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Mission and objectives
UNICEF est le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la protection de l'Enfance
Context
"UNICEF works globally in in 190 countries and territories to advance children's survival, development, and protection through health, nutrition, education, WASH, and child protection programmes, funded entirely by voluntary contributions."
UNICEF' DRC’s 2025-2029 country program aims to demonstrate the impact and value of investing in sustainable institutional and community systems and policies for child survival, growth, and development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the heart of UNICEF's results are the strengthening of national and sub-national systems and capacities to address geographic and gender inequalities and the extension of replicable models of multi-sectoral intervention programs in selected health zones. Program results are articulated around health, nutrition, WASH, education and learning, child protection, social inclusion, and resilience. Humanitarian action, early childhood development, and adolescents are integrated into the program's outcomes.
On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)1. Caused by the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, for which no licensed vaccine or specific treatment exists, the outbreak had been spreading for weeks before formal detection. As of 29 May 2026, 134 confirmed cases, including nine in Uganda, with 18 deaths among the confirmed cases, have been reported across both countries, with evidence of sustained community, healthcare, and urban transmission.
The outbreak is unfolding against a backdrop of significant pre-existing humanitarian needs and chronic underfunding, requiring simultaneous investments in emergency response, preparedness, and the continuity of essential services, including health, nutrition, education, WASH, and child protection. Containment is further complicated by the geographical and operational realities of eastern DRC, situated along major cross-border mobility corridors connecting Uganda, South Sudan, and Rwanda. Insecurity, displacement, limited humanitarian access, and weak surveillance and health systems heighten the risk of accelerated transmission while constraining case detection, contact tracing, and rapid response operations. In North Kivu, restricted air access poses an additional challenge to the timely movement of personnel and supplies.
Children are disproportionately affected by Ebola outbreaks both through direct health risks and the disruption of essential services critical to their survival and development. Children under-5 are particularly vulnerable to severe illness and death due to developing immune systems, malnutrition, and dependence on caregivers. Lessons from previous outbreaks show that school closures, interrupted health and nutrition services, loss of caregivers, psychosocial distress, and stigma can have lasting consequences for children’s well-being and prospects. In fragile settings already affected by conflict, displacement, poor sanitation, and limited access to health care, outbreaks also heighten risks of violence, exploitation, neglect, and long-term developmental harm.
"UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health in strengthening the IPC/WASH response."
UNICEF' DRC’s 2025-2029 country program aims to demonstrate the impact and value of investing in sustainable institutional and community systems and policies for child survival, growth, and development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the heart of UNICEF's results are the strengthening of national and sub-national systems and capacities to address geographic and gender inequalities and the extension of replicable models of multi-sectoral intervention programs in selected health zones. Program results are articulated around health, nutrition, WASH, education and learning, child protection, social inclusion, and resilience. Humanitarian action, early childhood development, and adolescents are integrated into the program's outcomes.
On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)1. Caused by the Bundibugyo Ebola virus, for which no licensed vaccine or specific treatment exists, the outbreak had been spreading for weeks before formal detection. As of 29 May 2026, 134 confirmed cases, including nine in Uganda, with 18 deaths among the confirmed cases, have been reported across both countries, with evidence of sustained community, healthcare, and urban transmission.
The outbreak is unfolding against a backdrop of significant pre-existing humanitarian needs and chronic underfunding, requiring simultaneous investments in emergency response, preparedness, and the continuity of essential services, including health, nutrition, education, WASH, and child protection. Containment is further complicated by the geographical and operational realities of eastern DRC, situated along major cross-border mobility corridors connecting Uganda, South Sudan, and Rwanda. Insecurity, displacement, limited humanitarian access, and weak surveillance and health systems heighten the risk of accelerated transmission while constraining case detection, contact tracing, and rapid response operations. In North Kivu, restricted air access poses an additional challenge to the timely movement of personnel and supplies.
Children are disproportionately affected by Ebola outbreaks both through direct health risks and the disruption of essential services critical to their survival and development. Children under-5 are particularly vulnerable to severe illness and death due to developing immune systems, malnutrition, and dependence on caregivers. Lessons from previous outbreaks show that school closures, interrupted health and nutrition services, loss of caregivers, psychosocial distress, and stigma can have lasting consequences for children’s well-being and prospects. In fragile settings already affected by conflict, displacement, poor sanitation, and limited access to health care, outbreaks also heighten risks of violence, exploitation, neglect, and long-term developmental harm.
"UNICEF is supporting the Ministry of Health in strengthening the IPC/WASH response."
Task description
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Partnerships Specialist or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer Reports Officer will:
1. Development of Donor Proposals and Reports
-Work with programme sections, the Partnerships Unit, Communication team, and field offices to develop high-quality concept notes, funding proposals, and reports by standardizing formats and content and ensuring adherence to donor requirements and UNICEF standards and guidelines. Provide quality assurance of proposals and reports. This includes ensuring effective coordination of all actors involved, gathering information, consolidation, editing, layout, selecting appropriate photos and infographics, and ensuring branding requirements are met for all reports, including donor reports, thematic reports, and consolidated emergency reports.
-Share, maintain, and update information on all donor and programme reporting requirements. Provide programme section chiefs and field offices with regular updates on these requirements and follow up as required to ensure the timely submission of high-quality proposals and reports to the Partnerships Unit.
-Using SharePoint and OneDrive, maintain a coherent and centralized filing system for proposal and report submissions and manage systems for tracking reporting deadlines and grant-related information to support programme implementation and emergency response activities.
-Provide technical support and capacity building to programme staff and partners on reporting requirements, formats, templates, and tools.
-Contribute to the development and implementation of resource mobilization strategies and plans across programme sections and provide support to ensure timely submission of narrative and budget reporting requirements.
-As needed, support the development of communication materials that effectively present UNICEF DRC programme results, including but not limited to Annual Reports, Situation Reports, donor visibility materials, and other strategic publications.
2. Multisectoral Grant Coordination
- Work in close collaboration with programme staff, the Partnerships Unit, the Communication team, and the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation team to lead grant kick-off processes. This includes coordinating grant kick-off meetings, identifying communication and donor recognition requirements, and identifying opportunities to increase the visibility and utilization of evidence, studies, and results generated through programme interventions.
3. Data Analysis and Tracking of Indicators
-Develop tools, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms for data collection, analysis, and presentation of results to support programme implementation and performance monitoring.
-Ensure accurate and consistent information flow, data analysis, and tracking of programme indicators on a regular basis.
Results/expected outputs
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:
-High-quality reports and proposals are developed and submitted on time, fully compliant with donor requirements and UNICEF standards, contributing to strengthened donor confidence and resource mobilization efforts.
-Efficient proposal and reporting systems, tools, and coordination mechanisms are established and maintained, resulting in improved quality assurance, knowledge management, and timely reporting across programme sections.
-Grant implementation is effectively coordinated through timely kick-off processes, clear accountability frameworks, and strengthened collaboration among programme sections and support units.
-Reliable monitoring systems, dashboards, and tracking tools are developed and maintained to support evidence-based programme management, reporting, and decision-making.
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
1. Development of Donor Proposals and Reports
-Work with programme sections, the Partnerships Unit, Communication team, and field offices to develop high-quality concept notes, funding proposals, and reports by standardizing formats and content and ensuring adherence to donor requirements and UNICEF standards and guidelines. Provide quality assurance of proposals and reports. This includes ensuring effective coordination of all actors involved, gathering information, consolidation, editing, layout, selecting appropriate photos and infographics, and ensuring branding requirements are met for all reports, including donor reports, thematic reports, and consolidated emergency reports.
-Share, maintain, and update information on all donor and programme reporting requirements. Provide programme section chiefs and field offices with regular updates on these requirements and follow up as required to ensure the timely submission of high-quality proposals and reports to the Partnerships Unit.
-Using SharePoint and OneDrive, maintain a coherent and centralized filing system for proposal and report submissions and manage systems for tracking reporting deadlines and grant-related information to support programme implementation and emergency response activities.
-Provide technical support and capacity building to programme staff and partners on reporting requirements, formats, templates, and tools.
-Contribute to the development and implementation of resource mobilization strategies and plans across programme sections and provide support to ensure timely submission of narrative and budget reporting requirements.
-As needed, support the development of communication materials that effectively present UNICEF DRC programme results, including but not limited to Annual Reports, Situation Reports, donor visibility materials, and other strategic publications.
2. Multisectoral Grant Coordination
- Work in close collaboration with programme staff, the Partnerships Unit, the Communication team, and the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation team to lead grant kick-off processes. This includes coordinating grant kick-off meetings, identifying communication and donor recognition requirements, and identifying opportunities to increase the visibility and utilization of evidence, studies, and results generated through programme interventions.
3. Data Analysis and Tracking of Indicators
-Develop tools, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms for data collection, analysis, and presentation of results to support programme implementation and performance monitoring.
-Ensure accurate and consistent information flow, data analysis, and tracking of programme indicators on a regular basis.
Results/expected outputs
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:
-High-quality reports and proposals are developed and submitted on time, fully compliant with donor requirements and UNICEF standards, contributing to strengthened donor confidence and resource mobilization efforts.
-Efficient proposal and reporting systems, tools, and coordination mechanisms are established and maintained, resulting in improved quality assurance, knowledge management, and timely reporting across programme sections.
-Grant implementation is effectively coordinated through timely kick-off processes, clear accountability frameworks, and strengthened collaboration among programme sections and support units.
-Reliable monitoring systems, dashboards, and tracking tools are developed and maintained to support evidence-based programme management, reporting, and decision-making.
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
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