Purpose of the Position
In the capacity of Regional Adviser, the incumbent is to support and advise the Regional Director, the Regional Management Team and Country Offices and Governments in developing policies, strategies, programmes and systems for the designated areas of responsibilities. S/he is responsible for providing technical leadership, management advice, and programme support and capacity building to country offices throughout the Region. The incumbent will also facilitate application, adaptation and achievement of UNICEF global and regional goals, polices, and strategies in the area of Education programme in countries of the Region. Provides UNICEF Education programmes with innovative leadership including expert advice, vision, oversight, knowledge management, articulating policies and strategies, situation appraisal, harmonization of programme strategy, capacity building, support for monitoring and evaluation, representation, networking and strategic partnership creation. Lastly, s/he will provide advice across the region in the identification of gender inequalities in education and innovative approaches and programmes to eliminate these inequalities; ensures that monitoring mechanisms are in place to track progress towards inequality reduction targets.
Key Expected Results
- Programme policies, strategies, and approaches for the region are developed and advocated. Regional Director, Deputy Regional Director, the Regional Management Team and Country Offices are advised on strategy, policy, programme and advocacy. UNICEF's regional programme, strategy, policy and advocacy guidelines are developed and disseminated to Country Office programme staff.
- Strategy coordination to facilitate harmonization and implementation of regional and country strategies is formed in collaboration with management at country, regional, and HQ levels. Guidance and support are provided to form strategic alliances with national partners to influence on programme strategy and plan.
- Up-to-date technical expertise is maintained, expanded, and disseminated throughout the Organization, and shared with the regional/national institutions/partners.
- Regional Office staff and regional partners lead programme development, implementation and management processes for continual and effective capacity building.
- Regional and Country Offices expand, lead and deliver programmes at a high quality standard in area of expertise with strong technical leadership.
- Regional financial resources are enhanced by effective advocacy and leveraging.
- Accurate, coherent and reliable regional information is collected, analysed and reported with an emphasis on gender disaggregation and disparities for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
- UNICEF is effectively represented and programme goals and strategies are widely advocated with high level and senior government officials, multi-lateral agencies, bi-lateral agencies, NGOs, other UN agencies, and donors.
- Effective communication, partnerships, representation and networking are forged to develop harmonized programme interventions and expand programmes and networks.
- Emergency preparedness is assessed, needs for emergency support are identified, and emergency responses with effective coordination are provided.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in the combination of the selective disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education; Primary Education, Economics, Social Sciences, or a field(s) relevant to international development assistance.
- Twelve years of relevant work experience in all aspects of programme management, and/or advisory support, in the technical area or programme sector resulting in recognized expertise in the technical area.
- Demonstrative capacity to identify and monitor gender disparities in education, as well as develop and implement gender mainstreaming in programme policy and management.
- Fluency in English and French. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station would be an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Has highest-level communication skills, including engaging and informative formal public speaking
- Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment
- Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget
- Has high-level leadership and supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high caliber; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching
- Sets, develops and revises organizational strategy and develops clear visions of the organization's future potential
- Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources
- Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups. Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all organizational levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and stakeholders
- Identifies urgent and potentially risky decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates organization-wide activities
- Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities
HOW TO APPLY:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children’s rights organization, would like to hear from you.
Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies. Applications must be received by 26-Mar-15
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Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
