Job Title: Chief of
Field Office, Fort Portal
Field Office, Fort Portal
Organisation: United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Grade: NOD
Vacancy Number: VN/PBR/2014/05
Duty Station: Kampaa, Uganda
Reports to: Chief of Field Coordination and Emergency
About UNICEF:
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is the driving force that
helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. Uganda
is one of the over 190 countries and territories around the world where we work
to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination
place in a child’s path.
helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. Uganda
is one of the over 190 countries and territories around the world where we work
to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination
place in a child’s path.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The UNICEF employee
will be responsible for the provision of leadership and guidance in the
planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the national level
programme of cooperation as it pertains to the area served by the Zonal
office, including emergencies, ensuring consistency with the national
level strategies and objectives; - Represent UNICEF in
meetings with local authorities as well as multi-lateral, bilateral
agencies and NGOs; - Expertly negotiate and
advocate programme goals and strategies and identify strategic alliances,
and influence District Development Plans and budgets to facilitate
achievement of programme results; - Coordinate with the
Operations/Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities
ensuring proper and timely UNICEF and counterpart accountability; - Ensure effective
management of the zonal office through proper leadership, planning,
control, organisation and motivation of staff in accordance with UNICEF
personnel rules and regulations, financial policies and procedures to
develop and administer the current country programme.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal UNICEF Chief
of Field Office should possess an advanced university degree in Social
Sciences, or a related technical field. - At least eight years
of progressively responsible professional work experience at national and
international levels in social development, management, monitoring and
reporting. - Familiarity and
experience in coordination with other UN agencies, government and NGO
partners. - Past exposure and
experience in emergencies. - Prior experience in
management of staff, logistics and financial assets required. - Fluency in English is
required and strong written and verbal communications skill therein
strongly desirable.
Core Values (Required): Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion;
Integrity
Integrity
Core Competencies (Required): Communication; Working with
People; Drive for Results
People; Drive for Results
- Functional
Competencies (Required): Leading and Supervising; Formulating Strategies
and Concepts; Analyzing; Applying Technical Expertise; Planning and
Organizing
How to Apply:
- ONLY Ugandan Nationals
will be considered. - UNICEF is committed to
gender equality in its mandate and its staff; qualified female candidates
are strongly encouraged to apply. - Applications will be
considered only if accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, as well
as the most recent performance evaluation report. - If applications are
sent by email, please clearly indicate the position applied for and use
this order to name your file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by
document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_ MukasaApplication. - UNICEF is a smoke free
environment. - Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
Applicants interested in the above position should send their resume
to:
to:
Human Resource Specialist,
UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,
Plot 9, George Street,
P.O. Box 7047, Kampala-Uganda.
Via email to: [email protected]
Deadline: 24th March, 2014
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