UNICEF works in over 190 nations and territories to avoid wasting kids’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by means of adolescence.
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For each baby, Dedication
How nicely have you learnt Argentina?
UNICEF works to ensure the success of the rights of kids and adolescents in Argentina, promote their nicely-being and develop their most potential. Its imaginative and prescient is to help the nation’s efforts to speed up the assure of rights for kids, particularly probably the most excluded. In partnership with the federal government, civil society and social providers, key influencers, celebrities and the media, UNICEF Argentina promotes the strengthening of the deal with kids and fairness in public insurance policies and decentralized efforts to enhance the standard of service supply, and advocates as a powerful and impartial voice for kids.
The nation has a center-revenue classification. Over the previous decade, it has skilled a wide range of financial and political setting challenges. The Argentina nation workplace continuously adapts its complete fundraising methods, PSFR plans, programmatic interventions and operational effectivity actions in favor of probably the most weak kids. Buenos Aires is classed as an “A” degree responsibility station in line with the United Nations International Civil Service Commission, contemplating the diploma of financial hardship, native security and safety circumstances, medical care, privateness, local weather and degree of facilities of life. However, private security should be thought-about.
To be taught extra about our nation programme go to: UNICEF Argentina
How nicely have you learnt Peru?
UNICEF Peru works to ensure the success of the rights of kids and adolescents in Peru, promote their nicely-being and develop their most potential. Its imaginative and prescient is to help the nation’s efforts to speed up the assure of rights for kids, particularly probably the most excluded. In partnership with the federal government, civil society and social providers, key influencers, celebrities and the media, UNICEF Peru promotes the strengthening of the deal with kids and fairness in public insurance policies and decentralized efforts to enhance the standard of service supply, and advocates as a powerful and impartial voice for kids.
The nation has an higher-center-revenue financial system classification by the World Bank in 2023. Over the previous decade, it has skilled a wide range of political setting challenges. The Peru nation workplace continuously adapts its complete fundraising methods, PSFR plans, programmatic interventions and operational effectivity actions in favor of probably the most weak kids. In the case of Peru CO the place there was a PFSR actions for 13 years and primarily based on this expertise, it’s critically necessary that the interface between the programme sections, communications and PFSR works easily and mutually reinforcing.
Lima is classed as an “A” degree responsibility station in line with the United Nations International Civil Service Commission, contemplating the diploma of financial hardship, native security and safety circumstances, medical care, privateness, local weather and degree of facilities of life. However, private security should be thought-about.
To be taught extra about our nation programme go to: UNICEF Peru
How are you able to make a distinction:
As a Strategic Business Partner and Deputy for the Head of the Office, the incumbent might be accountable to guide for outcomes, drive change, present danger knowledgeable, resolution-centered evaluation, recommendation and providers and contribute to programme, fundraising and administration selections for delivering outcomes for kids in all operational contexts.
Strategic Operations will accomplish this by:
- Leading by instance and supporting the Head of Office on managing the workplace
- Acting as Officer in Charge within the absence of the Head of Office
- Managing providers within the useful areas of operations help: funds, monetary administration and reporting, services administration, administration, provide and logistics administration, info and communications know-how, and security and safety and convening the opposite capabilities to reach at a unified imaginative and prescient;
- Acting as member of the Country and Senior Management Teams, representing the organizational danger, governance programs and insurance policies perspective in administration discussions, and selling outcomes primarily based administration.
- Understanding enterprise wants for the Country Programme and native fundraising efforts, to anticipate challenges, suggest viable/artistic options geared toward worth for cash.
- Providing key contribution to CPD, CPMP, AMP, PSP and help to Results Based Management and implementation utilizing Value for Money standards.
- Leveraging know-how for outcomes and workplace accountabilities, making efficient adoption of instruments and selling the basics of ICT administration, info safety and controls;
- Supporting the nation workplace throughout exterior and inner audit critiques and responding to audit observations and monitoring implementation of suggestions.
- Guiding Supply and Logistics methods and interventions to fulfill programmatic and fundraising wants whereas guaranteeing Value for Money (VfM), together with procurement of match for function services, and offering advisory help to governments, nationwide programs and companions on provide chain administration;
- Leveraging governance, programs, and instruments to supply common suggestions on dangers and achievements of operations capabilities within the nation;
- Leading on facility administration with a selected deal with inclusive accessibility, eco sustainability and customary premises;
- Overseeing enterprise transactions processed by GSSC from a perspective of Efficiency, Performance, Risk Management and Fraud prevention
- Supporting the administration of PSFR operations and selling effectivity throughout programs and processes
The Deputy Representative, Operations might be entrusted with the next 5 pillars, the core focus of all operations capabilities:
1. Valuing People: Lead, handle and develop individuals sources to advertise technical competence and foster profession development and retention of a “fit for purpose”/ agile workforce inside the Operations operate.
