Programme Specialist (PSEA), P3, TA, Ankara Turkiye, 6 months, Non-Turkish Nationals Only

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 103,090 USD and 134,989 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, Protection

In the early hours of Monday 6 February 2023, an earthquake with a 7.8 magnitude, was reported 23 km East of Nurdag, Turkiye. The location is approximately 28 km northwest of Gaziantep. The provinces of Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Osmaniye, Malatya, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, and Adana have been strongly affected and the Turkiye government has declared a state of emergency for three months—recognizing that the overall impact will be felt for much longer. Tens of thousands of men, women and children have lost their lives and many more are injured. Hundreds of thousands have sought shelter in public buildings, schools, hospitals, sports halls and other communal centres. Thousands of buildings have been destroyed and health, water, educational and electricity facilities have been damaged and/or destroyed.

In the aftermath of a disaster, sector coordination is critical to ensure clear leadership, predictability and accountability in international responses by clarifying the division of labour among organizations and better defining their roles and responsibilities within the different sectors of the response. It seeks to make the international humanitarian community better organised and more accountable and professional, so that it can be a better partner for the affected people, host governments, local authorities, as well as local civil society and resourcing partners.

How can you make a difference?

The PSEA Specialist will be based in Ankara, with travel to different regions where UNICEF programmes are being implemented as needed. The PSEA Specialist will have a reporting line to the Deputy Representative.

Within the context of the emergency response and the HCT PSEA framework, the PSEA Specialist will revise and support implementation of UNICEF’s PSEA Action Plan, which focuses on scaling up and taking forward UNICEF’s prevention and response efforts to sexual exploitation and abuse. This will include conceptualizing and implementing PSEA prevention activities, responding to alleged PSEA cases that are reported (including strengthening complaint mechanisms at the community level, reporting, investigating, and ensuring appropriate survivor support), liaising with the PSEA Network(s) and other inter-agency bodies addressing PSEA and making contributions to inter-agency PSEA response and monitoring, liaising with UNICEF senior management at national, regional and international levels on the same. As the office has a well established system the Specialist will come in to support the current expansion of programmes and operations in response to the earthquake, with a main objective to support the current focal point to respond efficiently and leaving behind additional tools and capacity to continue the PSEA agenda. The PSEA Specialist, in close collaboration with the focal point will be also responsible for building the capacity of UNICEF staff, consultants, volunteers, and implementing partners on PSEA, as well as identifying additional focal points as needed.

Internal capacity building and technical support

• Provide leadership, technical support and monitoring for the implementation of UNICEF Country Office PSEA Action Plan, in close collaboration with management, focal points and sections.
• Deliver PSEA and Child Safeguarding trainings for UNICEF staff, consultants, volunteers, and implementing partners, in line with the PSEA Training Plan.
• Build the capacity of selected UNICEF staff to replicate PSEA and Child Safeguarding trainings and awareness raising efforts.
• Support knowledge management efforts on PSEA, including a repository of tools, documentation of promising practices.
• Together with the Social Behavior Change team, and in liaison with the PSEA Network, develop a strategy of awareness raising for UNICEF office and partners.
• Adapt internal tracking tools to ensure regular and consistent monitoring of SEA cases and case management of child victims’ assistance.
• Support the office response to institutionalize PSEA efforts within their programmes, monitoring and facilities (e.g. HACT, supply section, programme component teams, etc.)
• Support the Country Office to expand/strengthen communities’ access to safe and accessible reporting channels across programmes/sections
• In collaboration with UNICEF sections, support partners to ensure PSEA policies and structures are aligned with standards and requirements as per UNICEF PSEA Implementing Partners Procedures and the UN Protocol.

Inter-agency response to SEA and PSEA Network coordination

Actively support PSEA Network coordination meetings and events at national and support provincial level coordination in, as well as working with the PSEA Network in taking forward actions including:

• Develop information sharing/messaging strategies on SEA across network members;
• Develop and implement a Community Based Complaints Mechanism on SEA, building upon existing community-based complaint mechanisms as relevant. Develop plans on 1) outreach and sensitization on SEA in communities; and 2) training of PSEA focal points.
• Ensure systems procedures for inter-agency referrals are functionals and effective, including accountability mechanisms and development of joint interagency responses in relation to SEA risks and concerns
• Support to PSEA risk assessment as per HCT PSEA Action Plan;
• Support the roll out of the Victims Assistance Protocol.

Support Appropriate Reporting and Response of SEA allegations

• Support the Head of Office on the reporting of SEA allegations through the internal Notification Alert
• Support the internal roll out and implementation of UNICEF SEA reporting procedures
• Provide technical support to partners to strengthen internal reporting procedures once a complaint is received:
• Ensure that all information pertaining to complaints is handled and referred strictly in line with agreed protocols: the internal UNICEF Notification Alert and inter-agency information sharing procedure agreed with the PSEA Task Force
• Immediately refer survivors to appropriate service providers so that they receive the medical, psychosocial, legal and any other assistance support they may need, in line with the victims’ assistance protocol.

Prevention

• Collaborate and coordinate with partners and UNICEF sections to ensure sensitization activities on SEA are implemented across communities, and establish systems to track and monitor implementation;
• Collaborate and coordinate with partners and UNICEF sections to ensure systematic SEA risk assessment is conducted and findings are reflected and included in programme implementation.

Survivor assistance

In coordination with the Chief Child Protection and GBV specialist (or focal point):

• Ensure that survivors of SEA access assistance and support
• Monitor the quality of assistance and follow up provided to victims of SEA by UNICEF partners
• Review functionality and effectiveness of GBV and CP referral pathways – internal and interagency – and contribute to advocacy to strengthen access to services for survivors.

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

Education: An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: international development, human rights, psychology, sociology, international law, or another relevant social science field.

Work Experience: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in design, implementation and management of protection or GBV programming, PSEA and child safeguarding, preferably with the UN and/or international NGO.

Experience working in humanitarian contexts. Familiarity with the latest development in PSEA, inter-agency PSEA responses and humanitarian cluster systems.

Excellent communication skills. Proven ability to work independently under difficult conditions. Excellent facilitation, training, networking and advocacy skills. Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the organization.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of Turkish is considered a strong 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.

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.