Apply for Regional Adviser Adolescence and Youth, (P-5), Dakar, Senegal #103595 Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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For each child, Hope

Organizational Context

The basic mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, all over the place, in every little thing the group does — in applications, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing essentially the most deprived and excluded kids and households, interprets this dedication to kids’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness implies that all kids have a chance to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any child 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 kids the chance to satisfy their potential but additionally will result in sustained progress and stability of nations. This is why the deal with fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all kids, 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 countries.

The Regional Advisor (RA) Adolescence and Youth experiences to the Deputy Regional Director, for basic steerage and course. The incumbent is accountable for offering technical management and strategic instructions to make sure that the rights of adolescents established beneath the Convention on the Rights of the Child are mirrored in UNICEF’s advocacy, insurance policies, programme and humanitarian work within the West and Central Africa (WCA) Region.

How are you able to make a difference?

Purpose of the Job:

Coordinate with a staff of pros to attain the objectives of UNICEF Strategic Plan within the space of Adolescent and Youth Programming. Coordinate with all sectors (Gender, Education, Protection, Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS, Social Policy, Emergencies, WASH, Climate and Sustainability, and many others.) looking for programmatic synergies throughout them. Provide technical steerage to sectoral outcomes areas for the modeling, implementation, and monitoring and analysis of adolescent and youth programmes at regional and nation ranges, with a deal with adolescent women’ rights. Foster modern cross-sectoral programming with the participation of adolescents and younger folks (10-24 years outdated), and leverage sources for adolescent and youth-related work by figuring out regional companions and forging strategic alliances. Advocate and construct programme partnership platforms in any respect ranges wanted within the regional fora the place UNICEF could make a difference for adolescents within the area. Guide the achievement of sustainable and scalable outcomes on adolescent-related programmes / initiatives based on UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, requirements of efficiency and accountability framework.

Promote shared understanding amongst all outcomes areas to make sure holistic coverage improvement, coordinated planning and efficient implementation.

Key capabilities accountabilities and associated duties/duties:

1. Management
   • Direct the event, formulation and administration of UNICEF’s technique clearly articulating the imaginative and prescient for realizing the rights of adolescents all through the group. Lead the event of regional methods associated to adolescent and youth programming. Guide inputs into
     prioritized nation and regional technique paperwork associated to adolescents and younger folks. Mainstream adolescent associated points and actions all through sections on the Regional Office to make sure coherent and built-in programme advocacy, useful resource mobilization and communication. Co-coordinate and co-lead the agenda on adolescent women’ rights along with Gender and different sectors.

2. Planning, monitoring and leveraging

   • Plan, monitor, and leverage sources for adolescent and youth programming by producing and utilizing evidence-based coverage and programming instruments, in addition to instruments that can measure their impression. Contributes to identification of points to be positioned on the agenda for main regional and nationwide boards. Provide end result particular, prime quality and well timed reporting on the progress in direction of SDGs, implementation of CRC because it pertains to adolescents in addition to inside African improvement agendas (e.g. African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Economic Community of Central African States, amongst others). Actively participates within the preparation of the regional methods, and strategic plans and regional improvement agendas to incorporate related adolescent and youth associated objectives, together with the event of indicators for implementation monitoring.

3. Knowledge era, administration, and capability improvement

   • Manages data acquisition and evaluation of adolescent-related programming via documentation, annual reporting, evaluation of excellent practices, accountabilities, and analyses of administration sources. Coordinates strategic and efficient dissemination of excellent practices.
     Strengthens UNICEF’s linkages with analysis and improvement companies and with skilled organisations to construct regional data networks in help of programming for and with adolescents, together with the implementation and monitoring of the WCA Girl-Intentional Approach, supporting youth as changemakers and strengthening techniques for adolescent and youth outcomes

4. Evidence-based programmatic technical management

   • Provide oversight of the regional steerage for programming for and with adolescents, with a specific deal with adolescent women and youth engagement. Monitors regional developments. Initiates new approaches and develops methodologies to finest meet objectives and goals of regional agenda for adolescents, adolescent women and younger folks. Identify points, wants, and alternatives, search options and present programme recommendation and steerage on issues pertaining to adolescent improvement and participation.
     Collaborate with analysis, analysis and information divisions of UNICEF to offer robust measurement indicators and instruments for monitoring the achievement of outcomes for adolescents and younger folks. Writes place papers for use within the improvement of the regional programme coverage.

