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Title	Deadline	Category	Host entity	Country
HACT Officer	22 January 2021	Nat. Specialist	UNICEF	Kenya
Open HACT Officer National Specialist Host entity UNICEF Country Kenya Duty station Nairobi (KEN) Language skills English,Kiswahili Start date Immediate Duration 12 months Application deadline 22 January 2021 Eligibility criteria Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment. Description of task Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Quality Assurance Officer or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV HACT officer will: Assist the Quality Assurance Officer in the creation of spot checks in eTools and follow up with staff to ensure the correct status of assurance activities is reflected in eTools Review action points from spot checks and audits and compare with information in eTools for completeness. Any omissions to be notified to the supervisor for corrective action; Validate the details captured in the vendor master in relation to micro assessments by checking whether the correct type of assessment has been captured, the right risk rating and the correct date of assessment. Any noted discrepancies to be notified to the supervisor for corrective action; Log in requests related to the VISION hub into a central database for ease of monitoring; Review completeness of documents in QA ECM ensuring that all documents are properly tagged. Any noted discrepancies to be notified to the supervisor for corrective action; and Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area e.g. finance/accounts/operations management or area related field; Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark: At least 2 to 5 years of professional work experience at the national and/or international level in audit, risk management, or operations, or other relevant programmes; experience with a not for profit organisation is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization; Good analytical skills Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; Sound security awareness; Have affinity with or interest in working for and with children volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System Language skills: English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent Kiswahili(Optional), Level - Fluent Area of expertise: Finance, accounting and audit Area of expertise details: Finance,accounting,Operations audit, risk management, or operations Driving license: No Competencies values: Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Working in Teams Application procedure: * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call for to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 22 January 2021 Volunteer opportunity PDF Share Apply
Communication for Development Officer - Polio	28 January 2021	Nat. Specialist	UNICEF	Kenya
Open Communication for Development Officer - Polio National Specialist Host entity UNICEF Country Kenya Duty station Nairobi (KEN) Language skills English,Kiswahili Start date 01 February 2021 Duration 6 months Application deadline 28 January 2021 Eligibility criteria Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment. Description of task Under the direct supervision of Communication for Development Specialist for Health, (Nairobi)/ Helath Specialist/Officer Garissa arissa Field Office / Health Specialist/Officer Lodwar Field Office, the UN Volunteers will undertake the following tasks: Provide technical support to the C4D specialist for Health (based in Nairobi), the Health Specialist/Officer based in Nairobi and Garissa / Lodwar Field Office. Support MoH, Health Promotion and community health Units in coordination of integrated behaviour change communication interventions at national and selected counties. Support establish contextualized approaches to increase acceptance and uptake of new vaccines. Support planning, implementation and monitoring of Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization activities during campaigns including Polio Campaigns and other routine immunization campaigns. Support UNICEF-GAVI focus counties in development and implementation of county specific communication plans. Support the develop and contextualization of training materials and activities to build capacity in participatory & social and behavior change communication in support of Immunization. Support counties in implementation of Nomadic strategies for Routine and Supplemental Immunization campaigns. Strengthen county level coordination mechanisms among MOH and partners involved in immunization and communication for development activities. Any other duty assigned by the C4D Manager or C4D Health Specialist Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments: University Degree in Environment/Public Health, Social Science or any other relevant field of discipline Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark: At least 2 years’ experience in the areas of communication for development planning, media and material development, preferably in the area of communication for the Immunization and outbreak response programme. Language skills: English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent Kiswahili(Optional), Level - Fluent Area of expertise: Other communications related experience Area of expertise details: Communication for development planning, media and material development, preferably in the area of communication for the Immunization and outbreak response programme. Driving license: No Competencies values: Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams Application procedure: * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 28 January 2021 Volunteer opportunity PDF Share Apply
Communication for Development Officer - Polio	28 January 2021	Nat. Specialist	UNICEF	Kenya
