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    UNICEF is a UN agency that advocates for children's rights. It was created in 1946 and works in over 162 countries. UNICEF's mission is to advance children's well-being by focusing on young child survival, education, HIV/AIDS, child protection, and policy advocacy.

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    Working

    with
    UNICEF
    UNICEF
    Division of Human
    Resources, NYHQ
    Organization Overview
    • Created in 1946
    • Mandated by the UN General Assembly
    • Guided by the Convention on the Rights of
    the Child and the Millennium Development
    Goals
    • More than 11,000 people working in 162
    countries
    © UNICEF/NYHQ1946-0001/Photographer Unknown
    • Voluntary funded: annual expenditures of
    US$ 4 billion
    • Advocates for and defends children’s
    rights worldwide by upholding the
    Convention on the Rights of the Child
    • Has the global authority to influence
    decision-makers and a range of partners
    at all levels to turn the most innovative
    © UNICEF/NYHQ2006-2131/Markisz
    ideas into reality
    Mission & Mandate

    UNICEF believes that nurturing


    and caring for children are the
    cornerstones of human progress.
    UNICEF was created with this
    purpose in mind – to work with
    © UNICEF/NYHQ2010-1852/Shehzad Noorani
    others to overcome the obstacles
    that poverty, violence, disease
    and discrimination place in a
    child’s path. We believe that we
    can, together, advance the cause
    of humanity.

    © UNICEF/NYHQ2009-0406/Paulo Filgueiras
    There are 3 levels at which UNICEF works

    Staff
    The Country
    Level Over 162 countries & territories

    The Regional Amman, Bangkok, Nepal, Nairobi,


    Level Dakar, Panama, Geneva

    The Headquarter New York, Copenhagen and Geneva


    Level

    Five Focus Areas


    1. Young Child Survival and Development
    2. Basic Education and Gender Equality
    3. HIV/AIDS and Children & Adolescents
    4. Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse
    5. Policy Advocacy and partnerships for children’s rights
    Required Profiles
    Specialists in:
    • • Public Health • Policy development
    • Nutrition • Advocacy for legal and social
    • Water and Sanitation policy reform
    • Medical doctors • Capacity building and
    • Environmental Engineers strengthening national
    protection mechanisms
    • Child and maternal care
    • Research and policy analysis
    • Health systems and
    financing • Expertise in facilitating
    participation
    • Experience working in
    emergency and post conflict • Budgeting
    • Education and Gender • Economists
    • Childhood development • Statisticians
    developmental readiness • Social Scientists
    • HIV/AIDS • Legal Experts
    Cross Sectoral Programme and Support
    Functions

    • Emergency Operations
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Communication and media
    • Partnerships: UN Coherence,
    © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-1239/Modola
    Civil Society, Private and
    Public Sectors
    • Supply Operations, Human
    Resources,
    Accounting/Auditing &
    Information Technology (IT)

    © UNICEF/NYHQ2010-2529/Markisz
    NETI Programme
    (New & Emerging Talent Initiative)
    What are we looking for?
    • Talented, motivated, results oriented
    individuals with the willingness and
    availability to be assigned to any
    UNICEF office around the world
    including serving in emergency and
    hardship duty stations
    © Gregor von Mendeazza
    • Completed Masters degree (or
    advanced university study equivalent) in
    a relevant field
    • 2 to 6 years relevant work experience
    both at the national and international
    level
    • English and working knowledge of
    another UN official working language
    © Lilit Umroyan
    (Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian,
    Chinese); other languages (e.g.
    Portuguese) are also an asset.
    NETI Programme
    (New & Emerging Talent Initiative)
    Timeframe / Structure
    NETI is a 2 year programme comprised of a 1-month assignment at UNICEF
    NYHQ and a 23 - month assignment in an office globally:

    1 month in 23 month in
    UNICEF NYHQ an UNICEF office Globally

    • Get an overview of the • Work in a field office globally


    assigned HQ division’s fully contributing to its goals
    strategies, initiatives and
    challenges while contributing • Learning focus will be on-
    to division’s goals the-job learning, external
    coaching support and
    • Learning focus will be on the mentoring
    induction about UNICEF
    UNICEF Employment (e-Recruitment)
    All applications are accepted on-line through e-Recruitment link on
    http://www.unicef.org/about/employ
    Follow UNICEF on Social Media

    Twitter @ Unicef Jobs Facebook @ Unicef Jobs

    LinkedIn @ Unicef LinkedIn @ The Official Unicef Fan Group


    For more information, please contact
    Michiru Tamanai
    Human Resources Manager
    Tel: 212-824-6678
    [email protected]

    United Nations Children’s Fund


    3 United Nations Plaza
    New York, NY 10017, USA
    Tel: 212-326-7000
    www.unicef.org

    © United Nations Children’s Fund


    January 2012

    Cover photo © UNICEF/AFGA2009-00346/Noorani

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