UNICEF Coordinator Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs

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UNICEF Coordinator Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs.

UNICEF South Sudan looking for “Coordinator”.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 01st April 2024.

UNICEF, also the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.

The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on 20th April 2024 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of Coordinator to be based in Bor, South Sudan.

Task Description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Chief of Field Office or her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV Coordinator will:

Provide technical support to implementing the Adolescent Development and Young Reports programme in Jonglei
Provide technical inputs on designing and implementing interventions related to Adolescent and Young reporters, including state-level awareness creation and capacity-building activities for different stakeholders.
Monitor the overall implementation of the Adolescent and Young Reporters programme, including budget execution in consultation with the CFO and section colleagues in Juba.
Lead visibility component to ensure a high level of publicity of the initiative in consultation with the Communication section.
Provide technical assistance to scale-up of the Young Reporters programme in Jonglei.
Provide technical support to scale up the Young Reporters initiative in Bor, including preparation of key awareness materials and quarterly action plans and budgets.
Coordinate day to day activities and engagement with the Young Reporters including recruitment, registration, training and liaison with YRs, their parents and schools
Coordinate and manage Young Reporters involvement in key events and advocacy activities in line with UNICEF Young Reporters Programme Action Plan.
Facilitate YRs engagement with key stakeholders such as State Government counterparts, UN agencies, NGO partners and the media.
Mentor the Young Reporters and build their capacity in engaging with the Bor/Jonglei priority advocacy issues and activities.
Support overall reporting, resource mobilization, and partnership.
Contribute to overall reporting of the ongoing Adolescent and Young Reporters’ achievement, including presentation slides, inputs to donor reporting, human interest stories, etc.
Contribute to developing concept notes and proposals tailor-made for specific donors to raise additional funds for the young reporter’s action.
Leverage partnerships/contributions from like-minded agencies for joint interventions to amplify the voices of adolescent and young reporters.
Work collaboratively with programme officers in the field for programme integration and to ensure the engagement of Young Reporters in sector-specific advocacies
Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Eligibility Criteria

Required education level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent in Youth development, child protection, communications, public relations, journalism or another relevant technical field.

Required experience:

2 years of experience in communications, child protection, youth development, public relations, communications for development or related field.
Experience in youth engagement and children mentorship in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
Knowledge of the duty station is considered an asset for this consultancy.
Flexibility, understanding of local cultural and social practices are key success factors for this consultancy.

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