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Mission and objectives
About us
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind – to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. It is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.
UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in 191 countries through country programmes and National Committees.
What We Do
UNICEF works to protect the rights of every child in South Sudan
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress. UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind – to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. It is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.
UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in 191 countries through country programmes and National Committees.
What We Do
UNICEF works to protect the rights of every child in South Sudan
Context
UNICEF works in South Sudan to protect and promote the rights of every child, with a focus on reaching the most vulnerable children, adolescents, families and communities affected by conflict, displacement, disease outbreaks, food insecurity, climate-related shocks and other humanitarian emergencies. UNICEF supports the Government of South Sudan and partners to deliver integrated programmes in health, nutrition, WASH, education, child protection, social policy, and social and behaviour change.
This UNV assignment is part of UNICEF South Sudan’s emergency preparedness and response work, supporting risk communication and community engagement, social listening, accountability to affected populations, rumour management, and community-led behaviour change interventions. The assignment will contribute to timely, evidence-informed and inclusive SBC support for emergency response priorities, including disease outbreaks, population displacement, floods and other humanitarian shocks, in close collaboration with government counterparts, UN agencies, civil society organizations, community structures, youth and women’s groups, and affected populations.
This UNV assignment is part of UNICEF South Sudan’s emergency preparedness and response work, supporting risk communication and community engagement, social listening, accountability to affected populations, rumour management, and community-led behaviour change interventions. The assignment will contribute to timely, evidence-informed and inclusive SBC support for emergency response priorities, including disease outbreaks, population displacement, floods and other humanitarian shocks, in close collaboration with government counterparts, UN agencies, civil society organizations, community structures, youth and women’s groups, and affected populations.
Task description
Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Chief of Social and Behaviour Change or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Social and Behaviour Change Specialist for Emergency Response will:
• Support the design, implementation, monitoring and documentation of Social and Behaviour Change, Risk Communication and Community Engagement interventions for emergency preparedness and response, including disease outbreaks, floods, displacement and other humanitarian situations.
• Provide technical support to emergency response teams and field offices to ensure community engagement approaches are evidence-based, participatory, inclusive, conflict-sensitive and aligned with UNICEF standards and government priorities.
• Coordinate with partners for the design, development, collection, analysis and use of behavioural evidences including community feedback, rumours, questions, perceptions and social listening data to inform programme decisions, messaging, service delivery and response planning.
• Develop and adapt evidence based emergency communication materials, key messages, community engagement tools, facilitation guides and partner briefs in collaboration with technical sectors, government counterparts and implementing partners.
• Support the activation and strengthening of community engagement platforms, networks including community mobilizers, religious leaders, youth groups, women’s groups, local authorities, schools, health facilities and other trusted community structures.
• Contribute to emergency preparedness plans, contingency plans, rapid assessments, response strategies, after-action reviews and situation reports by providing SBC insights and community feedback inputs.
• Facilitate capacity development for UNICEF staff, government counterparts, implementing partners and community actors on SBC in emergencies, RCCE, AAP, interpersonal communication, rumour tracking, social listening and community feedback mechanisms.
• Support monitoring, reporting and documentation of SBC & AAP in emergency response results, lessons learned, human-interest stories, field updates and good practices.
• 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.
Results/expected outputs:
• As an active UNICEF South Sudan team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality technical support is rendered to UNICEF, government counterparts, implementing partners and affected communities in the accomplishment of the assignment, including:
Expected results and outputs will include strengthened emergency SBC coordination, improved mainstreaming of AAP in humanitarian action, use of community feedback and social listening evidence, timely production of evidence based communication and engagement materials, enhanced capacity of partners and community actors, and systematic documentation of progress, lessons learned and results.
o Emergency SBC/RCCE plans, tools, messages and partner guidance developed, updated and used to support preparedness and response activities.
o Community feedback, rumours and social listening insights are regularly analysed and shared to inform programme decisions and corrective action.
o Government counterparts, implementing partners and community structures have improved capacity to deliver inclusive, accountable and community-centred emergency response interventions.
• 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
• Support the design, implementation, monitoring and documentation of Social and Behaviour Change, Risk Communication and Community Engagement interventions for emergency preparedness and response, including disease outbreaks, floods, displacement and other humanitarian situations.
• Provide technical support to emergency response teams and field offices to ensure community engagement approaches are evidence-based, participatory, inclusive, conflict-sensitive and aligned with UNICEF standards and government priorities.
• Coordinate with partners for the design, development, collection, analysis and use of behavioural evidences including community feedback, rumours, questions, perceptions and social listening data to inform programme decisions, messaging, service delivery and response planning.
• Develop and adapt evidence based emergency communication materials, key messages, community engagement tools, facilitation guides and partner briefs in collaboration with technical sectors, government counterparts and implementing partners.
• Support the activation and strengthening of community engagement platforms, networks including community mobilizers, religious leaders, youth groups, women’s groups, local authorities, schools, health facilities and other trusted community structures.
• Contribute to emergency preparedness plans, contingency plans, rapid assessments, response strategies, after-action reviews and situation reports by providing SBC insights and community feedback inputs.
• Facilitate capacity development for UNICEF staff, government counterparts, implementing partners and community actors on SBC in emergencies, RCCE, AAP, interpersonal communication, rumour tracking, social listening and community feedback mechanisms.
• Support monitoring, reporting and documentation of SBC & AAP in emergency response results, lessons learned, human-interest stories, field updates and good practices.
• 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.
Results/expected outputs:
• As an active UNICEF South Sudan team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality technical support is rendered to UNICEF, government counterparts, implementing partners and affected communities in the accomplishment of the assignment, including:
Expected results and outputs will include strengthened emergency SBC coordination, improved mainstreaming of AAP in humanitarian action, use of community feedback and social listening evidence, timely production of evidence based communication and engagement materials, enhanced capacity of partners and community actors, and systematic documentation of progress, lessons learned and results.
o Emergency SBC/RCCE plans, tools, messages and partner guidance developed, updated and used to support preparedness and response activities.
o Community feedback, rumours and social listening insights are regularly analysed and shared to inform programme decisions and corrective action.
o Government counterparts, implementing partners and community structures have improved capacity to deliver inclusive, accountable and community-centred emergency response interventions.
• 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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