: competency framework here.
UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should replicate the range of these kids. 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 every 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 kids.
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UNICEF’s energetic dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is important to ship the most effective outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate individuals with disabilities are inspired to use.
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 responsibility station, which will probably be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Must you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice will probably be cancelled.
All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and will probably 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 offer further info to conduct a background examine.
Authorities workers which can be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.
Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
Marketed: 08 Mar 2024 E. Africa Normal Time
Deadline: 28 Mar 2024 E. Africa Normal Time
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