Career Opportunities at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Job Description

• The Social & Behavior Change Specialist reports to the Deputy Representative for general guidance and supervision.
• The Specialist provides technical and operational support for developing a systematic, planned, and evidence-based strategy and process for S&BC as an integral part of programme development, planning and implementation.
• Through communication and engagement, as well as the empowerment and participation of stakeholders, communities, children, civil society partners, and government counterparts, s/he promotes measurable behavioral and social change/mobilization.
• This subsequently contributes to the achievement of sustainable and concrete results in improving children’s rights, survival, and wellbeing in the country.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Support to strategy design and development of S&BC activities
• Implementation of S&BC activities
• Technical and operational support
• Advocacy, networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

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

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience is required in social development programme planning, Social & Behavior Change, public advocacy or another related area.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) 
   

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Job Description

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is accountable for the accomplishment of the stated key end-results by providing professional expertise and assistance in information/data collection, statistics and data analysis, monitoring & evaluation (M&E), preparation of reports, communication and partnership, and in implementing training programmes for national and sub-national data collection, monitoring, evaluation and research capacity building with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of primary stakeholders.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES/Duties

•  Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Planning (IMEP)
• Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office and national partners use a well-prioritised and realistic plan of research, monitoring and evaluation activities that will provide the most relevant and strategic information to manage the Country Programme, including tracking and assessing  UNICEF’s distinct contribution. 

 Situation Monitoring and Assessment 

• Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office and national partners have timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions in the country or region, including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the country’s wider policy, economic or institutional context, to facilitate planning and to draw conclusions about the impact of programmes or policies.

 Programme Performance Monitoring 

• Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans.

 Evaluation

• Provide technical support to ensure that a well-prioritised and strategic selection of evaluations at the programme or Country Office strategy level is managed in order that each evaluation is designed and carried out with quality process and products and that evaluation results are useful to the intended audience. 

 M&E Capacity Building

• Provide technical support to ensure that the monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners – government and civil society – are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring and evaluation processes.

 Communication and Partnerships 

• Provide technical support to ensure that all of the above tasks are carried out and accomplished through effective communication and partnerships.

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

• A first University Degree in social sciences, development planning, planning, evaluation, survey implementation, information management, advanced statistical research.
• A minimum of one (1) year of relevant professional experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.