Climate, Education and Youth Participation Assistant (UNICEF)

General

Assignment country: Iraq
Expected start date: 17/11/2024
Sustainable Development Goal: 8. Decent work and economic growth
Volunteer category: National UN Youth Volunteer
Host entity: UNICEF
Type: Onsite
Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)
Number of assignments: 1

Context

The UNICEF Education, ADAP and WASH programs has been working closely with the Ministry of Education (MoE), the Ministry of Youth (MOYS) the Ministry of Environment (MOEN), Directorate of Water (DoW) to strengthen the capacity of the national education system to respond to the education needs of forcibly displaced children and young people, build their skills for social and economic participation and promote their voice and role in the climate agenda. Work closely and collaboratively with all actors to strengthen WASH interventions and contribute in monitoring WASH service delivery for refugees and host communities. Focus shall be on engaging young people in water conservation, and climate adaptation actions. Engage in on-site training sessions on green energy, basic knowledge on drinking water supply systems.

UNICEF have supported access to multiple learning pathways to forcibly displaced children and young people, including through investments in local capacity in coordination with local government and CSO partnerships. This has led children and young people to learn and thrive in safe environments, support their learning, readiness for school, skills acquisition, overall development, mental health and psychosocial support. Furthermore, UNICEF Iraq provided adolescents and youth access to skilling opportunities, Life Skills and Citizenship Education, and extracurricular activities to foster social cohesion and promote their role in the climate arena, including green skills and green economy.

The UNV will be supporting the implementation of the PROSPECTS programme in Iraq including coordination among two main pillars; Education and Learning (Pillar 1) and Infrastructure (Pillar 4)

Eligibility criteria

• Young people aged 18-26
• Refugees, asylum seekers, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and migrants
• In their motivation statement, applicants can demonstrate they face learning to earning barriers
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
• Hosting offices are encouraged to ensure application processes are accessible to youth on the move with disabilities
• Nationality: Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Task description

The UNV officer will support and coordinate multi-sectoral activities of UNICEF Iraq, with a focus on education, climate, and youth participation. This will include working with sections of WASH and Climate and Education and Learning.

Under the direct supervision of, the Chief of Erbil Field Office, with technical dotted lines to the chiefs of ADAP, WASH, and Education. the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Contribute to the implementation of cross-sectoral young people development and engagement activities under the PROSPECTS program through partnerships with DOYs as well as CSO partners. Including skills building for social and economic engagement, as well as offline and online participation of young people. With a special focus on green engagement.
• Support in monitoring and reporting on the use of adolescent development and participation program resources (financial, administrative, and other resources).
• work closely and collaboratively with UNICEF colleagues in WASH, Education, and Child Protection to ensure the integration of program activities targeting children and youth under PROSPECTS.
• Participate in achieving positive impact and change through promoting U-Report Iraq and Learning Passports and using the data collected.
• Support ad-hoc administrative and operational tasks.

Required experience

1 years of experience in as a volunteer or in community engagement. Experience Youth Empowerment work would be an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community mem-bers, religious and youth organizations.
• Self-motivation and ability to adapt professionally in a challenging environment and work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel
• Proficient digital skills to deliver the assignment, including proficiency in Microsoft Of-fice applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet.
• Familiarity with UNICEF youth development and participation interventions (e.g. U-Report, UPSHIFT) will be considered as an asset.
• Very good ability to articulate clear and concise ideas and concepts in written and orally.
Area(s) of expertise

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required
Arabic, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Kurdish, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

Secondary education

Competencies and values

☒ Accountability
☒ Adaptability and Flexibility
☒ Building Trust
☒ Commitment and Motivation
☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning
☒ Communication
☒ Creativity
☒ Empowering Others
☒ Ethics and Values
☒ Integrity
☒ Knowledge Sharing
☒ Planning and Organizing
☒ Professionalism
☒ Respect for Diversity
☒ Self-Management
☒ Technological Awareness
☒ Working in Teams