Program Associate

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Mission and objectives

UNICEF in Turkey works to protect the rights of children and adolescents in Turkey since 1951. UNICEF’s programme in Turkey focuses on the needs of the most vulnerable children in the areas of education, child protection, health care, social policy, adolescents and youth, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Context

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is a UN agency mandated to promote the protection of children’s rights and has been working in Turkey for more than 60 years. 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, 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.
UNICEF is implementing stand-alone and multisectoral programs for vulnerable refugee children and their families.
This UNV assignment is to provide programmatic support at the field level to the UNICEF Turkey’s Multisectoral partnerships, focusing on assessing the protection needs of Syrian refugees and host community as well as facilitating the implementation of quality and timely Early Childhood Development, Emergency Response and AAP/Safeguarding at the respective assigned provinces.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Emergency Officer or his/her designated mandated representative(s), Program Associate will undertake the following tasks:
➢ Support to programme development, planning and execution:
• Compile data and information on the UNICEF supported Programme activities in the respective assigned province(s) to facilitate preparation of reports, working papers, and presentations.
• Support the implementation of communication plans for partnership activities as needed. Assist the development of appropriate communication and information products related to programmes.
• Contribute to the preparation of reports, programme documents and submissions by providing information, preparing tables and other documents.
• When required, participate in relevant inter-agency meetings, and share meeting highlights with the office.
➢ Support to monitoring and reporting of programme results:
• Contribute to the design and preparation of monitoring activities of assigned programme(s) in the Child Protection sector in Southeast Turkey.
• Undertake regular program field visits and exchange information with partners/stakeholders to gather the necessary information to assess progress. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks, challenges, and delays, for UNICEF and partners to take timely action to achieve results.
• Produce regular and timely reports on monitoring results. Organize data and information, prepare, and maintain records, documents, and control plans for the monitoring of programme implementation.
• Prepare and maintain records, documents, and control plans for the monitoring of project/programme implementation.
• Support partners in their progress report submissions and undertake report reviews.
• Follow–up with and track the delivery of supplies provided to partners and report on their utilization.
➢ Support in knowledge management and capacity building:
• Gather and share information to document good practices and new programme approaches.
• Support the organization of technical trainings for UNICEF partners.
➢ Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day).
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country.
• Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results, and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers.
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.