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Advocacy Specialist (Immunization/Polio), P-4

Advocacy

Manage every element of the regional advocacy strategy process, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, from defining advocacy outcomes, power analysis, and developing a clear theory of change to win the support of decision makers and mobilize key constituencies.
Drive and support the implementation of advocacy plans in focus countries across the region, working across teams to ensure all strands of the strategy are progressed and mutually reinforcing, for example: data, policy, influencer research and engagement, media, public mobilization, events, and partnerships. Supervise the development of cogent and compelling advocacy and campaign narratives, and the delivery of creative campaign tactics.

Communication Strategy

Design effective communication plans that will deliver the aims of key advocacy strategies and help to mobilize public and private support to eradicate polio and boost immunization in the region.
Supervise the implementation of these plans, ensuring they are delivering against agreed outcomes and always in keeping with UNICEF’s mandate.
In line with objectives, and with the support of the ESARO social media lead, develop appropriate digital strategies, including budgeting, planning, coordination, execution and digital content creation, as well as the monitoring and evaluation of digital initiatives and integrated advocacy campaigns for key audiences.

Capacity Building

Work with key country offices (Somalia, Madagascar and any other country identified as high risk for polio transmission) on advocacy strategy building.
Contribute to building internal (RO/CO) UNICEF capacities in advocacy and communication, through coaching, training and sharing of expertise, at management and programme team level at the RO and COs.

Advocacy And Communication M&E

Facilitate the development of a clear advocacy and communication M&E framework: setting baselines against which results are regularly monitored; conducting analysis to continuously improve the effectiveness of the strategy, approach and activities; and overseeing the production and dissemination of M&E results.
With support of the team programme associate, track and monitor budget and other resources.

Stakeholder Engagement

Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in the region, including media, to build awareness and support of UNICEF’s collaborative efforts to eradicate polio and boost immunization rates.
Partners will include key internal stakeholders, other UN entities, influencers, youth ambassadors, goodwill ambassadors, academics, business leaders and other public and private sector partners.
Ensure that effective advocacy and communication strategies and plans are co-created with partners, to leverage their power to contribute to UNICEF’s polio eradication and immunization goals.
Ensure that feedback from key stakeholders is incorporated into strategy design, implementation and team learning.

Others

Support the wider capacity building efforts on advocacy strategy and implementation across the ESA region, and in the RO/programme teams.
Assist the wider tasks of the ESARO communication & advocacy team, as guided by supervisor.

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

An Advanced University degree is required in one of the following fields: International Relations, Political Science, International Development, Public Policy, Public Administration, Economics, Communication or related fields.
A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree

Experience

At least eight (8) years of progressively responsible and relevant professional work experience in advocacy/campaigning and communication is required.
Technical expertise in immunization, polio eradication and/or familiarity with emergency contexts is considered an asset.

Language Requirements

Fluency in English is required. Spoken French is an asset.

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November 5, 2024
Social Policy Specialist, P-4

The overall purpose of this position is to provide thought leadership, quality analytical input, oversight, quality assurance and technical support to the Public Financing for Children (PF4C) analysis and advocacy carried out by UNICEF Country Offices, the regional office, and globally. It aims to support efforts to leverage greater, more effective, and equitable domestic public investments in children and ensure results for multidimensional child wellbeing. This role will provide staff capacity development, technical, knowledge management, and strategic partnership support to UNICEF engagements in ESAR related to budgets and public financial management, to improve the enabling environment and address causes and barriers to achieving results for children.

How can you make a difference?

This position is under the supervision of the Regional Adviser for Social Policy. The post routinely liaises with social policy and sectoral staff in country offices and globally, as well as networking with subject experts externally (e.g., the World Bank, donors, and think tanks).

Key Function, Accountabilities, And Related Duties/tasks

Provide technical leadership for the scaling up of UNICEF’s public finance work in the region in line with the strategic direction of the regional Social Policy programme. Provide specific technical support, quality assurance and oversight to assure high quality in activities conducted by Country Offices and the Regional Office. This includes the provision of guidance to COs on the development of analysis as well as advocacy plans to bring about positive change.
Serve as regional focal point of technical expertise in the area of PF4C. Monitor developments in the technical area, as well as political and social developments, at the national and regional levels. Contribute to the regional Social Policy knowledge management by analyzing and disseminating available national budget data, information systems, and trends to evaluate cost and impact on SDGs, capturing determinants of the trends and their implications for country programming. Expertise needed relates to the full spectrum of financing for development, including revenue, debt management as well as expenditure policy.
Build and maintain a regional PF4C analysis based on priorities as well as a database with key PF4C indicators, maintain regular economic analysis to feed into regional planning and strategizing.
Review and deliver a regional programme/support to develop the capacity of key counterpart staff, as well as UNICEF Regional and Country Office staff, in the area of PF4C.
Lead UNICEF’s regional technical external role and voice on public finance, by forging internal and external partnerships and through representation in regional/national fora with partners and stakeholders.
Develop innovative strategies for advocacy and increasing social accountability for national budgets across the region for greater investments in children.
Build strategic alliances with various international and regional partners, civil society, and academic partners, active in the area of PFM/PF4C. Bring Africa think tanks voices into common UNICEF PF4C advocacy plans. Contribute to a better integration of donors into consultative processes and networking.
Share, promote, and create learning on PF4C across the region, with other regions and HQ and externally to showcase genuine impact for children.

