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For each child, Peace
The humanitarian scenario in Syria stays dire, particularly for youngsters. After greater than fourteen years of battle, round 7.5 million youngsters are in pressing want of humanitarian help. The extended battle has led to repeated mass displacement, with many households dwelling in overcrowded and unsafe situations. The financial disaster has exacerbated the scenario, pushing extra households into poverty and growing the reliance on damaging coping mechanisms reminiscent of child labour and early marriage. Additionally, the destruction of infrastructure, together with faculties and hospitals, has severely restricted entry to important providers, leaving many youngsters with out schooling and satisfactory healthcare.
Following the collapse of the Syrian authorities on December 8, the nation has skilled a mixture of optimism and dysfunction. It is now grappling with unstable safety, an escalating humanitarian disaster, and widespread displacement. Amid this uncertainty, the scenario in Syria stays fluid, with appreciable impacts on the inhabitants. The humanitarian scenario stays dire throughout Syria, with vital challenges in entry to well being, schooling, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), and different providers. UNICEF’s Syria Country Office has been on the forefront of the humanitarian response, offering a variety of providers for ladies and kids and has concrete plans to scale up its response additional within the coming months. For data of the work of our group, please go to our web site: UNICEF Syrian Arab Republic
How are you able to make a difference?
Under the steerage and supervision of the Chief of Field Office, the Emergency Specialist establishes and implements discipline workplace emergency preparedness and response. The incumbent can be accountable for the event, planning, implementation, monitoring and analysis of the emergency interventions to make sure the survival and well-being of kids and moms, and the affected communities in an emergency scenario. He/She can even oversee and strengthen the general coordination construction of UNICEF led sectors, in shut collaboration with UNICEF technical sections, coordination assist workers and knowledge administration officers.
KEY END-RESULTS
1. Emergency preparedness is successfully organized along with institution of discipline and nation contingency plans and early warning mechanisms.
2. Emergency preparedness and response plans addresses gender points that could be anticipated to accentuate throughout emergencies.
3. Emergency plans of motion are developed, and compliance and coordination of all sectors with the plans are carried out.
4. Technical recommendation on emergencies and programme administration associated to implementation of emergency preparedness measures are successfully supplied.
5. Emergency preparedness and response, and a constant move of data of the humanitarian scenario are successfully coordinated throughout the workplace.
6. Substantive enhancements are made within the emergency preparedness and response functionality of UNICEF workers and implementing companions by conduct of efficient coaching actions.
7. In the occasion of an emergency, UNICEF’s presence is promptly established and the preliminary emergency operational duties are successfully executed, together with provision of assist for data communication expertise, telecommunications facility and all workers safety associated help within the discipline workplace.
8. Needs evaluation is successfully performed to find out priorities and an applicable intervention by UNICEF primarily based on the native emergency scenario affecting youngsters, their households and neighborhood.
9. Timely supply of help and provides is supplied, pressing staffing necessities are recognized, and the suitable use of UNICEF assets is monitored for efficient venture supply.
10. Emergency appeals and venture proposals are ready, and concerted efforts are put ahead to mobilize donor response and restoration/rehabilitation-related funding.
11. Longer-term necessities of the emergency operation/interventions are decided to construct an everyday operational and staffing construction.
12. Continuous, efficient and strategic sector coordination, communication, session and liaison are maintained with Government, UN businesses, NGOs, donors and allies in assist of the particular wants of kids and ladies affected by emergency conditions throughout the framework of the cluster strategy and primarily based on the Core Commitment for Children.
13. Management is saved knowledgeable of humanitarian developments in related insurance policies, scenario developments, potential threats and alternatives/points in NES.
14. Emergency preparedness and response methods are mainstreamed within the discipline and nation workplace’s workplans. Sectoral enter is supplied for all associated paperwork for the workplace’s Emergency Preparedness and Response, in addition to for the Situation Analysis and the Country Programme Document.
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 should have…
Minimum necessities:
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Education:
Advanced University diploma in one of many following fields: social sciences, public administration, worldwide legislation, public well being, diet, worldwide relations, enterprise administration or different associated disciplines. Preferably a mixture of administration, administration, and related technical fields.
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Work Experience:
Five years of progressively accountable skilled work expertise on the nationwide and worldwide ranges in programme/venture growth, planning, implementation, monitoring, analysis and administration.
Developing nation work expertise.
Specialized coaching/expertise in emergency response administration extremely fascinating.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Arabic is an asset.
- Technical Knowledge:
a) Specific Technical Knowledge
• UNICEF insurance policies and technique to handle on nationwide and worldwide emergency points, significantly regarding conflicts, pure disasters, and restoration.
• Knowledge of world humanitarian points, particularly regarding youngsters and ladies, and the present UNCEF place and approaches.
• Knowledge of UN humanitarian reform ideas, worldwide humanitarian legal guidelines.
• Knowledge of the precept of gender parity and equality.
b) Common Technical Knowledge
• The UNICEF mission assertion; UNICEF Board coverage papers and choices.
• The Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies.
• The Convention on the Rights of the Child; Convention on the Elimination of All types of Discrimination towards Women.
• EMOPS Technical Notes, EMOPS Emergency Field Book.
• UNICEF Program Manuals, coverage tips, ExDirs, PROs; Country Programme documentation.
• UNICEF personnel, monetary, provide and administrative guidelines, rules and manuals.
• National growth plans and insurance policies; Guidelines and manuals from NGO/donor
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…
Builds and maintains partnerships, demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness, drive to realize outcomes for influence, Innovates and embraces change, manages ambiguity and complexity, Thinks and acts strategically, Works collaboratively with others.
During the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: UNICEF Competency Framework.
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, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, reminiscent of paid parental depart, break day 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 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 supply further data to conduct a background check.
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 can be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may additionally be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to 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 workers is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s lively dedication to range and inclusion is crucial to delivering the most effective outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate candidates 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 over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities should not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing price 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
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, might be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements, topic to approval by their Head of Office. The situations of the momentary project will fluctuate relying on the standing of their put up and relocation entitlements could also be restricted as per the related insurance policies.
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 stage of the put up within the related useful 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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Emergency Specialist, P3, Qamishli, Syria, MENA Region #131841 (Temp. Appt./ 6 months)
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