Refugee UN Volunteer: Youth Activities

Contract

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Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be refugees in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the Child Protection Officer****, and the overall guidance from the Senior Protection Officer the Refugee UN Volunteer will be assigned protection-related youth activities in line with UNHCR’s 2019-2022 National Youth Strategy under the guidance of UNHCR Protection covering Kakuma camp and Kalobeyei settlement and in close coordination with relevant sector focal points (e.g. education, livelihood). The UN volunteer is expected to share an equal amount of time in the field and in the office for the duties will involve field activities and reporting on the field activities.

The UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Conduct a stock-taking exercise of the effectiveness of current youth programmes and programmatic gaps in close collaboration with UNHCR and partners; make recommendations with regard to enhancing youth programming.
• Provide support to the roll-out of special projects related to youth, including the Youth Initiative Fund (Dadaab and Nairobi) and other new initiatives in the operation.
• Organise Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) twice per month with youth to identify pressing issues (for example in relation to documentation, service delivery, radicalization, secondary migration, feedback from young mothers on education needs, etc), draft report and propose way forward.
• Assist with the implementation of a Youth Working Group, arrange monthly meetings and draft minutes.

Submit monthly reports of activities which will be used at Nairobi level to produce a monthly “YouthSnapshot Report”

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Secondary education

Education - Additional Comments:

Secondary Education

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

• 2 years’ experience in relevant field required.
• Familiarity with programming.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills he/she must be able to relate well with others, dictate responsibilities, offer support and constructive feedback.
• Computer skills: good knowledge and skill with basic computer applications (Word, Excel, Internet).
• Fluent in English will be desirable.
• Should be at least 22 years of age at the time of applying.
• A recognised refugee living in Kakuma camp or Kalobaye settlement.
• Basic knowledge or familiar with UNHCR mandate.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Youth and sports

Area of expertise details:

Familiarity with programming,Computer skills: good knowledge and skill with basic computer applications (Word, Excel, Internet).

Driving license:

No

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections

of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink.

Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

Application deadline: 08 June 2021