Internal/External Vacancy Announcement: Temporary Appointment Social Policy Officer, NO-B, For 364 Days, Maputo, Mozambique

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 champion

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How can you make a difference?

Under the general guidance of the supervisor and close coordination with the government and development partners, the incumbent is responsible for providing technical support to the coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of shock-responsive social protection as government response to COVID 19 at national level, support interventions that  response to shocks related to climate and security events and other emergency situations generates displacement in the population.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Support the government officials (Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action – MGCAS, National Institute of Social Action- INAS) in the coordination of Shock Responsive Social Protection at national and subnational level, on national COVID 19 response strategy, on response to displacement on security events in Cabo Delgado and any other action in SRSP to response to shocks. 
• Support the government officials (Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action – MGCAS, National Institute of Social Action- INAS) on implementation of SRSP on Zambezia and Tete as part of response to COVID 19 pandemic.
• Support SRSP interventions in Cabo Delgado on IDPs displaced as a consequence of security events in Cabo Delgado.
• Support SRSP to persons with disabilities
• Support preparation of timely request and reporting by MGCAS/INAS
• Support preparation of monthly monitoring report on PASD-PE
• Any other tasks related to social protection implementation of SRSP

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

Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.

Experience: A minimum of two years of relevant professional experience is required. Experience working in social security and protection in Mozambique is considered as a strong asset.

Language Requirements: Fluency in Portuguese and English is required. 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

Competencies

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

There will be no relocation package offered for this post. The successful candidate will be responsible for his/her own relocation and settlement in the city where the post is based.

There is a salary calculator tool for local staff through this link. Please run simulations for an estimate of monthly and annual salary based on the post’s level and location. When running the simulation, please select Mozambique (NEW) as the Duty Station.