Internal and external advertisement: Social and Behavioural Change Specialist, P-3, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Case CBD24008, subject to PBR approval)

Contract

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.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 104,882 USD and 137,335 USD.

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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, support

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.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

As part of the sectoral priorities in the CPD, you will lead the use of SBC strategies to strengthen aspects of intersectionality with gender, Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD), ADAP and reduction of stigma especially for children with disabilities, mental health promotion, as well as climate change risk/mitigation and Healthy Environments for Healthy Children. To reduce the gap between knowing and doing, you will will use insights from the best and latest social and behavioural science, to ensure that SBC-CE interventions go beyond providing information to understanding and addressing behavioural drivers and barriers for change at multiple levels of influence. You will develop multi-sectoral partnerships within relevant government entities, UN sister agencies, media organisations, CSO networks, religious organisations, the private sector, and youth organisations to reach out at scale to families and communities as well as pilot SBC innovations for scaling up

You will provide technical and operational support for developing a systematic, planned and evidence-based strategy and process for SBC as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation. Through communication and engagement, as well as the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, children, civil society partners, and government counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization. This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete results in improving children’s rights, survival and wellbeing in the country.

The key functions/accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Generate & Use Evidence:

• Generate and utilize research, data, and evidence to inform the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBC programs and outcomes in both development and emergency contexts and to build the evidence base for SBC.
• Ensure that SBC activities and products are culturally and contextually relevant. Provide leadership on the quality control of SBC activities and products as needed.
• Remain current on the latest innovative approaches and technology in SBC and the latest developments in social and behavioral sciences and ensure their integration into programme approaches. Advocate for their adoption among internal and external stakeholders.

2. Design, plan and implement:

• Design, plan and implement SBC activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms.
• Confirm/approve the technical quality, consistency, and relevance of SBC activities and platforms for engagement, ensuring quality and integration of the latest evidence and UNICEF's programmatic approaches.
• Approve and use resources as planned, manage and monitor programme funds and verify compliance with organizational guidelines, rules, regulations, and standards of ethics and transparency.

3. Advocate & Build Partnerships:

• Support operationalization of SBC by advocating for SBC, mobilizing resources, coordinating across stakeholders, sectors and teams, and partnership building.
• Support the office management to mobilize financial resources for SBC within CPDs and other financial mechanisms.
• Provide strategic leadership and vision for the SBC team and mobilize workforce and flexible external expertise to achieve SBC goals and objectives.

4. Build Capacities:

• Promote continuous learning, strengthening, and scaling up in SBC for both development and humanitarian contexts through capacity building for UNICEF staff and partners.
• Identify capacity development needs of country offices and partners and oversee the design and organization of SBC capacity development initiatives, including new approaches

To qualify as an adv****ocate for every child you will have…

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in social development programme planning, social and behavior change, communication for development, public advocacy or another relevant area.
• Familiarity with latest developments in behavioral and social science to inform SBC strategies and activities
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is 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 (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people.

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, all eligible and suitable qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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

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.