Climate, Education and Youth Participation Assistant

Volunteering Teaching & Training

Overview

Support and coordinate youth participation in climate and education initiatives

You have:

• Demonstrated experience as a volunteer or in community engagement for at least 1 year.
• Young people aged 20-32 eligible for application.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; collaborative work ability.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and internet skills.
• Very good ability to articulate clear and concise ideas in written and oral forms.
• Familiarity with UNICEF youth development interventions will be considered an asset.

Contract

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

The UNICEF Education, ADAP and WASH programs has been working closely with the Ministry of Education (MoE), the Ministry of Youth (MOYS) the Ministry of Environment (MOEN), Directorate of Water (DoW) to strengthen the capacity of the national education system to respond to the education needs of forcibly displaced children and young people, build their skills for social and economic participation and promote their voice and role in the climate agenda. Work closely and collaboratively with all actors to strengthen WASH interventions and contribute in monitoring WASH service delivery for refugees and host communities. Focus shall be on engaging young people in water conservation, and climate adaptation actions. Engage in on-site training sessions on green energy, basic knowledge on drinking water supply systems.

UNICEF have supported access to multiple learning pathways to forcibly displaced children and young people, including through investments in local capacity in coordination with local government and CSO partnerships. This has led children and young people to learn and thrive in safe environments, support their learning, readiness for school, skills acquisition, overall development, mental health and psychosocial support. Furthermore, UNICEF Iraq provided adolescents and youth access to skilling opportunities, Life Skills and Citizenship Education, and extracurricular activities to foster social cohesion and promote their role in the climate arena, including green skills and green economy.

The UNV will be supporting the implementation of the PROSPECTS programme in Iraq including coordination among two main pillars; Education and Learning (Pillar 1) and Infrastructure (Pillar 4)

Eligibility criteria include: • Young people aged 18-26 • Refugees, asylum seekers, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and migrants • In their motivation statement, applicants can demonstrate they face learning to earning barriers • Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply • Hosting offices are encouraged to ensure application processes are accessible to youth on the move with disabilities

The UNV officer will support and coordinate multi-sectoral activities of UNICEF Iraq, with a focus on education, climate, and youth participation. This will include working with sections of WASH and Climate and Education and Learning.

Under the direct supervision of, the Chief of Erbil Field Office, with technical dotted lines to the chiefs of ADAP, WASH, and Education. the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Contribute to the implementation of cross-sectoral young people development and engagement activities under the PROSPECTS program through partnerships with DOYs as well as CSO partners. Including skills building for social and economic engagement, as well as offline and online participation of young people. With a special focus on green engagement. • Support in monitoring and reporting on the use of adolescent development and participation program resources (financial, administrative, and other resources). • work closely and collaboratively with UNICEF colleagues in WASH, Education, and Child Protection to ensure the integration of program activities targeting children and youth under PROSPECTS.
• Participate in achieving positive impact and change through promoting U-Report Iraq and Learning Passports and using the data collected. • Support ad-hoc administrative and operational tasks.

☒ Accountability ☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Knowledge Sharing ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☒ Working in Teams

at least 1 year demonstrated experience as a volunteer or in community engagement. Experience Youth Empowerment work would be an asset. • Young people aged 20-32; • Refugees, asylum seekers, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and migrants who can demonstrate they face learning to earning barriers. • 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. • Self-motivation and ability to adapt professionally in a challenging environment and work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel • Proficient digital skills to deliver the assignment, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet. • Familiarity with UNICEF youth development and participation interventions (e.g. U-Report, UPSHIFT) will be considered as an asset. • Very good ability to articulate clear and concise ideas and concepts in written and orally.

National UN Volunteer will be based in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Erbil is under UN Security Level and this means that the security situation is classified “Moderate” and therefore a non-family duty station. The local currency is the Iraqi Dinar (IQD) with the average exchange rate of US$1 = IQD 1310 The market is mostly cash-based; both USD and IQD are widely accepted. Payments by credit cards is accepted in limited number of shops; limited number of ATM machines is also available in Erbil. Therefore, it is highly advisable to always carry cash. There is no particular dress code to be observed; however somewhat conservative European casual wear is highly recommended. UN personnel work in secured compound with limited access outside of the city, which usually can only be done with stringent clearances. UN personnel live in Minimum Operational Security Standards (MOSS) compliant residences outside of the UN compound. 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.

Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): All national Youth Volunteers are entitled to a monthly volunteer living allowance of USD 1,591.41 USD The purpose of this allowance is to cover the basic living costs of the national UN Volunteer, and her or his family when applicable. The allowance is to ensure that the volunteer can sustain a basic, adequate and safe lifestyle. The monthly allowance rate is a fixed rate for the duty station as established by UNV headquarters.

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