Community Resilience Program Officer – UNICEF Vacancy Announcement (Assosa); June 26 2024

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Organization: UNICEF

Position: Community Resilience Program Officer

Location: Assosa

Employment: Contractual; Onsite Volunteering

Deadline: 09/07/2024

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General

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Description of assignment title: Community Resilience Program Officer

Assignment Country: Ethiopia

Expected start date: 01/08/2024

Sustainable development Goal: 3. Good health and well-being

Volunteer Category: National UN Volunteer Specialist

Host Entity: UNICEF

Type: Onsite

Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of Assignments:1

Duty Station: Assosa

 

Vacancy Details

UNICEF Ethiopia is implementing a 5-year country programme 2020-2025 which is fully aligned with the UNSDCF. UNICEF will work collaboratively within the UNSDCF on a joint strategy to strengthen national systems for data collection, analysis, monitoring and applying adjustments to promote equity. Evidence will be used to monitor the situation of children, tracking progress towards equity and scale, and to inform advocacy to adjust policies, strategies and budgets. Monitoring and corrective actions will be undertaken through UNICEF staff, partners and third-party monitoring, and through mechanisms for community feedback and accountability to affected populations.

In response to the need for health personnel across various regions, , the Emergency Section has initiated collaboration with prioritized regions to identify medical or public health professionals to be recruited as UN Volunteers for a period of six months initially, trained in Addis across a range of topics (integrated Health, Nutrition, WASH) and following training, deploying to field offices to provide on-site support. Upon completion of the initial contract period, the candidates will be subjected to a performance evaluation. Following a successful outcome, the contracts may be extended, and the candidates will be placed in their regions of origin to expand upon their support to realizing UNICEF outcomes through integrated programming approach.

The primary objective of this initiative is to strengthen community-level health, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), child protection and education services in Ethiopia by locally recruiting, training up and deploying skilled and dedicated UN Volunteers to their regions of origin. These volunteers will work closely with local communities, regional bureaus, civil society and more to improve outcomes in these areas and help to enhance community and system resilience. The Community Resilience Program Officer will be responsible for the following: Community Outreach and Sensitization

• Conduct awareness campaigns on health, nutrition, WASH practices, and outbreak control.

• Engage with local leaders, schools, and women’s groups to promote behavior change.

• Facilitate workshops and training on hygiene management, infant nutrition, and health practices.

• Empower communities to take ownership of their health and well-being through capacity-building activities. Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting

• Regularly collect data on nutrition status, WASH infrastructure, and health indicators.

• Conduct field surveys and assessments to gather quantitative and qualitative information.

• Analyze data to identify trends and emerging needs.

• Compile and submit reports to support evidence-based decision-making and program adjustments. Program Implementation Support

• Assist in planning and coordinating field activities.

• Participate in the distribution of supplies and logistical management.

• Collaborate with local partners to ensure smooth program implementation.

• Support the training of local partners and beneficiaries to enhance local capacity. Emergency Preparedness and Response Contribution

• Participate in developing and implementing emergency response plans.

• Support rapid response actions during epidemics or natural disasters.

• Assess immediate needs of affected communities and contribute to intervention planning. Monitoring and Evaluation

• Conduct monitoring visits to assess implementation of activities and adherence to standards.

• Analyze feedback from beneficiaries to improve program approaches.

• Document best practices and lessons learned for future interventions.

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Job requirements

 

Eligibility criteria

27 – 80

Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

3 years of experience in community-level health, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), child protection and education services in both development and emergencies may be considered as a replacement for formal qualifications for an advanced level;

• At least 2 years progressively responsible humanitarian and development work experience including in emergencies with UN Agencies and/or INGOs will have any added advantage.

• Previous experience in Community based programme coordination.

• Familiarity and experience working with government counterparts.

• Strong knowledge and experience in establishing coordination architecture especially at zone and woreda levels.

• Training/experience in emergency response and management highly desirable.

• Familiarity with national and SPHERE standards for application in emergency setting is an asset.

• Experience in working with beneficiaries /communities in participatory process.

Crisis and emergency response, Health, Natural and life sciences

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English, Level: Working knowledge, Required Amharic, Level: Fluent, Desirable

Bachelor degree or equivalent in Medicine, Public health, and social sciences.

• Works collaboratively with others.

• Drive to achieve results for impact.

• Builds and maintains partnerships.

• Accountability

• Adaptability and flexibility

• Creativity

• Professionalism

 

 

Other information

The Assosa region is situated in the northwestern part of Ethiopia, bordering Sudan and South Sudan to the west, Oromia to the south and southeast, and Amhara to the north and northeast. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is located in the region, highlighting its strategic significance. Known for its abundance of natural resources, including gold, marble, coal, and bamboo forests, the region is divided into three administrative zones and one special woreda. It encompasses 26 rural woredas/districts, three of which host refugees in three refugee camps, along with three town administrations. The administrative capital, Assosa Town, lies approximately 661 km from Addis Ababa and 96 km from the Ethio-Sudanese border. Designated as the cradle of nations and nationalities from across the country, the Benishangul-Gumuz Region boasts a diverse array of ethnic groups coexisting peacefully. However, the region faces challenges such as unemployment, limited access to basic services, and gaps in social security and health insurance coverage. Assosa serves as the capital of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, located about 670 kilometers northwest of Addis Ababa. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

 

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