Data Resilience & Emergency Digital Platforms Assistant

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Overview

Assist in enhancing data readiness for emergency digital platforms.

You have:

• Demonstrated experience in data management and digital tools.
• Technical support experience in digital platforms.
• Proficiency in data analysis and digital tools.
• Strong communication skills to work collaboratively.
• Ability to adapt and be flexible in a diverse environment.
• Motivation for continuous learning and personal development.

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.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfil 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 (https://www.unicef.org/) to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

At the core of UNICEF’s universal mandate is our commitment to protect and uphold the rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) for all children – without discrimination and without leaving any child behind. The rights enshrined in the CRC apply equally to all children in a country, including children who are non-nationals or stateless, refugee and international migrant children. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, social protection, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged residents — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential, but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. A dedicated focus on children on the move is critical to meet the SDGs commitment to leave no one behind. UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (2022-2025) reflects children on the move across Goal Areas and as an important cross-cutting priority, supporting global commitments such as the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and Global Compact on Refugees. The Strategic Plan commits UNICEF to a renewed focus on inclusion of children on the move into education, child protection and social protection systems to tackle root causes for forced displacement or unsafe migration, discrimination and exclusion.

The Youth on the Move UNV programme was designed by UNICEF in collaboration with UNV to provide refugee, displaced and migrant youth between the ages of 20-32, who face learning to earning barriers, with a paid 12-months volunteer opportunity.

Hosting offices are encouraged to ensure application processes are accessible to youth on the move with disabilities

The Digital Solutions and Innovation team supports the regional office in Nairobi and 21 country offices in the region to better use technology and innovation to accelerate results for children. The team is seeking a UNV who will assist in providing technical support to enhance regional and country offices data readiness and improved evidence-based preparedness and response across programmes and specifically on:
• Providing technical support to country offices on preparedness and implementation of digital platforms for emergencies emphasizing data resilience and ensuring data securi-ty and privacy for beneficiaries’ data • Liaise with sectors and governance groups in ESARO to support cross-sectoral work on data analytics using innovation and advance technology for data-driven decision making, trends analysis and predictive data analytics

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Chief of the Digital Solutions and Innovation team, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1.  Supporting efforts to Identify and assist in the implementation of cross-sectoral digital engagement tools for data collection, analysis, programme monitoring as well as data visualization approaches
   

2.  Researching  the Identification and application of innovative methods (e.g. machine learning / AI, data mining, remote sensing, predictive analytics, etc.) to improve the production, analysis, usage and dissemination of data
   

3.  Supporting rollout of the new global Digital Resilience programme of cybersecurity and information governance with focus on Technology-for-Development and Emergency contexts
   

4.  Supporting the identification, preparedness and implementation of digital platforms for emergencies (i.e.: RapidPro, InForm, DRIP, Primero, HOPE, and IoGT) to ensure swift deployment when needed and adherence to digital resilience principles
   

Adaptability and Flexibility Client Orientation Commitment and Motivation Commitment to Continuous Learning Communication Creativity Empowering Others Ethics and Values Integrity Knowledge Sharing Planning and Organizing Respect for Diversity Technological Awareness Working in Teams

community engagement or as a volunteer • 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. • Proficient digital skills to deliver the assignment, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet. • Demonstrate UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS). • Applicants are requested to submit a motivation statement, describing why they're a good fit for the assignment by detailing any challenges they've faced due to migration or displacement that affected their access to education or employment. They should also mention any relevant volunteer experience and their interest in this UNICEF position.

Other Remarks on Eligibility criteria include: • Young people aged 20-32. • 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. • Candidates living with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate

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