Programme Officer (Gender and Inclusion), NOB, Beirut, Lebanon (Temporary Appointment)

Application will only be considered if submitted through UNICEF Employment Page: https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=522697

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a chance.

Within the context of the SDG Framework, UNICEF’s revised Strategic Plan demonstrates the organization’s strengthened commitment to the promotion of gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, and the ‘equity for all’ agenda as key to actively advancing inclusion globally.

UNICEF’s work on gender equality and inclusion is guided by a range of global and institutional documents including the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the UNICEF Gender Action Plan 2018-2021 (GAP). The GAP is UNICEF’s roadmap for promoting gender equality throughout its work, in alignment with the Strategic Plan, 2018-2021, and in support of its contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 5 on Gender Equality, as well as the goals on poverty, hunger, health, education, water and sanitation, inequalities and peace and justice. Globally, work on disability is structured around three main priority areas: 1) Inclusive programmes for children with disabilities; 2) leadership on the rights of children with disabilities; and 3) disability inclusive organization. Together these areas of work contribute to broader objectives of social inclusion

How can you make a difference?

In alignment with global, regional and Lebanon specific priorities and programming, the role of the Programme Officer (Gender and Inclusion) is primarily technical and programmatic, with the normative advocacy and coordination roles serving an important secondary function. The Programme Officer provides authoritative technical guidance/operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to gender equality and inclusion. S/he supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of high quality inclusion programming across sectors. In summary s/he

Supports programme colleagues and management of the Country Office to advance overall Country Programme objectives in relation to gender and inclusion ; 

Supports cross-sectional collaboration and coordination on key programmatic results on gender and social inclusion, ensuring coherence, maximization of synergies and efficiency in utilization of resources and delivery of results;

Works with programme colleagues and management so that gender and inclusion results (both programmatic and policy advocacy) are effectively defined, measured, and reported, and high quality assessment, research, evidence generation and evaluation on inclusion and gender programming is undertaken and utilized;

Supports the assessment and identification of gender and social inclusion needs for emergency preparedness and response, and provides gender relevant guidance and technical input on emergency programming. 

Provides support and guidance to management and operations to improve the inclusiveness of the internal office environment of the Lebanon UNICEF office.

Key functions/accountabilities include:

Management and/or advisory support to Deputy Representative, Representative, and programmatic colleagues,

Support to program development and planning

Program management, monitoring and delivery of results

Advisory services and technical support

Advocacy, networking and partnership building

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

For further information, please refer to the Terms of Reference.

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

An advanced University degree in the social sciences (i.e. sociology, demography, psychology, political science, social policy or economics), public health, public policy, public administration, international development, or in an area relevant to UNICEF’s sectoral work (e.g. Health, Nutrition, WASH, Education, Child Protection, Social Inclusion, HIV/AIDs, etc.)

*A first-level university degree in a relevant field combined with five years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Minimum three years of progressively responsible professional experience and demonstrated track record of having undertaken and led substantive programming and research on gender, social inclusion and development.

Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Strong substantive, technical, programmatic and research skills in gender and or a related social inclusion area such as disability, related to sectoral expertise in at least one of the following sectors: Health, Education, WASH, HIV/AIDS, Protection, Social Policy, C4D, ECD, or Adolescents. Proven ability to connect sectoral issues and programmatic approaches on gender and social inclusion;

Knowledge and experience integrating gender and inclusion into humanitarian responses and programming, including needs assessment, programme implementation and monitoring is an asset. Familiarity and work experience in the country/region of preferred placement also an asset.

Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills and the ability to contextualize and be able to translate the approaches into practicable programme/project design in complex environments where gender and social inclusion issues are often sensitive to raise within certain national contexts are required.

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 competencies required for this post are

Leading and Supervising  [ II ]          

Formulating Strategies and Concepts   [ I ]      

Analyzing  [ I ]                                   

Relating and Networking  [ I ]                      

Planning and Organizing  [ II ]

Applying technical skills [ I ] 

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.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.