Vacancy Announcement : Adolescent Development Manager, P4, FT, Qatar- Doha

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This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education. More about P-4 contracts and their salaries.

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The Adolescent Development Manager reports to the Senior Programme Manager for general guidance and direction. The Manager supports country office programming processes by providing expert technical advice and operational support to country office colleagues and internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure that adolescent and youth development and participation established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, international treaties/framework and UN intergovernmental bodies, are integrated in UNICEF’s advocacy, policies, programmes and humanitarian work.

The Manager contributes to the achievement of sustainable and scalable results on adolescent and youth related programmes/projects according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.

How can you make a difference?

The strategic and effective advocacy, planning and formulation of adolescent and youth programmes/projects and the achievement of concrete and sustainable results from these programmes contribute to the achievement of UNICEF goals in the country to promote the full development and active participation of adolescents and young persons in determining their essential needs, promoting their rights to a safe environment and protecting their rights to survival, development and well being in society. This in turn contributes to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide programme services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality and inclusion in the country.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Country Programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Advisory services and technical support
4. Advocacy, networking and partnership building

5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

6. Country Programme development and planning

Design and update the situation analysis and conduct assessments to establish age and sex disaggregated evidence-based data for UNICEF advocacy and development of policies, frameworks and programmes to promote adolescent and Learning 2 Earning development and participation in the country.

Assess national/regional/international development priorities to identify opportunities and strategies and courses of action to enhance the achievement of objectives on adolescent development and participation and the Learning to Earning agenda. Work in coordination with other sectors to support development of a strategic framework for adolescents and the learning to earning agenda, across all sectors.

Participate in CO programme formulation, planning and preparation to provide input, advice and operational support on the integration of cross sectoral policies and frameworks that promote adolescent development and participation as well as the learning to earning agenda. This includes the processes of SMR and CPD formulation. Ensure alignment of adolescent policies, frameworks and interventions with the UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and with the UN Common Agenda concerning Learning to Earning, , regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.

Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies and implementation plans for adolescent development and participation programmes/projects as well as the work on learning 2 earning across all sectors using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare relevant documentation for programme review and approval.

Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners and stakeholders to discuss strategies and methodologies that enhance the realization of adolescent rights across all sectors and to promote partnerships and alliances on adolescent development and participation including partnerships with adolescents as well as support the learning 2 earning work and agenda in the country.

Ensure that the voices of adolescents and children are systematically taken into consideration in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programme cycle.

2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

Plan and/or collaborate with monitoring and evaluation initiatives to establish age disaggregated benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators, to assess and strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of sustainable results on adolescent and youth development and participation programmes and projects in line with the learning 2 earning agenda.

Participate in major monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to engage stakeholders to take required action/interventions to achieve results for adolescents and the transition from learning 2 earning.

Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and weaknesses in programme and management, identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.

Plan, monitor and oversee the use of programme resources (financial, human, administrative and other assets) certifying/verifying compliance with organizational rules, regulations and procedures, donor commitments and standards of accountability and integrity.

Ensure timely reporting and liquidation of resources.

Provide technical leadership to generate knowledge on the situation of adolescents and youth, support sector specific analysis of data on adolescents and youth and improve utilization of sex and age disaggregated data within UNICEF monitoring and evaluation tools and among partners.

Submit/prepare proposals, programme/project reports to donors and other partners to raise resources for adolescent and youth interventions interventions and keep donors informed on programme progress and critical issues.

3. Advisory services and technical support

Participate in strategic discussions, meetings and other international/national meetings and workshops to provide evidence based papers and inputs on adolescent development and participation including the learning 2 earning agenda to influence policy and agenda setting.

Provide technical advice and guidance to key government officials, NGO, UN system and other country office partners on policies, strategies, best practices and approaches on adolescent development and participation including the learning 2 earning agenda to support programme development, conceptualizing, planning, implementation and delivery of results.

Prepare policy papers, briefs and other strategic programme materials for management use, information and consideration in development discussion and planning relating to adolescents and the learning 2 earning agenda.

Provide technical advice to internal sectoral staff and external partners on approaches to enhance adolescents’ and young person`s participation into the policy, programming and humanitarian interventions.

4. Advocacy, networking and partnership building

Lead advocacy drive for adolescent and young persons rights and programming within the country office, with other UN and government and non-government partners based on improved evidence and data.

Build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with local/national governments, UN system agency partners, donors, internationally recognized institutions, NGOs, research institutes, youth led organizations and private sector to reinforce cooperation and/or pursue opportunities to promote goals and achieve sustainable and broad results on UNICEF’s adolescent development and participation initiatives including the learning 2 earning work/agenda.

Contribute to the preparation of advocacy and communication strategies and implementation plans and activities for maximum communication impact and outreach to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and to ensure that adolescent and youth development and participation programmes and initiatives are adequately resourced and supported.

Participate and/or represent UNICEF in inter-agency discussions and planning on adolescent and youth development and participation to ensure organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UN development planning and agenda setting process. Collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues the UN planning and preparation of programmes/projects including emergency preparedness.

5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Promote, document and disseminate critical thinking, innovative approaches and good practices on adolescent and youth development and participation initiatives through advocacy and technical advisory services.

Keep abreast, research, benchmark, introduce and implement best and cutting edge practices on adolescent and youth development related issues. Institutionalize and disseminate best practices and knowledge learned to support development, planning, implementation and scale up.

Contribute to the development of policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best practices that promote the rights of adolescents and young persons and enhances their development and participation as active members of society and their community.

Organize/plan/implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of a wide range of internal and external partners/stakeholders to achieve sustainable results on adolescent and youth development and participation programmes and initiatives.

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

• Education: An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: anthropology, psychology, social sciences, economics sociology, education or another relevant technical field.
• Experience: A minimum of eight years of professional experience in social development planning and management in adolescent and young persons development related areas is required.
• Experience in policy related research; development of adolescent/youth national development policies/road maps is required
• Some experience in adolescent/youth/women`s empowerment is required. Strong proven experience on economic empowerment, capacity building with private and public partners on adolescent and youth work. Experience on data management and use including research in this area is considered an asset.
• Recent proven experience working with Line Ministries and their partners would be essential.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset. Experience working in high income countries is considered essential. Previous experience working in the MENA and or Gulf region is considered an asset. Experience working in/with Qatar would be an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization in high income countries is considered as an asset.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Arabic, essential

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability

ii) Core Competencies

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.