Knowledge Management Specialist, P4, End Violence Against Children (EVAC), Hosted Funds, Tunis, Tunisia, Req

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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, Care.

The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (EVAC) and its associated Fund were launched in 2016 by the UN Secretary-General to accelerate progress towards ending all forms of violence, abuse and neglect of children as part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Every year, at least 1 billion children experience physical, sexual or psychological violence. Violence in childhood undermines all other investments in children: in their health, education and development, often with negative lifelong consequences and intergenerational impact.

The Partnership brings together multiple stakeholders – governments, UN and international organizations, civil society, faith groups, private sector, academia and children themselves – in a unique public-private collaboration focused solely on ending all violence against children. In its first seven years, the Partnership has enrolled 38 governments as ‘Pathfinding’ countries; grown to over 750 member organizations; helped develop and promote the INSPIRE solutions to end violence;awarded over $86 million in grants to over 85 organizations with impact in over 80 countries; galvanized those working to end violence through the Together to #ENDviolence campaign and Solutions Summit Series; and advanced the global agenda to keep children safe at home, school, online and in their communities.

About Safe Online:

Safe Online is a priority initiative of EVAC, focusing on how digital technologies and connectivity facilitate child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) and other forms of violence against children online. Since 2017, Safe Online has invested $86 million in projects to prevent and eliminate online CSEA with impact in over 80 countries. Investments include programmes in-country, research projects (e.g. Disrupting Harm), and designing and scaling up technology-based solutions.

Beyond investing in solutions, Safe Online has built a strong network of partners to share knowledge, learnings and solutions and maximize collective results for child victims and those at risk of online CSEA. Safe Online also contributes to global policy discussions on child online safety with governments, tech industry, regulators and others, ensuring that children’s safety is at the heart of intersections between connectivity and safety, privacy and protection, and technology and human rights.

How can you make a difference?

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Knowledge Management and Advocacy Specialist will be responsible for the following key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

• Support Safe Online knowledge and evidence generation.
• Provide technical advice on Safe Online’s strategy and investment approach.
• Create advocacy and partnership opportunities.

KEY FUNCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RELATED DUTIES/TASKS

Specific tasks and responsibilities:

Support knowledge sharing and evidence generation:

• Strengthen the network of Safe Online grantees and promote knowledge and learning, including through research, knowledge-sharing activities and products for the Safe Online network and wider ecosystem, including facilitating the establishment of communities of practice;
• Support the design and implementation of evidence generation and knowledge exchange initiatives to support grant recipients and grantmaking processes, as well as share that knowledge with expert organizations and practitioners in the field of online violence against children;
• Support coordination of evidence generation, learnings and best practices from the Safe Online portfolio to inform priority areas, investment approaches and strategic opportunities, as well as share with grantees, the End Violence broader community and general public to increase the impact of investments, advocacy efforts and collaborations;
• Gather and consolidate existing programming evidence to strengthen the Secretariat’s knowledge of this area (from existing research, studies and evaluations).

Provide technical advice on Safe Online’s strategy and investment approach:

• Under the guidance and supervision of the Safe Online Director, strategize on what the field needs to end online violence, and provide technical guidance and support for investment rounds (e.g. guidance, technical experts, EoI, grading criteria, application review, quality assurance, and announcements of awards);
• Provide a second layer of expert technical support to grantees by providing advice on critical deliverables, such as research and evaluation documents, programme preparation, implementation and monitoring for results, among others;
• Work closely with the Planning Manager (Fund and Grant Management) to ensure timely technical support throughout all stages of application, implementation and reporting, including advising on cases where funds may need to be withheld, reprogrammed or investigated;
• Participate in selected monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with partners to assess progress;
• Identify opportunities for alignment with other End Violence priority initiatives, across thematic areas and types of violenceagainst children (online and inperson CSEA, bullying, etc.) and coordination at country and regional levels.

Create advocacy and partnership opportunities:

• Support the Safe Online Director to maintain and strengthen a wider convening and coordination role in online CSEA prevention and response, as well as wider child online safety, to further build a collaborative network of partners across sectors, including through working with partners on data generation, the UN Tech and Digital agenda, EU engagement on relevant policies and strategies, industry engagement and similar external opportunities;
• Raise the profile of child online safety across relevant platforms to advocate for the issue to be at the heart of key global and regional policy debates that have an impact on children’s safety online;
• Consolidate relevant Safe Online external engagements, grantee activities, results and work in coordination with the Communication Specialist and Resource Mobilization Specialist to create communication and advocacy materials to inform multiple audiences such as media, case studies and grantee profiles as needed;
• Provide inputs as requested by the Safe Online Director to policy papers, briefing notes, speeches, strategies, progress reports, decision papers and other strategic programme materials for senior management and Safe Online Working Group use, information and consideration, such as documents related to the WeProtect Global Alliance (WPGA) Board, WPGA Global Threat Assessment and Global Strategic Response, Technology Coalition, Broadband Commission, ITU Child Online Protection, and other similarly themed issues or partner groups.
• Perform other tasks to support other deliverables of the Global Partnership, as applicable and assigned by the supervisor.

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

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in social sciences, international relations, human rights, or other related disciplines, or other relevant field.
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant progressively responsible professional experience in programme development, implementation, and research in diverse country contexts, including developing countries, on issues related to child protection from online violence and sexual abuse and exploitation.
• Experience working in violence prevention is 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.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Direct working experience with key actors involved in preventing and responding to online exploitation and abuse against children (e.g. law enforcement, ICT Industry, education, civil society, etc.) required.
• Good understanding of the field of online child exploitation and abuse and violence prevention, including the work of the End Violence Partnership, WeProtect Global
• Alliance, tech industry and others. Knowledge of the latest research and evidence-base behind effective strategies to end violence against children, particularly online, is desirable.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent technical communication with peers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including networking and negotiating with others to produce the best outcomes.
• Strong analytical and strategic skills.
• Ability to work in a diverse, multicultural and highly collaborative environment, preferably within an international organization with a complex stakeholder network.

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:

The appointment for this position is limited to END VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN (EVAC), a UNICEF-hosted fund. While UN staff regulations and rules, as well as UNICEF policies and procedures, apply to you during your appointment, certain provisions therein may apply to you differently due to the limited scope of your appointment. In particular, you will not be subject to rotation exercise as per the Executive Directive on Staff mobility and rotation (CF/EXD/2015-002) or any revision thereof. In addition, during your appointment in EVAC, you will not be considered eligible for conversion to a Continuing Appointment as per UNICEF Administrative Instruction on Continuing Appointment (CF/AI/2017-002) or any revision thereof. In the event that your post is abolished, the priority granted, and other support provided to staff on abolished posts in staff selection processes will only be extended to posts within EVAC and not to other posts in UNICEF.

UNICEF candidates: To return to a UNICEF appointment outside EVAC, you will need to be selected in a competitive recruitment exercise. Upon selection for a UNICEF post outside of UNICEF-hosted funds, the period you have served with the UNICEF-hosted fund will count towards the calculation of the tour of duty in your duty station and eligibility for a continuing appointment.

External Candidates: To secure a UNICEF appointment outside EVAC, you will need to be selected in a competitive recruitment exercise. Upon selection for a UNICEF post outside of UNICEF hosted funds, the period you have served with the UNICEF hosted fund will count towards the calculation of the tour of duty in your duty station and eligibility for a continuing appointment.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic background 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.