Country: India
Closing date: 12 Oct 2018
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For Every Child, AN ADVOCATE:
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, nutrition, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
Despite increased coverage rates of routine immunization (RI) in India, nearly one-third of all children born in the country each year are not fully protected against the life threatening vaccine preventable disease. Besides, India has recently introduced and proposes to introduce a number of new vaccines into the existing RI Schedule in the coming years (2016-18), many of them through campaigns such as Rota virus, Measles Rubella, Adult JE and Pneumococcal. The country has set its target for 90% national coverage by 2020, increasing from the current 65.2% (RSOC 2013). UNICEF has been one of the core partners in supporting the GOI in the RI and new vaccine initiative, especially focusing on strengthening system capacity to integrate, operationalize, and monitor social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions in a manner that leads to increase vaccine confidence and generate demand for new vaccines.
In the last one and half years there have been significant progress in systems strengthening interventions for routine immunization through the introduction of new vaccines, and namely MR. UNICEF is the lead technical partner supporting Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization (ACSM) planning, implementation and monitoring for demand generation that would lead to vaccine uptake (and full immunization coverage). UNICEF has worked closely with all development partners, and is rolling out a MoHFW-endorsed communication package, including SOPs, IEC materials and formats and templates to facilitate all phases of planning until campaign launch. In regards to the MR vaccine introduction the campaign on-going since February 2017 has reached almost 100 million children across 21 States /Union territories, and more than 300 million children across 15 States are yet to be vaccinated.
The way forward envisions building on all the lessons learned and the processes that have strengthened communication planning, implementation and monitoring for new vaccine introduction and RI to expand to RMNCHA programming.
How can you make a difference?
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in the world's thereby ensuring a better future for every child, this is the chance to make a difference. Communization for Development Officer, RI & New Vaccines – will provide the necessary support in moving forward the communication technical assistance for RI and New Vaccines through a clear roadmap and results matrix, as well as contribute to systems strengthening and capacity development for RMNCHA priorities.
The position is directly supervised by the Communcation for Development Specialist, P-4, under the guidance of Chief of Child Development and Nutrition.
Major duties and responsibilities:
For every Child, you demonstrate…
Core Values (Required)
Core Competencies (Required)
Functional Competencies (Required)
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
i. Specific Technical Knowledge Required [ for the job ]
ii. Common Technical Knowledge Required (for the job group)
iii. Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced (for the Job)
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To qualify as a championfor every child you will have…
Requirements of the position (QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES):-
Education:
A University Degree in social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, education, communication, public relations or other related social science field is required. Training in differential communication approaches for use of media and communication.
Experience:
Language Requirements:
Oral and written fluency in English and Hindi. Knowledge of any Indian local language is an asset.
Remarks:
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How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=516717