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Mission and objectives
UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress.UNICEF mobilizes political will and material resources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to build their capacity to form appropriate policies and deliver services for children and their families.UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children – victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation, and those with disabilities.UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care.UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority.UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social and economic development of their communities.UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment of the sustainable human development goals adopted by the world community and the realization of the vision of peace and social progress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.
Context
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. Across more than 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better world for everyone. For more information about UNICEF in Bangladesh, please visit https://www.unicef.org/bangladesh
Task description
Under the direct supervision of Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, PMR Section, UNICEF Bangladesh the National UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:• Develop GIS field data collection tools and databases, including GPS data for all UNICEF supported facilities in coordination with section information management officers OMs) and implementing partners, engaging with the Inter Sector Coordination (ISCG) Information Management Working Group (IMWG) where relevant.• Validate and cross-check data to ensure proper and reliable geodata extraction from within existing databases.• Analyse and map hazards which threaten UNICEF facilities, including landslides, floods and other hazards in coordination with Natural Hazards Working Group and other stakeholders.• Produce and regularly update GIS analysis, analytical maps and information products based on available data and other datasets like Infrastructure, focusing support to mapping integrated pro-grammes (Adolescent & INTPA etc.) to improve coordination.• Support gap analyses at field level for the programme based agreed data sources, including through verification and support for information disaggregated by age and sex, disability, and vulnerable groups.• Support the implementation of geographic data management systems and workflows design, and implement actions to improve GIS data quality in coordinated with section including geodata repository and related metadata• Prepare and regularly update of UNICEF facilities maps and other visualization products. Respond to ad-hoc visualization requests from senior management, including products to support advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.• Support all teams, including PMR, with general information management and monitoring tasks as required and assigned.• Support the process of rolling out of Field Monitoring Module (FMM) across all section programmes in Cox’s Bazar field offices.• Support in updating programme implementation monitoring tools, methods aligned to Monitoring procedure• Support to ensure that field monitoring findings and analysis from programme monitoring are regularly presented and used in programme section meetings, field office meetings and programme management team meetings• Perform such other duties as maybe required and assigned.Results/Expected Output:• As an active UNICEF team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNICEF and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including:• Improved data collection processes to ensure availability of quality data for programme and decision-making purposes.• Regularly available GIS analysis, analytical maps, information products based on available data and datasets.• Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.
