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Stretch Assignment: Adolescent Development Officer, P2, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (Onsite)

Title: Adolescent Development Officer
Level: P2, P3 – we encourage staff from all levels with the relevant experience to apply
Reports to: Deputy Representative
Duration: Three and a half months/15 weeks (September-December 2025)
Division: Programme
Location: Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Dates/Duration: Stretch assignment from September until December 2025.
Eligibility: All Fixed-Term, Permanent or continuing appointment UNICEF staff members currently working in UNICEF worldwide.

Background

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Purpose of the Position

Under the general supervision and guidance of the Deputy Representative, the Adolescent and Participation Officer will provide office and programme support to achieve the targets established in the annual management and work plans, according to the outputs and outcomes planned in the Country Programme.

Duration
This stretch assignment will be for a period of three and a half months/15 weeks (September-December 2025).

Key expected results

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Supporting the office in preventing HIV among adolescents and young people, with a special focus on adolescent girls. This task involves interacting with counterparts from the Ministry of Health, implementing partners, civil society organizations, and academic institutions that collaborate to achieve this goal. It also entails monitoring and supervising the programmatic and financial implementation under the HACT framework, preparing donor proposals and reports, and providing input to the country office’s accountability platforms, such as CSI and RAM.
• Continuing the ongoing initiatives to enhance youth engagement in climate action by strengthening adolescents and young people’s capacities, raising awareness among government stakeholders at the national and subnational level, liaising with civil society organizations as both relevant voices in climate action and UNICEF’s implementing partners, ensuring the achievement of targets already agreed in the joint programme for localizing SDGs, focused on biodiversity, the ePD with the NGO Captain FanPlastic, for environmental education on plastic recycling, and advocating for youth and adolescent engagement regarding the National Determined Contributions to address climate change international commitments.
• Co-leading Equatorial Guinea’s participation in the Girls’ Summit to be held in October in Dakar, Senegal, to promote high-level policies and systemic changes that address the main challenges girls face in the West and Central African region. This task involves collaborating on conducting national consultations before the summit with key stakeholders.
• Collaborating with the CO’s Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support Expert to fully implement the initiative “On my mind” focused on emotional well-being of adolescents and young people, in alliance with Spotify, the Office of Innovation, service providers (design, production, and dissemination of materials, communication agency), and participating groups of adolescents and young people.
• Supporting the overall management of U-Report Equatorial Guinea (U-RGE).

Minimum Qualifications and Competencies

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, International Relations, International Development, or another related field or a related field.
• At least two (2) years of relevant professional work experience in advocacy/ campaigning and communications focused on young people is required.
• Experience in supporting the development and implementation of youth engagement strategies, with specific, measurable and timebound objectives and performance indicators.
• Experience in managing the U-Report Platform is a strong asset.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting and/or managing projects to completion, including developing and implementing clear processes.
• Demonstrated experience in designing content for youth audiences and/or community moderation of youth focused platforms.
• Experience in supporting the effective functioning of a team.
• Knowledge of children’s rights, public policy, international development and humanitarian issues.
• Knowledge of child safeguarding and ethics of working with children and youth.
• Experience in supporting training and facilitation is an asset.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (particularly French) or a local language is an asset.

 Core Values

Commitment

• Diversity and inclusion
• Integrity

Core competencies

Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)

• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

Functional Competencies:

• Analyzing (1)
• Learning & Researching (1)
• Planning and organizing (1)
• Following Instructions and Procedures (1)

Funding arrangement
This is a temporary development opportunity and there will be no changes to the staff member’s status (position number, level, etc.).

The Office will cover the ticket for economy class travel and 100% of the UN DSA rate during the first two weeks and 50% DSA for the remaining time.

Interested UNICEF staff should discuss this opportunity with their supervisor and seek the approval of their management before applying with the subject line “Equatorial Guinea Stretch Assignment: Adolescent Development Officer” by August 18, 2025, including the following: 

1. A cover letter
2. Updated CV and/or E-profile from TMS
3. Two latest PERs (2023 & 2024)
4. Approval from the Representative/Head of Office

Candidates considered potentially well-matched for the stretch assignment will be contacted for an informal interview. Supervisors may also be contacted for references.