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State Coordinator- YuWaah

Asia and the Pacific: India

  • Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
  • Location: Asia and the Pacific: India
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

Details

Mission and objectives

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Context

In recent years, UNICEF’s work to support the unique needs of young people has gained momentum, as the challenges facing them have come more sharply into view. UNICEF is committed to deliver for all children and adolescents through its overall impact goal of ‘realizing the rights of every child, especially the most disadvantaged. Building on the current work with, and for, adolescents, in line with the United Nations Youth Strategy, UNICEF is developing a new global partnership, Generation Unlimited (GenU), which is dedicated to expanding opportunity for young people from ages 10 to 24 years. Maximizing the potential of the United Nations system, Governments, Civil Society Organizations and the private sector, and of young people themselves, GenU is focused on finding new ways to ensure that every young person is in school, undergoing formal or informal learning or training, or is employed by 2030. The focus will be on reaching those in the greatest danger of being left behind: including girls, the poor, young people with disabilities or on the move, or affected by conflict and natural disasters. The India version of GenU has been named YuWaah! It signifies catalytic partnerships to unleash the potential of adolescents and young people. YuWaah has been designed to allow co-creation of solutions that are relevant and scalable for ensuring that young people in India have opportunity and choices for learning; have avenues and spaces for functional and vocational training, and can choose between employment and entrepreneurship which are accessible locally. Facilitating and coordinating diverse programmes for adolescent and youth empowerment outcomes across states, with their unique contextual requirements basis deployment, is a key need of the YuWaah secretariat. This requirement for coordinating inter-state and pan-India programmes with state-specific deployment entails sound management of partnerships, coordination of operations, and programme planning and management, to ensure effective implementation of interventions.

Task description

Under the overall guidance of the Chief of ADAP and GenU and functional supervision of Chief Operating Officer of YuWaah, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: I) Convening and coordination of state engagements across UNICEF and non-UNICEF states i. Support the planning, execution, and monitoring of YuWaah’s state-specific interventions and programmes in UNICEF and non-UNICEF states. ii. Support in formalization, onboarding, and management of the coalition of partners working on state-specific interventions, including facilitating linkages between state focals, the YuWaah secretariat and implementation partners. iii. Guiding the strategy/design, planning and implementation models for YuWaah engagements in UNICEF and non-UNICEF states. iv. Outreach to, and orientation of, state partners/offices and identification of their priorities and programmatic gaps and requirements on YuWaah initiatives and potential areas of collaboration. v. Supervise weekly or fortnightly check-in calls and overall operations for state coordination. vi. Support in regular project tracking as per signed agreements to generate evidence on partner contributions. vii. Liaise with GenU/YuWaah partners to identify and mobilize technical expertise required for projects. viii. Develop a monitoring and evaluation system to aggregate field results as contributing to GenU/YuWaah goals. ix. Forge and maintain an active network of Delhi & field colleagues and partners through regular interactions (calls and meetings). x. Raise risks and challenges in a timely manner and supporting the mitigation of the same. Reporting and Knowledge Management i. Develop and review knowledge products, documents and collateral for state engagement and deployment of YuWaah initiatives. ii. Contribute to development and dissemination of newsletters, documentation of meetings. iii. Develop/collect case studies and human-interest stories from field/partners. iv. Prepare status updates. v. Support in preparing programme and project status reports. vi. Contribute to the planning and review of work plans and other strategic and programme documents. vii. Assist in drafting briefing notes, talking points, funding proposals, presentations, and donor reports. Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor, across YuWaah’s areas of work to support state-specific deployment of interventions. 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 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: o Innovative and scalable solutions available for investments and scale up under pillar 1, 2 and 3 thematic areas o Improved monitoring systems and advocacy for state-specific engagements across UNICEF and non-UNICEF states: Robust data base on relevant indicators around interventions, recommendations and challenges in implementing interventions available o Data, case studies and human interest stories available to promote evidence-based best practices o Enhanced participation of State offices, UN agencies, partner organizations and young people regularly in GenU/YuWaah initiatives on economic opportunities, skills for life and livelihoods, civic leadership and youth innovations for young people o Best practices integrated into work plans, reports, proposals, monitoring and evaluation o Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment o 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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