UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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For every child, … a better life,
UNICEF aims to be the leading advocate for children, enabled by a cohort of networked, strategic, innovative, and effective advocates who deliver change for children in every part of the world.
As one of UNICEF’s major programmes for refugee children, the PROSPECTS partnership aims to improve prospects for forcibly displaced persons and their host communities in selected countries in Africa and the Middle East, through a paradigm shift from a humanitarian to a development approach. This post will play a key role in delivering on UNICEF’s work for inclusive social protection systems in PROSPECTS countries, along with the broader global programme and policy aims tied to PROSPECTS.
How can you make a difference?
The Programme Specialist is accountable for providing technical support, coordination, knowledge management and advocacy support to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people on the move.
The purpose of the post is to support the Migration and Displacement Hub and the Social Protection team in strengthening the organisation’s work on children’s rights in displacement contexts through evidence generation and knowledge management, capacity building, building partnerships and synergies across stakeholders, provision of technical support and policy influencing.
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Working across 2 teams, this staff member will support UNICEF in strengthening UNICEF’s programme and policy engagement on children’s rights in displacement contexts, with a particular focus on inclusive social protection and youth engagement. S/he will work collaboratively with colleagues across different teams at UNICEF – in the Programme Group, at regional and country office, and with external partners to drive changes in policy and practice. Duties include:
Strengthening UNICEF’s work at all levels on inclusive social protection and other issues for displaced populations and host communities, with a special focus on PROSPECTS countries.
Consolidation of evidence, knowledge management and strengthening learning for children in displacement contextsUndertake activities to strengthen UNICEF’s policy influencing efforts in humanitarian and fragile contexts.
Engaging with government counterparts, partners, other stakeholders, and UNICEF regional and country offices to influence policy for children in displacement contextsWork closely with relevant stakeholders to follow up on commitments made at the Global Refugee Forum and other intergovernmental and interagency fora on inclusive social protection and other issues for displaced children and host communities.
Support youth engagement in UNICEF’s migration and displacement programming, with particular focus on the implementation of the Youth on the Move Fellowship Programme and its scale-up and sustainability plan.
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The following minimum requirements:
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children.
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.
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