Programme Officer (Port Sudan) – UNICEF
Job Description
| Job no | 567976 |
| Contract type | Temporary Appointment |
| Location | Port Sudan |
| Level | NO-2 |
| Categories | Child Protection |
| Advertised | 04 Dec 2023 E. Africa Standard Time |
| Deadline | 10 Dec 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, protection.
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, advocacy, and 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, and the Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks, and 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? TOR – Program Officer TA_Child Protection_ NOB.pdf
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 cost and value for money, flow of funds, and donor accountability.
• Collate required financial tracking information, including the 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 learned, 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 program 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 learned, and learning/adaptive actions are documented and shared with all relevant stakeholders, partners, donors, and beneficiaries
Coordination and Partnership
• Organize and, in the absence of the Programme Partnership Manager, facilitate meetings amongst the participating agencies based on program 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 program 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 Experience
Education: University degree in Business, Public Administration, Financial Management, Social Sciences, Public Health, or other related field or comparable academic and professional qualifications
Experience: Experience in social sciences, community development, monitoring and evaluation, financial and program management with specific knowledge of Child Protection, Gender Equality, Protection, Gender-Based Violence, Social Norms, or related program areas
▪ Two years of work experience in the field of finance or administrative administration and program management. Experience in an international organization is desirable.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
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: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.
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 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 promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children.
Remarks:
Eligible staff members in the National Officers (NO) or General Service (GS) categories on fixed-term, continuing, or permanent contracts at the Sudan office, can apply for the post and keep a lien against their original positions.
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable females are encouraged to apply.
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). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.
All selected candidates will 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.
Government employees who 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.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Advertised: 04 Dec 2023 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 11 Dec 2023 E. Africa Standard Time
