UNICEF Youth Advocate for Technology Youth and Innovation in Azerbaijan

UN VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT AZER000020--UNICEF Youth Advocate for Technology, Youth, and Innovation The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded in long- established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.

General Information

Country of Assignment Azerbaijan

Host Institute United Nations Children's Fund

Volunteer Category National Youth

Number of Volunteer 1

Duration 12 months

Expected Starting Date 01-06-2018

Duty Station

Baku [AZE]

Assignment Place Family Duty Station

Assignment Place Remark

UN Youth Volunteer assignments are always without family

Living Conditions

Situated in a strategic place, Azerbaijan shares borders with Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Iran and the East of the country is bound by a length of the Caspian Sea coastline. In addition, the small exclave of Nakhchivan (only accessible by airplane) is surrounded by Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located 28 meters below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world. Security in Azerbaijan is fairly calm. There are no threats from armed conflict or terrorism. The level of serious crime in Baku is low. The winter season brings some snow, particularly in the northern mountains and summers are relatively hot and humid in the capital. Baku has a subway train system and also public buses which are safe to be used. There are many taxi companies operating, several of which have been assessed and approved by the UNDSS. The security level by the UN Department of Safety and Security is minimal (level 1) in Baku.

Assignment Details

11 Apr 2018 Page 1 of 4Assignment Details Assignment Title

UNICEF Youth Advocate for Technology, Youth, and Innovation

Organizational Context & Project Description

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. Sustainable Development Goals 17. Partnerships For the Goals

UNV Focus Area Youth

Task description

Under the direct the supervision of the Child Rights Systems Monitoring Specialist the UN Volunteer will:

Support in doing a programming review and technology analysis to make recommendations on new features, programmatic development, and opportunities for innovative solutions to support children and adolescent development;

Assist in mapping the innovation technology landscape for child and youth based solutions and collaboration partners for strategic partnerships with UNICEF innovations;

Assist in mapping & identify the leading technology platforms enabling communication for social changes, real-time monitoring, and youth participation;

Support in developing a plan and coordination of programmes on innovation and using modern technologies to achieve programme results;

Support digital safety from child and youth perspective & participation research;

Document and consolidate lessons learned, best practices, case studies, case stories, testimonials in written, picture and video form of the learning journey together with other un Volunteers.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerismby reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNVactivities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day)- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms ofvolunteerism in the host country- Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they areundertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNVpublications/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, orencourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV OnlineVolunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/Expected Outputs

Strategic report and recommendations on keeping reports up to date for youth trends in technology & innovations; Mapping report on child and youth technology landscape for governance produced;

Partnership and collaboration mapping report & engagement plan for key technology partners;

An office internal innovation strategy and work plan;

At least 2-3 new initiatives on using digital and new technology to support achieving programme results;

Initiative of a project on digital safety;

Lessons learned and best practices are shared with other UN Volunteers in the regional project;

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 development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

• The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including 11 Apr 2018 Page 2 of 4 supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counter-parts, including Implementing Partners (IPs); • 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 dur-ing the assignment, such as reporting on the

number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed

Qualifications/Requirements

Required Degree Level Secondary education

Education - Additional Comments

Currently working towards Social Science, Statistics, and development-related fields is preferred.

Required experience 0 months

Experience Remark

Demonstrated interest and/or experience in below field will be an asset

Participatory planning, monitoring, and evaluation and reporting

Data collection, data analysis, and statistics

Networking, alliance building, and advocacy

Volunteer programmes(Volunteerism), NGOs, CSOs, and VIOs

Computer skills (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media, and others)

Language Skills

English (Mandatory) , Level - Fluent

Area of Expertise

Database design, administration and maintenance Mandatory

Area of Expertise Requirement

Need Driving Licence No

Competencies & Values

Accountability

Communication

Ethics and Values

Planning and Organizing

Technological Awareness

Conditions of Service and other information

Condition of Service Click here to view Conditions of Service

Conditions of Service:

11 Apr 2018 Page 3 of 4 The contract lasts for the period indicated above with possibility of extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.

Travel to duty station (if applicable) and a Settling-In-Grant will be provided in the event the duty station is not within commuting distance

from the place of recruitment. The applicable Volunteer Living Allowance is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost

of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included ) and final repatriation (if applicable).

Furthermore, in non-family duty stations that belong to hardship categories D or E, as classified by the ICSC, a Well-Being Differential

(WBD) on a monthly basis will be provided.

Application Code AZER000020-2621

Application procedure

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections

of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink.

Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at

https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to

apply.

This is a National UNV assignment, only nationals from Azerbaijan are eligible to apply.

Eligible candidates must be between 18 and 24 years for the whole duration of their assignment.

Application deadline: 02rd May 2018

Disclaimer

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme which welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are

committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture.

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