Temporary Appointment: Social & Behavior Change Officer – NOB- Position#: 125907- 364 days – Pemba, Mozambique (Applicable to Mozambican Nationals Only)
Job no: 564808
Position type: Temporary Appointment
Location: Mozambique Division/Equivalent: Nairobi Regn’l(ESARO)
School/Unit: Republic of Mozambique
Department/Office: Pemba Zone Office, Mozambique
Categories: Social and Behavior Change
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, hope
The Country Programme of Cooperation between the Government of Mozambique and UNICEF (CPD) for 2022-2026 aims to support Mozambique to accelerate efforts towards achieving the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and meeting its commitment to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of children, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action. It derives from the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), 2022–2026 and aligns with the Government Five-Year Plan 2020–2024, the National Development Strategy 2015–2035 and relevant sector policies and programmes.
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How can you make a difference?
Purpose for the job: The Social and Behaviour Change Officer reports directly to the Programme Specialist (Team Leader), with a matrix relationship to the SBC Specialist for supervision and guidance. The Officer provides technical and operational support to the SBC Specialist and internal colleagues by administering, implementing, monitoring, and/or evaluating a variety of SBC initiatives and activities to promote community engagement and participation in response to the humanitarian context in Cabo Delgado, with emphasis on the IDPs influx.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
- Support to strategy design and development of SBC and adolescent activities
- Support to implementation of SBC activities
- Advocacy, networking, and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building
- Monitoring and reporting
For more information on the job description, kindly follow this link Job Description Social Behavior and Change Officer – NOB – Pemba.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- A bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioral science, communication, sociology, anthropology, psychology, or another relevant technical field.
- 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 an asset.
- Fluency in Portuguese and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is considered an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to including everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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 is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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:
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
There will be no relocation package offered for this post. The successful candidate will be responsible for his/her own relocation and settlement in the city where the post is based.
There is a salary calculator tool for local staff through this link ( https://info.undp.org/gssu/onlinetools/SalCalcLocal/SalCalcLocal.aspx). Please run simulations for an estimate of monthly and annual salary based on the post’s level and location. When running the simulation, please select Mozambique (NEW) as the Duty Station.
Advertised: Aug 08 2023 South Africa Standard Time
Application close: Aug 18 2023 South Africa Standard Time
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- Closes Aug 18 2023Temporary Appointment: Social & Behavior Change Officer – NOB- Position#: 125907- 364 days – Pemba, Mozambique (Applicable to Mozambican Nationals Only) in Mozambique
The Social and Behaviour Change Officer reports directly to the Programme Specialist (Team Leader), with a matrix relationship to the SBC Specialist for supervision and guidance. The Officer provides technical and operational support to the SBC Specialist and internal colleagues by administering, implementing, monitoring and/or evaluating a variety of SBC initiatives and activities to promote community engagement and participation in response to the humanitarian context in Cabo Delgado, with emphasis on the IDPs influx.
