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Job Title:        Programme
Specialist (CSD)

Organization: United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Duty Station: 
Uganda

Reports to: Chief
of Gulu Zone Office

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.

Job Summary:  The Programme Specialist (CSD) is accountable
for programme planning, design, implementation and administration of CSD
specific projects within a major programme, in accordance with the Country
Programme Recommendation and Country Programme Management Plan, focused on
achievement of UNICEF’s Priorities. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Effective knowledge management and systems developed and utilized to
  strengthen area/country programme management.
• Situation Analysis prepared/updated, critical programme intervention
  points/measures identified, and programme work
  plans/recommendations/reports prepared.
• Programme funds optimally used.
• Programme monitoring and evaluations effectively conducted to
  improve programme performance, and programme status report timely
  prepared.  Gender/sex disaggregated
  data and inputs relevant to country programme provided as integral part of
  programming.
• Rights based and results-based programming approach fully
  incorporated into all phases of programme and projects processes.
• Commitment and institutional capacities of the national and local
  partners effectively gained and established.
• Rights perspective and advocacy at the national, community and
  family levels incorporated in policy analysis for establishing and
  elevating UNICEF’s credibility in national and international policy
  debates.
• Effective partnership and collaboration achieved and maintained for
  advocacy, technical cooperation, programme development/management/coordination,
  information sharing and networking.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations UNICEF Programme
  Specialist – CSD job opportunity should hold an advanced university degree
  in one of the following fields: Social Sciences, International
  Relations, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social
  Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or another relevant
  technical field. Qualification in a health-related field is of added
  advantage.
• Five years of relevant professional work experience is required.
  Experience in public health/nutrition, maternal and neonatal health care,
  or health emergency/humanitarian preparedness is strongly recommended.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as 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.
• UNICEF’s Core Values: Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in
  Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
• Competencies:
  Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Relating and Networking,
  Persuading and Influencing, Creating and Innovating.

NB:
The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment
process (Application, interview meeting, processing, or training). The United
Nations does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates desiring to serve the United Nations in the
aforementioned capacity should express their interest by visiting the UN
recruitment website and clicking Apply Now.

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Deadline: 16^th September 2019

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