Apply for Social and Behavior Change Officer, NOB, Pacific Multi Country Office, Honiara, Solomon Islands, #81592 Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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For each child, Results.

In the Pacific we work in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu: These 14 Pacific island nations are home to 2.3 million individuals, together with 1.2 million youngsters and youth, dwelling on greater than 660 islands and atolls stretching throughout 17.2 million sq. kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, an space akin to the mixed dimension of the United States of America and Canada. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are categorised as Fragile States in keeping with World Bank/OECD standards.

All 14 Pacific Island nations and territories have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, however solely a 3rd are on monitor with reporting obligations. Explore the completely different areas of our work right here: UNICEF Pacific Islands.

How are you able to make a difference? 

The Social and Behavior Change Officer studies to the SBC Specialist (and second reporting line to Chief of Field Office Solomon Islands) for shut supervision and steering.

There are two key areas of the position:

1. Assists in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating an advocacy and communication technique to get youngsters’s and girls’s points into the general public area, strengthen political will in assist of UNICEF’s mission and aims within the nation, and improve the group’s credibility and model.

2. Provide technical and operational assist to the Supervisor and SBC staff by administering, executing and implementing quite a lot of duties to advertise group engagement and participation, and measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization.

Key features, accountabilities and associated duties/duties

1. Support to UNICEF Pacific communication, advocacy and communication for improvement methods and work plans at nation degree

• The manufacturing of communication merchandise and supplies to assist the UNICEF Pacific communication methods guaranteeing nation context
• Develop content material and protection of related nation efforts to determine efficient related nation programme actions and outcomes
• Develop complementary, nation particular and area people supplies and actions (e.g. briefing notes, pictures, movies, internet pages and many others.) that meet the nation and world requirements as set out within the Communication Toolkit;
• Assist in drafting and modifying articles, press releases, human curiosity tales and different advocacy/info supplies for each web-based and conventional media, as applicable. Recommend applicable info and communication supplies for use in media, and different advocacy and communication actions.
• Support analysis and/or take part in conducting complete SBC scenario evaluation of social, cultural, financial, communication and political points within the nation/area.
• Support evidence-based communication methods for social and habits change associated programme outcomes, in addition to for public info and advocacy functions.
• Support the identification and upkeep (inventory take) of sources, channels, instruments, contacts, and networks to assist most impression and outreach of communication and group engagement initiatives

2. Advocacy, media administration and partnership constructing

• Effective and well timed skilled help and assist are supplied in growing, drafting and sustaining contact info, supplies and relationships with journalists and media retailers masking all media within the nation to speak the story of UNICEF’s cooperation to a wider viewers.
• Ensure that the sphere workplace’s contact checklist of people, teams, organizations and fora (together with Government, UN, and bilateral counterparts), are maintained and additional developed, whose assist is important to/can help in reaching the advocacy and communication aims and who assist and are capable of actively take part in particular occasions and actions that additional the nation programme objectives.
• Build and preserve partnerships by networking and proactive collaboration with nationwide and worldwide civil society organizations, group teams, leaders and different vital companions locally and civil society to bolster cooperation by engagement, empowerment and self-determination and to pursue alternatives for higher advocacy to advertise UNICEF mission and objectives for child rights, social fairness and inclusiveness.
• Collaborate with inner world/regional communication companions to harmonize, hyperlink and/or coordinate messaging to reinforce SBC outreach and contribution to programmatic outcomes.
• Support the group of public occasions and mobilization actions to make sure most outreach and supposed impression of communication methods (SBC, Advocacy).

3. Support capability constructing and programs strengthening initiatives

• Support UNICEF Pacific companions within the Solomon Islands in media engagement and capability constructing initiatives for applicable reporting of youngsters rights and wellbeing points.
• Support the group, administration and implementation of capability constructing initiatives to reinforce the communication competencies of purchasers/stakeholders/companions/media throughout programme sectors in assist of program objectives in improvement and humanitarian agenda.

4. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Knowledge administration

• Monitor/monitor the implementation and progress of communication/advocacy and communication for improvement actions carried out.
• Support the analysis of outcomes of communication methods carried out in assist of programme objectives, assessing contribution, impression and classes realized.

 

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

Minimum necessities:

Education: 

• A college diploma in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, social and behavioral science or different associated area is required.

Work Experience: 

• At least two years {of professional} expertise is required in areas of communication, print and broadcast media, digital media, social and habits change program planning, or associated areas

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in English and native language is required.

 

For each Child, you exhibit…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every part 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 impression

(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 completely different ranges.

UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, spiritual or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to develop into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF provides 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 study 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 aims 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, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer further info 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 lively dedication to variety and inclusion is vital to ship the perfect outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate candidates are inspired to apply.

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