UNICEF works in over 190 international locations and territories to avoid wasting kids’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by means of adolescence.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and happy with what we do. Promoting the rights of each child isn’t just a job – it’s a calling.
UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed: we provide our employees numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth that can assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We satisfaction ourselves on a tradition that helps employees thrive, coupled with a sexy compensation and advantages bundle.
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For each child, a champion
The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each child, in every single place, in all the things the group does — in packages, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded kids and households, interprets this dedication to kids’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all kids have a possibility to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any child has an unequal likelihood in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all kids the chance to meet their potential but in addition will result in sustained development and stability of nations. This is why the concentrate on fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in the direction of realizing the human rights of all kids, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whereas additionally supporting the equitable growth of countries.
How are you able to make a difference?
Under the supervision and steerage of the supervisor, the programme affiliate helps the Advocacy and Communication part by finishing up a spread of programme help features to assist develop, implement and monitor their nation programme, guaranteeing efficient and well timed supply that’s in keeping with UNICEF guidelines and laws.
The Programme Associate works in shut collaboration with a spread of employees within the CO, exterior companions and company counterparts in help of programme design and supply. S/He supplies common suggestions on the standing of tasks by means of monitoring milestones and advises on enhancements to maintain actions on observe.
Key features, accountabilities and associated duties/duties:
- Facilitating the event of programme cooperation agreements (PCAs) by offering info and drafting chosen sections of it.
- Ensuring the well timed and correct recording and administrative processing of presidency & NGO’s proposals and requests for direct money transfers (DCTs).
- Conducting programme monitoring in UNICEF focus districts for money and provides and informing group-members on the standing.
- Helping conduct common spot checks of accomplice’s tasks to evaluate their monetary report-retaining, expenditure controls and reporting programs.
- Monitoring and monitoring the environment friendly distribution of provides which might be required for efficient programme supply.
- Supporting the programme part in researching, compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative information and knowledge from a wide range of sources on topic issues related to the work of the part to facilitate programme supply in addition to preparation of stories, working papers and displays.
- Carrying out transactions in VISION guaranteeing programme outcomes, actions and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs), and making amendments and alterations as per part revisions when needed.
- Carrying out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants and programme-associated gadgets for his/her part together with however not restricted to registering grant allotments and monitoring expiring programme grants.
- Preparing monitoring and reporting info for supervisor and group on agreed efficiency indicators to drive extra environment friendly administration and accountability for outcomes.
- Regularly monitoring budgets and monetary expenditures of part by using relevant instruments, guaranteeing compliance with UNICEF guidelines and laws, retaining supervisor knowledgeable and suggested on actions for choice and/or observe up.
- Helping put together periodic or advert-hoc monetary stories regarding nation workplace and donors to help the workplace in optimizing use of programme funds.
- Supports capability growth actions associated to programme growth by making ready coaching supplies and taking part in workout routines.
If you want to know extra about this place, please overview the entire Job Description right here: 
To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…
Minimum necessities:
- Education: Completion of secondary schooling is required, ideally supplemented by technical or college programs associated to the work of the group.
- Work Experience: A minimal of six years of administrative or clerical work expertise is required. Prior expertise in programme help features is an asset. Relevant expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
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Skills:
- In-depth data of the administration which underpins UNICEF nation workplace programme/venture operations, together with monitoring and analysis processes.
- Strong organizational, planning and prioritizing abilities and talents.
- High sense of confidentiality, initiative and logic.
- Ability to work successfully with folks of various nationwide and cultural backgrounds.
- Strong workplace administration abilities.
- High consideration to element.
- Ability to successfully handle the part’s materials sources and monitor its price range.
- Good analytical abilities.Experience utilizing MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and different UNICEF software program equivalent to SharePoint
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.
For each Child, you exhibit…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the things we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (1)
(2) Demonstrates self-consciousness and moral consciousness (1)
(3) Drive to realize outcomes for impression (1)
(4) Innovates and embraces change (1)
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
(6) Thinks and acts strategically (1)
(7) Works collaboratively with others (1)
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.
UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, spiritual or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to change into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF presents paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks, and affordable lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. Click here to study 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 obstacles, 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 staff with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-associated help necessities of candidates and staff 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 below 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 based mostly on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, spiritual or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and can be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer 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 obligation station is required for IP positions and can be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments can also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice can be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF is an equal-alternative employer, we actively encourage functions from feminine candidates, gender-numerous people and other people with disabilities.
UNICEF solely considers greater instructional {qualifications} obtained from an establishment accredited/acknowledged within the World Higher Education Database (WHED), an inventory up to date by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The listing might be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
The VA is open to all (inside and exterior candidates)
Government staff who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task 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 needed inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing payment 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.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the degree of the publish within the related useful space, or an inside/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.
Internal candidates could also be given choice over exterior candidates. The time period “Internal” refers to all employees members with fastened time period, persevering with or everlasting appointments. Internal candidates who’re legally permitted to work for UNICEF in Bangladesh, independently of UNICEF appointment, will even be thought of.
Applicants should present full and correct info pertaining to their candidate profile and {qualifications} in response to the directions offered within the Applicant system with the intention to be thought of. The info submitted can be used for administrative functions, wage/step willpower and circumstances of employment. No modification, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be accepted for functions which have already been submitted for this place.
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Programme Associate, GS-6, Fixed – Term, #90351, Dhaka, Bangladesh #577819 (For Bangladeshi nationals solely)
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