Programme Manager (Social Behaviour Change & Gender), P4, Bujumbura, Burundi #127623, opened for non-burundians.

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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

In Burundi, UNICEF has a very diverse portfolio of responsibilities but all with the same objective which is to assist the Government and other stakeholders to fulfill children’s economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights. The UNICEF country program in Burundi aims to improve the lives of children and women in the following key areas: Child and maternal health, Nutrition, Education, Child Protection, Water, sanitation and hygiene, Social Policy and Advocacy, Adolescent empowerment and community resilience, and Humanitarian response.

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How can you make a difference?

1. Generate and utilize research, data, and evidence to inform the design, measurement, and monitoring of SBC programs and outcomes in both development and emergency contexts and to build the evidence base for SBC and gender transformative programs.

• Establish clear SBC and Gender results framework and oversee data collection, tracking, monitoring, and reporting and disseminating SBC and Gender transformative results. Contribute to relevant UNICEF monitoring systems such as RAM.
• Lead and/or manage situation analysis for SBC and Gender situation analyses that identify social and behavioural drivers.
• Synthesize and stay up to date with data, evidence and trends for social and behavioural and gender issues and provide leadership on programme directions informed by this information
• Guide staff in commissioning, managing, and utilizing qualitative and quantitative research on gender transformative approach, on social and behavioral drivers, including behavioral analysis, human centered design, social listening, behavioral insights, participatory research and RCTs. Ensure integration of results of research in SBC and Gender transformative strategies.
• Ensure that SBC and Gender transformative activities and products are informed by formative research and pretesting and are culturally and contextually relevant. Provide leadership on the quality control of SBC activities and products as needed.
• Remain current on the latest innovative approaches and technology in SBC and Gender transformative approach and the latest developments in social and behavioural sciences and ensure their integration them in programme approaches. Advocate for their adoption among internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide leadership in promoting and disseminating best practices and innovative approaches and technology in SBC and Gender transformative programs and advocating for their uptake in sectoral programmes (internal and external).
• Oversee establishment of community feedback mechanisms and use of feedback to inform community engagement and SBC actions for disaster preparedness, response, recovery and resilience.
• Provide leadership for generation and use of SBC and Gender evidence, data, and assessments for disaster preparedness, response, recovery and resilience.

2. Design, plan and implement SBC activities that are backed by social and behavioural evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms in both development and humanitarian contexts.

• Promote and advocate for application of evidence, insights, innovations and new technologies to SBC strategies and activities and to Gender transformative programs.
• Provide advice and leadership in the development, implementation and monitoring of SBC and Gender transformative strategies, in line with global standards and UNICEF priorities and approaches. 
• Advise on technical quality, consistency and relevance of SBC and Gender transformative activities and platforms for engagement, ensuring quality and integration of the latest evidence and UNICEF’s programmatic approaches.
• Approve and use resources as planned, manage and monitor programme funds and verify compliance with organizational guidelines, rules, regulations and standards.
• Provide technical advice on the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of community engagement and SBC and Gender transformative interventions in the context of humanitarian emergencies
• Guide on the development and coordination of SBC and RCCE plans for preparedness and response
• Provide SBC inputs to development and implementation of Accountability to Affected Populations frameworks, in collaboration with other sections and partners.
• Facilitate cross – sectoral implementation of SBC and gender related projects and programmes.
• Ensure quality of SBC and gender transformative activities, material/products and engagement opportunities.
• Lead in the development of policies, methods, frameworks and tools for SBC and gender transformative programming.
• Participate in budget planning and management of programme funds and support country offices in budget planning.

3. Support operationalization of SBC and gender transformative programmes  by advocating for SBC and gender transformative programs, mobilizing resources, coordinating across stakeholders, sectors and teams, and partnership building.

• Establish and maintain partnerships and resource mobilization opportunities to support SBC and gender equality. Advocate for UNICEF priorities within these mechanisms.
• Lead collaboration with national, regional and/or global partners to link and coordinate SBC and Gender transformative approaches.
• Mobilize financial resources for SBC and Gender transformative programs resource mobilization.
• Mobilize, coach and supervise Human Resources to achieve SBC and Gender transformative goals and objectives. Manage and oversee their activities and deliverables.
• Oversee financial planning, budgeting, tracking and management of funds for SBC and Gender transformative.
• Advocate to senior managers and senior decision makers (internal and external) on inclusion of social and behavioral approaches and Gender in sectoral workplans and strategies and funding plans.
• Contribute to the policy and agenda setting for SBC advocacy and investments within UNICEF office and among partners.
• Represent UNICEF interests among stakeholders and partners for the implementation of community engagement, SBC and Gender transformative programs in humanitarian actions. Provide technical advice to UNICEF office for coordination among stakeholders and partners. 
• Advocate internally and externally for integration of SBC and Gender transformative programs in national systems, in the country programme, and in sectoral plans.
• Participate in budget planning and management of programme funds and support country offices in budget planning.

4. Promote continuous learning, strengthening and scaling up in SBC and Gender transformative programs for both development and humanitarian contexts through capacity building for UNICEF staff and partners.

• Develop and/or use of tools, guidelines and training materials to build SBC capacity among country staff, implementing partners and other relevant government and non-government partners.
• Identify capacity development needs of country offices and partners and oversee design and organization of SBC capacity development initiatives, including new approaches such as behavioural analysis, behavioural insights, human centred design, social listening, and social accountability mechanisms. 
• Promote and advocate for best practices and uptake of new SBC methods and knowledge internally and externally.
• Lead and plan SBC and Gender capacity assessments.
• Advocate with government counterparts for the uptake of SBC capacity building in national systems and plans.
• Initiate and manage partnership with academia and learning institutions for the delivery of SBC and Gender capacity development activities.
• Provide technical assistance to systems strengthening for community engagement in humanitarian contexts, SBC, and gender transformative relevant sectors.
• Initiate and oversee capacity development activities for humanitarian programming with a focus on preparedness, response and recovery.
• Secure resources for SBC and Gender capacity development activities.

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

• An advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in one of the following fields is required: social and behavioral science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, communication, international development, gender and/or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional experience at the national or international levels in developing, implementing, evaluating, and managing social and behavioral change strategies, in social and policy program development planning and management, operational support and humanitarian settings is required.
• Relevant experience in program/project development and management in related areas in a UN system agency or organization is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated expertise in the application of social and behavior change science, theories, research, and analysis, to all stages of the programmes cycle.
• Proven ability to manage social research, including quantitative, qualitative, and participatory methods for formative assessments, identifying behavioral drivers, and tracking, measurement and evaluation of social change is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to stay updated with new developments in the SBC and Gender fields is required.
• Familiarity with new and emerging approaches such as behavioral insights, human cantered design, social listening, among others is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in the execution of complex priorities, processes and projects in office work-plans.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in French and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates and people with disability are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be cancelled.

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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