UNICEF Youth Advocate for Technology and Monitoring in the Gambia

UN VOLUNTEER DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT GMBR000006--Youth Advocate for Technology and Monitoring 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 Gambia

Host Institute United Nations Children's Fund

Volunteer Category International Youth

Number of Volunteer 1

Duration 12 months

Expected Starting Date Immediate

Duty Station Banjul [GMB]

Assignment Place Family Duty Station

Assignment Place Remark

UN Youth Advocates must be between 18 and 24 years for the whole duration of their assignment.

Living Conditions

The Un Volunteer will be based in Banjul, the capital. The Gambia is situated at the tip of the West African coast and has a total surface area of approximately 10,360 square kilometres. Apart from the 48 km stretch at the Atlantic Ocean, The Gambia is landlocked by Senegal. The climate consists of a tropical hot rainy season from July to September and a cooler dry season from October to June. The Gambia has a total population of 1.8 million.

English is the official language. Mandinka and Wolof are the main local languages most widely used in the country. The Gambia is relatively peaceful and the people are warm and friendly. Precautions should nevertheless be taken to avoid any unpleasant surprises. Free-lance tourist guides (locally known as bumsters) are common in tourist areas especially in hotels. The entire country is in security level 2 – Low.

The national currency in The Gambia is the Dalasi. Foreign currency can be exchanged at the official rate at selected branches of 12 Apr 2018 Page 1 of 5 commercial banks. Only few major hotels that accept credit cards as means of payment. Taxis are available at all places in the city. The most common form of travel is shared taxis

(yellow taxis) and private or tourist cabs (green taxis). The condition of roads in the city is poor. Driving standards are low with poor

traffic discipline.

Upon arrival, a visa is given for those visitors coming from a country where there is no Gambian embassy available or an entry

clearance have been secured from the Department of Immigration on behalf of the visitor prior to their arrival. Visas are also given

to tourists (chartered flight) upon arrival for a maximum period of 30 days. All other visas need to be processed and obtained prior

to travel.

Firearms, illicit drugs and pornographic material are banned while homosexuality is strictly

unwelcome in the country. Customs officials may inspect suitcases for prohibited items.

Assignment Details

Assignment Title Youth Advocate for Technology and Monitoring

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 4. Quality Education

UNV Focus Area Youth

Task description

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 activities:

Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the impact 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;

Build relationships with a wide range of Youth Organizations, Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), Civil Society

Organizations (CSOs) to support and/or participate in community-driven voluntary activities; reflect on the type and quality of

voluntary action that they are undertaking; raise awareness in communities that will increase knowledge of issues pertaining

to the UNV programme’s mandate and tis role in supporting the Mission mandate;

Encourage, mobilize and support co-workers and fellow UN Volunteers to better understand the connections between the

UNV programme’s engagement within the Mission and voluntary action;

Contribute articles/write-ups/stories on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press

releases, etc.;

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.

Under the direct the supervision of the Deputy Representative, the UN Youth Volunteer will:

Assist in mapping the innovation technology landscape for youth based solutions and collaboration partners for strategic

partnerships with UNICEF innovations (U Report);

Assist in identifying opportunities and solutions of direct interest to young people where ICT and innovation as well the skills

12 Apr 2018 Page 2 of 5 young women and men possess could have the biggest impact from a youth and inclusion perspective level. Work to support the roll out of the technology for development in country to support real time information;

Identification of ways at how connectivity of people, processes and data play an inclusive role for the most excluded and

stigmatized children, adolescents and youth;

Assist in the project Implementation Information and Data Support and ensure that data is consistent with project information

and database. Follow up and document and share good practices from the field;

Support planning and implementation of data’s evidence activities in view of ensuring the voice of children is articulated and

the participation of adolescents and youth;

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.

Support in doing a youth programming review and technology analysis to make recommendations on new features,

programmatic development, and maintaining the programme’s relevance to youth;

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

Accurate, complete and up-to-date information made available at Field Office level to support decision making.

New and innovative ways to use data and technology to include marginalized and stigmatized youth in development

challenges are designed and tested such as U – Report, rapidPro

Strategic report and recommendations on keeping reports up to date for youth trends in technology & innovations;

Mapping report on youth technology landscape for governance produced;

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

Support provided to programme sections in implementing Ethical Standards and Guidelines in evidence-generation;

Lessons learned and best practices are shared with other UN Volunteers.

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

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 Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments

Up to 2 years of experience in the area of information technology or monitoring and evaluation is an advantage;

Required experience 2 months

Experience Remark

12 Apr 2018 Page 3 of 5 Demonstrated interest in and knowledge in the field of monitoring and technology to support real-time monitoring;Motivated to contribute towards peace and development and to serve others;

Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills;

Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team;

Flexible and open to learning and new experiences;

Respect for diversity and adaptability to other cultures, environments and living conditions;

Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be

highly regarded;

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

Language Skills

English (Mandatory) , Level - Fluent

Area of Expertise

Monitoring and evaluation Mandatory

Area of Expertise Requirement

Demonstrated interest in and knowledge in the field of monitoring and technology to support real-time monitoring; Motivated to

contribute towards peace and development and to serve others.

Need Driving Licence No

Competencies & Values

Accountability

Adaptability and Flexibility

Commitment and Motivation

Communication

Integrity

Planning and Organizing

Working in Teams

Conditions of Service and other information

Condition of Service Click here to view Conditions of Service

Conditions of Service:

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.

A UN Volunteer receives a Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) per month and is paid at the end of each month to cover housing, utilities,

transportation, communications and other basic needs. The VLA can be computed by applying the Post-Adjustment Multiplier (PAM) to

the VLA base rate of (choose from the drop down menu the appropriate rate here): US$1,282. The VLA base rate is a global rate, while

the PAM is country-specific and fluctuates on a monthly basis according to the cost of living. This method ensures that international UN

Volunteers have comparable purchasing power at all duty stations irrespective of varying costs of living. The PAM is established by the

12 Apr 2018 Page 4 of 5 International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and is published at the beginning of every month on the ICSC website http://icsc.un.org . For example, kindly enter the link Calculator

In non-family duty stations that belong to hardship categories D or E, as classified by the ICSC, international UN Volunteers receive a

Well-Being Differential (WBD) on a monthly basis.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are provided a settling-in-grant (SIG) at the start of the assignment (if the volunteer did not reside in the

duty station for at least 6 months prior to taking up the assignment) and also in the event of a permanent reassignment to another duty

station.

UNV provides life, health, permanent disability insurances as well as assignment travel, annual leave, full integration in the UN security

framework (including residential security reimbursements).

UN Volunteers are paid Daily Subsistence Allowance at the UN rate for official travels, flight tickets for the final repatriation travel (if

applicable). A resettlement allowance is paid for satisfactory service at the end of the assignment.

UNV will provide, together with the offer of assignment, a copy of the Conditions of Service, including Code of conduct, to the successful

candidate.

Application Code

GMBR000006-2645

Application procedure

UN Youth Volunteers must be aged between 18 and 24 years of age throughout the entire duration of their service.

* 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 for to which you would like to

apply.

Application deadline: 29 April 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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