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For each child, voice…
Guinea is a center degree revenue nation with important child deprivation. With a Human Development Index of 0,477 it ranks 178th out of 189 nations (2019). Since 1984, UNICEF has collaborated with different UN businesses, non-revenue organizations, religion-primarily based organizations, youth organizations, and different companions to assist the federal government in its efforts to assist child improvement. Guinea’s inhabitants is estimated to be 13.6 million in 2023 (64% rural and 52% feminine), with an annual development fee of two.9%. People beneath the age of 18 characterize 51.3% of the inhabitants. Young individuals aged between 10 and 18 account for 23%. The potential demographic dividend is overshadowed by the challenges of increasing primary social companies, strengthening social safety and enhancing employability.
The 2024-2028 nation program contains interventions throughout training, safety, well being, vitamin, water and sanitation, and social coverage applications. In the sector, by the zone places of work in Labé, Kankan and N’Zérékoré, UNICEF ensures the lively implementation of applications throughout the nation together with essentially the most distant areas. In its 2024-2028 nation programme, UNICEF Guinea will develop the usage of advocacy and communication to assist coverage improvement and lift consciousness of youngsters’s rights. It may also institutionalize child and youth participation to make sure that their voices are heard. External partnerships will facilitate the mobilization of sources to attain systemic influence by collaboration. UNICEF will contribute to the combat towards the disenfranchisement of adolescents and younger individuals, together with their proper to participation.
How are you able to make a difference?
Under the overall supervision of the Partnership Specialist, you’ll develop, handle, and consider non-monetary partnerships with the company neighborhood in assist of UNICEF’s mission and goals within the nation. You may also pilot progressive options for on-the-floor programme supply, set the child rights agenda in coverage and advocacy improvement, and improve the group’s credibility and model as a technical knowledgeable within the space of child rights and accountable enterprise.
The place can also be anticipated to offer technical enter in keeping with UNICEF’s strategic framework on CSR and handle programmatic alliances with nationwide CSR-associated businesses, together with enterprise trade champions and the Companies Commission of Guinea
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS:
- Corporate Relations/Partnership Management – 40%
Identifying and scoping potential company companions in keeping with the Guinea Country Office programme priorities and part wants and growing MOUs and programme idea notes with inputs from the related sections. Effective and well timed skilled administration of company partnerships and relations with potential, present and previous company companions. Build capability of company companions in Children’s Rights and Business Principles together with progressive approaches to assist child rights amongst enterprise operations.
- Internal Corporate Engagement Liaison and Documentation – 25%
Tracking inside wants for potential company engagement initiatives and improvements. Facilitate documentation and sharing of classes of Guinea’s finest practices in CSR and youngsters’s rights as part of constructing organizations capability on coverage and programme supply. Develop finest practices documentation that can present enter in the direction of UNICEF nation, regional and world CRS engagement.
- Advocacy and Technical Inputs on CSR – 20%
In line with UNICEF’s strategic framework on CSR and selling implementation of the Child Rights and Business Principles and instruments. Advocacy with authorities of Guinea, trade our bodies and nationwide assume tanks on CSR/Business Responsibility. Providing technical inputs to and managing strategic alliances with the National CSR Hub and different technical partnerships together with capability constructing.
- Developing the Guinea CSR Strategy – 10%
This technique would be the major advocacy instrument in the direction of attaining programmatic outcomes, annual workplan, periodic updates and different documentation as wanted. Ensure that the elaboration of technique paper and annual work plan is well timed executed and adopted as much as assist nation programme priorities, regional and world directives.
- Participate and contribute to different workplace broad initiatives and occasions – 5%
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To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
Minimum necessities:
- Education:
University diploma in a number of of the next related disciplines Development, Marketing, Economics, CSR, Communication or Business Administration. Sound and up-to-date data of company partnership administration, company social duty and sustainability.
- Work Experience:
Minimum 2 years {of professional} expertise within the related discipline in consulting/programme improvement with explicit give attention to CSR, Corporate Partnerships, Fundraising, Marketing, Communication actions.
- Language Requirements:
Fluency in written and spoken French is required. English language expertise are an asset.
For each Child, you exhibit…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin the whole lot 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-consciousness 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
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UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF gives paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. Click here to study extra about versatile work preparations, properly-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embody those that have lengthy-time period bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with varied obstacles, 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 staff with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-associated assist necessities of candidates and staff with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you might be an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility assist in finishing the web application, please submit your request by the accessibility e mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (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, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and can 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 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.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station is required for IP positions and can be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments can also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice can 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 important to ship the perfect outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to apply.
Government staff who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or vital inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.
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All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the degree of the put up within the related purposeful space, or an inside/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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