UNICEF works in over 190 international locations and territories to avoid wasting youngsters’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood via adolescence.
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For each child, Hero!
The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, in every single place, in all the things the group does — in programmes, 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 implies 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 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, vitamin, 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 additionally will result in sustained development and stability of nations. This is why the concentrate on fairness is so very important. It accelerates progress in the 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 growth of countries.
Purpose for the job:
The Social and Behavior Change Specialist experiences to the Provincial Polio Team Lead for normal steering and supervision. The Specialist gives technical and operational assist for creating a scientific, deliberate and evidence-based technique and course of for SBCC as an integral part of programme growth, planning and implementation. Through communication and engagement, in addition to the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, youngsters, civil society companions, and authorities counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization.
A vital side of the position entails advocacy with policymakers, GPEI companions, non secular leaders, civil society organizations, and different influential teams to reinforce program attain and effectiveness. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete ends in bettering youngsters’s rights, survival and wellbeing within the nation.
How are you able to make a difference?
Summary of key features/accountabilities:
- Generate & Use Evidence: Generate and make the most of analysis, knowledge, and proof to tell the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBC packages and outcomes in each growth and emergency contexts and to construct the proof base for SBC.
- Design, plan and implement: Design, plan and implement SBC actions which might be backed by social and behavioural proof and powerful engagement and participation mechanisms in each growth and humanitarian contexts.
- Advocate & Build Partnerships: Support operationalization of SBC by advocating for SBC, mobilizing sources, coordinating throughout stakeholders, sectors and groups, and partnership constructing.
- Build Capacities Promote steady studying, strengthening, and scaling up in SBC for each growth and humanitarian contexts via capability constructing for UNICEF employees and companions.
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To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have:
Minimum necessities:
- Education: An superior college diploma in one of many following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or one other related technical subject.
- Work Experience: A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas is required: social growth programme planning, social and conduct change, communication for growth, public advocacy or one other associated space.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Urdu is required.
Desirables:
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
- Experience working in a polio programme is taken into account as an asset.
- Relevant expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
- Knowledge of a neighborhood language is 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 things 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 affect
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, Leads and Manages People
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, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to develop into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF gives paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using 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, could 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 might be an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility assist in finishing the net application, please submit your request via the accessibility e-mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
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, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and shall 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 extra 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 shall be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments can also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to 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 shall 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 range and inclusion is vital to ship one of the best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate females and minorities 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 task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or needed inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an affordable interval for any cause.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing charge at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF won’t ask for candidates’ checking account info.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the stage 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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Social & Behavior Change Specialist, (NOC), Fixed Term, 95005, Quetta, Pakistan
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