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UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
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The purpose of this position is to support the continued efforts of the regional office and country offices to realise the goals and commitments expressed with the UNICEF Strategic Plan and sector specific frameworks.
Goal and Objective:
The overall objective of this assignment is to oversee the development and implementation of the regional strategy on MHPSS in line with the Strategic Plan and the Regional Office Management Plan and Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Collaboration for Children (ESAR C4C) to scale-up integrated and cross-sectoral MHPSS programming in both development and emergency settings. In addition, the incumbent will provide support to UNICEF programmes, Government counterparts and/ or other regional institutions (including the African Union and Regional Economic Committees) to include MHPSS into relevant planning and policies in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
This position will support the Regional Office in 4 main areas of work and will be expected to complete the following tasks:
Cross-sectoral MHPSS strategy development and implementation
- Acting as the strategic lead for MHPSS and Regional Office MHPSS Working Group, coordinate MHPSS strategic and programmatic priorities across sectors and areas of work at regional level including the development of annual and multi-year workplans.
- Through the regional working group and with programme focal points, develop and implement the regional MHPSS strategy and related workplans in alignment with the Global MHPSS Multi-sectoral Operational Framework.
- Identify strategic technical partnerships within the region and nurture the existing ones.
- Develop and monitor the implementation of a regional Resource Mobilization Strategy for UNICEF Activities.
Coordination and Partnerships
- Coordinate implementation and reporting on 7% set aside funding for MHPSS.
- Facilitate and coordinate multi-sector regional working groups.
- In cooperation with the programmes MHPSS focal persons, support policy level dialogue, field level coordination and advocacy for MHPSS.
- In close liaison with WCARO and WHO Africa, coordinate ESARO contribution and implementation of the 10-year Joint Programme on MHPSS in ESAR including resource mobilisation.
Technical Support, capacity strengthening and representation
- Provide technical support to programme focal points to strengthen the government led MHPSS multi-sectoral coordination structures.
- Facilitate the dissemination of the latest evidence and guidance on the prevention and response of MHPSS for UNICEF staff and partners in the region.
- Set up training and capacity building activities through regular webinars and trainings.
- Provide inputs to any new project design and/or proposal to ensure more systematic integration of MHPSS and for capacity building, as needs be.
- In collaboration with the Regional Office MHPSS focal persons, provide technical support to countries towards development, implementation, and evaluation of multi-sectoral country-level workplans in line with the Global MHPSS Multi-sectoral Operational Framework.
- Provide technical oversight on region Mental Health Global Advocacy Priority (GAP).
- Support the Regional Office management for the development and review of MHPSS outreach material and act as the MHPSS Administrative Agent, as relevant.
- Maintain the list of MHPSS focal persons and national coordination structures; as well as the MHPSS capacity needs assessment for UNICEF staff in the region if needs be.
Knowledge management
- Strengthen the UNICEF MHPSS regional community of practice (support learning exchanges between countries, identify, help document and share good practices, keep the regional SharePoint of MHPSS materials updated with tools and resources, etc.).
- Advise programmes and countries in appropriate data collection and analysis to support evidence generation and sharing for improved programming.
- Maintain communications on MHPSS developments regionally and globally with programmes and Country Offices.
- Develop or provide inputs to case studies, evaluation and research related to MHPSS.
- Highlight needs and solutions related to MHPSS in UNICEF communication products and on relevant regional SitReps or human-interest stories.
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: in social sciences; psychology; international development; public health or similar relevant discipline
- A minimum of eight of relevant professional experience in MHPSS programming, including in humanitarian contexts.
- Solid knowledge and understanding of health and social work systems, humanitarian principles, child safeguarding measures and established international standards on mental health and psychosocial support for children and adolescents.
- Strong coordination, organizational and facilitation skills whether face to face or remotely with diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience with multi-sectoral programme design and knowledge management, preferably including remote coordination.
- Comfortable to work independently while coordinating closely with different teams.
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another French or Portuguese is an asset
Deadline: 14 Dec 2022
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