Adolescent Development Officer United Nations Children's Fund Experience: 0 to 3 Years Maputo, Mozambique Apply By: 16-03-2025

The Adolescent Development Officer (Gender and ADAP – Adolescent development and participation) reports to the Programme Manager (Planning & Resilience) P4 in Pemba, Cabo Delgado with matrix management to the Adolescent Development Specialist P4 and the Program Specialist Gender Specialist P4 (both based in Maputo).

The Officer provides professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the programming process to support the integration of adolescent development/participation and Gender in programmes/projects within the Country Programme. The Officer is responsible for preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to support the development and formulation of the adolescent development and participation programmes/projects, and to ensure that sector/multisector interventions incorporate gender responsive and transformative approaches.

Summary of key functions accountabilities:

• Generate & Use Evidence: Support to generate and utilize research, data, and evidence to inform the design, measurement, and monitoring of ADAP/Gender programming and outcomes in both development and emergency contexts.
• Design, plan and implement: Support to design, plan, manage and implement ADAP/Gender interventions that are backed by evidence and strong engagement and participation mechanisms in both development and humanitarian contexts.
• Advocate & Build Partnerships: Support operationalization of ADAP/Gender programming by advocating for ADAP/Gender, mobilizing resources, coordinating across stakeholders, sectors and teams, and building strategic partnerships with Government, CSOs and young people.
• Build Capacities: Promote continuous learning, strengthening, and scaling up of ADAP/Gender programming for both development and humanitarian contexts through capacity building for UNICEF staff, implementing partners and young people.
• Innovation and knowledge management: Identify innovative and creative programmatic solutions and initiatives for ADAP/Gender programming and ensure proper monitoring and documentation.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education: 

• A university degree (bachelor’s) in adolescent development, gender studies, social sciences, anthropology, psychology and/or related field is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of gender equality frameworks, programme design, advice and monitoring approaches, including for transformative results is required.

Work Experience: 

• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in one or more of the following areas is required: adolescent development, gender, child protection programming or another related area.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of gender equality frameworks, programme design, advice and monitoring approaches, including for transformative results is required
• Field work experience is required.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Portuguese is required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/580309