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    International Consultancy: Junior Consultant- Yoma Program Officer for Southern Africa at - Nairobi, Kenya - UNICEF

    UNICEF
    UNICEF Nairobi, Kenya

    Found in: beBee S2 KE - 4 days ago

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    Full time
    Description

    UNICEF is 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.


    Goal and Objective:

    Under the general supervision of the Yoma Program Manager, the post is expected to lead the coordination for the expansion and operationalization of Yoma in Southern Africa and beyond as required.

    Provide details/reference to AWP areas covered: Oversee overall coordination and provide Technical Assistance to UNICEF Country Office's on innovative platforms for youth engagement, skills building, and employability in the green sector (ie greem yoma, Atingi), as well as the African Data and Drone Academy (ADDA)

    Activities And Tasks
    The Consultant will work closely with country offices and Yoma global team to achieve the following results/deliverables.

    Enhance the programmatic linkage between Yoma and UNICEF programming to facilitate relevance and scaling within UNICEF.

    Liaise with Country Offices to promote Yoma and assist them in assessing the possibility to adapt support the roll-out processes of Yoma to their country context with a particular focus on country office programmatic priorities and interventions.

    Review programmatic priorities at country levels to identify entry points for youth agency through Yoma and provide strategic orientation leveraging on the Youth4Children (Y4C) model of mobilizing young people to support key programmatic priorities and interventions (e.g.

    , in birth registration, education, immunization)
    Provide required support to the Yoma operation Team and assist in the workplan development and monitoring.

    Support COs to develop scalable Yoma models especially among young people in marginalized communities (with little or no connectivity).

    Provide support to monitoring, strategic learning and evidence generation.

    Lead the process of documenting lessons learned during the expansion of Yoma and facilitating peer learning processes and compiling experiences gained at various levels.

    Facilitate dialogues (through country visits, workshops, webinars) around the strategic relevance of Yoma for UNICEF programming and interventions and keep in contact with different relevant innovation initiatives.

    Work closely with GenU and other UNICEF actors engaged in the youth innovation portfolio to ensure that Yoma is linked to the organization priorities.

    Conduct in-country technical and monitoring visits.
    Manage programmes related to Yoma.

    Monitor the expansion of Yoma in Southern Africa and the achievement of its objectives in terms of scaling and impact by keeping track of individual country requests and their action, maintaining an overall dashboard containing disaggregated data compiling different initiatives.

    Provide support on the preparation of funding proposals that allow for Yoma scaling.
    Ensure the linkage between operational research and implementation both in the conceptual and implementation stages.

    Identify opportunities for resource mobilization and new partnerships, and work closely with the regional resources-mobilization unit in developing proposals and partnership development efforts.

    Develop, build, and maintain partnerships with local, regional, and global youth-led networks including civil society networks to promote and scale Yoma related activities and programs.

    Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

    Work relationships:
    The consultant will work in close collaboration with the Programme Manager (Yoma) and the Senior Program Manager.


    Outputs/Deliverables:
    As Part Of UNICEF Team, Efficient, Timely, Responsive, Client-friendly, And High-quality Support Rendered To Yoma And Its Ecosystem Partners In The Accomplishment Of Her/his Functions, Including

    Timely and quality support provided to UNICEF Country Offices implementing Yoma and the Yoma operation Team located at Rlabs in close relationship with the Programme Manager (Yoma)
    Quality project proposals and reports produced and submitted, particularly for GIZ and Fondation Botnar
    Documentation of Yoma expansion in Southern Africa
    As per table above

    Requirements
    Desired Competencies, Technical Background, And Experience


    Education:
    Postgraduate degree in development economics or economics with background in business administration & management
    Experience in working with young people in a digital environment.
    Young professional (<35) preferred as Yoma is a youth-led initiative.
    Experience in working in the Global South, previous experience in working in Southern Africa an asset.
    At least 2years of relevant work experience
    Strong analytical skills
    Strong drafting skills

    Fluency in English, Knowledge of French & Spanish an asset as Yoma is also active in Spanish & French speaking countries.


    Must exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of:
    Care
    Respect
    Integrity
    Trust
    Accountability
    Sustainability


    Key competencies required:
    Building and Maintaining Partnerships
    Drive to achieve Results for Impact
    Innovates and Embraces Change
    Manages Ambiguity and Complexity
    Works collaboratively with others
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