Apply for Programme Specialist (Disability and Inclusion), Fixed Term, NO-3, Kyiv, Ukraine, #131238 Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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For each child, hope

UNICEF Ukraine

How are you able to make a difference? 

The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, all over the place, in all the pieces the group does — in applications, 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 signifies that all youngsters have a possibility to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any child has an unequal probability 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 youngsters the chance to satisfy their potential but additionally will result in sustained development and stability of nations. This is why the deal with 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 improvement of countries.

Approximately one child in ten is born with or acquires a incapacity. Children with disabilities are prone to dwell in poverty, be excluded from faculty and from well being and diet companies. Exclusion is commonly aggravated by lack of disability-related knowledge to tell coverage and companies and by stigma and discrimination in the neighborhood. The work regarding inclusion and youngsters with disabilities is significant for UNICEF to make sure that probably the most susceptible youngsters are given sufficient care and assist each from nationwide actors in addition to from households and communities. In line with the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities, youngsters with disabilities are meaningfully contributing to the design, implementation and monitoring of all key insurance policies affecting their lives.

Strategic workplace context:

The extended battle in Ukraine has heightened youngsters’s threat of poverty, illness, household separation, studying loss, psychological well being trafficking and violence, together with gender-based violence (GBV). More than 3.7 million individuals (629,000 youngsters) are internally displaced, whereas 2.9 million individuals (493,000 youngsters) live alongside the frontline and in non-government-controlled areas (NGCA), dealing with intense shelling, broken housing infrastructure and extreme constraints to their primary wants together with water, electrical energy and well being companies.

Ukraine’s youngsters with disabilities face important boundaries to accessing companies and care and are higher threat of household separation and different vulnerabilities. The escalation of the battle has tremendously exacerbated these present challenges. UNICEF is dedicated to making sure the mainstreaming of incapacity all through all programming, and promotion of coverage reform and inclusive companies in Ukraine’s response and restoration interventions. There are an estimated 160,000 youngsters with disabilities in Ukraine, who face compounded challenges in accessing assist and companies, and are at higher threat for psychological well being challenges, discrimination, and household separation. They have additionally been susceptible to additional exclusion because of the battle as a consequence of displacement and diminished service provision. In recognition of this, the upcoming Country Programme Document highlights a number of key intervention areas concentrating on youngsters with disabilities to make sure that probably the most susceptible youngsters are prioritized in well being, safety, schooling and WASH companies and that programs are constructed which guarantee their continued inclusion, dignity and autonomy in later restoration levels.

The function of the job:

Under the overall steerage of the supervisor (Chief CRM and Evaluation), the incumbent is accountable for main UNICEF’s work to mainstream incapacity in all elements of its humanitarian and restoration programming, within the context of the Country Programme Document and HAC. The position is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UNICEF Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy as key reference frameworks.

The incumbent will work throughout all programme sections and area places of work in addition to key stakeholders to make sure incapacity inclusion and disability-sensitive programming throughout humanitarian and restoration spheres. A vital facet of this position will probably be offering technical steerage and coordination of inclusive programming to make sure cohesive and complete approaches to inclusion of all youngsters with disabilities in UNICEF-supported companies. The incumbent may even work with companions to make sure that coverage and legislative frameworks consistent with worldwide requirements are in place, so no child is left behind.

Key capabilities, accountabilities, and associated duties/duties

The particular duties of the job are as follows:

1. Lead incapacity mainstreaming throughout all UNICEF programming as part of the broader child rights agenda:

1. Revise and finalize incapacity technique and develop operational plan together with indicators for its implementation
2. Develop capability and present technical steerage to UNICEF workers and related nationwide and implementing companions in elements associated to incapacity inclusion and disability-sensitive programming.
3. Conduct mapping of present incapacity programming to make sure coherence and coordination and that strategic gaps are addressed.
4. Provide high quality assurance, technical assessment and inputs associated to incapacity inclusion of programmes and key paperwork throughout the Country Office and Field Offices.
5. Develop the capability of related workers throughout the Country Office and Field Offices on approaches to incapacity inclusion and incapacity delicate programming, in accordance with worldwide requirements.
6. Assess accessibility of all community-based interventions, to make sure that they accessible for all youngsters and information workers and companions on rising accessibility
7. Provide steerage on responding to the actual wants of affected youngsters and households, together with by means of child-friendly communication, sensitization on incapacity -inclusion, acceptable house and amenities, and assist for child and caregiver participation, together with for companion workers equivalent to skilled and paraprofessional frontline employee
8. Training and sensitization of community-based teams and mechanisms and age and gender-appropriate assist in addition to referral pathways to advertise constructive attitudes to PWD, based mostly on dignity and human rights
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2. Provide technical assist to authorities and implementing companions:

