Country: Burundi
Closing date: 09 May 2018
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Since the end of April 2015, street protests and political violence in Burundi have led to an increasingly fragile environment for children, with regular reports of child rights violations, including injuries, deaths and detentions.
UNICEF is responding to the increasing vulnerability of children living in Bujumbura by systematic monitoring of rights violations and support to centers for children living in the street and those living in affected neighborhoods.
With over 177,000 Burundians that have fled the country – the vast majority of which are women and children – concerns regarding deteriorating health and nutritional status of children in the border areas also have arisen. In the Nyanza Lac area, which is already endemic to cholera. The increase in cholera cases along the southern border has slowed and currently stands at 180, suggesting that the epidemic is under control. In Kirundo province, which is already vulnerable to malnutrition due to recent bad harvest and water deficits, spikes in malnutrition among children have been reported due to repeated migrations which are compounding the existing situation.
Given the diverse emergency scenarios and the expected response from the CO to ensure the Core Commitments for Children are met to the fullest extent, the Communication for Development Specialist will work closely with the different program of UNICEF to research, design, , implement, monitor and report strategic behavior and social change communication, social mobilization and advocacy activities.
How can you make a difference?
Main responsibilities and tasks
Provides technical supervision and guidance in formative research, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a communication plan for cholera
prevention and introduction of new vaccine as part of country programming;
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The technical competencies required for this post are….
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
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.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=512758