Senior Programme Associate, GS-7, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh #561214 (For Bangladeshi Nationals Only)

Contract

This is a G-7 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education. More about G-7 contracts.

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.

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.

Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Sexual Harassment (SH) are unacceptable breaches of fundamental human rights and a deep betrayal of UNICEF’s core values. The sexual exploitation and abuse of those who depend on UNICEF for assistance runs counter to all our personal and organizational values. It is unconscionable, it is intolerable, and it is often criminal. Equally intolerable is the sexual harassment of our fellow aid workers.

UNICEF Bangladesh remains committed to supporting institutionalizing SEA prevention and response in its work in Bangladesh.

For every child, an advocate.

UNICEF Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Sexual Harassment (SH) acknowledges the complexity and limitation to UNICEF’s authority in relation to SEA perpetrated by implementing partner personnel, including Government personnel. However, it does include measures to address and prevent these violations including supporting partners to fully integrate Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) into national programmes in both development and humanitarian contexts, creating a joined-up accountability culture that abhors, sanctions, and prevents SEA and protects victims. PSEA implementation also mandates establishment of safe and accessible reporting at community level, provision of timely and comprehensive victim assistance and ensuring partners have capacity for both prevention and investigations.

Given the seriousness of the concerned issues globally as well as in Bangladesh, a dedicated PSEA unit is fully functional with dedicated technical staff to drive the institutionalization of UNICEF strategy on PSEA. The PSEA Programme Associate will support the day-to-day operations of the PSEA unit and work in close collaboration with section’s PSEA focal points and implementing partners in support of PSEA programme delivery.

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Manager PSEA based in Cox’s bazaar, the UNICEF Senior Programme Associate PSEA will provide range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks for the effective roll out of PSEA and Child Safeguarding global guidelines, standards and tools and support implementation to prevent SEA in humanitarian and development settings.

Major duties and responsibilities:

Assist in documenting and managing reported SEA allegations in a confidential manner within the UNICEF data protection policy.

Assist in updating the established confidential data management system on SEA cases, case management and provide statistical non-identifying and trends in coordination with the PSEA Programme Manager.

Support the PSEA unit in day-to-day activities including liaising with partners, maintaining database of partners and follow up of issues.

Follow up with section’s PSEA focal points and implementing partners in support of PSEA programme delivery.

Facilitate organizing PSEA related meetings, trainings, workshops, and events, including preparing agendas, taking note and minutes of the meeting and translation from Bangla to English and English to Bangla during the event.

Provide logistical and administrative support for field visits, missions, and trainings including travel arrangements, raising travel requisitions.

Gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents.

Organize and coordinate filing of documents and maintain mailing lists.

Take care of the PSEA Hotline Number, assist the PSEA Programme Manager to receive Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) allegations and child safeguarding concerns and document accordingly.

Carrying out transactions in VISION ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual/rolling work plans and makes amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary.

Performs other duties, as required, and assigned by supervisor.

Please see attached TOR for details: TOR_Senior Programme Associate PSEA.pdf

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

Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization such as Social Sciences, Gender and development studies, Law, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, or another relevant technical field.

A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible administrative work closely related to support of programme activities.

Previous professional working experience related to children’s and women’s rights, on violence prevention and response, in particular sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence, child safeguarding programming and/or child protection will be considered an asset.

Background/familiarity with emergency is considered as an asset.

Experience of work with other UN agencies is considered an asset.

Fluency in English and in Bangla is required. Knowledge of Burmese language will be considered 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.

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 does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. The genuine and complete vacancy announcements are published on UNICEF Careers website at https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/listing/

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is:a role with direct contact with children, works directly with children, is a safeguarding response role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) applies.

Internal candidates may be given preference over external candidates. The term "Internal" refers to all staff members with fixed term, continuing or permanent appointments.

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