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

Advanced university degree in Economics, Public Finance, Social Policy, and/or Public Administration is preferred.
Minimum of eight years of progressive, professional work experience in public financial management, and sector financing, in applied, national settings is required.
Experience in different country contexts, especially in Africa, is desirable.
Hands-on experience and proven results in using public financial management evidence to concretely generate change at the national level is required.
Experience in budget analysis, costing and developing investment cases, PERs and PETS in key sectors for children such as health, education, water and sanitation, social protection, nutrition an asset.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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November 5, 2024
Batch VA : Programme Assistant (GS-5), FT, Programme Group – Child Protection International Consultancy: Regional Scale-Up of Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, ESAR

How can you make a difference?

Budget Monitoring

Monitors budgets and financial expenditures of section, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, keeping supervisor informed and advised on actions for decision/follow up.
Provides support on budget revision/preparation, implementation status, determination position of funding utilization, operational, and financial closure.
Carries out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants for his/her Unit such as registering grant allotments and tracking expiring programme grants.

Office Planning & Project Management

Ensures the availability of timely, complete and accurate information and data for preparing section work plans and project management plans.
Monitors project implementation against established milestones and makes recommendations to improve performance.
Helps ensure timely compliance with agreed deadlines.
Prepares and maintains records pertaining to programme planning and development for his/her respective unit(s).
Carries out transactions in VISION ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs) and makes amendments and alterations as per unit revisions when necessary.

Procurement

Guides managers in the process of PCA/SSAs in line with the policies and guidance issued by FRG, supply division and DHR.
Supports with preparing and processing direct cash transfers to partners, review partnership agreement documents, and verify liquidations.
Facilitates the processing of contracts for consultants and external partners that provide a service to the section. This includes preparing and filing documents, completing necessary forms and templates and making necessary logistical arrangements.
Maintains up-to-date vendor lists, partners, and consultant rosters.
Collects invoices and filing documents for approval and thereafter processing in VISION and Service Gateway.

Communications & Workflow

Facilitates the communications and workflow of the organizational unit to enhance the efficiency and timeliness of operations and outputs.
Manages incoming and outgoing correspondence, e-mails and telephone calls.
Communicates routine and some non-routine information pertaining to the work of the team.
Establishes and maintains the section’s digital filing and reference systems (where relevant).

Events/Logistics

Maintains section/unit calendar and arranges meetings. Takes minutes of meetings and keeps the correspondence of the team well organized.
Supports capacity development activities and conferences by making the logistical arrangements, through engaging with facilitators, caterers and hosts.
Arranges times through liaising with participants over availability.
Liaises with budget focal points and section over costs and needs.
Prepares background materials for participants.
Supports administrative and protocol issues in consultation with the Global Office in Nairobi Operations team as part of staff onboarding and settling-in processes and where needed.

Travel & Attendance

Provides travel assistance to staff members in section for travel arrangements and entitlements based on the organization’s rules and policies. Liaises with relevant travel focal points to ensure that the organization obtains the best service and price for all travel.
Briefs/de-briefs staff members on issues relating to related administrative matters such as visas, security clearance, and documentation procedures.
Extracts, inputs, maintains, and verifies correctness of travel records in the organization’s travel system to ensure accurate transactions related to travel costs and staff travel.
Assists in the preparation of budgets on travel costs and maintain travel plan and budgetary control records.
Monitors travel certification and report back to the team.
Maintains and updates a system which monitors the absence of staff in the unit/for the CP section overall (the latter is relevant for the PEB team PA only)

Invoice Processing

Responds to client transaction status and other inquiries.

Supplies/Equipment

Supports management of administrative supplies, office equipment, and updating inventory of items.
Monitors and supervises adequate and appropriate use of supplies. Ensures that services and maintenance of premises are in accordance with organizational standards.
Arranges for the purchase and timely distribution of office supplies.

