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For every child, Opportunity

Since 1950, UNICEF has supported the most important transformation for children and adolescents in Brazil. UNICEF Brazil with its main office in Brasília and nine field offices works in close partnership with national and sub-national governments, corporate partners, youth, and civil society organizations.

 

For information on the work of our organization in Brazil, please visit our website: UNICEF Brazil.

How can you make a difference? 

The position will report to the Programme Officer (Generation Unlimited) and is aimed at implementing the Passport to Earning (P2E) strategy that seeks to promote professional training and access to decent work for adolescents and young people in vulnerable situation through the One Million Opportunities (1MiO) initiative. The officer will oversee the skills development area of 1MiO and will be directly responsible for the goals designed for this front within 1MiO in the UNICEF Brazil Country Programme.

This includes:

1. Design and Coordinate the 1MiO courses and skills development journeys, supervising their performance, ensuring quality and alignment with the demands of the world of work.

• Coordinate consultants, implementing and programmatic partners in the curation, production and adaptation of content for 1MiO courses and learning journeys in the categories of school-to-work transition skills and competencies outlined in UNICEF's Global Framework on Transferrable Skills (foundational, digital, job-specific, transferrable and entrepreneurial);
• Manage the relationship with 1MiO partners from the private sector, civil society and governments that offer training opportunities by establishing agreements, timelines and strategies to make these opportunities available within the initiative.

2.  Coordinate of a Learning Management System (LMS) within 1MiO's digital platform

• Coordinate the maintenance and implementation of improvements to a Learning Management System (LMS) within 1MiO's digital platform based on Microsoft Community Training (MCT) technology in cooperation with Generation Unlimited' s global development team and UNICEF Brazil ICT team;
• Ensure that the LMS promotes a good user experience, with adequate course taxonomy based on national and international benchmarks, a fluid, functional, and accessible navigation for course completion and certificate issuance, and a system for monitoring results.

3.  Results management and support for youth engagement strategies and partner governments

• Be responsible for delivering the expected results for the 1MiO skills development front within the UNICEF Brazil Country Programme, defining and executing monitoring and evaluation strategies, producing results reports, systematizing lessons learned and implementing improvements based on them;
• Support 1MiO youth mobilization strategies – both digital and territorial - with a focus on the Amazon, Semi-arid and urban centers, within the scope of the UNICEF Seal and UNICEF City Agenda initiatives, so that adolescents and youth carry out 1MiO training offers;
• Support strategies to engage municipal and state governments, with a focus on the Amazon, Semi-arid and urban centers, within the scope of the UNICEF Seal and UNICEF City Agenda initiatives, in offering professional training for adolescents and young people and in ensuring institutional and infrastructure conditions so that courses and skills development journeys can be taken by youth in vulnerable situation.

4. Relationship management with stakeholders of the Passport to Earning (P2E) and Generation Unlimited (GenU) initiatives and integration with the other 1MiO results/areas

• Coordinate collaboration and results monitoring and reporting with global and local partners of the Passport to Earning (P2E) and Generation Unlimited (GenU) initiatives such as Accenture and Microsoft.
• Collaborate and strategically support the actions of 1MiO's and P2E/GenU fronts for access to quality education, digital inclusion, employability, entrepreneurship, and income generation, integrating with them the efforts of the skills development front.

 

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Education, Technology, Social Sciences, Communications, Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or another relevant technical field.

Work Experience: 

A minimum of one year of relevant professional related to Education, Content and Project Management, Partnerships Management, Engagement of private sector and governments, Youth mobilization, Technology, Design and User Experience (UX).

Knowledge and skills with:

• Project Management;
• Content curation and production;
• E-learning; Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Reporting and documentation; Human Rights;
• Technology;
• Youth Engagement;
• Public Administration in Brazil with a focus on national, state and municipal level flagship programmes on productive inclusion of adolescent/youth;
• Facilitation and training.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Portuguese required.

Desirables:

• A master’s degree and/or a post-graduation certificate is considered as an asset.
• Knowledge of Spanish language.
• Additional years of experience related to Education, Content and Project Management, Partnerships Management, Engagement of private sector and governments, Youth mobilization, Technology, Design and User Experience (UX).
• Familiarity with emergency.

5. Competencies of a Successful Candidate (Based on UNICEF professional competency profile)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…

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

 

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

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’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable afro-descendants, indigenous, and other minorities 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.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.

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