Innovation Officer (NOB), F/T, Guatemala City, Guatemala, LAC-RO

Contract

This is a NO-2 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-2 contracts.

**This post is for a National Officer, therefore it is available only for nationals of Guatemala**

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, innovation.

How can you make a difference?

The Country Office of Guatemala in the LAC Region is in the process of consolidating, streamlining and expanding existing innovations, as well as scaling-up U-Report Guatemala. Therefore, Guatemala CO requires the expertise of an Innovation Officer to provide technical support to Education, Child Protection and Health and Nutrition Teams in the design and implementation of their innovation-related initiative, such as PRIMERO, Salud Inclusiva and Corazon contento, as well as in scaling-up U-Report Guatemala, in close coordination with LACRO and the Office of Innovation.

UNICEF is seeking to establish an Innovation Officer staff position.

Key functions:

1. Operational and Project Management of U-Report Guatemala, RapidPro and other Innovation-focused Infrastructure and Services.

2. Provide Support and Assistance with Strategic Relationships.

3. Support Operational and Administrative Tasks.

4. Assist in the Delivery of Results.

The Innovation function supports UNICEF´s mission and strategic plan by enabling programme and operational effectiveness and efficiency through innovation, partnerships and providing innovative solutions and services in a timely, secure and safe manner.

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

• University degree preferably in Development or Design Studies or Graphic Design or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or a related field.
• A minimum of two years of professional experience supporting government and/or non-governmental organization programming, including training and capacity building or equivalent professional work experience at the national and international levels.
• Experience in innovative use of technology for development, particularly in the areas of data access, visualization, mobile applications, and open source.
• Previous experience in partnership development, community engagement and youth outreach.
• Previous experience in the use and management of RapidPro (or similar) platforms.
• Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French or Russian) is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

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 female, with disabilities and ethnic or socio-economic background are encouraged to apply.

The VA is open to all internal and external candidates.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments may also be 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 medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”

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