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Within the delegated authority and underneath the given organizational set-up, the incumbent could also be assigned the first, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the next areas of main duties and key end-results.
Emergency Preparedness
1. Adopts satisfactory emergency preparedness measures by way of the event and updating of regional and/or nation contingency plans and institution of early warning mechanisms, to make sure efficient preparedness and response to particular emergencies.
2. Participates within the formulation and growth of plans of motion in preparation and response to emergencies, displays compliance of all sectors with emergency plans of motion, together with monetary assets. Ensures coordination of the administration of emergency preparedness and response.
3. Provides technical recommendation associated to emergency preparedness and response, together with on programme administration associated points. Provides recommendation to the regional and/or nation workplace within the implementation of emergency preparedness measures within the discipline to strengthen preparedness and response mechanisms within the regional/nation confronted with impending emergencies.
4. Develops and maintains databases on nation/regional data, and make sure the circulate of knowledge and communication essential for the planning and implementation of emergency preparedness and response administration. Identifies availability of assets in emergency inclined areas and set up logistics plans to be carried out throughout an emergency operation, to make sure a well timed and efficient emergency response.
5. Plans, organizes and conducts coaching for the workplace’s employees capability constructing in emergencies preparedness and response. Assists in growing and conducting emergency coaching programs. Provides coaching and/or briefing, as required. Participates in different emergency coaching workshops within the area, and builds up the emergency preparedness and response functionality of UNICEF employees in addition to implementing companions.
Emergency Response
6. In the occasion of an emergency, takes immediate motion as a member of the Emergency Response Team which is deployed instantly to determine UNICEF’s presence and implement the preliminary operational duties referring to emergency help. Immediately verifies the character and prolong of the emergency with employees, authorities officers, different UN companies or native organizations and media. Ensures that the workplace is supplied with efficient telecommunications facility and employees safety help in an emergency, as crucial. In coordination with the programme and operations teams, establishes contact with all UNICEF employees, their dependants and guests to make sure their security and whereabouts, and informs OPSCEN and the Regional Director of their standing.
7. Participates and assists with evaluation of native emergency and safety state of affairs affecting kids and moms within the locality, along side the Regional Office, the HQ Divisions, and discipline employees. Visits the situation to conduct an preliminary tough evaluation of the magnitude of the disaster and its implications for kids and its influence on the group. Assesses the validity of the workplace preparedness plan and talent of the workplace vis-à-vis the present disaster in addition to instant and extra wants. Determines company priorities and an applicable intervention (provide procurement, fund-raising and employees growth) by UNICEF. Coordinates with different companions to make a fast evaluation masking precedence areas as outlined by the Core Commitment for Children in Emergencies. Establishes contact with group teams, authorities, UN companies, media and different companions to maintain abreast of emergency conditions.
8. Applies the emergency preparedness and response plan as crucial, and identifies pressing staffing necessities and redeploys nation workplace employees as required. Executes the well timed supply of help and procurement of provides, displays the suitable and efficient use of UNICEF assets/inputs. Iidentifies issues and constraints with the intention to guarantee efficient mission supply. Certifies the disbursement of funds, displays expenditures and submits monetary standing studies. Sets up a reporting system and sends each day state of affairs studies to involved events.
Emergency Project
9. Participates within the implementation of plans of motion and workplans for emergency tasks. Implements and manages mission actions. Undertakes discipline visits to emergency mission areas, to evaluate native situations and monitor mission progress. Makes technical choices on mission administration (e.g., prompts, requests or reprogrammes allocation of emergency funds). Prepares inputs for appeals and updates associated to emergencies. Works with program sections and senior administration to mobilize donor response and restoration/rehabilitation-related funding, together with annual or multi-annual humanitarian appeals and paperwork (e.g., pitch paperwork). Communicates and advocates on the state of affairs and wishes of youngsters by way of native and worldwide media, as applicable.
10. Identifies longer-term necessities of the emergency operation/interventions. Proposes a extra common operational and staffing construction to take over from the Emergency Response Team.
11. Maintains steady, efficient and strategic coordination, communication, session and liaison with Government, UN companies, NGOs, donors and allies to enchantment for support for kids and ladies with particular wants ensuing from the emergency state of affairs requiring an efficient emergency response in all sectors. Identifies implementing/operational companions and establishes implementing preparations. Ensures that the UNICEF assist is successfully offered to the federal government with respect to sectoral coordination inside the framework of the cluster strategy and based mostly on the Core Commitment for Children.
12. Participates in all humanitarian and restoration associated discussion board and retains administration knowledgeable of all humanitarian developments within the area or nation when it comes to insurance policies, technique, state of affairs developments, potential threats and alternatives/points in partnership.
13. Promotes that catastrophe prevention, mitigation, preparedness and response methods are mainstreamed within the area and/or nation workplace’s workplans. Prepares sectoral enter for the nation programme paperwork, plan of motion, annual work plans, and all associated paperwork of the workplace’s Emergency Preparedness and Response. Contributes in the direction of the preparation of the Situation Analysis and the Country Programme Document.
To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
Minimum necessities:
- Education: Advanced University diploma in one of many following fields: social sciences, public administration, worldwide legislation, public well being, diet, worldwide relations, enterprise administration or different associated disciplines; or equal years of related work expertise in lieu of superior college diploma. Preferably a mixture of administration, administration, and related technical fields.
- Work Experience:
- At least Five years of progressively accountable skilled work expertise on the nationwide and worldwide ranges in emergency programme/mission growth, planning, implementation, monitoring, analysis and administration.
- Programme nation work expertise (for IP) or discipline work expertise (for NO).
- Specialized coaching/expertise in emergency response administration extremely fascinating.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.
Desirables:
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
For each Child, you show…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every little thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness
(3) Drive to attain outcomes for influence
(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, regardless of gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn out to be a part 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 usage of versatile working preparations. Click here to be taught extra about versatile work preparations, well-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embrace those that have long-term bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with numerous limitations, might hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the variety of workers with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-related assist necessities of candidates and workers with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you’re an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility assist in finishing the web application, please submit your request by way of the accessibility e-mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals underneath 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 based mostly on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply 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.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station is required for IP positions and will probably be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may additionally be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should 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. Otherwise, the choice will probably be canceled.
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 lively dedication to variety and inclusion is crucial to ship one of the best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine are inspired to apply.
Government workers who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the fitting to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing payment at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account data.
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 will probably be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the degree of the put up within the related practical space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the put up, with out evaluation of different candidates.
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Special Notice on UNICEF workplace relocation:
UNICEF and different UN Agencies will probably be shifting quickly to the brand new United Nations House in Diamniadio, 30 kilometers from downtown Dakar. The title of the obligation station for this place will stay Dakar, Senegal.
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