YES!– the Collective Service’s Youth Engagement subgroup, would like to invite you to a global webinar showcasing the winning good practices on Youth Engagement and Leadership in COVID-19 response, from the open call launched last summer.
Learn about inspiring experiences by practitioners on the ground from across the globe, compiled and promoted by UNICEF,UNAIDS and theCollective Helpdesk, with the support of UN WOMEN and theCompact for Young People in Humanitarian Action, to contribute to the inclusion of young people and youth leadership as a part of coordination and response to future public health emergencies and humanitarian crises.
We are pleased to announce that Diane Le Corvec joined the Collective Service as our new Global Coordinator, replacing Silvia Magnoni.
A French & Canadian national, Diane has gained over 15 years of experience in the humanitarian and global health fields, working for MSF Spain, Gavi, WHO and most recently the IFRC. She held different positions over the years, including in project and grant management, advocacy and communication, and networks coordination. In her most recent role with the IFRC and until early 2022, she coordinated the Gavi CSO constituency and successfully contributed to a new Gavi Civil Society cooperation and engagement strategy. Diane is passionate about access and right to health, gender equity as well as improving development assistance coordination at global level.
She holds a bachelor’s in political science and international relations (University of Montreal), a certificate in Business Administration from HEC Montreal and is currently completing a Master in International Health management at the Swiss TPH.
Diane is fluent in English, French and Spanish with a basic command in German.
To Silvia, with great appreciation for your leadership, dedication and collaborative spirit, we wish you a good journey ahead.
The Collective Helpdesk’snewest contributing organization, the READY initiative has an open application for an exciting RCCE training in Ethiopia. With support from USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, the READY initiative is now offering a Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Outbreak Readiness Training on January 31 – February 3, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. There is no fee to attend this training and a certificate is provided upon completion. Please read below and see the attached information on this exciting training opportunity.
What is on offer? The goal of the training is to strengthen RCCE leadership and readiness to plan and deliver participatory community engagement with behavior change and data-driven communication in large-scale outbreaks in humanitarian settings. It includes interactive exercises linked to an evolving outbreak scenario in a humanitarian setting where participants can apply learnings and reflect on operational readiness considerations. Thematic content will include social and behavior change in outbreaks; data collection and analysis; community-led community engagement; managing uncertainty and rumors; readiness actions that include planning for RCCE before an outbreak begins, and more.
Who can apply? This training is designed for large, national-level NGOs or small, international NGOs that are operating in Ethiopia; government and UN representatives are also encouraged to apply. Nominations of specific individuals or organizations whom you believe are right for this training are welcome.
Requirements Ability to commit to remote and in-person time commitments Ability to participate in written and spoken English
Costs covered The training is free of charge. READY will support breakfast, tea breaks and lunch for all four days of training. READY has limited funding available to support travel costs for local/national organizations and lodging for anyone traveling from outside of Addis Ababa who needs it. Funding will be considered on an as-needed basis based on requests.
How to apply? If you, your staff member, or your organization meet the selection criteria, please complete the application using this online formbyNovember 21, 2022. If you would prefer to apply via email, please contact READY at ready@savechildren.org for an offline form. All applicants will be informed if they have been chosen for the training by December 2, 2022.
All applicants will be informed if they have been chosen for the training by December 2, 2022. Please send any questions to the READY team at ready@savechildren.org. For more information on READY and the content of the training please see the attached training flyer and visit this website.
The UNICEF Evaluation Office is looking for 2-3 home-based consultants to conduct an Evaluation of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Collective Service. The evaluation is foreseen to be carried out by a team. Therefore, interested individuals may apply either as team leader or as a team member. Coordinated applications as a team are also welcomed and encouraged. A timeline of around seven months is envisaged for the evaluation, from December 2022 to June 2023.
Deadline for applications is the 14 November 2022, EST.
For more information please have a look at the vacancies below: – Consultancy: Senior Evaluation Expert for the Evaluation of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Collective Service, Team Leader, 90 days, Evaluation Office, NYHQ, USA.
– Consultancy: Evaluation Expert for the Evaluation of the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Collective Service, Team Member, 60 days, Evaluation Office, NYHQ, USA.
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Community Protection Partners Meeting: communities at the center of managing health emergencies
12:00 – 16:00 CET
In 2023, WHO Member States endorsed a proposal from the WHO Director General for a strengthened Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPR) global architecture. Community Protection is a core part of this framework. Delivering community protection means putting people and communities that are affected by an emergency at the centre of decisions and actions aimed at protecting their health and well-being. It covers three integrated areas of work:
1. Technical approaches that involve and engage with those affected, including community engagement, risk communication and infodemic management to guide priority actions and strengthen community resilience.
2. Population and environmental public health interventions to control outbreaks and mitigate their effects on the health of those affected.
3. Multisectoral action to account for and mitigate social and economic impacts of emergencies and their responses.
Hosted by the Community Readiness and Resilience Unit, Country Readiness Strengthening Department of WHO Health Emergency Program, this event will bring together global to local networks of multilateral organisations, partner agencies, civil society organizations and others that work with communities that are at-risk of or affected by public health emergencies. Through a series of presentation and moderated panel discussions, this meeting will
– Review good practice and progress to date on advancing community-centred health emergency management as enabled by diverse stakeholders across the ecosystem of partners and other agencies that deliver on this agenda.
– Review good practice, challenges, and key actions for advancing community protection.
– Discuss modalities for collaboration and partnership and strengthen the network of networks for community protection.
A key outcome is to define progress, gaps, and priorities for action in delivering strengthened community protection outcomes.
