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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 for as long as we are needed. 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 professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to Safety

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is planning to support TASAF to strengthen the social and behavior change dimensions of Imarisha Kaya, with a particular focus on: Nutrition (across the life cycle) and infant and young child feeding; Responsive caregiving and parenting; Early childhood development and learning; Adolescent and youth development; economic inclusion; Social marketing and behavior change communication

To support implementation, UNICEF seeks an international consultant to provide technical assistance in designing and operationalizing an integrated SBC strategy and related implementation tools.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  ToR Tech Support TASAF PSSN III.pdf

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

Minimum requirements: |(Qualifications/Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills)

Education:

• MA degree in a related subject area such as communication, anthropology, community psychology, social marketing, instructional design; interdisciplinary work is especially relevant

 

Work Experience:

• At least 15 years’ professional experience in strategic communication, including Behavioural Sciences, Social and Behaviour Change as well as advocacy and public information
• At least 5 to 10 years’ research experience related to strategic communication, including experience designing, implementation and monitoring of broader national SBC radio programs interventions; experience using qualitative methods in large-scale complex research designs especially relevant and developing creative concepts and supervising creative production
• Demonstrated leadership in designing SBC radio programs and community lead initiatives in developing country context, preferably in Africa region
  
  

Language requirements

• Fluency in English

 

Desirables:

• Experience of working within the framework of social protection programmes preferred.
• Working with government MDAs and maintains partnerships, demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness, innovates, and embraces change, drive to achieve results for impact, manages ambiguity and complexity, thinks, and acts strategically, work collaboratively with others

 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal TO COMPLETE Tech support TASAF PSSN III.docx
• A detailed technical proposal / Propose methodology, approach, workplan and timeline (maximum pages 6)