Other

Supports capacity development activities, meetings and conferences by making the logistical arrangements, through engaging with facilitators, caterers and hosts; arranging times through liaising with participants over availability; liaising with budget focal points and section over costs and needs; and preparing background materials for participants.
Supports administrative and protocol issues in consultation with the Global Office in Nairobi Operations team as part of staff onboarding and settling-in processes and where needed.

To qualify as a champion for every child, the candidate must have…

Completion of secondary education in public administration, finance, international relations, political science, or another relevant technical field is required.
A minimum of five years of administrative or clerical work experience is required.
General Service Staff are recruited locally. Candidates must be in possession of an existing visa/work permit or be a resident/citizen of Kenya and/or a commuting area to be considered eligible for this position.
Prior experience in programme support functions is an asset.
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
Ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Ability to effectively manage the section’s material resources and monitor its budget.
Experience using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other UNICEF software such as SharePoint.
Advanced computer literacy and the ability to effectively use standard office software tools (MS Office, Enterprise database) and other office technology to create documentation, exchange and archive e-mail, and maintain electronic filing systems.
Proficiency in using SAP/ERP systems (VISION) will be an asset.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Deadline: 3 Mar 2024

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November 5, 2024
Consultancy – Landscape Analysis of Child-Directed Digital Marketing and Market Sizing of Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages in Eastern and Southern Africa

Scope of Work
Objectives

Monitoring of digital food marketing:

To situate digital marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages at national, regional and international level, drawing on policies, laws and regulatory frameworks
In Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Uganda, analyze:

Adolescent device use, platform preference and digital marketing prevalence;
Popular foods and non-alcoholic beverages;
Digital marketing strategies and adolescent exposure.

Market sizing:

To size market in retail value for i) total packaged food categories, ii) sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), and iii) chained fast food outlets latest year[1];
To identify the priority five to six packaged food categories by retail sales;
To provide a historic growth rate for total packaged food and priority food categories/SSBs, to assess and compare how these products have performed over time;
To rank leading manufacturers (in 2.a.i-iii) based on retail sales for latest year.

Expected results

The assignment will fill a significant gap in understanding some of the key drivers of the increasing consumption of unhealthy products among children and adolescents, and consequent obesity burden in ESAR. Resulting recommendations will support stakeholders involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies that regulate the exposure and power of unhealthy food and beverage products.

Activities And Tasks
MONITORING OF DIGITAL FOOD MARKETING (COMPONENT A)

To guide the monitoring and restriction of digital marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages aimed at children and adolescents the proposed methodology will include the WHO CLICK monitoring framework[2], specifically, the first two steps of the CLICK framework where C stands for “Comprehend the digital ecosystem” and L represents “Landscape of campaigns”. For the latter, proposed methods include the WHO Protocols and Templates[3] for monitoring marketing of unhealthy products to children and adolescents in social media. The consultant will be required to undertake a critical analysis and write up of campaigns in Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Uganda of food and beverage brands through nutrient profiling and power analysis and influence of the identified campaigns on social media platforms.

MARKET SIZING (Zimbabwe and Tanzania only) (COMPONENT B)

Following standard market analysis procedures, this component entails three parts. Firstly, it involves combining desk research, data collection, and analysis. This includes secondary data analysis encompassing import/export statistics, investment reports, company reports of major players, academic papers, NGO reports, and press articles. Secondly, it includes analyzing local data such as UNICEF partner data and conducting store audits in formal and informal retail outlets to identify market trends. Thirdly, stakeholder consultations with various industry experts and authorities are conducted to gauge market size and value. The consultant should ensure that data from these diverse sources are triangulated for a comprehensive analysis, incorporating desk research, available data, and stakeholder insights.
The consultant will provide detailed guidance document on the application of study methods, and hold a stakeholder event to build capacity in ESAR COs and institutions for digital marketing analysis and food and beverage market sizing.

Outputs/Deliverables
Deliverables
Deliverable 1

A & B Combined proposal and methodology for Food Marketing Monitoring and Market Sizing for 3 countries

Deliverable 2

A Desk review results for child & adolescent media use/ brand preferences/branded food sales in 3 countries
B Desk research and store audit results in 2 countries

Deliverable 3.

A Data collected cleaned and analysis ready in 3 countries on food marketing.
B Completion of expert consultations for market sizing in 2 countries.

Deliverable 4.

A Data analyzed in 3 countries with draft findings for discussion with UNICEF.
B Interim market sizing data and qualitative insights including presentation in 2 countries.

Deliverable 5.

