UNICEF recrute une chargée de communication pour le développement, Beira, Mozambique
Job Number : 533657 | Vacancy Link
Locations : Africa : Mozambique
Work Type : Fixed Term Appointment
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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, A Voice
How can you make a difference?
The Communication for Development Officer reports directly to the Programme Specialist (Team Leader), with a matrix relationship to the C4D Specialist for supervision and guidance. The Officer provides technical and operational support to the C4D Specialist and internal colleagues by administering, implementing, monitoring and/or evaluating a variety of C4D initiatives and activities to promote community engagement and participation, and measureable behavioral and social change/mobilization, requiring the application of technical and theoretical skills and thorough knowledge of organizational goals, rules, regulations, policies and procedures to complete tasks.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities :
- Support to strategy design and development of C4D activities ;
- Support to implementation of C4D activities ;
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Education : A university degree in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioral science, communication, sociology, anthropology, psychology or another relevant technical field ;
- Experience : A minimum of two years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: social development programme planning, communication for development, public advocacy or another related area ;
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset ;
- Language Requirements: Fluency in Portuguese and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is considered as an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The functional competencies required for this post are…
- Formulating strategies/concepts (I) ;
- Relating and networking (I) ;
- Persuading and influencing (I) ;
- Applying technical expertise (I) ;
- Learning and researching (II) ;
- Planning and organizing (II).
View our competency framework at : UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks :
- Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service ;
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Closing Date Thu Sep 03 2020 22:55:00 GMT+0100 (heure normale d’Afrique de l’Ouest).