FOR NATIONALS ONLY: Programme Specialist, (PSEA Coordinator) NO 3, 364 days, Manila, Post no. 125747

Contract

This is a NO-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-3 contracts.

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, a fair chance

UNICEF has been an active partner of the Government of the Philippines and civil society in realizing the rights of every Filipino child, in line with priorities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNICEF efforts have been focused on the most vulnerable regions identified by the Government of the Philippines Development Plan, particularly in the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. To ensure that interventions are sustainable and scaled up, UNICEF will support both the national and local government units (LGUs) as the main instruments of delivering services and building systems. The level of engagement with government institutions will consider capacities, economies of scale and sector issues.

UNICEF Philippines has two offices. One office is based in Manila and a field office in Cotabato City.

Visit this link for more information on Philippine Country Office: https://www.unicef.org/philippines/

How can you make a difference?

The Programme Specialist (PSEA Coordinator) reports to the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC) and day-to-day management by the Head of the RC Office.

The PSEA Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and supporting the collective PSEA activities of organizations in the Philippines. The PSEA Coordinator will act as interagency resource and supports the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) and UN Country Team (UNCT) to implement the PSEA Strategy and country-level PSEA framework. S/he supports the Philippines PSEA Task Force, currently chaired by World Vision and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and its key activities, such as risk assessments, capacity building, safe reporting and referrals, maintaining a database of PSEA allegations made in country and preparing guidance documents.

The PSEA Coordinator is responsible for overseeing and supporting the collective PSEA Task Force activities at the national and sub-national level. The PSEA Coordinator shall support strengthening of PSEA programs across the HCT (including the Inter Cluster Coordination Group [ICCG] and Mindanao Humanitarian [MHT] as HCT’s operating arm and humanitarian coordination platform in BARMM), UNCT and its operational partners.

The presence of the PSEA Coordinator does not lessen the responsibility of individual organizations to develop and/or strengthen their own PSEA programs. While the PSEA Coordinator will support organizations to meet minimum standards on PSEA implementation and foster the sharing of best practices, the final responsibility for institutional and collective PSEA program implementation lies with Heads of Organizations and the RC/HC respectively. The PSEA Coordinator will have the following Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Support the PSEA in-country program
• Coordinate the PSEA Task Force
• Strengthen PSEA within organizations
• Engage Stakeholders through:
  • Community engagement
  • Cluster Coordination
• Integration of PSEA into development programming
• Establish/Strengthen the inter-agency complaints mechanism
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Victims’/Survivor-Centered Assistance
• Accountability, including investigations
• Recommendations to Senior Leadership and Support Bodies

Please find the full details of the Job Description here. Programme Specialist NOC UN PSEA Coordinator TA ToR Final_signedRCO.pdf

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

• Advance university degree in the field of Social Work, International Relations, Law, Development Studies, Gender Studies or other related fields. *(In the absence of an advance university degree, equivalent of minimum of 7 years of work experience may be considered)
• A minimum of five (5) of progressive work experience in the related field.
• Proven technical expertise in the field of PSEA, Accountability to Affected Population (AAP) /Community Engagement, Gender Equality Programming, Protection, Human Rights, and staff misconduct and discipline is very desirable.
• At least 5 year of relevant field experience working in humanitarian and development settings and previous work experience in the Philippines on humanitarian response is an advantage.
• Understanding and familiarity with the UN System, international development (like the SDGs) and humanitarian architecture (like the Inter Agency Standing Committee [IASC], HCT, ICCG) will be an advantage.
• Proven experience in leading/supporting coordination for inter-agency mechanisms / platforms like the PSEA Task Force/Task Force, Protection and Gender is highly desirable.
• Proven experience in supporting the development of training materials and facilitating capacity building activities is an advantage.

How to apply

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ by 11 August 2023. Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal under job no. 564401will be considered.

By applying through our Talent Management System (TMS) you agree to our privacy statement which is in line with the Philippines’ Data Privacy Act. You are strongly advised to read carefully through the privacy statement before submitting your application.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. 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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable male applicants are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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