Country: Ethiopia
Closing date: 06 Jun 2018
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, rights.
How can you make a difference?
Under the general guidance of Head of UNICEF Liaison Office to the AU and UNECA, the incumbent of this position is responsible for maintaining a high-level dialogue on issues that affect women and children. Assist in the development and promotion of UNICEF's children’s and women’s agenda through influencing related policy development in UNICEF’s work with the African Union, UNECA and CSOs working on Africa in a variety of inter-governmental, inter-agency and other fora, specifically those which address children’s right, education, health, food and nutrition security, peace and security issues especially in relation to children affected by armed conflict and protection of civilians mandates, humanitarian policy issues, and gender equality.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The technical competencies required for this post are Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Relating and Networking, Persuading and Influencing and Planning and Organizing.
View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/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.
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.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=513188