UNICEF works in a number of 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 nations and territories, we work for each baby, in all places, day by day, to construct a greater world for everybody.
And we by no means hand over
For each baby, a voice.
Social and Behaviour Change in UNICEF is a cross-cutting programme technique that addresses the cognitive, social and structural determinants of social change in each growth and humanitarian contexts. SBC makes use of the most recent in social and behavioral sciences to know individuals, their beliefs, values, and the socio-cultural norms that form their lives, to have interaction them and enhance their affect within the design of options for sustainable conduct and social change. SBC is on the core of UNICEF’s mandate, with company outcomes throughout sectors revolving round social and behavioral practices like immunization, breastfeeding, hygiene, and constructive self-discipline.
UNICEF SBC employs a mixture of approaches together with neighborhood engagement, strategic communication, utilized behavioural science, service supply enchancment, methods strengthening and coverage advocacy, and social mobilization to advance baby rights, survival, growth, safety and participation.
For extra data associated to the work of our group in Mexico, please go to our web site: UNICEF Mexico and our newest Annual Report 2022: Informe Anual 2022 UNICEF México
How are you going to make a distinction?
The Social and Conduct Change Specialist experiences to the Deputy Consultant for basic steering and supervision. S/he gives technical and operational help for creating a scientific, deliberate, and evidence-based technique and course of for SBC as an integral a part of programme growth, planning, and implementation. By way of communication and engagement, in addition to the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, kids, civil society companions, and authorities counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete leads to enhancing kids’s rights, survival, and well-being within the nation.
Your essential duties might be:
1. Generate & Use Proof: Generate and make the most of analysis, knowledge, and proof to tell the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBC applications and outcomes in each growth and emergency contexts and to construct the proof base for SBC.
2. Design, plan, and implement: Design, plan, and implement SBC actions which are backed by social and behavioral proof and robust engagement and participation mechanisms in each growth and humanitarian contexts.
3. Advocate & Construct Partnerships: Help the operationalization of SBC by advocating for SBC, mobilizing sources, coordinating throughout stakeholders, sectors, and groups, and partnership constructing.
4. Construct Capacities: Promote steady studying, strengthening, and scaling up in SBC for each growth and humanitarian contexts by means of capability constructing for UNICEF employees and companions.
In case you are desirous about studying extra about this place and the key-end outcomes and accountabilities, learn the Full Phrases of Reference: 
ToRs – SBC Specialist P3 TA.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…
- A sophisticated college diploma (Grasp’s or PhD), ideally in one of many following fields is required: Economics, Public Coverage, Social Sciences, Worldwide Relations, Political Science, or one other related technical area.
- A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas is required: social growth programme planning, social and conduct change, communication for growth, public advocacy, and social sciences analysis.
- Fluency in English.
- Proficiency in Spanish.
Alternatively, a bachelor’s diploma in any related space could also be accepted in lieu of the grasp’s diploma if the candidate has two extra years of related expertise.
It will likely be a bonus (not obligatory) when you’ve got…
- Earlier supervisory expertise.
- Related expertise in a UN system company or group.
- Fluency in Spanish. For each Little one, you reveal…
For each Little one, you reveal…
- UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS).
- The technical competencies in UNICEF’s Competency Framework
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, spiritual and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals dwelling with disabilities, to use to grow to be part of the group.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with . UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. disabilities
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 additionally adheres to strict baby safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas and can subsequently endure rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra data to conduct a background test.
Remarks
- UNICEF’s lively dedication to variety and inclusion is crucial to ship the most effective outcomes for youngsters.
- Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
- The Social & Behaviour Change Specialist might be based mostly in UNICEF’s Mexico Metropolis Nation Workplace. Nevertheless, this place would possibly require visiting UNICEF area places of work in different states of the nation in addition to assembly key stakeholders in various areas.
- 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 obligation station, which might be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities staff who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the correct to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.
- THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL POSITION. PLEASE NOTE THAT NATIONAL CANDIDATES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED.
Apply now and JOIN US as the following Social & Behaviour Change Specialist at UNICEF Mexico!
Marketed: 22 Feb 2024 Central Commonplace Time (Mexico)
Deadline: 10 Mar 2024 Central Commonplace Time (Mexico)
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