Learning & Development Officer

UNICEF in Turkey works to protect the rights of children and adolescents in Turkey since 1951. UNICEF's programme in Turkey focuses on the needs of the most vulnerable children in the areas of education, child protection, health care, social policy, adolescents and youth, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The People in Humanitarian Action (PHA) Team at UNICEF Division of People and Culture (DPC) is leading initiatives to strengthen the humanitarian workforce’s preparedness and response capacity. This includes the rollout of the Surge Responder Learning Pathway, humanitarian learning channel and the development of innovative projects to support a diverse humanitarian talent pipeline.

Objectives
The primary objective of this assignment is to provide oversight and coordination in the co-creation and rollout of learning initiatives, in close collaboration with relevant technical experts and stakeholders, with a focus on surge capacity and emergency response contexts.

Under the supervision of the L&D Manager, People in Humanitarian Action (PHA), and in collaboration with other partners, the UN Volunteer will:

• Support in leading , design, validation and development of learning content according to the identified needs for learning programmes tailored to humanitarian professionals, integrating input from technical experts to ensure quality and contextual appropriateness.
• support the implementation of the Learning Pathway for surge responders, working closely with subject matter experts and relevant stakeholders to ensure content accuracy, relevance, and alignment with operational needs.
• Support the maintenance and update of the existing Learning Channel launch, coordinating with communications teams, content contributors, and other stakeholders to ensure engagement and visibility. Launch official communication messages as required.
• Support the design and implementation of online learning sessions for the People and Culture community working in emergency settings, in partnership with internal teams and external facilitators
• Other tasks assigned by the supervisors.


Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day, 5th of December).
- Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country.
- Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities (for instance at https://vra.unv.org),
- Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.
- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.