UNICEF works in over 190 international locations and territories to save lots of kids’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by means of adolescence.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and happy with what we do. Promoting the rights of each child is not only a job – it’s a calling.
UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed: we provide our workers various alternatives for private {and professional} growth that can assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We pleasure ourselves on a tradition that helps workers thrive, coupled with a pretty compensation and advantages package deal.
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For each child, schooling …
The basic mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, all over the place, in every little thing 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 possibility 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, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all kids the chance to meet their potential but in addition will result in sustained progress and stability of nations. This is why the deal with fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in the direction of realizing the human rights of all kids, 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.
How are you able to make a difference ?
Under the steering and basic supervision of the Chief, Education (Level 5/4), or Education Manager (Level 4), you help the event and preparation of Education (or a sector of) programmes and are accountable for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the progress of schooling programmes/initiatives throughout the nation programme. As a Specialist, you present technical steering and administration help all through the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of outcomes on schooling programmes/initiatives aimed toward enhancing studying outcomes and selling equitable and inclusive schooling, particularly for kids who’re marginalized, deprived, and excluded in society.
You contribute to the achievement of outcomes based on plans, allocations, outcomes-based mostly administration (RBM) approaches and methodologies, in addition to UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, requirements of efficiency, and accountability framework.
- Support to programme growth and planning
- Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes
- Technical and operational help to programme implementation
- Networking and partnership constructing
- Innovation, data administration and capability constructing
If you want to know extra about this place, please overview the whole Job Description right here: 
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: schooling, economics, psychology, sociology, or one other related technical subject.
- Work Experience: A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in programme planning, administration, and/or analysis in schooling is required.
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Language Requirements: Fluency in French is required. English is a powerful asset.
Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) or native language of the obligation station is taken into account as an asset.
Desirables:
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Experience working in a growing nation is taken into account as an asset.
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Relevant expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
For each Child, you exhibit…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every little thing 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 realize 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 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 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, nicely-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embrace those that have lengthy-time period bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with varied 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-associated help 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 help in finishing the web application, please submit your request by means of the accessibility electronic mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based mostly 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, due to this fact, endure 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 further data 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 obligation station is required for IP positions and will likely be facilitated by UNICEF. 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 very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s energetic dedication to variety and inclusion is vital to ship the most effective outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to apply.
Government workers who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an project 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 obligatory inoculation necessities aren’t 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 is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account data.
[CO/ HQ specific: visa residence requirements: i.e.: UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.]
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will likely 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 practical 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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