Gender Officer, P-2 (Junior Professional Officer), ESARO, Nairobi, Kenya (Canadian nationals only)

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This is a P-2 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 2 years of experience, depending on education.

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This is a Junior Professional Officer position open to Canadian nationals only.

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 future

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

The commitment of UNICEF to an equal future for all girls and boys recognizes that promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls is central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UNICEF Gender Action Plan, 2022–2025 (GAP 3), both articulates and operationalizes this commitment, providing a road map for promoting gender equality throughout the organization’s work through 3 priorities: integrating gender across all programming sectors, targeting the well-being and empowerment of adolescent girls, and strengthening institutional strategies and systems.

In Eastern and Southern Africa, UNICEF has been programming with and for adolescents for many years, however adolescents, especially girls, continue to remain socially, economically and politically marginalized. Conflicts, climate change and political instability have further increased the vulnerabilities of women and girls, exposing them to violence, exploitation and abuse. In addition, opportunities for adolescents to actively participate in community and have a voice remain limited. Adolescent girls are particularly affected as social norms often restrict their agency at the family and community level and limit their access to critical and safe services and opportunities.

52 million African girls and young women are still missing the chance to go to school. Eastern and Southern Africa is also the region with one of the highest adolescent pregnancy rates in the world (i.e. 1 out of 4 young women gave birth before the age of 18) and nearly 1 in 3 new HIV infections occurred among adolescent girls and young women. Finally, COVID-19 has slowed or even reversed the gains made in preventing harmful practices such as child marriage of Female Genital Mutilation.

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision the Regional Adviser (Gender) the JPO will be responsible for providing technical support and assistance in all stages of gender programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. The position will have a particular focus on (a) scaling up programming on adolescent girls’ health including to prevent adolescent pregnancies and support adolescent mothers; (b) increasing direct partnership with women-led organizations and girls’ network; and (c) cross-sectoral and inter-agency coordination.

Key functions and responsibilities :

1- Support the generation of evidence and scale-up of gender-transformative programming across UNICEF different sectors of work

  • Contribute to regional research and ensure findings are widely known/ adopted and integrated within new regional and country programming.
  • Support monitoring and evaluation of cross-sectoral programming increasing protection and agency of adolescent girls and young women and addressing gender discriminatory social norms.
  • Ensure funding proposals and regional advocacy includes intentional focus on gender equality.

2- Strengthen the capacity of country offices/teams to effectively engage on Gender Equality, including through technical assistance, development of guidance documents, and training

  • Provide on and off-site technical assistance to country offices in the design and implementation of gender commitments as per GAP 3;
  • Facilitate the coordination of the gender network and cross-learning among 21 countries
  • Develop and design pitch and gender briefs for online dissemination including through support to Communication and Social Media team.

3- Organize and support inter-agency coordination and partnership with civil society organizations

  • Supporting the organization of regional events to influence policy agendas, resources mobilization and promote greater and better investments in gender equality by Governments, Regional Institutions and other bilateral/ multi-lateral donors.
  • Support the establishment of effective partnerships with other UN entities and civil society organizations, especially women-led organization and girls ‘networks and movement and represent UNICEF ESARO within those forums.

Through its Gender work, to which this position will contribute, UNICEF ESARO aims to strengthen the capacity of national governments and Regional/ Continental Institutions ( i.e. Regional Economic Commissions and the African Union) to better integrate gender equality and empowerment of women and girls in their legal and policy frameworks as well as in their budget allocations. In addition, enhancing agency, resources and visibility of local and regional women-led organizations and girls network will also contribute to ensure girls and young women have access to equal opportunities, services and are protected from violence and discrimination in both development and emergencies settings.

To qualify for this JPO position and as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • A Canadian citizenship
  • Max 32 years at the end of application year
  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in one of the following fields is required: International Human Rights. Humanitarian Law, Social Sciences, Development studies, Anthropology, or another relevant technical field.
  • A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience. Experience working in a developing country is considered as a strong asset. Background and/or familiarity with emergency is considered as a strong asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French, Portuguese and/or Swahili is considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Core Competencies:

  • 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)

Remarks:

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.

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 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.

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

Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unicef.org