Adolescent and Youth Programme Assistant at United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA

Task description

• Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the Head of Programmes and in collaboration with the Resident Representative and close consultation with the ASRH/HIV and Youth Programme Analyst, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
• Providing support to the ASRH/Youth team to the overall strategic leadership for the Adolescents and Youth programme in both development and humanitarian settings.
• ISupport the development of proposals for the mobilising of resources for adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive health activities including identification of AYSRH needs and appropriate potential donors.
• Support the coordination of the Interagency Group on Youth, to implement and monitor the UN Youth Strategy – Youth 2030.
• Support the monitoring, review and evaluation of adolescent and youth programmes; and in developing response plans to consolidate any strengths and to address any identified gaps.
• Support the ASRH/Youth team to provide support to the Ministries of Health, Youth and Sports and Gender, at the Federal and State levels, and other relevant partners in development, implementation and monitoring of relevant adolescent and youth policy and technical strategies.
• Support the analysis of the political, social and economic environment that imparts on the adolescents and youth programme and formulating appropriate policy and programmatic adjustments to harness any opportunities and mitigate any risks.
• Contribute to establishing and maintaining partnerships with adolescents and youth relevant stakeholders, networks, alliances and coalitions to ensure a collective effort towards advancement of the wellbeing of young people.
• Participates in relevant national and sub-national Technical Working Groups (TWGs)/Fora to provide technical support and position UNFPA’s adolescent and youth mandate.

Eligibility criteria
Age

• 18 - 26

Additional eligibility criteria

• This assignment is funded by the Government of Korea and therefore specific criteria apply:
• Candidates must be Korean nationals.
• Candidates must be between 22 and 29 years old at the time of application. NOTE: If you are older than 26 when applying, the system will display a notification that the ’application does not meet the eligibility criteria’. Please disregard this notification.
• Candidates who have already served as UN Youth Volunteer funded by the Government of Korea are not eligible to apply (former UN University Volunteers are eligible).
• Candidates may apply to a maximum of three assignments and indicate the order of preference in the ‘Additional remarks’ field when filling in the application form.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment.

Requirements
Required experience

• 0 years of experience in (up to three years) or demonstrated interest in:
• Programme/project management;
• ASRHR, gender, and/or adolescent and youth development programmes;
• Partner engagement with government and civil society counterparts, UN agencies, private sector, development partners and Community Based Organizations;
• Working with, engage and motivate adolescents and young
• people; which includes development challenges and underlying socio-cultural factors.
• Human rights-based approach and results-based management;
• Volunteerism and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded.

Area(s) of expertise
Community development, Development programmes, Health

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Languages

• English, Level: Fluent, Required

Required education level

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in Health, human rights, and/or international development.

Competencies and values

• Commitment and Motivation
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Communication
• Creativity
• Respect for Diversity
• Working in Teams