Programme Officer (Child Protection) – UNICEF
Job Description
| Job no | 557961 |
| Contract type | Temporary Appointment |
| Location | Sudan |
| Duty Station | Khartoum |
| Level | NO-2 |
| Categories | Child Protection |
| Advertised | 20 Dec 2022 E. Africa Standard Time |
| Deadline | 03 Jan 2023 E. Africa Standard Time |
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child,
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, 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.
Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, positioned next to East, West, South and North Africa, is surrounded by complex conflicts in an unpredictable, volatile and rapidly evolving region. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 42 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives significantly improve: fewer girls and boys are dying before their fifth birthday, primary school attendance is increasing, immunization coverage is high and the country remains polio free. Still, millions of children continue to suffer from protracted conflict in Darfur, the Kordofan’s, and Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition and disease outbreaks, and from under-investment in basic social services. More than three million of Sudan’s school aged children are not in the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states.
How can you make a difference?
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MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting and Financial Management
- Support the development of financial management strategies and tools, including a framework and system for financial analysis of key activities to determine costing and value for money, flow of funds, and donor accountability.
- Collate required financial tracking information, including flow of funds to government partners, from the participating UN agencies, and identify gaps and other quality issues
- Prepare consolidated quarterly and annual financial reports with the participating agencies
- Monitor financial plans and expenditures including monthly cash forecast for funds, providing routine updates and flagging any emerging concerns with the Partnership Manager
- Update participating agency staffing profiles, context/event log (related risk register) and support partner and intervention mapping, as necessary
Program Monitoring and Implementation
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, annual reviews, and other learning events with key stakeholders to assess progress, formulate recommendations and lessons learnt, and engage stakeholders to take action and find proactive and efficient solutions
- Identify and maintain a solution for a secure, cloud-based file-sharing platform to archive and organize all shared programme files for the three participating agencies and the donor
- Organize and arrange administrative aspects of meetings, workshops, trainings, and other events, including joint monitoring visits and other Khartoum and field-based activities
- Ensure case studies, human interest stories, lessons learnt, and learning/adaptive actions are documented and shared with all relevant stakeholders, partners, donor and beneficiaries
Coordination and Partnership
- Organize and, in the absence of the Programme Partnership Manager, facilitate meetings amongst the participating agencies based on programme governance requirements
- Support the participating agencies to monitor activities to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems and share information with the Partnership Manager
- Ensure timely communication with partners on all program related issues through meeting minutes, action points, Gantt charts, and other programme management tools and support
- Support effective integration and synergy of all activities by all agencies
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Expected background and ExperienceEducation:University degree in in Business, Public Administration, Financial Management, Social Sciences, Public Health, or other related field or comparable academic and professional qualificationsExperience:
- Experience in social sciences, community development, monitoring and evaluation, financial and programme management with specific knowledge of Child Protection, Gender Equality, Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Social Norms, or related programme areas
- Two years of work experience in the field of finance or administrative administration and programme management. Experience in an international organization is desirable.
- Language Requirements:Fluency in English is Arabic required.
- Duty Station and TravelThe position will be based in Khartoum with frequent travels to the interior of the country.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
Core Competencies (For Staff without Supervisory Responsibilities) *
- 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)
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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. 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.
Remarks:
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
Advertised: 20 Dec 2022 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 03 Jan 2023 E. Africa Standard Time
