Country: Bangladesh
Closing date: 15 Apr 2018
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.
Purpose for the job: The Mothers@Work Programme Coordinator reports to the Nutrition Specialist for supervision. The main purpose for the post is to provide professional operational and administrative assistance throughout the implementation of Mothers@Work programme at the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) companies, partners of Mothers@Work and in the community in which working mothers reside. The post is crucial to cater the scaling up of Mothers@Work from 2 RMG companies to 30 companies by mid of 2018. More RMG companies are expected to join the programme toward the end of 2018. It is important to maintain the pace quality of programme implementation that involve multiple stakeholders from the government such as Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW); the private sector (30 RMG companies); civil society organizations that will form a consortium for capacity building and technical support for the companies to implement Mothers@Work; and ILO Better Work as a key UN partner for Mothers@Work.
How can you make a difference?
Program implementation, management, monitoring and delivery of results.
Networking and partnership building
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Education:: A University Degree or higher in management, global/international health, or other health related science field is required.
Experience:: A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in programme management and coordination in the health or relevant sectors; understanding of Labour Laws and maternity rights is an asset.
Language Requirements:: Fluency in 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 Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The technical competencies required for this post are….
Core Values
Core competencies
Functional Competencies:
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=512067