Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Angola
Closing date:
15 Apr 2018UNICEF 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.
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Ensures the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Country Programme of Cooperation under the supervision of the Deputy Representative and in collaboration with all sectorsCoordinates the Situation Analysis for the relevant programme areas and its periodic updates by monitoring and analyzing the social, political, and economic trends in the country, as they affect women and children.Participates in the development of programme/project goals and objectives and planning the implementation of programme/project strategies, particularly for subnational level through zonal offices/presencePrepares programme documentation for the Country Programme Recommendation (CPR), prepares CPD, CPAP and related documents such as, Project Plans of Action ensuring consistency with objectives and goals. Contributes to the preparation of Annual Management Plan,Provides technical support for decentralization of the development/planning and implementation and monitoring of plans for the improvement of the situation of children and women, supporting the Deputy Representative in his/ her role of supervisor of field staff.Coordinates development and mid-year and end-of-year review of the work plans for the programme sector and ensures objectives and targets are achieved, including budget utilization. Supervises staff, identifies training needs and provides on-the-job training.Undertakes field visits to monitor and evaluate programme implementation, as well as conduct periodic programme reviews with government counterparts and other partners, supporting HACT implementation in coordination with the Operations team. Identifies problems or alternative courses of action to accelerate/improve programme delivery.Contributes to UNICEF’s participation in the CCA/UNPAF process and support Deputy Representative on the UNPAF implementation and reporting, ensuring adequate input on the improvement of the well-being of children and women.Assists government authorities to plan and organize training programmes. Identifies training needs for the purpose of capacity building and sustainability of programme.To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Management, Social Sciences or other related field.A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience at the national and international levels in management, monitoring and evaluation.Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.Fluency in English is required. Fluency in Portuguese is an important asset or another Latin language is a strong asset. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The technical competencies required for this post are….
View our competency framework at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
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.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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 organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=512011