Job Title:
Policy Analysis Specialist (Temporary Jobs)
Policy Analysis Specialist (Temporary Jobs)
Organization: United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Grade: P3
About US:
The United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for the
protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand
their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners,
we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into
practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and
excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for the
protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand
their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners,
we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into
practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and
excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
Job Summary: The Policy
Analysis Specialist is responsible for the accomplishment of the following
overall end-results through ensuring efficient and coordinated management
mechanisms are in place, providing management and monitoring support to the
office of the Representative, and contributing to programme development.
Analysis Specialist is responsible for the accomplishment of the following
overall end-results through ensuring efficient and coordinated management
mechanisms are in place, providing management and monitoring support to the
office of the Representative, and contributing to programme development.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Efficient and coordinated
management mechanisms
management mechanisms
Country Management Team
- Actively
facilitate the coordination of the Country Management Team and prepare an
action monitoring report to follow up on the agreed action points. - Collect
management indicators and all related documents and disseminate monthly. - Develop
the agendas and prepare minutes and reports
Annual Management Plan:
- Follow-up
and keep the Representative abreast of the status of management priorities
identified in the annual management plan. - Prepare
and disseminate the CMT approved list of statutory and no-statutory
committees in the office and disseminate. - Management
and monitoring support provided to the Office of the Representative
Briefing Materials:
- Ensure
timely preparations of substantive materials, including background papers,
speeches and speaking notes for meeting with government partners, senior
UN Agencies and NGO personnel, as well as internal and inter-agency
meetings. - Participate
in such travel and meetings as required, reporting on outcomes and
following up on actions decided, within given deadlines.
Coordination and Communication:
- Keep
abreast with the main issues facing the office of the Representative
(including red flags with regards to management indicators) and inform the
Representative accordingly. - Oversee
and ensure the smooth flow of relevant information from the office of the
Representative to the CMT, Regional Office and HQ through daily
consultations with the Representative. - Disseminate
relevant information to ECO staff, UN Agencies and other partners both in
the field and HQ level. - Organize
and draft responses and provide editorial and substantive input as
necessary in correspondence submitted for the signature of the
Representative.
Programme Development
- Provide
inputs to UCO development and humanitarian related agenda documents as
well as related internal and external follow up processes (EMTs, UNCT,
CRRF, SDG etc.). - Under
the leadership of the Deputy Representative and in collaboration of the
Chiefs Comms/Social Policy facilitate the coordination with the
Representatives office on the following; the Children Endowment Fund,
Social Protection Initiatives and governance of the Innovation
initiatives.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the United Nations UNICEF Policy Analysis Specialist
job placement should hold an advanced university degree in Social Sciences
or other related field. - At
least five years of progressively responsible professional work experience
in programme planning, administration, monitoring and evaluation. - Developing
country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an
asset. - Fluency
in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic,
Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. - Core Values: Commitment, Diversity and
Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and
Drive for Results - Functional Competencies: Leading and Supervising, Formulating
Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Applying Technical Expertise and
Planning and Organizing.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates who so desire to join the United Nations Children’s Fund,
UNICEF, in the aforementioned capacity should endeavor to Apply Online by
Clicking on the link below. Please further review job requirements and if
competent Click Apply Now.
interested candidates who so desire to join the United Nations Children’s Fund,
UNICEF, in the aforementioned capacity should endeavor to Apply Online by
Clicking on the link below. Please further review job requirements and if
competent Click Apply Now.
Deadline: 11th January 2018
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