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For each youngster, Protection
The basic mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each youngster, in all places, in all the pieces the group does — in applications, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded youngsters and households, interprets this dedication to youngsters’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all youngsters have a chance to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any youngster has an unequal likelihood in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all youngsters the chance to meet their potential but in addition will result in sustained development and stability of international locations. This is why the concentrate on fairness is so very important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all youngsters, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whereas additionally supporting the equitable improvement of nations.
As emergencies turn into extra frequent, the expectations of UNICEF to ship on the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs) in a well timed and efficient method will proceed to extend. Emergency preparedness considerably enhances UNICEF’s potential to fulfill these expectations and save time and sources within the response. In 2018 EMOPS created the Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section to convey collectively organizational components targeted on guaranteeing that UNICEF is ready and prepared to answer all kinds of hazard and threats that might create humanitarian wants for youngsters and those that care for them, and/or have an effect on humanitarian operations. This contains growing UNICEF’s potential to anticipate hazards and their outcomes to set off preparedness and readiness actions. This place contributes to this purpose.
Job organizational Context:
The Emergency Specialist (Risk Analysis and Preparedness) relies in UNICEF Headquarters, Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS), Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section (RAPS) and stories to the Emergency Specialist (Risk Analysis).
How are you able to make a distinction?
The Emergency Specialist (Risk Analysis and Preparedness) will facilitate UNICEF’s international political threat monitoring and evaluation, together with analysis and evaluation of political, administrative and legislative dangers probably affecting UNICEF’s humanitarian response, specializing in fragile or in any other case high-risk settings together with UNICEF’s company precedence emergency responses. The Emergency Specialist will analysis and draft analytical stories, liaise with key companions, and help the event of UNICEF’s analytical methods and associated analytical capability, insurance policies and applied sciences.
Summary of key features/accountabilities:
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Produce briefings for senior UNICEF managers on political threat, in different codecs and modalities.
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Develop analyses and eventualities to help UNICEF CO and RO in contingency planning and emergency preparedness.
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Participate in inter-agency threat evaluation processes together with the IASC Early Warning Early Action / Horizon Scanning and Regional Monthly Review processes.
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Enhance UNICEF assortment and collation of political threat data by way of improved use of know-how.
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Build partnerships with exterior actors within the political threat evaluation house to boost UNICEF’s entry to data.
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Produce briefings for senior UNICEF managers on political threat, in different codecs and modalities:
- Monitor, analysis and analyze data associated to battle, political, legislative and administrative threat that might have an effect on UNICEF operations.
- Develop briefings about battle and political threat in media resembling written paperwork, briefing notes, visuals, and audio/video.
- Ensure that briefing supplies are built-in into different Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section merchandise, together with interagency work.
- Ensure confidential administration of delicate supplies.
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Develop analyses and eventualities to help UNICEF CO and RO in contingency planning and emergency preparedness:
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Research and draft battle and political risk-related eventualities that embody context, humanitarian impacts, and operational impacts, in collaboration with UNICEF RO and CO, and HQ sections.
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Regularly talk with different sections, and different employees within the Risk Analysis and Preparedness part, utilizing or producing political threat or in any other case related data, to make sure frequent understandings and keep away from duplication
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Consult with different sections as related within the manufacturing of briefing supplies as above
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Participate in inter-agency threat evaluation processes together with the IASC Early Warning Early Action / Horizon Scanning and Regional Monthly Review processes:
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Contribute to analysis, evaluation, and report drafting for IASC threat evaluation processes
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Coordinate each day elements of UNICEF engagement within the Regional Monthly Review course of, together with liaising with different UNICEF RO, CO and HQ sections as wanted, attending conferences, and analysis and drafting threat analyses.
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Enhance UNICEF assortment and collation of political threat data by way of improved use of know-how, in collaboration with OPSCEN:
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Identify and exploit alternatives to develop technological options associated to political threat data assortment, filtering, storage, and evaluation
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Support integration of the above into current and new methods within the Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section
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Build partnerships with exterior actors within the political threat evaluation house to boost UNICEF’s entry to data:
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As wanted, work with the Humanitarian Field Support Section and EMOPS Director’s Office on political evaluation for Level 3 and Level 2 crises
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Identify companions that might improve UNICEF’s political threat evaluation outputs and develop and handle casual and formal partnerships as applicable.
Impact of Results:
The environment friendly and efficient analytical help offered by the Emergency Specialist (Political Risk Analysis) impacts on the timeliness and effectiveness of the humanitarian motion for youngsters in emergencies.
To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have…
Minimum necessities:
- Education: Advanced diploma in Political Science, Economics, International Relations or one other related Science/Social Science subject.
*First stage college diploma with related mixture of educational {qualifications} and expertise could also be accepted in lieu of the superior college diploma.
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Work Experience:
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At least 5 years of expertise in worldwide political threat evaluation, with emphasis on fragile/high-risk environments
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Experience producing political threat briefings for senior administration
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Experience with a humanitarian company and an understanding of the impacts of political and battle threat on humanitarian operations
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Demonstrated information evaluation abilities
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Experience in financial threat evaluation is an asset
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Ability to code utilizing instruments resembling Python, SQL, Databricks, and so forth., and join these to e.g. PowerBI is an asset
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- Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Arabic required; proficiency in French is very fascinating.
Desirables:
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency
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Experience working with UNICEF and in inter-sectoral positions is sees as a bonus
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Experience at regional and/or HQ stage along with subject places is a bonus
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Specialized coaching/expertise in emergency preparedness/response administration extremely fascinating
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Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) can be a powerful asset
For each Child, you reveal…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the pieces we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: 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 attain outcomes for affect
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, spiritual or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn into an element of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF presents paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of versatile working preparations. Click here to be taught extra about versatile work preparations, well-being, and advantages.
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UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals beneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, spiritual or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer further data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
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Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s energetic dedication to range and inclusion is essential to ship the most effective outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate candidates from all underrepresented teams are inspired to apply.
Government workers who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an affordable interval for any cause.
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In this position, you’ll collaborate with colleagues throughout a number of places. For efficient collaboration, we encourage versatile working hours that accommodate totally different time zones whereas prioritizing employees wellbeing.
Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the stage of the publish within the related useful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.
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Emergency Specialist (Risk Analysis and Preparedness), P-3, Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS) Istanbul, Türkiye, #131523, [Temporary Appointment, 364 days]
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