UNICEF Roster for Gender and Technology Consultancy Services Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs

UNICEF Roster for Gender and Technology Consultancy Services Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UNICEF Kenya looking for “Roster for Gender and Technology Consultancy Services”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 30 November 2022.

UNICEF, also the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.

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UNICEF Roster for Gender and Technology Consultancy Services Jobs 2022

The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on 16 November 2022 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Roster for Gender and Technology Consultancy Services to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Position Roster for Gender and Technology Consultancy Services, ICTD Digital Centre of Excellence
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Country Kenya
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification University degree
Experience Required At least 8 years
Application Deadline 30 November 2022

UNICEF Job Vacancy 2022

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF’s ICTD Digital Centre of Excellence Gender and Technology team is seeking services of individual Gender and Technology consultants to provide a range of support services and technical assistance to enhance the ability of UNICEF Offices at global, regional, and field level to lead and deliver high quality digital programmatic results that promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as specified within the UNICEF Strategic Plan and the Gender Action Plan 2022-25.

Key Responsibilities:

Gender and Technology categories for this roster include, but are not limited to:

  • Product and Partnerships Management: Perform product and partnership management services for girl-centred digital solutions and initiatives; provide coordination and project planning services, implementation and reporting support, including guidance to country offices and partners on strategic and operational aspects of the products localization, deployment and roll-out; support vendor management; develop and maintain partnerships with implementing and contributing partners from all sectors of society and industries; support research, assessments and learning across multiple markets, and related product and partnership tasks; garner support and expansion of the Gender and Technology ecosystem; etc. (Applies to Junior and Senior roles)
  • Technology Advisory: Provide technology related advisory services to Oky and other open source gender-related products; quality assure technology related digital gender work; liaise with tech vendors and ensure both technology and gender related aspects and quality; support implementing partners on technology related decisions that ensure technology products are built and deployed to meet girls and women’s digital realities; advise and lead on products’ features and built-out; guide low-tech multi-platform products development; advise on Content Management System for open source content management; provide technical advisory to governance structures; advance data protection and privacy for children agenda; liaise with UNICEF Technology for Development (T4D) global, regional and country teams, technology vendors and technology industry partners; etc (Applies to Junior and Senior roles)
  • Full-stack Development: Write open-source code on both the front and back end of gender-related digital products (including apps, websites, etc); write database queries; upgrade master codes periodically to the latest stack; provide support and maintenance for technology products (including bug fixes, responses to security issues, ensuring compatibility with new operating systems, adding new features and designs, etc); conduct security audits and bi-annual penetration testing of gender-related digital solutions as per UNICEF T4D guidance etc (Applies to Junior and Senior roles)

Qualification & Experience:

  • University degree (Bachelor’s Degree or higher) in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, International Development, ICT, or in an area relevant to UNICEF’s Gender and Technology work (Sexual and Reproductive Health, Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Health, Education, Child Protection, WASH, etc.) is required.
  • Specific work experience on digital projects, products and services, or innovation, in emerging markets; experience with Gender Tech products and working with women and girls, preferred.
  • At least 8 years (applies to Senior level) or 3 years (applies to Junior level) of progressively responsible professional experience and demonstrated track record in the area of gender, digital or innovation, or in the specific area of support that candidate is applying for.
  • Strong, substantive, experience and skills related to the specific roles and areas of support that candidate is applying for.
  • Creative, innovative thinker who can also translate ideas into practical applications; “Get things done” mindset.
  • Self-starter who is happy to hit the ground running; independently motivated who doesn’t require extensive set-up processes, training, orientation, or strategy development (Applies to Senior level)
  • Proven skills in communication, networking, strategic thinking, advocacy, negotiation, and ability to relate this to innovation and young people. (Applies to Senior level)
  • Proven ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas. (Applies to Senior level)
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Other Details

  • Contract Type: Full Time
  • Selection Process: Interview
  • Salary: negotiable
  • Application Process: Online

How to Apply UNICEF Roster for Gender and Technology Consultancy Services Jobs 2022

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to this link Click Here

The Closing Date: 30 November 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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