Country: Costa Rica
Closing date: 20 Jul 2019
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.
For every child, inclusive quality education
How can you make a difference?
UNICEF Country Office in Costa Rica partners with the Government to promote the protective environment and the development of opportunities for all children, according to the Country Cooperation Program signed between the Government and UNICEF. This document is based on the strategic guidelines of the Common Framework for Cooperation of the United Nations and the National Development Plan of the Government.
Our cooperation strategy focuses on:
- Child development and quality education
- Protective environments and social management
- Communication, knowledge management and advocacy
The programme of early childhood development and education works closely with the Ministry of Education, the National System for Integral Protection and other institutions to strengthen their capacities and to promote children’s access to quality education.
The successful candidate will work specifically with the project of hospital pedagogy which is supported by UNICEF in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Children’s National Hospital.
Hospital pedagogy is an educational alternative for the comprehensive care of children, who have a health condition that prevents them from continuing their education in the regular education system.
Therefore, through hospital pedagogy we aim to enhance the education of children who are regular users of the health care system or are hospitalized during extended periods of time.
How can you make a difference?
The Early Childhood Development and Education Programme Intern will work in the UNICEF Costa Rica Country Office Education unit and will have the opportunity to contribute to make a significant impact on the development and implementation of the hospital pedagogy service model and to support country´s capacity to provide children with quality education.
The main activities are:
- Partner with the Ministry of Education and the Children’s National Hospital to gather quantitative and qualitative information about the hospital pedagogy service model and its particularities.
- Design various methods to collect, analyze and report data regarding users and services provided by the hospital pedagogy model.
- Conduct interviews with personnel in charge of the services as well as its users and document the conducted field work.
- Benchmark the topic of hospital pedagogy for the best practices and lessons learned.
- Analyze gathered information and prepare a comprehensive report about the hospital pedagogy service model.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
- A minimum of [insert years] of relevant professional experience in
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) 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.
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.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and on any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
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.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
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=523748