Open Communication for Development Officer - Polio National Specialist Host entity UNICEF Country Kenya Duty station Lodwar (KEN) Language skills English,Kiswahili Start date 01 February 2021 Duration 6 months Application deadline 28 January 2021 Eligibility criteria Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment. Description of task Under the direct supervision of Communication for Development Specialist for Health, (Nairobi)/ Helath Specialist/Officer Garissa arissa Field Office / Health Specialist/Officer Lodwar Field Office, the UN Volunteers will undertake the following tasks: Provide technical support to the C4D specialist for Health (based in Nairobi), the Health Specialist/Officer based in Nairobi and Garissa / Lodwar Field Office. Support MoH, Health Promotion and community health Units in coordination of integrated behaviour change communication interventions at national and selected counties. Support establish contextualized approaches to increase acceptance and uptake of new vaccines. Support planning, implementation and monitoring of Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization activities during campaigns including Polio Campaigns and other routine immunization campaigns. Support UNICEF-GAVI focus counties in development and implementation of county specific communication plans. Support the develop and contextualization of training materials and activities to build capacity in participatory & social and behavior change communication in support of Immunization. Support counties in implementation of Nomadic strategies for Routine and Supplemental Immunization campaigns. Strengthen county level coordination mechanisms among MOH and partners involved in immunization and communication for development activities. Any other duty assigned by the C4D Manager or C4D Health Specialist Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments: University Degree in Environment/Public Health, Social Science or any other relevant field of discipline Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark: At least 2 years’ experience in the areas of communication for development planning, media and material development, preferably in the area of communication for the Immunization and outbreak response programme. Language skills: English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent Kiswahili(Optional), Level - Fluent Area of expertise: Other communications related experience Area of expertise details: Communication for development planning, media and material development, preferably in the area of communication for the Immunization and outbreak response programme. Driving license: No Competencies values: Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams Application procedure: * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 28 January 2021 Volunteer opportunity PDF Share Apply
Communication for Development Officer - Polio	28 January 2021	Nat. Specialist	UNICEF	Kenya
Open Communication for Development Officer - Polio National Specialist Host entity UNICEF Country Kenya Duty station Garissa (KEN) Language skills English,Kiswahili Start date 01 February 2021 Duration 6 months Application deadline 28 January 2021 Eligibility criteria Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment. Description of task Under the direct supervision of Communication for Development Specialist for Health, (Nairobi)/ Helath Specialist/Officer Garissa arissa Field Office / Health Specialist/Officer Lodwar Field Office, the UN Volunteers will undertake the following tasks: Provide technical support to the C4D specialist for Health (based in Nairobi), the Health Specialist/Officer based in Nairobi and Garissa / Lodwar Field Office. Support MoH, Health Promotion and community health Units in coordination of integrated behaviour change communication interventions at national and selected counties. Support establish contextualized approaches to increase acceptance and uptake of new vaccines. Support planning, implementation and monitoring of Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization activities during campaigns including Polio Campaigns and other routine immunization campaigns. Support UNICEF-GAVI focus counties in development and implementation of county specific communication plans. Support the develop and contextualization of training materials and activities to build capacity in participatory & social and behavior change communication in support of Immunization. Support counties in implementation of Nomadic strategies for Routine and Supplemental Immunization campaigns. Strengthen county level coordination mechanisms among MOH and partners involved in immunization and communication for development activities. Any other duty assigned by the C4D Manager or C4D Health Specialist Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Bachelor degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments: University Degree in Environment/Public Health, Social Science or any other relevant field of discipline Required experience: 24 Months Experience remark: At least 2 years’ experience in the areas of communication for development planning, media and material development, preferably in the area of communication for the Immunization and outbreak response programme. Language skills: English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent Kiswahili(Optional), Level - Fluent Area of expertise: Other communications related experience Area of expertise details: Communication for development planning, media and material development, preferably in the area of communication for the Immunization and outbreak response programme. Driving license: No Competencies values: Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams Application procedure: * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. Application deadline: 28 January 2021 Volunteer opportunity PDF Share Apply