Programme Specialist (Children with Disabilities), P-3, East Jerusalem, State of Palestine # 127932, Temporary Appointment, (364 Days)

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 international locations and territories, we work for each baby, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each baby, a voice

UNICEF within the State of Palestine works to uphold the rights of kids to entry companies and safety, from early childhood by way of adolescence. Our goal is to make sure that each baby within the Gaza Strip and the West Financial institution, together with East Jerusalem, no matter background or circumstance, has an equal probability to fulfil their potential. We’re working for each baby and younger individual within the State of Palestine.

How are you going to make a distinction?

Below the route and steering of the Chief Planning, Monitoring and Analysis, and in shut collaboration with the State of Palestine CO programme sections, the Programme Specialist (Youngsters with Disabilities) will probably be accountable to help implementation of incapacity inclusion in UNICEF’s emergency response to the Palestine crises (Gaza and West Financial institution) in addition to mainstreaming of incapacity inclusion in restoration efforts.

Key Obligations and Duties

The place relies in Jerusalem with a spotlight masking:

• 1. Concerns for youngsters with disabilities are built-in in emergency preparedness planning, wants evaluation and state of affairs evaluation, response planning, implementation, budgeting and useful resource mobilization, monitoring and reporting, and restoration and reconstruction.

  2. Strengthened capability in subject places of work for mainstreaming and focused interventions for youngsters with disabilities.

  3. Concerns for youngsters with disabilities are built-in in cluster / AoRs / sector conferences and different processes, together with in cluster methods, HNOs and HRPs.

  4. Programme planning, implementation and monitoring is coordinated and primarily based on multisectoral collaboration.

  5. Strategic fundraising paperwork embody funding requests to profit kids with disabilities and donor engagement is ensured to mobilize assets.

  6. Provide lists embody acceptable assistive units and provides wanted by kids with disabilities.

  7. Classes discovered and good practices on incapacity inclusion are documented and disseminated.

  To view full job description, please click on on the next hyperlink: JD Programme Specialist Children with Disabilities.pdf

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

Training:

A complicated college diploma in one of many following fields: social sciences, public administration, worldwide regulation, public well being, diet, worldwide relations, enterprise administration or different associated disciplines.

“A primary College Diploma in one of many following fields: social sciences, public administration, worldwide regulation, public well being, diet, worldwide relations, enterprise administration or different associated disciplines mixed with 2 further years {of professional} expertise within the subject of incapacity inclusive programme planning and administration could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma”

Expertise:

• A minimal of 5 (5) years {of professional} expertise in incapacity inclusive programme planning and administration.
• A powerful monitor document of contributing to supply of humanitarian response within the subject is extremely fascinating.
• Expertise working in a battle and/or post-conflict setting.
• Related expertise in a UN system company or group is an asset.
• Expertise in participating with humanitarian coordination mechanisms is an asset.
• Demonstrated potential to work in a multi-cultural setting and set up harmonious and efficient working relationships.
• Data of the precept of gender parity and equality.
• Analyzes and integrates doubtlessly conflicting numerical, verbal and different information from numerous sources.

Language Requirement:

Fluency in English is required. Data of Arabic is an asset.

For each Little one, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values of:

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Belief
• Accountability
• Sustainability

(CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this 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)

Throughout the recruitment course of, we check 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 replicate the variety 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 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 the usage of 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 advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. 

Remarks:

This place just isn’t thought of an elevated danger position. Nonetheless, UNICEF reserves the proper to conduct additional vetting/evaluation inside the scope of kid safeguarding as acceptable. 

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

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation 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 have to 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 bear rigorous reference and background checks and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further info to conduct a background verify.

Authorities staff which might 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 just isn’t obtained, or vital inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.

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