A Final report, .ppt and policy briefs for 3 countries on food marketing.
B Completion of all data sets and analysis; final presentation on market sizing in 2 countries.

Deliverable 6: Market sizing methodology & stakeholder event delivered ESARO
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Master’s in one of the following disciplines: Public Health, Nutrition, Public Policy, Psychology, Marketing, Technology (with a focus on health/nutrition). CVs of involved professional should be made available upon submission of a technical proposal.
The consultant should have experience in market research, digital ecosystem, knowledge of regulatory and cultural framework in ESAR region, childhood overweight prevention, excellent documentation and report writing skills (in English) and able to work in a multicultural environment. Experience working in ESAR Region, for the food industry and for UN agencies (especially UNICEF) will be considered an asset.

Specific Requirements For The Consultant

Essential: experience of minimum 10 years in quantitative and qualitative research; releasing studies on behavioral change, food marketing directed to children, digital marketing, digital ecosystem, etc.

Desirable: Knowledge of CLICK monitoring framework/methodology for monitoring digital marketing of unhealthy foods and non-alcoholic beverages directed to children (or other similar internationally endorsed); nutrition/health, public health, nutrient profile models, quantitative and qualitative research.

Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset

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November 2, 2024
International Consultancy: Junior Consultant- Yoma Program Officer for Southern Africa

Scope of Work
Goal and Objective: Under the general supervision of the Yoma Program Manager, the post is expected to lead the coordination for the expansion and operationalization of Yoma in Southern Africa and beyond as required.

Provide details/reference to AWP areas covered: Oversee overall coordination and provide Technical Assistance to UNICEF Country Office’s on innovative platforms for youth engagement, skills building, and employability in the green sector (ie greem yoma, Atingi), as well as the African Data and Drone Academy (ADDA)

Activities And Tasks
The Consultant will work closely with country offices and Yoma global team to achieve the following results/deliverables.

Enhance the programmatic linkage between Yoma and UNICEF programming to facilitate relevance and scaling within UNICEF.
Liaise with Country Offices to promote Yoma and assist them in assessing the possibility to adapt support the roll-out processes of Yoma to their country context with a particular focus on country office programmatic priorities and interventions.
Review programmatic priorities at country levels to identify entry points for youth agency through Yoma and provide strategic orientation leveraging on the Youth4Children (Y4C) model of mobilizing young people to support key programmatic priorities and interventions (e.g., in birth registration, education, immunization)
Provide required support to the Yoma operation Team and assist in the workplan development and monitoring.
Support COs to develop scalable Yoma models especially among young people in marginalized communities (with little or no connectivity).
Provide support to monitoring, strategic learning and evidence generation.
Lead the process of documenting lessons learned during the expansion of Yoma and facilitating peer learning processes and compiling experiences gained at various levels.
Facilitate dialogues (through country visits, workshops, webinars) around the strategic relevance of Yoma for UNICEF programming and interventions and keep in contact with different relevant innovation initiatives.
Work closely with GenU and other UNICEF actors engaged in the youth innovation portfolio to ensure that Yoma is linked to the organization priorities.
Conduct in-country technical and monitoring visits.
Manage programmes related to Yoma.
Monitor the expansion of Yoma in Southern Africa and the achievement of its objectives in terms of scaling and impact by keeping track of individual country requests and their action, maintaining an overall dashboard containing disaggregated data compiling different initiatives. Provide support on the preparation of funding proposals that allow for Yoma scaling.
Ensure the linkage between operational research and implementation both in the conceptual and implementation stages.
Identify opportunities for resource mobilization and new partnerships, and work closely with the regional resources-mobilization unit in developing proposals and partnership development efforts.
Develop, build, and maintain partnerships with local, regional, and global youth-led networks including civil society networks to promote and scale Yoma related activities and programs.
Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
Work relationships: The consultant will work in close collaboration with the Programme Manager (Yoma) and the Senior Program Manager.

Outputs/Deliverables:

As Part Of UNICEF Team, Efficient, Timely, Responsive, Client-friendly, And High-quality Support Rendered To Yoma And Its Ecosystem Partners In The Accomplishment Of Her/his Functions, Including

Timely and quality support provided to UNICEF Country Offices implementing Yoma and the Yoma operation Team located at Rlabs in close relationship with the Programme Manager (Yoma)
Quality project proposals and reports produced and submitted, particularly for GIZ and Fondation Botnar
Documentation of Yoma expansion in Southern Africa

Deliverables
Estimated number of days
Deadline
Schedule of payment
Validated workplan of the Yoma Operation Team
10
20 March 2024
25%
Report on status of Yoma implementation in Southern Africa specifying opportunities for expansion.
55
30 May 2024
30%
Proposal for Botnar Foundation
45
30 July 2024
30%
Final report on the assignment containing review of all the areas covered with corresponding recommendations
15
30 August 2024
15%
125 days
Payment Schedule

