ob Description
The Position:
UNFPA is seeking an International Consultant for Y-PEER Humanitarian Manual Adaptation to Afghanistan Context.
Considering the growing humanitarian situation and to accommodate the needs of Afghan youth for awareness raising and access to services, the purpose of this the purpose of this contract is for the individual international consultant to provide curriculum adaptations/revision services based on the existing curriculum/module of the Y-PEER Humanitarian Manual to the context of Afghanistan with active engagement of Y-PEER members.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
About Y-PEER
The Y-PEER network in Afghanistan has been actively working since 2016 and trained thousands of youth across the country. Y-PEER is a global peer education network that connects thousands of young people. It aims to promote adolescent and youth health and wellbeing, including in humanitarian settings and to empower young people at different levels through peer to peer approach. Y-PEER utilises numerous training tools, including Training of Trainers (ToT) for youth in humanitarian, theatre-based techniques and others.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
- Advanced university degree in social science or related field with a focus on humanitarian programming,, public health, or other relevant fields related to youth development, community mobilisation, and management.
Professional experience:
- At least 7 years experiences in research and developing training curriculum handbooks
- Demonstrated understanding of issues related to adolescent and youth with a focus on peer education training curriculum
- Extensive experience in qualitative research, developing training handbooks and facilitators guide, and excellent report writing skills
- Demonstrated organisational skills: the ability to work independently and productively with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated understanding of issues related to confidentiality, data safety and other ethical concerns related to the sharing of sensitive data between humanitarian agencies
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to liaise with people successfully and effectively in a wide range of functions in a multicultural environment
- Experience in providing training in Peer Education is an asset
- Familiar with Afghanistan context is desirable
- Training experience in an Islamic country is desirable
Language requirements: Fluent in English.
Knowledge of Arabic, Dari or Pashto is an advantage.
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