Overview
The role supports UNICEF Somalia U-Report by promoting cross-sectoral youth engagement and managing the U-Report platform and its associated software and messaging channels.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring meaningful youth engagement through the U-Report Platform
- Utilizing the platform to integrate children and young people’s voices and provide them with relevant information
- Ensuring data and feedback from U-Report polls inform activities and decision-making
- Generating content about U-Report and with U-Reporters
- Working with Programme Sections to develop and deploy U-Report polls
- Supporting integration of social innovation and youth engagement approaches into UNICEF work
- U-Report strategy development and implementation
- Managing U-Report Activity Calendar
- RapidPro and messaging channel development and maintenance
- Safeguarding, privacy, and data protection adherence
- Supporting emergency readiness by embedding U-Report within country response frameworks
- Youth engagement and capacity building
- Communication and advocacy amplification of U-Report poll results
- Measurement and evaluation of U-Report activities
- Supporting Child Protection, Participation, and Partnerships (CPPP) and proposal development
- Knowledge management, including U-Report Bulletin development
- Coordination with U-Report global team and community
- Supporting other UNICEF digital platforms
Required Experience
- 3 years of relevant experience
- At least two (2) years dedicated to managing digital platforms
- At least 2 years of experience in an emergency duty station
- Experience working with a national or international non-governmental organization (NGO), United Nations (UN), or other multilateral organization
- Supporting the development and implementation of youth engagement strategies
- Designing content for youth audiences and/or community moderation of youth-focused platforms
- Knowledge of children’s rights, public policy, international development, and humanitarian issues
- Child safeguarding and ethics of working with children and youth
- Supporting training and facilitation is an asset
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Digital Communication, or another related field relevant to U-Report and RapidPro
- A postgraduate degree/qualification in a related field is an added advantage