As per table above

Desired Competencies, Technical Background, And Experience

Education: Postgraduate degree in development economics or economics with background in business administration & management
Experience in working with young people in a digital environment.
Young professional (<35) preferred as Yoma is a youth-led initiative. Experience in working in the Global South, previous experience in working in Southern Africa an asset. At least 2years of relevant work experience Strong analytical skills Strong drafting skills Fluency in English, Knowledge of French & Spanish an asset as Yoma is also active in Spanish & French speaking countries. Must exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of: Care Respect Integrity Trust Accountability Sustainability Key competencies required: Building and Maintaining Partnerships Drive to achieve Results for Impact Innovates and Embraces Change Manages Ambiguity and Complexity Works collaboratively with others Apply via : jobs.unicef.org

November 2, 2024
Programme Budget Associate (GS-6), FT, PG Child Protection Senior Operations Manager, Fixed Term, P-5

Purpose of the post…

Under the supervision and guidance of the Senior Advisor, Child Protection, Planning & Management, and in collaboration with various colleagues within the CPPT section, POH, and DFAM, the Budget Associate is responsible for executing a broad variety of procedural and specialized contractual, budget and fund monitoring, tracking and analysis, and related tasks for the section requiring in-depth knowledge of UNICEF contractual and budget/finance and administrative procedures, processes and policies.

How can you make a difference?

Budget, Monitoring and Reporting:

Support to guide the section in entering planning budget in VISION and monitor coherence.
Support PBR submissions as and when needed.
Support annual work plan budgeting process for the section as well as Strategic Plan, OMP, and MTR submissions for the Section as and when required.
Maintain and monitor section and unit(s) budget through system generated reports and keep units informed with updated budget status and fund utilization tracking as needed.
Monitor utilization and ensure timely closure of commitments and prepare monthly detailed KPI analysis for the section.
Provide support and/or guidance to Programme Assistants using available tools for budget monitoring and reporting where needed.
Bring to the Supervisor and/or Unit Leads attention on issues requiring follow-up actions.

Budget and Payroll Planning:

Support updating and maintaining planning (budget and results structure) on VISION including, budget ceilings and PIDB coding.
Provides on-going support to programme staff on the appropriate VISION budget work process, routine operation and utilization of the system.Support annual payroll planning and monitoring for the section by gathering and analysing cost distribution data for submission to PGLT Central Service Centre (CSC).
Supports staff payroll run by ensuring that adequate funds are allocated for staff salary and cost distribution uploaded for all staff.

Contribution Management:

Alert units on expiring funds/grants at least two months in advance and maintain annual donor reporting tracking tool.
Support overall monitoring of grant utilization and alert the supervisor about emerging challenges.
Support monitoring Global Thematic Funds, allocations, utilization, and reporting.
Provide quality assurance of financial information including in donor reports, proposals, work plans and programme documents.
Enable an institutional memory within the office through development and maintenance of record keeping of allocations forms and emails; ensures the filing of and access to all the financial and budget related files on proposals, donor reports and all other financial documents.

Other Responsibilities:

Act as backup to Programme Associates/Assistants during their absence.
Support capacity development activities to strengthen overall budget skills and competencies of section Programme Associates/Assistants, in related technical areas related to the function, including but not limited to, financial management, VISION, Insight, and reporting.

Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned as required

To qualify as a champion for every child, the candidate must have…

Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization is required.
For this position, a bachelor’s degree from a recognized academic institution in a relevant field may replace three years of related work experience.
A master’s degree may replace additional two years.is required.
A minimum of six years of progressively responsible finance or administrative work experience is required.
Experience in budget and financial planning, monitoring and management is highly desirable.
Advanced computer literacy and the ability to effectively use standard office software tools (MS Office, Enterprise database) and other office technology to create documentation, exchange and archive e-mail, and maintain electronic filing systems.
Proficiency in using SAP/ERP systems (VISION) will be an asset.
General Service Staff are recruited locally. Candidates must be in possession of an existing visa/work permit or be a resident/citizen of Kenya and/or a commuting area to be considered eligible for this position
Prior experience in programme support functions is an asset.
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
Ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.
Experience using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other UNICEF software such as SharePoint.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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November 2, 2024
Senior Operations Manager, P-5

The Senior Operations Manager, at the P5 level, is reporting to the Deputy Regional Director, D1 in the Regional Office.
How can you make a difference?

