Innovation Manager (SBC), P4, TA, Kinshasa, DRC, 364 days (Open for non-DRC nationals only)

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Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 146,826 USD and 189,301 USD.

Salary for a P-4 contract in Kinshasa

The international rate of 90,970 USD, with an additional 61.4% (post adjustment) at this the location, applies. Please note that depending on the location, a higher post adjustment might still result in a lower purchasing power.

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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, A Future

UNICEF works in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help the most vulnerable children, including access to quality health services, nutrition, water and education, and to grow up protected from violence and exploitation, wherever they are and wherever they live.

How can you make a difference?

The SBC Innovation Specialist is responsible to lead the UNICEF DRC SMS and Digital Strategy. He or she will be responsible for identifying opportunities to use existing and new data collection systems to strengthen the country projects and programmes involving citizens and/or youth as beneficiaries. The Innovation Specialist acts to build capacity in both the country office across all sections, partners and government stakeholders inclusive of all levels within the hierarchy.

Under the supervision of the Chief of Communication for Development and Social Behavior Change, the SBC Specialist is responsible for initiating and coordinating ongoing and innovation projects for UNICEF Democratic Rep. of Congo (DRC) and partners, and for providing ongoing technical support to each programme team in the design and implementation of their respective Innovation flagship initiative(s) including U-Report and young bloggers. He will also provide technical support and oversight on designing, planning, implementing and monitoring SBC activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties or tasks of the incumbent include:

1. Citizen Engagement, Participation & Feedback

2. Real-Time Monitoring (RTM) & Information Systems

3. Technical support on Children and Adolescents, Youth Engagement and Advocacy

4. Social and Behavioural Change coordinating, networking, and partnership building

5. Promote continuous learning, strengthening, and scaling up in SBC through capacity building for UNICEF staff and partners

P4 TA SBC Innovation Manager.docx.pdf

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

  • An advanced university degree in Communications, Marketing, Digital Engagement, Business management, Youth Engagement, IT or any other relevant technical field.
  • A minimum of eight years of professional experience in Communications, Digital Engagement, Youth engagement, information technology management and business operations in a large international organization and/or corporation is required.
  • Experience running U-Report and Rapid Pro in a country office is required. Experience in a UN organization is an asset; Experience in developing or supporting community engagement interventions is a strong asset.
  • Experience with high-level communications campaigns across multiple mediums, with national brand recognition is considered as strong asset; Experience giving user-based feedback to the development of software applications is a strong advantage;
  • Previous experience working in developing countries especially in Africa or Asia and with development actors: donors, UN agencies, civil society, government ministries;
  • Good knowledge of current trends in youth participation and new media, as well as a good understanding of development issues, world affairs and current events.
  • Technical Competencies: Knowledge and proven experience using of using Rapid Pro and U-Report plateforms.
  • Language Requirements: Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

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 qualified female are encouraged to apply.

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

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.

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