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For every child, Inclusion!

How can you make a difference? 

The overall scope of the work involves promoting physical accessibility for persons with disabilities that is creating barrier-free spaces within UNICEF-Eritrea premises through modifications and adjustments the existing physical environments through installing ramps, wide doorways, and accessible restrooms and services. The detailed Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for the civil works is attached herewith. BOQ ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.pdf

The overall objectives highlight the importance of creating an inclusive workplace that allows all employees, including those with disabilities, to contribute their skills without limitations. Workplace Accessibility ensures inclusive environments by removing physical, enabling equal opportunities for all employees. It also fosters a sense of belonging, improves productivity, and strengthens teamwork and collaboration by allowing every employee to contribute their skills without limitations.

The specific objectives of promoting office accessibility within ECO for employees and persons with disabilities include:

• Supporting Employees and Visitors with Disabilities: Promote accessible workplaces helps employees, visitors, customers, future workers and children with disabilities to perform their jobs easily and fairly.
• Adjustment and Modifications Existing Physical Environments: Making workplaces accessible in early times means fewer special changes are needed later, making things easier for HR during recruitment process for persons with disabilities
• Promoting and Encouraging Inclusivity: Accessibility creates a workplace where people respect, support, and work well with each other. UNICEF-ECO is committed to promote inclusion and equity for all persons with disabilities
• Preventing discrimination: Promoting accessible work environment makes work fair; prevent discrimination against persons and children with disabilities and supports UNICEF good values.
• Boosting morale: When needs are met, employees feel happier, work better, and stay longer.
• Showing equality and commitment: Accessibility proves the organization values fairness and attracts a wide range of people, including persons with disabilities.

Deliverable 1: Promoting Inclusive and Accessible Toilet Facilities

• Modify and adjust one of the existing toilet facilities in UNICEF office to make accessible, convenient and comfortable toilet facilities for various types of disabilities.

Deliverable 2: Installation of ramps for promoting accessibility, physical environment and services

• Key Ramps design considerations include ADA recommends a 1:12 slope ratio for usability. Minimum width should be 36 inches, with adequate landing space using non-slip materials for safety.

Deliverable 3: Smooth and Accessible Entrance Gate

• The main gate that leads to UNICEF office – modification and smoothing the rough roads and installation of ramps to remove the mobility and accessibility for persons with disabilities. barriers and promote smooth

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: A university degree| (BA) is required in civil engineering, construction engineering, architecture or other relevant areas.

Work Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience, at the national and/or international levels, in project monitoring, site supervision, quality assurance and/or other directly related technical fields is required.

Understanding of development work.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• Good at developing project plans, supervising construction crews, ensuring compliance with safety and building codes, and managing project resources.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles, project management skills, and the ability to address technical and design issues.
• Good knowledge of latest developments and technology in construction industry.
• Good knowledge of access for persons with disabilities infrastructure, buildings and services 

Language Requirements: : Fluency in English and the local language is required. Knowledge of other UN working languages is an asset. 

Desirables:

Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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

The 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 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:  

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable Female and Persons with disability are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.