The Senior Operations Manager supports the Deputy Regional Director in the management of resources and organizational assets ensuring effective planning and control as well as efficiency and economy of implementation and utilization of such resources and assets as well as the adequate management of risks.
As a Strategic Business Partner and regional advisor, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in all operational contexts within the Regional office and provide technical leadership and guidance for Operations in all countries and field offices within the region.
The incumbent is responsible for supporting initiatives of change and avoidance of duplications in all areas of collaboration between Programmes and Operations including liaison with key stakeholders in the Country and Regional Offices in order to contribute to the improvement and effectiveness of implementation of UNICEF mandate.

Key Functions, Duties And Accountabilities

Valuing People: Lead, manage and develop people resources to promote technical competence and foster career progression and retention of a “fit for purpose”/ agile workforce for the Operations function.
Valuing Money: Champion strategic resources to achieve organizational goals and ensure Value for Money (VfM).
Valuing Risk Management: Enhance Risk Management to increase organizational performance and strengthen internal control.
Valuing Systems and Structures: Ensure further operational centralization and optimization for maximized efficiency gains
Valuing Partners: Strengthening internal and external-facing partnerships and leveraging UNICEF’s oversight and understanding of programmatic financial management.

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

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in one of the following areas is required: Business Administration; Financial management; Accounting; Public Finance; and Operations related function.
A minimum of ten years of relevant professional experience at the national and international level, is required, specifically in advocating and implementing strategic organizational initiatives in one or more operations management area including budget; financial management and reporting; facilities management; administration; supply and logistics management; information and communication technology; human resources.

Additional experience in one or more of the following areas, would be desired:

Audit and investigations
Safety and security
Grant Management
Enterprise Risk Management
Experience in a UN system agency, large private or public company, or experience working in a developing country and/or humanitarian/ emergency context is an asset.
Experience in working with corporate ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) is highly desirable.
Experience in Results Based Management is a requirement.
Experience in managing successful client-oriented work units is an asset.
Experience in co-creating policy is desirable.
Prior experience working with diverse and executive level stakeholder groups or multi-stakeholder partnerships is highly desirable.
Previous hands on experience in strategic and managerial leadership, preferably in a multi-office context, is required.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications is required.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French or Portuguese an asset.

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November 2, 2024
Education Specialist, P3

Purpose of the role

Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief of Education (P4), the Education Specialist, (P3) supports the development and preparation of the Education programmes and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting the progress of education programmes/projects within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results on education programmes/projects to improve learning outcomes and equitable and inclusive education, especially for children who are marginalized, refugee, disadvantaged and excluded in society. This will be done in close collaboration with other UNICEF programme sections in UNICEF Kenya Country Office (including Innovation, Child Protection, WASH and Social Policy), respective field offices and involved partners.

The TA Education Specialist will also ensure the quality coordination of UNICEF’s multi-sectoral/ integrated interventions related to education in collaboration with the Education technical leads and Innovation Manager, focusing on refugee education, digital learning, skills development and the overall agenda of “learning to earning”.

The incumbent will coordinate the timely implementation of the activities in line with the approved proposals together with programme sections and field offices and adhering to a Results Based Management (RBM) approach and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks

Support to programme development and planning

Support the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis for the education programmes to ensure that current and comprehensive data on education issues is available to guide UNICEF’s strategic policy, advocacy, intervention and development efforts on education programmes.
Help supervisor set priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery.
Participate in strategic programme discussion on the planning of education programmes. Formulate, design and prepare programme proposals for the sector, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Country Programme and coherence/integration with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.
Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies and implementation plans for the sector using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Prepare required documentations for programme review and approval.
Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies, and to determine national priorities to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of programmes/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.

Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

Plan and collaborate with internal colleagues and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector on education programmes.
Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with the government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and weaknesses in programme management.
Identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
Actively monitor programmes/projects through field visits and surveys, and exchange information with stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems, and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
Monitor and verify the optimum and appropriate use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity, ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.
Prepare regular and mandated programme reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.

Technical and operational support to programme implementation

Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners and donors on interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices and approaches on education and related issues to support programme management, implementation and delivery of results.
Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely and appropriate support throughout the programming process.
Participate in education programme meetings including programme development and contingency planning to provide technical and operational information, advice and support.
Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic programme materials for management use.

Networking and partnership building

Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders, global partners, donors, and academia through active networking, advocacy and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results on education programmes.
Prepare communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support fund raising for education programmes.
Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions on education and related issues to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNSDCF planning and preparation of programmes/projects ensuring organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNSDCF process in development planning and agenda.

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Apply and introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.
Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best practices in education management. Assess, institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned.
Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects.
Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results on education and related programmes/projects.