   • Provides well timed technical help and sensible steerage to UNICEF regional and nation workplaces to plan, programme and implement programing for and with adolescents, adolescent women and younger folks. Undertakes discipline visits to offer steerage and strengthen capacities at nation stage, monitor and assess programme implementation and advise on required corrective motion. In collaboration with DHR activity groups, assists nation workplaces to plan and strengthen capability in nation workplaces for the mainstreaming of adolescent associated programming throughout all programme sectors.

5. Advocacy, networking, and partnership-building

   • Guide and oversee the event and upkeep of high-level relationships with UN companies, donor organizations, girl-focused and youth organizations, worldwide and nationwide NGOs, tutorial establishments, skilled networks, and others for the aim of strengthening consideration to and funding in, and collaboration with, adolescents and younger folks throughout the regional improvement structure. Represents the Regional Office in conferences with excessive stage and senior officers in addition to multi-lateral, bilateral companies and NGOs; interacts, negotiates and advocates programme objectives and methods. Identifies strategic alliances, and influences coverage improvement to facilitate achievement of programme objectives in any respect ranges.

6. Resource Mobilization and Leveraging

   1. Propose and put together strategic plans for useful resource mobilization, leveraging and allocation, based mostly on the Key Results for Children in WCAR, the company precedence on adolescent women’ rights and nation priorities. Jointly develop funding proposals and interact with donors to lift funds for adolescent and youth programming. Oversee the event of funding proposals and donor experiences and different statutory experiences. Participate within the finances planning and evaluation course of and guarantee final allocation, deployment of allotted funds and compliance with guidelines and rules. Advocate with senior administration for sources and finances allocation for the organizations, coverage and programming for and with adolescents and younger folks.

Impact of Results:

Decisions

• On actions resulting in the definition of programme technique, planning, implementation steerage and analysis. On the usage of funds and human sources directed to the proposed outcomes of the Section.
• On the selection of nation programmes to help.
• On the content material and documentation for submission to HQ colleagues and donors.
• Decisions can have a constructive impression on the achievement of objectives and goals, affecting the attainment of programme outcomes and strategic course within the space of adolescent improvement and participation.

Recommendations:

• On main programme thrusts to help, to make sure achievement of acknowledged goals.
• On the timing and nature of initiatives in particular nation programmes; institution of latest programme insurance policies, and on areas of organizational and human sources improvement.
• Recommendations could have a significant impression on the course of UNICEF programming approaches, strategic planning and the event of future insurance policies associated to programming for and with adolescents. Recommendations contribute to the attainment of outcomes according to SP, SDGs and different developmental objectives and targets which might be set for adolescent, youth and child improvement, participation and engagement regionally.

Errors:

• Lack of understanding of regional, regional, and nation scenario and traits.
• Inappropriate recommendation and choices in guiding and implementation of actions associated to adolescent and youth programming.
• Pursuing and sustaining ineffective partnerships

These will cut back UNICEF’s effectiveness and voice in delivering and selling adolescent agenda. Errors would compromise the connection with companions and undermine the group’s credibility. This might end in a discount of help to UNICEF’s programmes and might even cut back monetary contributions and workers efficiency.

To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…

Minimum necessities:

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Education:

• An superior college diploma within the social and improvement sciences similar to child improvement, gender and improvement, anthropology, sociology, improvement research is required.

Work Experience:

• At least 10 years {of professional} expertise at nationwide and worldwide ranges within the formulation, design and administration and analysis of insurance policies and programmes for and with adolescence and younger folks, with specific expertise round adolescent women’ programming.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise with gender-transformative programming is required.
• Sectoral data and/or expertise in schooling, well being, child safety, WASH or diet is fascinating.
• Experience in nexus programming or working in fragile contexts is very fascinating.
• At least 5 years {of professional} expertise ought to be in a growing nation context.
• Proven worldwide – “hands-on” – programme administration expertise in numerous areas and nations is very fascinating.

Language Requirements: [

• Fluency in English and French. Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese is an asset

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…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

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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.

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