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Oky is a digital public good (DPG): an open-source mobile menstruation education and period tracking application cocreated with and for adolescent girls of all abilities in low- and middle-income countries. Available across mobile, desktop, SMS, IVR, and radio, Oky delivers safe, evidence-based, and girl-centered information on menstruation and adolescent health, addressing stigma, misinformation, and the gender digital divide. Designed around girls' digital realities, including constraints related to connectivity, device access, literacy, safeguarding, privacy, and data protection, Oky is now scaling globally through a growing network of localized country deployments alongside a maintained global version.
Girls with disabilities are too often marginalized in conversations about menstruation and sexual and reproductive health, facing compounded stigma rooted in social and gender norms around their bodies, their disability, and their access to digital tools. Disability inclusion is therefore central to Oky's mission and significant progress has been made. By providing accessible, contextualized, and relevant content, Oky aims to reduce stigma and shame and to enable girls with disabilities and their caregivers to both contribute to and benefit from a trusted digital platform.
UNICEF Digital Impact Division DCOE Gender and Technology is seeking a Digital Disability Inclusion Consultant to lead the next phase of Oky's accessibility and inclusion work, supporting further product adaptation, content development, and user acquisition amongst girls with disabilities and their caregivers across Oky's key markets, in partnership with Organizations of People with Disabilities (OPDs).
Minimum requirements
Desirables
• Experience with Oky is an asset.
• Familiarity with adolescent health, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and/or menstrual health and hygiene programming considered a strong asset.
• Fluency in French or other languages spoken in Oky deployment countries is an asset
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System)
An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
Note
Candidates who have previously applied for this position do not need to submit a new application, as their profiles are already being considered.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
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