UN Women recruits 01 National Junior Consultant

AGCCI (African girls can code initiative) is a programme that is being implemented by UN Women in collaboration with the African Union Commission and International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and is designed to expose and equip young girls with digital literacy, CODING and personal development skills.

The four-year programme with a total programme budget of US$7.5Million will train young girls to become programmers, creators and designers, placing them on track to take up educations and careers in ICT and CODING through the following overall four components:

1. AGCCI Camps: organized annually in many countries and targeting young girls aged between 17 – 20 years from all African Countries. The first African girls Can Code Camp was held in 2018 with 90 young girls aged 17-20 years from all AU member countries.

ITU and UN Women aims to scale up the Camps over the coming years, making it an annual event which will take place in different countries reaching more than 1,000 girls within the 4-year period.

2. Mainstream ICT, gender and coding into the national curricula – working closely with Ministries of Education and Ministries of ICT in all countries across Africa.

This part of the Initiative will allow millions of girls both urban and rural girls to begin to learn the IT skills from the early stages of their education primary, middle school to high school. In this way ICT will be engrained in young girls and they will reap the benefit of the global digital boom.

3. National Media Campaigns involving role models (e.g. women in ICT, female teachers in schools) – to inspire young girls and women to choose education and careers in Coding and ICT.

4. Online platform – The platform will allow the girls who will have attended Coding Camps to be an active member linking not only the campers, but also their trainers, and role models. On the online platform the training will continue, and the girls will stay connected and discuss and inspire each other after the camps. The platform will contain a mentorship part where mentors with a good understanding of gender and ICT can support and encourage the girls. The platform will also be used for informing the public about the initiative and issues of gender, ICT and Coding.

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensure all applications for the National Coding Camps are processed.
Ensure All applicants are notified, and necessary documents are submitted on time.
Ensure all logistics and documentation are in place for all the national coding camps taking place in Addis, Adama and Awassa accordingly.
Undertake all necessary facilitation of arrangements, coordination and follow up for the successful finalization of the three weeks coding camp.
Take notes and record all recommendations discussions and decisions accurately and objectively during National Coding camps and AGCCI Partners Meetings.
Ensure that the proceedings under each agenda item for the meetings are properly documented.
Support tracking of trainees to ensure that they are using acquired knowledge to advance their careers or entrepreneurial ideas.
Together with the other consultants serve as primary focal persons for participants of the National coding camp.

Key Performance Indicators (Delivery)

Create Data Base of applicants for AGCCI National Coding Camp
Ensure the signing of the waiver forms by parents/guardians of the coding camp participants
Ensure filling up of the pre and post questionnaire
Ensure data entry of pre and post questionnaire
Inform applicants on application status
Coordinate and Chaperon National Coding Camp participants
Prepare Participant give away bag with information on the program, schedule, Laptops etc.
Assist in designing creative activities for participants.

Competencies Core Values:

Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism

Core Competencies:

Awareness and Sensitivity regarding Gender Issues
Accountability
Creative Problem Solving
Effective Communication
Inclusive Collaboration
Stakeholder Engagement

Functional Competencies

Personal commitment, ability to work without constant supervision, and capacity to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures and professional backgrounds.
Good oral and written reporting skills including ability to communicate fluently in English language. Good listening skills
Computer skills (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media, and others)

Required Skills and Experience Education and certification

Bachelor’s degree with 1-2 relevant working experience or Master’s Degree with no experience in communications, Social Sciences, Law, international relations, or gender and development is the basic requirement

Experience:

Working with diverse youth
Personal commitment, ability to work without constant supervision, and capacity to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures and professional backgrounds.
Strong communication skills
Assessment, analytical and planning skills
Excellent computer, drafting and editing skills
Full command of Microsoft applications, particularly Word, and other relevant software.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English and Amharic is required;
Working knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

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