Technical Support

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Description

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfilling their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.

Responsibilities

• Review the available data, including the recent parenting programme reviews by WHO, and other documents.
• Develop and present a first policy brief draft.
• Incorporate the inputs from UNICEF, WHO, and other partners and finalize the policy brief.
• The brief should be in English and Thai, around 6 pages in length, with all sources of information is properly referenced.
• Develop the concept note on parenting strategic framework (why should it be developed, what it would include, and what would be the process to develop it) (Thai and English)
• Coordinate with key partners such as WHO, DOMH, DOH, and other agencies to agree on the process for developing the parenting strategic framework.
• Develop the outline of the parenting strategic framework for consultation.
• Develop the first draft of the parenting strategic framework.
• Support the preparation for the consultative process.
• Incorporate the inputs from UNICEF, WHO, and other partners and finalize the framework.
• Support the advocacy and dissemination activities.
• Provide technical support to support the development of information, education, and communication materials supported by UNICEF for dissemination in the Parents School
• Conduct 6 field visits to monitor the progress of the implementation in the pilot hospitals.
• Monitor the dissemination and use of the UNICEF supported materials
• Develop 1 human interest story of health workers and beneficiaries for UNICEF communication and donor reporting

Qualifications or specialized knowledge/ experience required

• Advanced degree in language, early childhood education, education or another relevant technical field.
• More than 5 years of working experience related to parenting, early childhood development, child development in Thailand.
• Good understanding of early childhood development, parenting, and issues affecting child health, nutrition, and developmental issues.
• Proven experience in producing policy documents, guidelines, and frameworks is desirable.
• Experience in working with key ministries related to ECD in Thailand.
• Experience in programme/ project management, and understanding of result-based management is an asset.
• Excellent oral and written communications in English and Thai is required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/581122

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