Remote Internship (PAID): National Young/Emerging Evaluator intern (National YEE), UNICEF Yemen Country Office, 6 months

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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.

In the 1970s UNICEF established a presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and it was enacted immediately. Since then, the country has been making steady progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.

In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations, and community partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow to their full potential through the following programmes: Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Basic Education, and Child protection.

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 more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/. This internship assignment is part of UNICEF’s initiative to strengthen evaluation capacity.

For every child, Opportunities

The National YEEs on the ERG will particularly serve to support in representing the perspectives of evaluators aged 35 and younger, as well as evaluators with less than 5 years of experience in evaluation. However, participants will act as a collective group and, to the extent possible, will not represent national/organizational interests.

How can you make a difference?

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Evaluation Specialist or designated mandated representative(s), the National YEEs, as members of the Evaluation Reference Group (ERG), will contribute to the following tasks:

• Support in providing feedback on and endorsing evaluation ToRs;

• Support in providing feedback on and endorsing evaluation inception reports;

• Support in engaging actively and periodically with the substance of evaluations, providing preliminary feedback to the evaluator(s) during all meetings / debriefs which require the ERG’s participation and / or deliberation (i.e. ToRs endorsement, inception report review, presentation of preliminary findings);

• Support in providing feedback on draft evaluation reports; and

• Assisting in resolving any unforeseen issue related to the evaluation that requires guidance and / or deliberation.

• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

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

• Education:

Enrolled in a degree programme in an undergraduate or graduate school in one of the following fields: social science, statistics, or related fields, or have graduated with a degree in one of these fields within the past 2 years.

• Language:

A strong command of Arabic is essential. Knowledge of English is considered an asset.

• Other desirable requirements:

Applicants must be at least 20 years old.

Excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.

Excellent written communication skills.

Good knowledge of MS Office and computer skills (MS applications, especially Word, Publisher and Excel).

A high level of individual responsibility, commitment, and initiative.

Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.

Have no immediate relatives (e.g. father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office; and have no other relatives in the line of

authority that the National YEE will report to.

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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: 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.

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