Social Behavior Change (SBC) Associate, GS-6, TA, Caracas - Venezuela, LACR

Contract

This is a G-6 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 6 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 2,303 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, hope

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. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

How can you make a difference?

1. Support to strategy design and development of SBC activities

• Collect and synthesize qualitative and quantitative information and data to adjust SBC strategy and plan of action based on evidence to achieve measurable behavioral and social change resulting in the improvement of children’s rights and wellbeing.
• Collect, draft, and/or organize materials and related documentation for SBC strategies and plans to ensure optimum impact, scale, and sustainability of achievements/results.
• Support the preparation of qualitative report/ synthesis of results for development planning and improvement.

2. Support to the implementation of SBC activities

• Collaborate with internal and external partners at national and subnational levels to provide operational and technical support to the design of SBC strategies and community plans.
• Organize events and activities to ensure maximum outreach and impact on the behavioral and social change of the target audience.
• Provide technical, administrative, and logistical support and background materials to carry out SBC activities and recommend operational strategies, approaches, plans, methods, and procedures.
• Assess and recommend potential contacts, networks, resources, and tools to support the maximum impact and outreach of SBC initiatives.
• Follow up on the production of SBC materials to ensure the technical quality, consistency, and relevancy of communications materials that are developed, produced, and disseminated to the target audience (e.g. individuals, communities, government officials, partners, media, etc).
• Collect, assess, and organize information for budget planning and management of program funds and prepare documentation and related materials for financial plans for SBC initiatives. Monitor/track the use of resources as planned and verify compliance with organizational guidelines, rules and regulations, and standards of ethics and transparency

3. Support coordination, networking, and partnership building

• Support the establishment and promotion of partnerships through networking and proactive collaboration with national and international civil society organizations, community groups, leaders, and other critical partners in the community and civil society to reinforce cooperation through engagement, empowerment, and self-determination and to pursue opportunities for greater advocacy to promote UNICEF’s mission and goals for child rights, social equity, and inclusiveness. Collaborate with internal global/regional communication partners to harmonize, link, and/or coordinate messaging to enhance SBC outreach and contribution to programmatic outcomes.

4. Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building

• Support documentation and share best practices and knowledge learned/products with global/local partners and stakeholders to build the capacity of practitioners/users, and disseminate lessons learned to key audiences including donors and partners.
• Support the organization, administration, and implementation of capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of right holders/stakeholders/partners across program sectors in SBC planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure adoption and sustainable interventions, project/programs. Develop training materials and methodologies for training activities and revise them periodically for improvements and updates.

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 social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, communication studies/communication for development, psychology, and/or related field is required.
• A minimum of six years of administrative or clerical work experience is required. Community development experience is also required. Relevant experience in an emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in Spanish and intermediate knowledge of English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or the local language of the duty station is considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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:

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