Readvertisement: Social Behavior ; SBC & Youth Engagement; YE Officer, NO-B

UNICEF Jayapura is looking for Social Behavior Change (SBC) and Youth Engagement (YE) Officer who will provide SBC and YE technical and operational support to the field office and internal colleagues by administering, implementing, monitoring and/or evaluating a variety of SBC initiatives and activities to promote community engagement and participation, and measurable 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.

The duration is for 364 days (1 year) under Temporary Appointment contract. This is a re-advertisement, applicants who had previously applied need not re-apply.

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

Under the supervision of the Chief of Field Office with technical oversight from SBC Manager, the Officer provides SBC and YE technical and operational support to the field office and internal colleagues by administering, implementing, monitoring and/or evaluating a variety of SBC initiatives and activities to promote community engagement and participation, and measurable 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.

The duration is for 364 days (1 year) under Temporary Appointment contract. This is a re-advertisement, applicants who had previously applied need not re-apply.

How can you make a difference?

1. Support field office SBC cross-sectoral change strategy design, development, and implementation
2. Support to implementation of SBC program management in collaboration with field and country office sectoral colleagues, line ministries and other stakeholders
3. Advocacy, networking and partnership building
4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Please refer to Term of Reference attached for detail breakdowns of the above key functions.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

– A university degree in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations 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.
– Papua work experience will be considered an asset.
– Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
– Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English is required.

TOR TA NOB SBC Aceh and Papua for TMS.pdf

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 include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
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