UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 nations and territories, we work for each child, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody.
And we by no means surrender.
For each child, Equity
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 programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded kids and households, interprets this dedication to kids’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies 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 probability in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated.
Social and Behaviour Change in UNICEF is a cross-cutting programme technique that analyses and addresses the cognitive, social and structural determinants of particular person practices and societal adjustments in each improvement and humanitarian contexts. SBC makes use of the most recent in social and behavioral sciences to know folks, their beliefs, their values, the socio-cultural norms and the financial and institutional contexts that form their lives, with the intention of partaking them and growing their affect within the design of options for change. SBC brings social and behavioral proof era along with participation in community-led and human-centered processes. SBC is on the core of UNICEF’s mandate, with company outcomes throughout sectors revolving round behaviors like immunization, feeding practices, studying, hygiene, and constructive self-discipline, in addition to transformations throughout sectors wanted to make societies extra inclusive, equitable and peaceable.
UNICEF SBC employs a mixture of approaches together with neighborhood engagement, strategic communication, utilized behavioral science, service supply enchancment, programs strengthening, social mobilization and coverage advocacy to advance child rights, survival, improvement, safety and participation.
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How are you able to make a difference?
Under the overall steerage of the Chief, SBC Section and in shut coordination with Sectoral and Cross-Sectoral Specialists, contributes to/accountable for the design, administration, monitoring and analysis of evidence-based, inclusive and modern SBC methods in help of the nation programme.
Summary of key capabilities/accountabilities:
1. Generate and make the most of analysis, information, and proof to tell the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBC applications and outcomes in each improvement and emergency contexts and to construct the proof base for SBC.
2. Design, plan and implement SBC actions which can be backed by social and behavioural proof and powerful engagement and participation mechanisms in each improvement and humanitarian contexts.
3. Support operationalization of SBC by advocating for SBC, mobilizing assets, coordinating throughout stakeholders, sectors and groups, and partnership constructing.
4. Promote steady studying, strengthening and scaling up in SBC for each improvement and humanitarian contexts via capability constructing for UNICEF workers and companions.
To study extra in regards to the job duties discuss with the connected Job Description: 
To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…
- A college diploma (Bachelor’s or larger) in a social and behavioral science, together with sociology, anthropology, communication research/communication for improvement, psychology and/or associated area is required.
- A minimal of two years {of professional} expertise in a number of of the next areas is required: social improvement programme planning, communication for improvement or social and behavior change, public advocacy or one other associated space. Relevant expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account an asset.
- Fluency in each French and Malagasy is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.
For each Child, you display…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the pieces we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…
Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
Works Collaboratively with others (1)
Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
Drive to attain impactful outcomes (1)
Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.
This VA is open to Malagasy candidates solely. Candidates are requested to specific the obligation station they’re making use of for of their motivation letter.
UNICEF is dedicated to variety and inclusion inside its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, spiritual and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals dwelling with disabilities, to apply to change into a part of the group.
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. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and will likely 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 extra info to conduct a background check.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Appointments may additionally 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 will likely be canceled.
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 best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s energetic dedication to variety and inclusion is crucial to ship the very best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates and candidates 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 over an task 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 obligatory inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing payment at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account info.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the degree of the submit within the related purposeful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the submit, with out evaluation of different candidates.
Additional details about working for UNICEF will be discovered here.
Social & Behavior Change Officer, NO-B, TA, 364 days#130050, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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