Project Coordinator- Billion Children, Billion Futures
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in challenging global environments to protect children's rights, focusing on survival, development, protection, and participation. In the East Asia and Pacific Region, UNICEF champions these rights, advocating for governments and businesses to address the climate crisis and invest in children. This role supports the multi-year 'Billion Children, Billion Futures' initiative, aiming to integrate children's needs into political and economic decisions across the region through policy engagement and sustained investment.
Job Purpose
This international UN Volunteer assignment supports the 'Billion Children, Billion Futures' (BCBF) initiative, a regional advocacy and policy effort coordinated by UNICEF's Asia-Pacific Regional Office. The initiative aims to center children in political and economic decision-making by translating evidence into policy and securing investment. The role involves coordinating the initiative's priorities into a workplan, policy and advocacy products, and partnerships. The incumbent will work closely with UNICEF country offices, regional teams, and external partners, ensuring children's and young people's participation informs the advocacy agenda across key pillars: climate change, digital transformation/AI, and investment in children.
Responsibilities
The UN Volunteer will coordinate and implement the Billion Children, Billion Futures (BCBF) initiative, focusing on maintaining a consolidated schedule of activities, deliverables, and deadlines across its three pillars and youth engagement. This includes coordinating inputs from various UNICEF offices and external partners, and providing secretariat support to the BCBF Steering Committee. The role involves translating foresight analysis into policy messages, preparing policy briefs, and maintaining a stakeholder map and database for regional and national policy platforms. Additionally, the incumbent will support consultations with children and youth, synthesize their priorities, and ensure adherence to safeguarding policies. Responsibilities also include maintaining a results tracker, preparing progress updates, and providing general programme and coordination support, such as preparing briefing notes and assisting with meeting arrangements.
Work Experience
Requires at least 7 years of professional experience in programme coordination, policy research, advocacy, and partnership building at national and/or international levels. Experience coordinating across teams or organizations, producing policy briefs, and working within the Asia-Pacific region or with UN/international development organizations is advantageous. Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills are essential, along with computer literacy and the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
Skills
Key competencies include driving for results, initiative, adaptability, planning, organization, collaboration, and self-management. Expertise areas encompass communication, advocacy, public information, economics, poverty reduction, livelihoods, project management, programme development, and strategy.