United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Job Recruitment Programme 2022– The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) is recruiting candidates suitable to fill the vacant positions in their organization. Interested candidates should follow the guidelines below to apply.
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board.
Job Title: Communications Assistant
Location: Abuja
Host Entity: UNICEF
Type: Onsite
Expected Start Date: 05/03/2022
Duration: 12 months
Sustainable Development Goal: 17. Partnerships for the goals
Volunteer Category: National UN Youth Volunteer
Number of assignments: 1
Details
Mission and objectives:
- UNICEF is responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
- UNICEF Health program is designed to support national health priorities with focus on programs that will positively impact on the lives of the most disadvantaged children, such as the prevention and treatment of diseases through establishing community-level efforts and services to promote the health and well-being of children.
- In line with this strategy, UNICEF supports immunization and health prevention programs for childhood diseases and funding for sustainable health services.
- UNICEF programs have been guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), which affirms the right of all children to “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health.”
- UNICEF is committed to realizing the rights of all children to help them build a strong foundation and have the best chance of fulfilling their potential.
- We believe that ensuring a happy and healthy child begins before birth: from ensuring his/her mother has access to good neonatal care and delivering in a clean, safe environment to reaching adulthood as a responsible, healthy and informed parent to the next generation.
- This journey relies on a child having access to shelter, good nutrition, clean water and sanitation, healthcare and education.
Context:
- 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.
- Equity 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.
Job Description
- Assist in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of an advocacy and communication strategy to promote respect for children’s and women’s rights, and support UNICEF’s mission in the country.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of a youth engagement strategy to support UNICEF’s mission in the country
- Assist in editing/re-writing human interest stories and blogs contributed by non-communication staff and research and draft such stories independently.
- Assist in producing graphic design content for social media, such as short videos, fact graphs, info graphs, and other documents that require simple design such as brochures.
- Assist Communication Section team members in events, launches, campaigns, and other key communication activities.
- Provide support for engagement on UNICEF Nigeria social media platforms, including drafting posts, researching photos, creating assets such as info-graphics and videos.
- Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day)
- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country
- Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.
- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers
- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
As an active UNICEF team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNICEF and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:
- Actively engaging communities of young people for the promotion of UNICEF’s work
- Producing short form content including videos and blogs for digital media channels
- Providing support for key communications campaigns
- Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment
- A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years’ of experience in communication, print and broadcast media or interactive digital media, at either the national or international level
- Working inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, youth organizations, and authorities at different levels
- Working effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel
- Communication, Information technology
- Driving license
- English, Level: Fluent, Desirable
- Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Social Sciences, or similar discipline is required for this position.
- Age: 18 – 26
- Nationality: Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Competencies
- Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to UNICEF’s technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferable to UNICEF’s procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgment; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions
- Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and UNICEF in daily activities and behaviors while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behavior; does not abuse power or authority
- Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age
- Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities
- Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards UNICEF’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values
Job Title: Peace building Officer
Location: Kano
Host Entity: UNICEF
Type: Onsite
Expected Start Date: 25/04/2022
Duration: 12 months
Sustainable Development Goal: 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
Volunteer Category: National UN Volunteer Specialist
Number of assignments: 1
Job Descriptions
- In order to address the need for continued and systematic analysis of contextual risks in Nigeria, the Country Office has developed the design of a Crisis Risk Dashboard (CRD) with the support of UNDP Crisis Bureau. The CRD is an online platform for data aggregation and visualization, aimed at facilitating the identification, tracking and analysis of contextual risks by the UNDP Country Office and potentially the wider UN Country Team.
- UNDP Crisis Bureau and the Country Office will work together on developing, maintaining and using the CRD. As a next step, the Country Office and Crisis Bureau are seeking to recruit an information management officer (IMO) who will lead on key aspects of the CRD design and finalization, especially related to data management and technical support.
- Under the overall supervision of the Crises Prevention and Recovery Advisor, Governance, Peace and Security (GPS), and with day to day support of the Conflict and Political Economy Specialist, the Peace Building Officer will support the implementation of the PBF Project in Katsina State.
Key Roles
- The Peace building specialist will work closely with the Project team to support in ensuring that results of this programme are well articulated, results are tracked and documented; and that both internal and external reports capture the actual changes that are happening with the programme interventions:
- Contributions to substantive peace building and conflict prevention support relevant to state institutions and aligned to the project ensuring facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Explore new opportunities for sustained peace building and conflict prevention including in the area of Youth, Peace and Security.
- Support in stakeholder mapping and Mobilization, collaborative dialogues and peace mapping in the project locations
- Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme, institutional and country policy goals.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Organization of training for the operations/ projects staff on programme issues.
- Ensures implementation of project activities focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Review work plans, activity reports, implement programme activities according to the technical, financial and administrative procedures prescribed in the programme document or by the Joint Steering Committee (JSC).
- Support the organization, preparation, collation and consolidation of annual work plans and budget administration for activities.
- Provision of operational and technical support to Implementing Partners, Responsible Parties, and relevant Government institutions and Development Partners as assigned, including facilitating development of work plans and timely submission of reports.
- Support management of programme resources, supervise administration of ac-counts and follow up budgets and expenditures.
- Support financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions.
- Participation in audit of project.
- Preparation of inputs for reporting, supervise collation, consolidation and review of quarterly, annual and other reports for donor reporting.
- Serve as secretary at PMU meetings, follow up on communication with all partners (Katsina State government and CSOs).
- Analysis and synthesis of proposals, draft terms of reference on the areas for sup-port and interventions with respect to the project documents.
- Participates in effective management of the Programme Management Unit focusing on quality control from formulation to implementation of the programme achieving the following results:
- Implementation of project within the area of responsibility, translating priorities into local interventions.
- Coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises, closure of projects through review.
Minimum Qualifications
- Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in, Sociology, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Conflict Prevention and Peace building, Security Studies, Peace Studies, Law, Public Administration, International Relations or other related technical field with top tier grade
- 3 years of experience in Peace building and conflict prevention Programmes
- Conducting primary conflict research, particularly in crisis context.
- Coordinating key partnerships with stakeholders – including Government, Civil Society, Faith-Institutions and others
- Crisis and emergency response, Development programmes, Community development
- English, Level: Fluent, required.
Competencies
- Accountability
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Client Orientation
- Professionalism
- Respect for Diversity
- Working in Teams
- Commitment and Motivation
- Commitment to Continuous Learning
- Age: 27 – 80
- Nationality: Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply
Note
Covid-19 Vaccination Requirements
- Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy.
Inclusivity Statement:
- United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics.
- As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status
Application Deadline
15th April, 2022.
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