Anticipatory Action Officer

Volunteering Communications & PR Crisis & Emergency Response

Overview

Support UNICEF's anticipatory action work.

You have:

• Demonstrated interest or experience in humanitarian action, climate resilience or emergency preparedness
• Experience in content development, communication and documentation
• Experience in organizing events, workshops or training sessions
• Skills in drafting and editing clear and engaging documents and stories
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse, international team environment
• Ability to coordinate tasks and activities across different offices and partners

Contract

This is a UNV International Youth contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Youth contracts.

The Office of Emergency Programme (EMOPS) provides strategic and coordinated support to Country Offices preparing for and responding to humanitarian crises, in collaboration with Regional Offices, to ensure that they have the right capacities to respond effectively and deliver on its Core Commitments to Children in Humanitarian Action (CCCs). EMOPS leads efforts to ensure that UNICEF’s role in complex emergencies and natural disasters is clearly defined, that the organisation is properly equipped to fulfil that role, and that all levels of the organisation are prepared to deliver our mandate.

The Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section (RAPS) in EMOPS main purpose is to support UNICEF in being ready to meet the CCCs in humanitarian emergencies and thus to contribute to UNICEF’s general ability to assess and adapt to a multitude of risks. RAPS’ aim is to help UNICEF be best prepared and impactful in saving and protecting lives, and in reducing children’s vulnerability around the world.

UNICEF’s anticipatory action work is expanding rapidly to help country offices and regional offices design, implement and document anticipatory action frameworks that protect children and communities from predictable hazards. This assignment will support both the technical content and coordination aspects of this growing portfolio, including documentation of good practices, development of communication materials and support for country office capacity building. Another part of the role will be to support the organization of events, training sessions and other capacity-building activities at country and regional levels. The International UN Youth Volunteer will have the opportunity to work closely with country and regional offices where frameworks exist or are being developed, gaining valuable experience in humanitarian preparedness, climate resilience and knowledge management.

Under the direct supervision of the Emergency Specialist, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1) Content development and knowledge management • Support country and regional offices with documentation and reporting on existing anticipatory action frameworks • Assist in developing templates and guidance for country offices to collect video stories, photos and beneficiary stories • Contribute to knowledge sharing products such as case studies, good practices and lessons learned

2) Coordination and proposal development • Support country offices in developing concept notes and proposals for new frameworks • Assist with drafting resource mobilization concept notes in collaboration with Programme Group, clusters, and relevant divisions such as the Public Partnerships Division (PPD) and Private Fundraising and Partnerships (PFP) • Coordinate with country and regional offices to gather inputs, templates and updates

3) Support for organizing events, training sessions and capacity building • Provide support for planning and delivering trainings, workshops and capacity-building sessions for country offices • Assist with coordination for country and regional learning events related to anticipatory action • Contribute to documentation of key outcomes and lessons learned from these activities

• Perform any other duties as delegated by the supervisor.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: - Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day, 5th of December). - Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. - Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities (for instance at https://vra.unv.org), - Contribute articles/wrjte-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. - Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers. - Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

☒Accountability ☒Adaptability and Flexibility ☒Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒Communication ☒Planning and Organizing ☒Professionalism ☒Respect for Diversity ☒Working in Teams

Demonstrated interest or experience in: • Humanitarian action, climate resilience or emergency preparedness • Content development, communication and documentation • Organizing events, workshops or training sessions

Skills in:
• Drafting and editing clear and engaging documents and stories • Working effectively in a diverse, international team environment • Coordinating tasks and activities across different offices and partners

The UN Volunteer will be based in Istanbul and responsible for arranging her/his own housing and other living essentials. The full entitlements at the duty station: https://app.unv.org/calculator. For more information on entitlements please read the Condition of Service: https://explore.unv.org/cos 

The Summary of UNV Entitlement (International Youth):  • Current Monthly Living Allowance (MLA) is USD 2,151.69 • Accommodation supplement: 20% of MLA  Please note that the amounts can vary according to fluctuations of the monthly post adjustment.  • Private insurance: Health, dental, life and dismemberment coverage by CIGNA  • Entry lump sum (one-time payment): USD 4,000  • Exit allowance: USD 225 per month and upon the satisfactory completion of assignment  • Annual leave: 2.5 days accrued per calendar month  • Free access to different learning platforms and UN & UNV network    The purpose of the allowances and entitlements paid to UN Volunteers is to enable UN Volunteers to sustain a secure standard of living at the duty stations in line with United Nations standards without incurring personal costs. The allowances are in no way to be understood as compensation, reward, or salary in exchange for the UN Volunteer’s service. Contingent on specific eligibility criteria, location of the volunteer assignment, and contractual type and category, the payment of allowances will begin from the date of Commencement of Service. 

Remarks: Important: In addition to duty station specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

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