Antecedentes

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.

In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.

In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.

Research Officer, who is a national UN Volunteer, will be hosted by UNICEF Office for Pacific Island Countries. UNICEF Pacific is a multi-country office with mandate for 14 Pacific island countries, based in Fiji and with field offices in Vanuatu, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. Its mission and mandate is to promote the rights and wellbeing of every child in the Pacific, in everything it do. Together with its partners in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, UNICEF translate this commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere. The Policy, Advocacy, Planning and Evaluation programme assists Pacific governments in understanding the patterns and drivers of child poverty and exclusion and in developing effective responses.

Deberes y responsabilidades

• Collect systematically quantitative and qualitative data for the sound and up-to-date assessment of the situation of children and women to provide the baselines for result-based decisions on interventions and evaluations;
• Support management of available information on national statistics and key indicators through databases for easy access and use. Prepare country-level and regional statistical reports on the status of children’s and women’s human rights issues, and provide technical support to global reporting obligations;
• Contribute to the analysis of the macroeconomic context of social policy programmes and its impact on social development, emerging issues and social policy concerns, as well as implications for children, including government resource allocation policies and the effect of social welfare policies on the rights of children;
• Provide background research, technical assistance and support in planning and organising research projects, information dissemination, policy briefs, special events, etc.

Competencias

Core competencies:

• Communication;
• Working with People;
• Drive for Results.

Functional competencies:

• Analyzing, Applying Technical Expertise;
• Learning and Researching;
• Planning and Organizing.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• University degree in economics, statistics, social sciences, governance or other relevant disciplines.

Experience:

• 2 years’ experience in quantitative and qualitative research, reporting, database management and relevant field of work is desired. MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Online research skills, Information management.

Language:

• Good written and oral skills in English.

Note

 National UN Volunteers have to be at least 22 years of age, and be a nationality of Fiji.