Junior Programme Assistant at UNESCO Tanzania

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Junior Programme Assistant- Education for Health and Wellbeing
OVERVIEW
Parent Sector : Field Office
Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam
Classification of duty station: [[filter12]]
Standard Duration of Assignement : [[filter13]]
Job Family: Education
Type of contract : Non Staff
Level :
Duration of contract : 1 year
Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
The
Education for Health and Wellbeing (EHW) Junior Programme Assistant
post will be based in Dar es Salaam, reporting to the National
Professional Officer – Education for Health and Wellbeing and providing
support towards the implementation of UBRAF work under the UNESCO Dar es
Salaam Office portfolio. S/he will be responsible for providing
programmatic support to ensure effective, planning, implementation, and
monitoring of UNESCO’s work on EHW related to “empowering Adolescent
Girls and Young Women & Boys (AGYWB) in education and community
settings to actively engage on HIV response including on Violence &
Bullying prevention”.

Specifically, s/he will provide support on
the introduction of Girls Safe Space Clubs in selected secondary
schools & folk development colleges; implementation of HIV self-test
literacy program; introduction of HIV post-test clubs in selected
HTEIs; and implementation of digital literacy, online safety & SRHR
dialogues. The incumbent will also assist the Project Assistant – EHW in
day-to-day administrative related work and support to the EHW Country
Team.

The incumbent will specifically;

• Under
  the guidance of NPO and in consultation with ANPOs support the
  development, implementation, and monitoring of Girls Safe Space clubs’
  initiative including referral mechanism in secondary schools and folk
  colleges
• Under the guidance of NPO-EHW and in consultation with
  the EHW Communication Officer support the development, implementation,
  and monitoring of digital literacy & online safety related
  interventions; youth-led SRHR online dialogues, and promotion of the use
  of Afya Call Center (199).
• Under the guidance of NPO-EHW and in
  consultation with the EHW Communication Officer & APOs (Cluster
  Coordinators) lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the
  HIV self-test literacy and introduction of HIV posttest clubs in
  selected HTEIs.
• Under the guidance of Project Assistant-EHW,
  assist in organizing, supporting, and coordinating the preparation,
  conducting, and reporting of relevant meetings, trainings, and
  workshops. This will include travel, logistics arrangements and
  financial reporting on funds used during an activity.
• Provide rapporteuring support during meetings and submission of activity reports.
• Provide assistance to the Project Assistant – EHW where/when needed.

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)

• Accountability (C)
• Communication (C)
• Innovation (C)
• Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C)
• Planning and organizing (C)
• Results focus (C)
• Teamwork (C)

For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Academic requirement

• A first degree in education, public health, social sciences, or program management

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2. Years of relevant work experience

• At least one year of relevant work experience in AGYW&B health related interventions
• Work experience on implementing online health education and digital literacy program
• Work experience or volunteer/intern with international organization and or with the UN Agency is added advantage.

3. Competencies

• Confident, assertive communicator who can work comfortably with diverse groups of people and across all levels.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to prioritize work and manage deadlines.
• Planning and time management – meets deadlines.
• Reflective and open to learning
• Literacy in Microsoft office i.e., MS Excel, MS word etc

4. Language requirement

• Fluency (oral and written) in English.
• Fluency (oral and written) in Kiswahili will be a plus.