TA: Gender Programme Specialist, NO-3, Gaziantep O/P, MENARO

Mid Medical & Health Programme & Policy

Contract

This is a NO-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-3 contracts.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, [Hope]

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the H&N Specialist P-4, the incumbent will ensure gender responsive programming during the planning, implementation, and monitoring phases across respective programs. The Gender Specialist will design and implement capacity building initiatives to build capacity of staff and will work in close collaboration with the Head of the Syria Immunization Group and WHO especially for the immunization components.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Provide technical assistance on the integration of gender into programme design and strategic directions phases across the various sectors and programs including within the immunization priorities (such he Big Catch Up – Measles Campaign in collaboration with UNICEF and WHO).
• In collaboration with sectoral colleagues, lead on technical assurance and guidance for Capacity building initiatives for Community level providers and workers across the different sectors.
• Identify opportunities to support the community health workforce and other Community level work force with a focus on community and support for female workers.
• Support NW Syria in conducting a rapid gender analysis/ integrating gender as part of existing equity analysis.
• Support NW Syria to plan and implement evidence-based advocacy for gender, health, and immunization reviews and planning based on the Rapid Gender Analysis.
• Support the strengthening of data systems and collection, as well as accountability mechanisms to monitor and evaluate progress on gender results.
• Support documenting lessons learned and good practices that reduce gender-related barriers on both the demand and supply sides.

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree in gender and development, public health, global/international health and nutrition, policy and/or management, health sciences, nutritional epidemiology, or another healthrelated science field.

• Work Experience: Minimum of five years’ experience in gender and development programming.

• Skills****: Experience in health programme background with fair understanding on gender is an advantage.
• A track record of achieving or contributing to tangible change in planning, designing, implementing, and delivering results-based programmes on gender and development.
• Experience in conducting or supporting rigorous gender analysis, including quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, and applied gender measurement, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Expertise in evidence-based advocacy and communication skills on gender equality.
• Experience in a developing country programme in one or more of the following areas is required: public health, immunization, gender, adolescent girls’ nutrition, or maternal, infant, and child health care.
• Experience in training and facilitation is an asset.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic and English is required. or every Child, you demonstrate...

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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

The 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

[add the 8th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role].

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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 measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable [Females] are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

[CO specific: visa residence requirements: i.e.: UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.]

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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