Job no: 496509
Work type: Fixed Term Staff
Location: Senegal
Categories: Finance and Administration, P-3
Work type: Fixed Term Staff
Location: Senegal
Categories: Finance and Administration, P-3
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Position
The incumbent of this post will provide support in the oversight, quality assurance and technical support to the management of implementing partnerships and compliance with the respective operational policies and procedures and mainstreaming of risk based implementing partnership management.
Key Expected Results
1.Support to implementing partnership management
-Provide technical support to country offices in the implementation of Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfer (HACT) in line with the HACT Policy and Procedure, and other relevant organizational policies, procedures and guidelines, including the Finance and Administrative Policy 5: Cash Disbursements Supplement 3- Cash Transfers (HACT).
-Assist country offices in HACT processes and the development of country level micro-assessment and assurance plans.
-Provide technical assistance to country offices in the formalization of partnerships with government, civil society organizations and other implementing partners in line with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines including the Civil Society Organizations (CSO) procedure and guidance on work plans.
-Assist country offices in HACT processes and the development of country level micro-assessment and assurance plans.
-Provide technical assistance to country offices in the formalization of partnerships with government, civil society organizations and other implementing partners in line with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines including the Civil Society Organizations (CSO) procedure and guidance on work plans.
2.Oversight and quality assurance
-Assist in oversight and quality assurance on the implementation of HACT assurance activities for Country Offices in the Region and the use of the FACE form at the country level. This includes the quality of assurance planning, execution of minimum required assurance, review of reports and follow-up and escalation of findings of assurance activities consistent with the HACT Procedure.
-Provide support in quality assurance over the implementation of the CSO Procedure. This includes ensuring that partners are selected in accordance with the CSO Procedure, that time limits for operationalizing partnerships are met, especially in humanitarian responses, and that results are clearly articulated and SMART and budgets reflect actual requirements for achieving results.
-Provide support in quality assurance over the implementation of the CSO Procedure. This includes ensuring that partners are selected in accordance with the CSO Procedure, that time limits for operationalizing partnerships are met, especially in humanitarian responses, and that results are clearly articulated and SMART and budgets reflect actual requirements for achieving results.
3.Analysis, monitoring and reporting
-From a Regional perspective, monitor and report on the status of HACT implementation at the country level using corporate tools and systems such as e-Tools and InSight and identify high risk areas requiring special support.
-Ensure the timely preparation of regional reports for Regional Office and FRG as may be required.
Analyze and monitor DCT at regional and country level.
-Ensure the timely preparation of regional reports for Regional Office and FRG as may be required.
Analyze and monitor DCT at regional and country level.
4.Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
-Support and facilitate country office capacity development activities of staff and implementing partners on implementing partnership management with a special focus on implementation of HACT and CSO Procedures.
Identify and share good practices on implementing partnership management in general and HACT and CSO partnerships in particular and interact with NYHQ and other agencies at global, regional and country level on matters concerning implementing partnership management.
-Promote HACT in regional senior management and other forums such as regional network meetings or dedicated workshops for this purpose, building awareness, promoting good practice and highlighting areas of risk.
-Support ERM exercises with a particular emphasis on ensuring that risks for implementing partnership management are appropriately identified and relevant mitigating measures put in place and considering the larger risk picture in the region and countries.
-Support country offices in the roll-out and implementation of e-Tools for implementing partnership management.
Identify and share good practices on implementing partnership management in general and HACT and CSO partnerships in particular and interact with NYHQ and other agencies at global, regional and country level on matters concerning implementing partnership management.
-Promote HACT in regional senior management and other forums such as regional network meetings or dedicated workshops for this purpose, building awareness, promoting good practice and highlighting areas of risk.
-Support ERM exercises with a particular emphasis on ensuring that risks for implementing partnership management are appropriately identified and relevant mitigating measures put in place and considering the larger risk picture in the region and countries.
-Support country offices in the roll-out and implementation of e-Tools for implementing partnership management.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
-An Advanced University Degree (Master's) in Development studies, International Development, Programme/Project Management, Business Administration, Financial Management, Economics, Auditing or other relevant fields is required.*
*A first level university degree (Bachelor's) in a relevant field (as identified above), in conjunction with two additional years of relevant work experience (in areas identified below), may be taken in lieu of an advanced university degree (Master's).
-A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience in programme/project development and management or operations/finance is required, some of which should be with the UN System and/or in a developing country.
-Experience in grant management is an asset.
-Familiarity and proven knowledge of Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) is a strong asset.
-Familiarity with UN/UNICEF's Programming and Financial procedures is an asset.
-Fluency in English and French (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is considered an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
-Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking
Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
-Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget
-Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear
-Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources
-Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments
-Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities
-Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise
-Contributes innovative approaches, insights and ways of designing projects; drives effective change initiatives
Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities
Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
-Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget
-Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear
-Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources
-Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments
-Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities
-Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise
-Contributes innovative approaches, insights and ways of designing projects; drives effective change initiatives
Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities
Link to view our competency framework: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
HOW TO APPLY:
Link to apply: http://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/#/job/496509
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.
Advertised: 21 Jun 2016 GMT Standard Time
Applications close: 05 Jul 2016 GMT Standard Time
Applications close: 05 Jul 2016 GMT Standard Time