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

Advanced University Degree (Master’s required) degree in Business Administration, Social Science, Public Administration/Policy, International Development, or other related or relevant field. Additional 2 years of relevant experience and an undergraduate degree can be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, preferably working for a UN Organization, INGO or similar within, integrated/multi-sectoral programming, monitoring of projects, coordination/management, donor/partner relations.
Experience working in education programme particularly focusing on skills building and/ or refugee education portfolios is an advantage.
Experience working in UNICEF is a must.
Previous experience in managing EU or PROSPECTS projects is an advantage.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Technical Competencies

Understanding of the overall global development context, including issues such as: poverty, migration and the impact of these factors on education and vice-versa; and integrated, multi-sectoral approaches to address such issues in collaboration with other sectors (including Innovation, Social Policy, Child Protection, WASH, and Social Behavioral Change within UNICEF).
Knowledge of global developments in skilling of children and Adolescents and international engagement strategies, including the application of the equity and integration lenses and human rights perspectives to programming.
Some understanding of the humanitarian development nexus particularly in the refugee hosting areas.
Experience in programme management in education, including programme design, costing/budgeting, monitoring and evaluation and reporting.
Demonstrated knowledge in x-sectoral issues (gender and disability inclusion and environment)
Possess excellent planning, coordination, reporting and teamwork skills.
Excellent management and organizational skills.

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November 2, 2024
Driver, GS2

How can you make a difference?
Summary Of Key Functions/accountabilities

Reliable and safe driving services for staff and officials
Maintenance of assigned vehicle
Documentation of vehicle-related information

Reliable and safe driving services for staff and officials

Drives office vehicles for the transport of UN staff, officials, visitors, delivery and collection of mail, documents and other items within duty station and field missions.
Assigned vehicle is compliant with traffic regulations and driver is conversant with host county traffic regulations and UNICEF principles of driving.
Meets official personnel and visitors at the airport and may assist with basic visa and customs formalities and arrangements when required.

Maintenance of assigned vehicle

Ensures vehicle is kept in good running condition at all times through addressing minor repairs, making arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, water levels, and car washing.

Documentation of vehicle related information.

Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle; keeps track of insurance and other tax formalities

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

A secondary education is required, along with a valid driver’s license and knowledge of local driving rules and regulations.
A minimum of two years of work experience as a driver in an international organization, embassy or UN system with a safe driving record is required.
Fluency of the local language of the duty station as well as proficiency in English is required.

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November 2, 2024
Evaluation Specialist (Multi-Country: Francophone Countries +), Fixed Term, P-4

For every child, a chance.

This Multi-Country (MC) Evaluation Specialist post will, on the basis of efficiency and effectiveness considerations, be located in the Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa, ESARO. A matrix management approach will be applied in which the Regional Office and cooperating Country Offices contribute to the performance review of the MC Evaluation Specialist. The MC Evaluation Specialist reports to the Regional Evaluation Adviser (P-5) for evaluation oversight, and to the Representatives of the Country Offices that fall under his/her responsibilities for administrative oversight, including in matters related to evaluation sponsorship, planning, funding and use.

How can you make a difference?

Evaluation Leadership

Support the Country Offices under his/her responsibility and their national partners to develop and implement a plan of evaluation activities that will provide relevant and strategic information to manage Country Programmes and relevant national policies and programmes toward achieving results for children in both humanitarian and nonhumanitarian environments.

The Multi-Country Evaluation Specialist will work with assigned Country Offices to:

Guide the offices and their partners to identify priority evaluation topics in accordance with the UNICEF Evaluation Policy, the UNICEF Strategic Plan, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Country Programme Document and national policies and programmes.
Identify the Evaluation objectives, priorities, and activities required for effective Country Office and partner Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans. In humanitarian response situations, help the Country Office adjust the prevailing evaluation plan in UNICEF Evidence Information System Integration system (EISI), in accordance with guidance for emergency situations. Likewise, adjust the evaluation plans in EISI in accordance with the transition through the stages of transition and recovery.
Identify gaps in knowledge and work with sector managers to ensure these are addressed. Facilitate cross-sectoral collaboration in the execution of these efforts.
Provide technical support to ensure that a set of evaluation performance indicators is monitored and fed into decision-making processes in the context of the multi-year and annual evaluation plans in EISI, as well as associated office-wide management plans and work plans, ensuring close follow up on the implementation of planned evaluative activities.
Consolidate evaluation plans within required systems and documentation, including the EISI planning platform and in the Costed Evaluation Plan that accompanies the Country Programme Document for consideration by the Executive Board. Ensure that evaluation findings and lessons learned are incorporated in country programme, Programme Strategy Notes and other planning, and reporting documents. Support the conceptualization of MTRs (where applicable) from an evaluation perspective.
Monitor progress and support Country Management Teams (CMTs), Country office Annual Reports and, where applicable, Mid-term Reviews (MTR), as well as other review moments that lead to plan revisions. Provide input to management reports, including relevant sections of the Country Office Annual Report.

