Advocacy Specialist (Planning and Coordination), P3, Fixed-Term, NYHQ, Division of Global Communication and Advocacy, post number 112331

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 140,639 USD and 184,155 USD.

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, hope.

How can you make a difference?

The Advocacy Section coordinates a portfolio of 3 ‘flagship’ thematic advocacy priorities, as well as core humanitarian and child rights advocacy initiatives and a range of special advocacy projects and multi-country initiatives. Each priority area is managed by an advocacy lead responsible for coordinating cross-organizational teams to develop and implement global advocacy strategies, drawing on the full range of functional skills, geographic or issue-based expertise. The Global Advocacy Portfolio is overseen by a cross-divisional management group and governed by a director-level steering committee. The Advocacy Specialist (Planning and Coordination) P3 reports to the Chief of Advocacy P5 in the Division of Global Communications and Advocacy, in UNICEF’s New York Headquarters.

The Advocacy Specialist (Planning and Coordination) supports the Chief of Advocacy in the management, governance and coordination of core elements of the global advocacy portfolio. The postholder is the focal point for overall planning and coordination, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, governance processes and functions as a Global Advocacy Secretariat for UNICEF’s portfolio of multi-sectoral Advocacy priorities and flagship campaigns.

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Global Advocacy Planning 2. Global Advocacy Governance 3. Global Advocacy Knowledge Management 4. Global Advocacy Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning 5. Global Advocacy Networking & Partnering 6. Budget oversight 7. Others

DESCRIPTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

1. Global Advocacy Planning:

Act as the focal point for advocacy planning. Working with the Strategic Planning team and supporting the Chief of Advocacy and Global Advocacy Leads, to ensure strategies and theories of change are translated into annual workplans that facilitate effective and efficient delivery of activities that lead to measurable results.

2. Global Advocacy Governance:

Support the Chief of Advocacy and other colleagues to function as a Global Advocacy Secretariat, by developing and implementing systems and processes for strategic governance, oversight and decision-making around core elements of the global advocacy portfolio to ensure the effective delivery of agreed-upon advocacy strategies and workplans.

3. Global Advocacy Knowledge Management:

Working with colleagues across the communications & advocacy teams - develop and implement plans to collect, compile, produce, present and disseminate knowledge and information products for the Global Advocacy Priorities, such as: Sharepoint pages for sharing advocacy strategies; visualized theories of change; advocacy resources and news; campaign brochures; internal newsletters or bulletins; internal impact reports and others.

4. Global Advocacy Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning:

Working with UNICEF’s Global Advocacy Leads, and the Strategic Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation teams, collaborate to establish baselines and performance indicators against which results are regularly monitored; coordinate the collection & dissemination of M&E results; coordinate the collection and analysis of ‘lessons learned’ to support ongoing improvement and effectiveness.

5. Global Advocacy Networking & Partnering:

Support the Chief of Advocacy and Global Advocacy Leads to develop and maintain relationships within key networks of global advocacy experts and influencers, including by coordinating engagements with advocacy speakers to help our teams stay up to date with.

6. Budget oversight:

Budget oversight of OMP budget and OR grants including donor reporting in close coordination with grant technical leads and admin staff.

7. Others:

Represent the Chief of Advocacy in meetings and other engagements with stakeholders as needed and appropriate

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

An advanced university degree (i.e. Master’s degree or equivalent) is required in one of the following fields: Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, International Development, Public Administration, Economics, Communication or related fields. * A first level university degree (i.e. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) with an additional two years (a total of 7 years) of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Work Experience:

• Experience required: At least five (5) years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in advocacy or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in design and management of projects and programmes of work with theories of change and specific, measurable and timebound objectives and performance indicators.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing governance and decision-making processes and managing senior stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning plans.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing knowledge management and internal communications strategies, including proficiency with using Sharepoint and other relevant digital management and communications tools and platforms.
• Strong communicator with emphasis on being able to present complex strategies and workplans in succinct, engaging and memorable ways to non-expert audiences.
• Experience in advocacy at the international level is an asset.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (1) Works collaboratively with others (1) Builds and maintains partnership (1) Innovates and embraces change (1) Thinks and acts strategically (1) Drive to achieve results for impact (1) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.