Emergency Specialist (Accountability for Affected Populations), P-3 TA, Caracas

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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.

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And we never give up.

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How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of PM&E. The Accountability to Affected Populations/Community Engagement (AAP/CE) Specialist is responsible for providing technical and operational support in the management, coordination and implementation of Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) interventions ensuring views and priorities of affected people are incorporated into all stages of the Country Office programme cycle and effectively informs the humanitarian response plans.

Coordinate the design and implementation of strategies and action plans to scale up community engagement (CE) and accountability to affected population (AAP) interventions and processes in the Country Programme

  • Facilitate the development of a Country Office strategy and plans of action for scaling up AAP that has clear deliverables, indicators and timeframes to enable timely marked improvement in AAP/CCE performance, with a focus on closing the loop (by providing feedback to the community about how their views and inputs were addressed), based on operational modalities, community preferences and global best practice
  • Coordinate integration of AAP in country office annual work plans and processes ensuring each programme (and operation) section have specific AAP outputs, activity and budgets for effective implementation
  • Convene an internal cross-sector group of focal points to share AAP/CCE experiences, develop and use common tools and approaches, and agree internal referral pathways for community feedback and resolution protocols.
  • Ensure accountability and community feedback, concerns and priorities are consistently and systematically well highlighted during internal meetings and planning processes especially but not limited to OMPs, CMT/PMTs, MYR/EYR etc.
  • Facilitate development and use of harmonized tools and standards for staff and third-party monitoring and reporting of AAP/CCE activities in accordance with agreed work plans ensuring corrective actions are taken as required
  • Monitor the use of resources as planned and verify compliance with organizational guidelines, rules and regulations and standards of ethics and transparency.
  • Identify additional resources (human, financial, technical, etc.) needed to implement the AAP/CCE plan and explore options to mobilize these.

Advocacy, networking and capacity building

  • Conduct capacity building needs assessments in AAP and facilitate training, monitoring and reporting efforts at national and subnational levels
  • Collaborate with internal, national, regional and global partners to update, harmonize, link and coordinate activities, tools and processes designed to enhance communication and community engagement in humanitarian response including use of multiple media and communication platforms
  • Maintain and strengthen partnerships and stakeholder engagement through networking and proactive collaboration and engagement with strategic partners including NGOs, local authorities, community and religious leaders and others to promote accountability to affected population
  • Regularly monitor changes and emerging trends, including public and media perceptions that could impact access and acceptance of UNICEF and UNICEF supported programmes and recommend appropriate response measures.
  • Provide advice and guidance to UNICEF partners on AAP/CCE issues and approaches

Representation

  • Serve as the primary focal point within the Country Office on AAP/CCE related issues and be able to provide and regularly update current AAP/Community engagement practices within the Country programme cycle.
  • Represent UNICEF at inter-agency Working Groups, clusters and other relevant fora in formulating and articulating CCE/AAP plans and outcomes and in disseminating key results and lessons learnt.

Evidence Generation, Innovation and knowledge management

  • In the absence of relevant primary or secondary data, conduct a community engagement and accountability needs assessment to understand community information needs, communications preferences, community dynamics, social norms, cultural beliefs, superstitions and other anthropological factors that could impact programmes.
  • Ensure systematic collection and analysis of key community feedback data through integration of core AAP questions in cluster assessments, surveys and other data collection tools and activities and their inclusion in IMEP.
  • Manage the conduct, analysis and dissemination of regular community perception surveys of UNICEF and quality of UNICEF supported programmes especially in the context of a humanitarian response
  • Design and implement a capacity building strategy to build the knowledge of, and commitment to AAP/CCE approaches for UNICEF and partner staff
  • Develop context-specific capacity building materials by contextualizing global and national tools.
  • Identify opportunities to integrate AAP/CCE into existing training and tailor content to specific audiences.
  • Support the establishment and management of internal AAP/CCE information management functions through a common system to share, aggregate and analyze community feedback to identify trends, priority issues and track actions based on community feedback.
  • Facilitate the implementation and documentation of innovative practices, approaches and latest technology on multiple media and social/digital platforms and networks for CCE that are appropriate/available for the humanitarian context and audience (e.g. U-Report).
  • Institutionalize/share best practices and knowledge learned/products with global/local partners and stakeholders to build capacity of partners, and disseminate these products to key audiences including donors and national and global partners.

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

  • An advanced university degree in social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations or other related field is required. Five years relevant and progressive experience may be considered in lieu of a master’s degree.

  • 3-5 years’ experience in the humanitarian sector with significant field experience working on AAP/CCE interventions in technical and or leadership role. Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing evidence-based community engagement strategies in humanitarian contexts.
  • Experience in designing and facilitating participatory sensitization and capacity building sessions at different levels with diverse, multicultural teams.
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team in a challenging and highly fluid environment, flexibility and the ability to handle constant change.
  • Proven ability to live and work in challenging physical conditions.
  • Relevant experience in related areas in a UN agency or international organization is an asset.
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
  • Fluency in English and Spanish is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Core Competencies (For Staff without Supervisory Responsibilities)

  • Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
  • Works Collaboratively with others (1)
  • Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
  • Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
  • Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
  • Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
  • Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

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:

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

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

Added 2 years ago - Updated 2 years ago - Source: unicef.org