Closing date: Saturday, September 23, 2023 | Child Friendly Spaces Coordinator Needed in Kingston | Jamaica
Job no: 565720
Type of Position: Consultant
Location: Jamaica Division/Equivalent: Regional Off in Latin America and the Caribbean
Institution: Jamaica
Office or Department: Kingston, Jamaica
Categories: Children’s Safety
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To reach the most underprivileged children on the planet, UNICEF works in some of the most difficult locations. to prevent their death. to protect their legal rights. to assist them in achieving their potential.
We strive to create a better future for everyone by working for every child, everywhere, every day, in 190 nations and territories.
We never give up either.
For each kid, Security, defense, and love
The mission of UNICEF Jamaica is to support the realization of each child’s rights.
We work to achieve this goal through collaborating with various parties, including the government, non-governmental organizations, activists in civil society, and businesses, in order to develop laws, policies, and programs that will affect how children may receive high-quality services. We are in a unique position to engage with everyone, including political officials who are in charge of making sure that laws and policies are in line with children’s rights, activists, and service providers who deal directly with children and their families. Most essential, we involve our children and teenagers in discussions about problems that have an impact on their lives in order to incorporate their voices.
In the Jamaica nation programme document (2022 to 2026), we have five priority areas with a focus on children in vulnerable situations:
1. Protection of kids
- Adaptation to climate change
- Instruction
4. social policy
- Achieve success
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Jamaica adopted in 1991, serves as the foundation for everything we do.
How can you influence things?
- Coordinator for Family-Friendly Spaces TOR.pdf
- If you want to be an advocate for every child, you’ll need to…
- A first university degree in psychiatry, psychology, social work, or any other pertinent technical subject is required.
- 5 years minimum of relevant experience in one or more of the following fields
- Psychology, clinical social work, or a similar field
- Play, art therapy, and psychosocial counseling
- working with children who have experienced violence or who are in environments where violence is likely
- conducting needs analyses for kids who experience violence or are at risk of it.
- providing training and/or interventions that support the psycho-social wellbeing of children who are at risk for violence or who are victims of it.
Skills/Competencies
- An advantage is having experience with Jamaican law enforcement or child protection organizations.
- outstanding analytical and communication abilities
- outstanding analytical and writing abilities
- English proficiency is necessary.
- You exhibit for each child…
- Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) are the core values of UNICEF.
Remarks:
Only those who have been shortlisted will be contacted and moved on to the next phase of the hiring process.
Under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be regarded as “staff members” and will not be eligible for the benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors shall regulate their terms of service. According to municipal or other applicable laws, consultants and independent contractors are responsible for calculating their tax liabilities and for paying any taxes and/or charges.
The chosen candidate is exclusively responsible for making sure that any necessary documents, including a visa (if applicable) and health insurance, are in force for the full duration of the contract. The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19), and applicants who have been chosen are subject to certification that they have had this vaccination before beginning their assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will operate remotely and are not required to travel to fulfill duties for UNICEF while their consultation contracts are in effect, work on or visit UNICEF facilities, program delivery sites, or directly engage with the communities UNICEF works with. Child Friendly Spaces Coordinator Needed in Kingston | Jamaica
Advertised: September 13, 2023, Pacific Time
Submission deadline: September 22, 2023, Pacific Standard Time
Child Friendly Spaces Coordinator Needed in Kingston | Jamaica
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