UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children’s rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.
For every child,hope…
The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the triple threat of poverty the country’s children face, while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.
In response to the combination these threats involve the Programme supports national efforts to improve service delivery in the key areas of: child health and nutrition and HIV and AIDS, quality basic education, water, sanitation and hygiene education, child protection and social policy, advocacy and communication.
To find out more about UNICEF’s work in Zambia, click here
How can you make a difference?
The incumbent is accountable for effective engagement in social policy dialogue with the Government for programme development, advocacy for increased public resource allocation and budgeting towards the social sector and sustainable decentralization of social services and local capacity building in support of the goal of universal coverage of essential social services and the creation of a protective environment for children. He/she will conduct data collection and analysis to fill information gaps and to strengthen the capacity for advocacy for children’s rights, and to support the Sustainable Development Goals (MDGs) and the World Fit for Children (WFFC) agenda.
This will involve:
- Social protection policy dialogue and programme development
- Monitoring state budget resources
- Sustainable decentralization and capacity building
- Data collection, analysis and results-based approaches
- Advocacy and communication
- Partnerships
- UNICEF Programme Management
To qualify as an advocate for every child, you will have…
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, International Finance, public relations, media, communication, or other relevant disciplines.
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional work experience.
- Developing country work experience is an asset.
- Background/experience in emergency is an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or the local working language of the duty station is an asset.
For every Child, you will demonstrate…
Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. To view our competency framework, please click here.
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This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty,
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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