Communication for Development Specialist, P3, Khartoum, Sudan, 364 days, Req

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 114,138 USD and 149,455 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Hope

Sudan is surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan. Positioned next to East, West, and North Africa, it is surrounded by complex conflicts in an unpredictable, volatile and rapidly evolving region. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 42 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives significantly improve: fewer girls and boys are dying before their fifth birthday, primary school attendance is increasing, immunization coverage is high, and the country remains polio free. Still, millions of children continue to suffer from protracted conflict in Darfur, the Kordofans, and Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition and disease outbreaks, and from under-investment in basic social services. More than three million of Sudan’s school aged children are not in the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states.

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUNICEFSudan

How can you make a difference?

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Coordinate the programme and represent UNICEF including in partner coordination meetings, briefings and field missions.

• Coordinate with relevant UN partners INGOs, including in terms of overall management of the initiative, planning, monitoring, donor reporting and advocacy
• Represent UNICEF in inter-agency forums for effective coordination, planning, reporting and advocacy on the programme (including how it relates to wider UNICEF COVID-19 RCCE work)
• Lead the coordination of the programme within the UNICEF team, including through regular meetings and information exchange, sectoral integration and geographical convergence.
• Oversee and support the team on the ground on the implementation process.

2. Technical and operational support for efficient and timely integrated programme planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

• Manage, in coordination with relevant partners, and with the support of UNICEF’s Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) team, the establishment of baselines, monitoring and reporting on the programme results.
• Manage the preparation of both narrative and financial reports of the programme at state level including by developing and or collating timely and credible data and information.
• Lead, in coordination with UNICEF’s partnership team, the development of further partnerships and resource mobilization in support of the programme.
• Undertake regular field visits either individually or in integrated teams to support, verify, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programme in the targeted states. Actively monitor progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant program colleagues/head of the office for timely resolution.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme and annual reviews together with field-based staff, donors, government and other counterparts to assess progress and to identify any programming adjustments to achieve the desired results.

3) Lead technical support on Communication for Development (C4D) Programme implementation and integration

• Provide oversight in peacebuilding components of the programme.
• Ensure the integration of peacebuilding and conflict sensitivity approaches at all stages of the project and programme cycle.
• Provide guidance and coordinate the management (design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) of the peacebuilding components of various programmes and projects.
• Coordinate the community-based approaches on the engagement and enabling of women, adolescents and children in the scaling-up of appropriate behaviours and abandonment of harmful practices through innovation and use of technology.
• Facilitate a community engagement mapping process to integrate with the existing platforms and for the selection of community focal points for the activities.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Education, Business Administration, Social Science, Public Administration/Policy, International Development or other related and relevant field.
• A minimum of Six years of relevant professional experience in C4D approaches and theories in programme implementation and response to humanitarian emergency, peacebuilding and social cohesion will be an asset.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• UN organization, INGO or similar work experience is considered an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills are an essential job requirement, Arabic is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are:

• Persuading and influencing (2)
• Applying technical expertise (2)
• Entrepreneurial thinking (2)

To view the full Terms of Reference visit the link below:

C4D Specialist _TA P3.docx

To view our competency framework, please visit

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

No Fees:

UNICEF DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING THE CONTRACT). UNICEF DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.