Adolescent Development and Gender Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Indonesia has 65 million young people (out of 264 million population, or 28%) aged 10 to 24 years, including 46 million (18%) adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. This high proportion of young people – often called the “demographic dividend”- are key to Indonesia achieving the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). According to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the State, as the ultimate duty-bearer, has obligations to create an enabling environment that allows the views of children, adolescents and youth to be heard on practices and policies that directly or indirectly concern them. This is why a crucial part of UNICEF’s mandate is to provide young people with opportunities and platforms through which adolescents and youth can build skills, identify their priorities, communicate in their own way and learn from their peers so they are better equipped to take an active role in society. UNICEF Indonesia's strategy for engagement with young people seeks to ensure that they are able to drive positive change – social, economic, political – in their societies. To do that, UNICEF supports an engagement model that promotes active citizenship by supporting adolescents and youth to act on issues that matter for their future. In doing so UNICEF supports many platforms for example, U-Report, Child Forum and the youth network “Mitra Muda”.

Working with adolescents and young people is intrinsically linked with gender equality work. UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan along with the Adolescent Girls Strategy, places adolescent girls’ well-being and leadership at the centre of its work. Adolescence marks the onset of puberty and a critical transition for cognitive development as well as the start of experimentation with new ways of behaving. It also marks transitioning into a time of risk-taking as well as taking on greater responsibilities. Moreover, it is during adolescence that gender norms are established, transformed or rejected. The second decade of life is also when inequities become more evident. For example, adolescent girls from poor families are particularly at risk of child marriage, which affects 1 in 9 girls across the country. Girls may also risk missing school as they begin menstruation and become victims of bullying. Boys are also impacted by bullying and are especially at risk of physical attacks in schools (32%). Many adolescents have a limited understanding about their reproductive health and HIV/AIDS and this puts them at high risk of having unwanted pregnancies, or contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). Finally, although literacy rates are high, adolescents in secondary school are still at risk of dropping out of school because of financial issues, pregnancy or marriage. At the heart of these challenges, lies deep-rooted gendered social norms.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Adolescent Development and Gender Specialist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Adolescent Development and Gender Officer will:

• Support the Adolescent Development and Gender Specialist in coordinating data collection and reporting for mid and end-year reporting, donor reports and other related reporting requirements. • Support the roll-out of key methodologies and/or strategies for adolescent participation and gender mainstreaming to provide technical support to field offices and sections at UNICEF Indonesia. • Support the Adolescent and Gender Focal Points in different programme areas across the office in promoting adolescent participation and mainstreaming gender as the office’s cross-sectoral priority • Support preparation and engagement of the Adolescent and Gender WG, and the Disability Inclusion WG as required (e.g. agenda setting, invitations, preparing presentations and taking minutes). • Support the development and dissemination of key documents related to adolescent participation and gender mainstreaming to inform policies and programmes. • Support and coordinate the development of office-wide knowledge products on adolescent development and gender equality, and ensure and maintain knowledge management (e.g. through Sharepoint) with relation to Inclusion work (Disability Inclusion, Adolescent Development and Paticipation, Gender). • Promote and support the facilitation of adolescents and young people engagement, including young people networks and women’s organisations, throughout programme milestones. • Support the development of communication products related to adolescent participation and gender mainstreaming, as well as the preparation and coordination of events with adolescents and youth (e.g. International Youth Day, International Day of the Girl Child, Women’s Day, etc.) • Support the supervisor in admin-related tasks and any other related tasks as may be required

• Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to UNICEF; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to UNICEF procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented; • Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and UNICEF in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority; • Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues; • Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment. • Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities; • Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups; • Flexibility: adaptability and ability to live and work in potentially hazardous and remote conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort; to operate independently in austere environments for protracted periods; willingness to travel within the area of operations and to transfer to other duty stations within the area of operations as necessary; • Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards UNICEF’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area, e.g. Gender, Education, Social Affairs or area related to Social Sciences; • At least 2 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in adolescent and youth empowerment, gender equality or other relevant programmes; experience with young people and or women’s groups is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization; • Other desired/mandatory required technical knowledge as per the below: • Excellent oral and written skills in English; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; • Strong team spirit and ready to support other colleagues as necessary • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; • Sound security awareness; • Have affinity with or interest in adolescent empowerment and gender equality volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System. *Fluency in spoken and written English and Bahasa Indonesia is required; Fluency in another language from Indonesia is an advantage;

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan.