Task description

Under the overall authority and leadership of the RR, and the secondary supervisor of the programme coordinator and the direct supervision of the Youth Women, Peace and Security Programme Specialist the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

•  Contribute to the effective planning, monitoring and reporting of activities related to YWPS and humanitarian, including quality assurance of the design, implementation and coordination of the multi-agency peacebuilding program;
•  Support UNFPA-DRC in its efforts on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and SCR2250 (and related resolutions) as well as Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the gendered dimensions of peacebuilding, and 1325;
•  Participate in field visits and joint monitoring missions with key peace and security and humanitarian provincial and local counterparts in support of projects’ monitoring, and impact assessments;
•  Contribute to the DO efforts in the implementation of gender equality in all aspects of the work and programmes;
•  Organize quarterly project reviews with implementing partners;

Eligibility criteria

Age: 18 - 26

Additional eligibility criteria

This assignment is funded by the Government of Sweden and therefore specific criteria apply: - Candidates must be Swedish nationals. - Candidates must be 29 years old or below at the time of application. NOTE: If you are older than 26 when applying, the system will display a notification that the ’application does not meet the eligibility criteria’. Please disregard this notification. - Candidates who already served on a UN Volunteer assignment funded by Sida are not eligible. - Candidates may apply to a maximum of three assignments and indicate the order of preference in the ‘Additional remarks’ field when filling in the application form. - Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selection will be done by the UN Host Entity at the level of the country of assignment. Interviews will be conducted by the UN Host Entity between 12 and 30 July. - Prior to deployment, selected candidates will attend a mandatory preparation training from 10 to 14 October organized by Sida. Application deadline: 26 June 2022 +++ UN Volunteer entitlement calculator: https://app.unv.org/calculator +++

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Donor priorities

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Requirements

Required experience

0 years of experience in and/or demonstrated interest in:

•  Youth Peace and Security
•  Human Right Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded;

Area(s) of expertise

Development programmes, Social work

Driving license

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Languages

French, Level: Fluent, Required English, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

Required education level

Bachelor degree or equivalent in International Development, International Relations, Political Science, Economics, Social work Demography, Gender Studies, or other related field

Competencies and values

☒ Adaptability and Flexibility ☒ Building Trust ☒ Commitment and Motivation ☒ Commitment to Continuous Learning ☒ Communication ☒ Creativity ☒ Empowering Others ☒ Ethics and Values ☒ Integrity ☒ Judgement and Decision-making ☒ Leadership ☒ Managing Performance ☒ Planning and Organizing ☒ Professionalism ☒ Respect for Diversity ☒ Self-Management ☒ Technological Awareness ☒ Vision ☒ Working in Teams

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

Living conditions in Goma is quite good with all usual amenities. Accommodation is expensive in Goma but for food, local markets offer a much cheaper alternative apart from selling possibilities in supermarkets. Goma is considered non-family duty station, and in addition to insecurity related to the volatile security situation as well as various conflict situations, certain places surrounding Goma are subject to increasing street and residential crime. The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy