Organisation: United Nations International Children’s Emergency
Fund (UNICEF)
Fund (UNICEF)
Grade: P-5
Vacancy Number: E E-VN-2014-000331
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Country Representative
About UNICEF:
For 60 years, UNICEF is the world’s leading
children’s rights organization and 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.
children’s rights organization and 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.
Job Summary: The Chief Social Policy will be mainly responsible for the strategic guidance,
analysis, articulation and programmatic advice on social policy as it relates
to the rights of children and women in the country; and in support of the
development process particularly the government of Uganda – UNICEF programme of
assistance, UNDAF, and other development processes impacting on children and
women. The Chief Social Policy will also responsible for the evaluation of the
country programme. As the head of section, directs a significant group of
professional and support staff to develop and administer the social policy and
evaluation programme.
analysis, articulation and programmatic advice on social policy as it relates
to the rights of children and women in the country; and in support of the
development process particularly the government of Uganda – UNICEF programme of
assistance, UNDAF, and other development processes impacting on children and
women. The Chief Social Policy will also responsible for the evaluation of the
country programme. As the head of section, directs a significant group of
professional and support staff to develop and administer the social policy and
evaluation programme.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assesses trends in socio-economic and fiscal
policy environment and provide analytical guidance to management on best
options to leverage action and resources for children and women in the
development process. - Interacts with senior level policy makers to
ensure that the rights of children and women are centre stage and
prioritised in the development agenda including. Provide technical advice
to senior programme staff, government officials and other partners on
social policies and budgetary allocations based on sound analysis and coherent
programmable action plans. - Offers leadership, guidance and direction for
evaluation of the country programme through periodic meetings,
individually ad in groups, with the various sectoral team members. Ensures
exchange of information, experience, identifies new strategies and courses
of action to accelerate/improve delivery of services and achieve programme
requirements and objectives. Reviews country programme documents, UNDAF,
SWAPs and draws lessons to guide UNICEF and its partners towards
accelerated achievement of various targets within a human rights approach
to development including gender. - Manages the activities leading to the
preparation of the situation analysis for the social policy programme, and
its periodic update. Formulates programme goals and objectives and
develops strategies. Supervises preparation of the social policy inputs to
the country programme documents, such as the CPD, CPMP, UNDAF etc. a
special focus is given to cross-sectoral policies such as public
administration reform and governance, poverty reduction strategies, social
and impact assessments of economic policies. Identifies and defines new
policy areas for UNICEF engagement. - As head of a large section, responsible for the
overall development and establishment of the workplan, monitoring compliance,
strategic budget management and providing support and guidance to make
sure objectives are met. This entails identification of internal human
resource requirements, training and performance planning and monitoring.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Chief Social Policy for the UNICEF Country
Programme should possess an advanced university degree in Social Sciences
or a related technical field - The applicant must possess a good first level
university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications
and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. - At least ten years of progressively responsible
relevant work experience at the national and international levels in
programme planning and management in a related field, with emphasis on
strategic planning.
Language proficiency: Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local working language of
the duty station is an asset.
the duty station is an asset.
Personal Competencies:
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences,
including during 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 good leadership and supervisory skills;
co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are
clear. - Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex
quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources. - Identifies urgent and potentially risky decisions
and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates organization-wide
activities. - Sets, develops and revises organizational
strategy and develops clear visions of the organization’s future
potential. - Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups;
maintains an effective network of
individuals across organizational departments. - Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of
possibilities.
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.
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.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who
desire to work in the prestigious United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the aforementioned vacancy should express their
interest by visiting the United Nations web recruitment portal below.
desire to work in the prestigious United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the aforementioned vacancy should express their
interest by visiting the United Nations web recruitment portal below.
Deadline: 21st
February, 2014
February, 2014
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