Social Inclusion Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

The Social Inclusion Officer will report the Senior Social Inclusion Officer and undertake the following tasks:

• Support the Senior Social Inclusion Officer in the design and implementation of activities programmed under the Annual Work Plan with particular focus on how to ensure inclusion of marginalized groups (especially young refugees as well as youth in prisons, universities and madaris)
• Support research and analysis on the situation of marginalized youth in Pakistan, with particular reference to the following groups (young refugees, religious minorities, incarcerated youth) and provide recommendations to be incorporated into the project strategy.
• Support advocacy activites carried out by the project to pomote inclusive behaviour among youth in Pakistan (to be carried out in universities/colleges/religious seminaries/technical training institutes/workplaces and online).
• Engage regularly with project partners to promote inclusion of young refugees in all programme activities.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

• Hold a Bachelor degree in development, social studies, education or related field.

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

• Work experience will be an advantage but not a requirement.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge
• Dari(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge
• Pashto(Mandatory), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise:

Social inclusion

Area of expertise details:

• Demonstrated commitment to social inclusion and knowledge of the challenges faced by marginalized groups
• Interest in the UN and adaptability to a multicultural environment
• Strong commitment to working for sustainable development and human rights
• Interest in developing project management, policy and advocacy skills

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.

This is an announcement for a national UNV assignment. Therefore, only citizens of Pakistan and legal residents of Pakistan with refugee or stateless status can apply for this advertisement.

Application deadline: 2-11-2020