2. Valuing Money: Champion strategic sources to realize organizational objectives and guarantee Value for Money (VfM)
3. Valuing Risk Management: Enhance Risk Management to extend organizational efficiency and strengthen inner management
4. Valuing Systems and Structures: Ensure additional operational centralization and optimization for maximized effectivity positive factors
5. Valuing Partners: Strengthening inner and exterior-going through partnerships and leveraging UNICEF’s oversight and understanding of economic administration throughout all areas of the workplace.
If you want to know extra about this place, please evaluation the whole Job Description right here: 
To qualify as an advocate for each baby you’ll have…
Minimum necessities:
Education: An Advanced University Degree (Master’s and above) in one of many following areas is required: Business administration; Financial administration; Accounting; Public Finance; and associated operations operate (Supply Chain, Human Resources, Information Technology, International Business, Project administration, and many others.) or a full skilled accounting designation (CA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CPFA, Expert Comptable) from an internationally acknowledged institute/physique of accountancy with legitimate membership in good standing is required.
Work Experience: A minimal of 8 years {of professional} expertise, on the nationwide and worldwide degree, is required, particularly in implementing strategic organizational initiatives in a number of operations administration space together with funds; monetary administration and reporting; services administration; administration; provide and logistics administration; info and communication know-how; human sources.
A minimal of 4 years demonstrable expertise in offering operational help to non-public sector fundraising operations in points associated to drafting, managing and framing contracts with worldwide fund-elevating businesses specialised in particular person fund elevating, on-line and web suppliers, Payment Card Industry (PCI) and worldwide knowledge safety necessities, is very fascinating
Prior expertise within the improvement sector or UN system/ worldwide NGOs could be an asset.
Prior expertise working with or within the non-public sector and supporting non-public sector fundraising, is very fascinating.
Additional expertise in a number of of the next areas, could be desired:
- Audit and investigations
- Safety and safety
- Grant Management
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Private Sector Fund Raising (PFSR)
Experience in a UN system company, giant non-public or public firm, or expertise working in a creating nation and/or humanitarian/ emergency context is an asset.
Experience in working with company ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) is very fascinating.
Experience in Results Based Management is a requirement.
Experience in supporting profitable consumer-oriented work models is an asset.
Previous fingers on expertise in strategic operations is a powerful asset.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office functions is required.
Language Requirements: Fluency in Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French or Russian) is an asset.
Desirables:
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
For each Child, you exhibit…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the pieces we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-consciousness and moral consciousness
(3) Drive to realize outcomes for impression
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages individuals
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.
This place has been assessed as an elevated danger function for Child Safeguarding functions as it’s both a job with direct contact with kids, a job that works instantly with identifiable kids’s knowledge, a safeguarding response function, or an assessed danger function. Additional vetting and evaluation for elevated danger roles in baby safeguarding (doubtlessly together with extra prison background checks) apply.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to grow to be a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF affords paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. Click here to be taught extra about versatile work preparations, nicely-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embrace those that have lengthy-time period bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with numerous boundaries, might hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the variety of workers with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-associated help necessities of candidates and workers with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you’re an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility help in finishing the web application, please submit your request by means of the accessibility e-mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals underneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply extra info to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station is required for IP positions and might be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments can also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice might be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the workers is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s energetic dedication to range and inclusion is vital to ship one of the best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to apply.
Government workers who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing charge at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF won’t ask for candidates’ checking account info.
Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- For non-nationals of Argentina & Peru that is an application to each positions. However, candidates are free to precise application curiosity to a single Country Office.
- Nationals of Argentina & Peru needn’t apply to a submit of their respective nation of nationality as they won’t be thought-about. NB* – there can’t be an appointment to the Country Office of the nationality of the candidate. A nationwide of Argentina can solely apply for the submit in Lima, Peru and a nationwide of Peru can solely apply for a submit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Kindly articulate your choice within the cowl letter.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the degree of the submit within the related useful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the submit, with out evaluation of different candidates.
Additional details about working for UNICEF might be discovered here.
Batch Recruitment – Deputy Representative Operations, (P-4), Fixed Term Positions, Buenos Aires, Argentina #90346 & Lima, Peru #111135
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