Evaluation conduct and use

Ensure that UNICEF-supported evaluations are designed and implemented to established UN quality standards, and the results are disseminated in a timely fashion and used by stakeholders in order to improve programme performance and contribute to wider learning.

The Multi Country Evaluation Specialist will support Country Offices to:

Assist Country Offices and their partners to formulate Terms of Reference and evaluation designs of high quality. The MC Evaluation Specialist is to sign off on the TORs before they can advance to recruitment of the evaluation team. Work with the country office evaluation specialist/focal point to manage the recruitment of appropriate and highly qualified consultants.
Closely monitor the implementation of the evaluation, quality review the deliverables and will indicate when the quality is high enough that it can be accepted. As part of this role, she/he will help establish and manage the necessary governance bodies (Steering Committee; Reference Group) for their inputs into the quality assurance process.
Work closely with external evaluation consultants/teams to enable them to deliver results according to the agreed Terms of Reference. Exercise sufficient oversight that quality is assured, and any quality problems are detected soon enough that timely remedial action is possible.
Manage select Country Programme Evaluations and multi-country evaluations, including conceptualization, design, contracting, and oversight of all evaluation phases, including management of the quality assurance processes.
Develop and implement a multi-method communication plan to disseminate the evaluation report to intended audiences via user-friendly methods. Fosters organizational accountability and learning based on the outcomes of the evaluations, working with other Evaluation Managers in the region. Promotes further dissemination and use of evaluation to internal and external audiences (including national government, development partners, CSOs and private sector partners. Regularly documents emerging good practices of evaluation use in the countries under her/his responsibility.
Support stakeholders to prepare a formal management response that reflects their reaction/views on the evaluation recommendations. Assist the Country Offices to monitor and report on the implementation of agreed management response actions. At a larger scale, support the Country Offices to find means to engage partners around the value of the evaluation, with a consistent goal of increasing utilization and reach.
Support country-led evaluations of policies and programmes and the consideration of the results by partners.

Evaluation capacity strengthening and partnership building

Ensure that evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners – including government and civil society – are strengthened, enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead evidence generating processes. Ensure that the Country Office is effectively linked to wider UNICEF capacity building developments in a way that both contributes to and benefits from organizational learning.

The Multi Country Evaluation Specialist will support Country Offices to:

Build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with local/national governments and sub-regional governmental bodies, UN system agency partners, donors, NGOs, funding organization, research institutes, including universities, and the private sector. Promotes joint Govt/UNICEF evaluations that rigorously assess national policies, programmes and innovative models.
Ensure that sufficient systems and procedures are in place within the Country Offices under his/her responsibility [or connected to external experts] for appropriate ethics reviews of evidence activities as per the UNICEF Procedure for Ethical Standards in Research, Evaluation and Data Collection and Analysis.

Foster policy-level and academic partnerships to support national evaluation capacity development initiatives. Ensure that evaluation capacities of country office staff and national partners – government and civil society – are strengthened enabling relevant Government units to increasingly engage in and lead evaluation processes.

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

An Advanced University Degree in the social sciences, economics, public policy, statistics, or in research methods is required. A degree or certification/accreditation in Evaluation is a significant advantage.
A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in the implementation of equity-focused evaluations and the management of the evaluation function at national and international level. Experience in development and/ or humanitarian settings is required.
Experience with building staff and organizational capacities in Evaluation.
Experience in supporting national evaluation capacity and working with professional evaluation associations is an advantage.
Experience in evaluation design and in conducting evaluations as per UNICEF and UNEG norms and standards for Evaluation in the UN System.
Familiarity with methods used in conducting both ‘up-stream’ evaluations (e.g. focusing on policies, strategies and systems), as well as ‘down-stream’ evaluations (e.g. focusing on delivery of programmes and projects) is an asset.
Experience in related evidence functions is an asset, including Social Policy, Public Policy, Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis, Research, Programme Audit, and Programme Planning and Monitoring. Experience in these areas cannot be substituted for the Evaluation experience but is an advantage.
Experience in the region where the post is situated is advantageous.
Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
Fluency in English and French is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a prominent language of the duty stations covered by the MC Evaluation Post is an asset.

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November 2, 2024