The Ugandan Jobline

• Effective leadership and managerial
  guidance and coordination are provided to ensure the achievement of
  programme goals through an environment in which programme staff, both
  women and men, can function at the highest standard of efficiency and
  competency.   Implementation of the
  Country Programme and its activities promoted in line with national development
  priorities, and the UN Development Assistance Framework.
• Responsible for Country programme
  management is fully supported by effective knowledge management and
  system.
• In charge of Situation Analysis is
  prepared/updated, critical programme intervention point, measures or
  adjustments are identified, programme work plans and recommendations are
  prepared and incorporated, and the application of gender mainstreaming is
  integral to all work processes.
• Responsible for Rights-based and
  Results-based management approach is fully incorporated into all phases of
  programme and project programming, and the value and quality of
  programme/project strategy and implementation effectively are enhanced.
• In charge of ensuring programme efficiency
  and delivery are improved through effective programme planning, monitoring
  and evaluation.
• Carry out UNICEF programme evaluations are
  effectively conducted in compliance with the established UN quality
  standards, and the results are disseminated in a timely fashion to
  stakeholders in order to improve programme performance.
• Ensure commitment and institutional
  capacities of the national and local partners are effectively gained and
  promoted.
• Generally responsible for rights
  perspective and advocacy at the national, community and family levels are
  incorporated into policy analysis for establishing and elevating UNICEF’s
  credibility in national and international policy debates.
• Also, in charge of effective advocacy,
  communication and networking are achieved through partnership and
  collaboration.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by
  the UNICEF Representative.

• The ideal UNICEF job applicant should hold
  an advanced university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations,
  Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social
  Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines.
• At least ten years of relevant
  professional work experience, including international and developing
  country work experience and field work experience
• Background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Fluency in English and another UN
  language.

• Possess high level communication skills,
  including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
• Consistently achieves high-level results,
  managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
• Creates and encourages a climate of
  team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
• 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.
• Possesses high-level leadership and
  supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and
  empowers others; recruits staff of a high caliber; provides staff with
  development opportunities and coaching.
• Negotiates effectively with people inside
  and outside the organization by adopting a range of approaches.
• Quickly builds rapport with individuals
  and groups. Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all
  organizational levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and
  stakeholders.
• Seeks and proposes
  opportunities for advancing UNICEF’s mission.

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