1. Lead advocacy and consciousness elevating with authorities and implementing companions on child rights relating to youngsters with disabilities
2. Lead capability improvement for companions in incapacity inclusion and worldwide requirements
3. Provide technical steerage on coverage reform and legislative frameworks to strengthen incapacity inclusion consistent with EU requirements
4. Map obtainable inclusive companies and figuring out the gaps within the total system of service provision at nationwide and native ranges
5. Support the design of inclusive social companies with deal with youngsters with disabilities; early intervention; constructive parenting; respite day care; assist youngsters with disabilities in care, schooling and well being programs;
6. Strengthen advocacy potential of oldsters of youngsters with disabilities in promotion of youngsters’s rights;
7. Promote inclusive companies for youngsters with disabilities by means of info messages and work with communities leaders and native authorities;

3. Lead incapacity advocacy initiatives:

1. Identify and implement advocacy alternatives and initiatives to make sure the rights of youngsters and individuals with disabilities
2. Act as point of interest for government-led incapacity initiaitives (Barrier Free technique and so on) and signify UNICEF in associated for a
3. Work carefully with organizations of individuals with disabilities to strengthen civil society advocacy capability and programming consistent with incapacity technique

4. Strengthen data administration and reporting:

• Ensure incapacity mainstraining all through all monitoring, analysis, reporting and data administration programs, together with measurement of disability-related indicators and disaggregation of incapacity,
• Support evaluation of disability-related indicators to make sure use and proof knowledgeable programming that responds to the actual wants of youngsters with disabilities and youngsters from susceptible teams.
• Maintain a data administration database associated to incapacity inclusion and disability-sensitive programming for UNICEF Ukraine Office.
• Contribute to reporting and knowledge assortment, evaluation and visualization associated to above workstreams.
• Provide technical help for case research and human-interest tales, in addition to ‘lessons learned’ on incapacity associated programming.
• Provide assist with different incapacity inclusion strengthening actions, in session with the Supervisor and workers engaged within the implementation from completely different sectors.

Impact of Results

Disability inclusion is a rustic programme precedence to make sure that youngsters with disabilities in Ukraine understand their full rights with dignity, and to advertise fairness and be certain that no child is left behind. The achievement of this position is vital to making sure that each one youngsters and their households are capable of entry the companies and assist they want, and that Ukraine in its restoration builds a extra inclusive society during which all can profit and thrive.

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: social sciences, social work or associated area

Work Experience:

• A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in social improvement and incapacity points.
• Knowledge of accessibility requirements and worldwide laws and frameworks on inclusion, together with EU requirements.
• Strong mission administration abilities and expertise with partnerships with authorities and civil society.
• Familiarity with child rights and normative frameworks relating to child rights.
• Experience in social work, particularly with susceptible populations.

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in English and Ukrainian is required.

Desirables:

• Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency. 
• Relevant expertise in programme improvement in incapacity inside a UN company or worldwide help group is an asset.
• Background and/or familiarity with emergencies is taken into account an asset.
• Experience in monitoring and analysis is very fascinating
• Knowledge of one other official UN language or a neighborhood language is an asset.

For each Child, you show…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the pieces 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 affect

(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 right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should mirror the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.

We supply a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, equivalent to paid parental depart, day off for breastfeeding functions, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals below 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. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will endure 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 offer further info to conduct a background check.

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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 workers is the need of securing the very 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 individuals with disabilities 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 on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or needed inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose. 

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All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the stage of the publish within the related purposeful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.

Eligible workers members on fixed-term, persevering with or everlasting contracts making use of to IP TA positions in an obligation station designated as L2/L3, could possibly retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements, topic to approval by their Head of Office. The circumstances of the non permanent project will fluctuate relying on the standing of their publish and relocation entitlements could also be restricted as per the related insurance policies.

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This place is predicated in Kyiv and the incumbent will probably be anticipated to work on-site. However, relying on the safety circumstances and advisory, s/he will probably be required to relocate inside Ukraine.