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ECD Specialist (Policy, Evidence and Scale-Up), L-4, Programmes, New York
If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF seeks a ECD Specialist (Policy, Evidence and Scale-Up), L-4 in its Division of Policy and Practice, New York.
Purpose of the post:
Planning, developing and managing global implementation of Early Childhood Development Programmes, including support to (a) scaling up national programmes towards achieving MTSP targets, contributing to all relevant millennium development goals and effectively supporting UNICEF's contribution to poverty reduction; (b) leveraging resources in support of developing ECD policy and practice, partnerships and mobilisation, as well as advocacy; (c) coordinating with outcome areas as indicated in the OMP and MTSP - child survival and development, basic education and girls' empowerment, child protection, HIV/AIDS and social policy. Linkages will be forged to enhance synergy and holistic planning and policy development for early childhood development.
Your profile:
. Advanced university degree in any of the following: social sciences, public health, education, or other fields related to ECD
. A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in social development, management, monitoring and evaluation is required.
. Core Values: Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity, Commitment.
. Core Competencies: Communication, Working with people, Drive for Results.
. Functional Competencies: Deciding and Initiating Action, Leading and Supervising, Relating and Networking, Persuading and Influencing, Applying Technical Expertise, Learning and Researching, Creating and innovating, Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Planning and Organizing, and Entrepreneurial Thinking.
. Fluency in English and in another UN language required.
If you have the experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting VN-09-748 to: recruit.EDU@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 7 December 2009. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
UNICEF's salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.
