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For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is also the world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries. As a global authority UNICEF is able to influence decision makers at the global level and turn the most innovative ideas into reality.
More than 13,000 staff work with UNICEF, with approximately 85 per located in the field in 190 countries. Seven regional offices and over 124 country offices worldwide, 34 national committees, a research centre in Florence, a supply division in Copenhagen, a shared services centre in Budapest and offices in Berlin, Brussels, Seoul and Tokyo, and UNICEF headquarters in New York and Geneva work on helping children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence.
We employ committed professional to work in our five focus areas: Child Survival and Development, Basic Education and Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS, Child Protection and Policy Advocacy and Partnerships. We also employ staff with expertise in administration and finance, human resources, information technology, supply and logistics as well as external relations and communication. UNICEF's presence in humanitarian crises means that we also seek experts in emergency preparedness and response.
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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, protection
The conflict that erupted in November 2020 in the Tigray region and expanded into the Amhara and Afar regions since 2021, is having serious political, social, and economic consequences on Northern Ethiopia. It has had a devastating impact for women and girls who are experiencing growing risks of gender-based violence (GBV). Incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) have been widely documented, and the crisis has compounded multiple forms of GBV including sexual violence, intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and child marriage among displaced and conflict-affected populations. Lack of access to food, cash, and other resources has led to an increase of women and girls engaging in negative coping strategies, including survival sex, and increased vulnerability to SEA. In addition to the on-going conflict in Northern Ethiopia, the Horn of Africa is experiencing one of its worst droughts in recent history. The frequency of drought eroding resources and families are taking desperate measures to survive, with thousands leaving their homes in search of safety and assistance including food, water and shelter with devastating consequences for women and girls.
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UNICEF requires dedicated expertise to provide technical support and strategic direction to support expansion of GBViE programming, in a complementary manner funded by multiple existing and new donors. The incumbent will focus on shaping a new tripartite partnership between the Government of Ethiopia, UNICEF and the World Bank on GBViE in conflict-affected regions in Ethiopia. S/he will be responsible for providing high quality technical guidance and assistance on GBViE prevention, risk mitigation and response for the design, planning and expansion of programming in Northern Ethiopia as part of the World Bank funding and start-up of programming in drought-affected regions. This will include oversight for quality assurance and coherence with UNICEF's global level GBViE Operational Guidance and Resource Pack, as well as other global standards and guidelines and the UNICEF Strategic Plan and Gender Action Plan. S/he will ensure that the GBViE programming is aligned with the Core Commitments for Children.
The GBViE Specialist will work directly with GBViE Specialists based in Tigray and the Child Protection teams based in Afar, Amhara, Somali, Oromia and SNNP and other regions. S/he will work collaboratively with UNICEF Child Protection Specialists based in Addis Ababa and will report directly to the Chief of Child Protection.
Provide strategic and technical support to UNICEF Ethiopia to scale up GBViE programming in Northern Ethiopia and in drought-affected regions
Coordinate with the MoWSA to develop 3R-4-CACE project workplan
Provide technical support to strengthen GBViE service delivery at national level, in conflict and drought- affected regions.
Work relationships: The GBViE Specialist will participate in, contribute to and leverage the use of existing internal UNICEF and inter-agency cross-sectoral coordination platforms related to GBViE such as the UNICEF Ethiopia Programme Management Team meeting, and the CP GBV AOR and with the engagement of the Steering Committee, Project Implementation UNIT in the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs. The incumbent will avail/leverage these opportunities to systematically build the capacities of other sectors and systems.
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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. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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.
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Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Macro-area: Sub-Saharan Africa
Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years
Area of work Definition: Human Resources Management
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations