UNICEF works in over 190 international locations and territories to avoid wasting youngsters’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by way of adolescence.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and proud of 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 workers numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth that may assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We pleasure ourselves on a tradition that helps workers thrive, coupled with a pretty compensation and advantages bundle.
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For each child, hope
UNICEF within the State of Palestine (SoP) works to uphold the rights of youngsters to entry companies and safety, from early childhood by way of to adolescence. Our goal is to make sure that each child within the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, together with East Jerusalem, irrespective of background or circumstance, has an equal probability to fulfil their potential.
In the previous years, UNICEF within the State of Palestine has achieved a excessive attain and engagement by way of its communication channels. UNICEF-SoP wish to construct on this and proceed partaking with our viewers, who aren’t solely search info however are keen to have vital conversations on essential points regarding youngsters’s wellbeing and rights.
How are you able to make a difference?
Under the shut supervision and steering of the supervisor, as Programme Assistant you’ll help the respective part by finishing up a variety of procedural, administrative, and operational duties, to assist develop, implement and monitor their nation programme, guaranteeing well timed and efficient supply that’s according to UNICEF guidelines and laws.
Summary of key capabilities/accountabilities:
– Facilitating the processing of contracts for consultants, distributors and exterior companions that help the workplace in programme supply. This consists of getting ready and submitting paperwork, finishing mandatory varieties and templates, importing TOR’s in VISION, and making mandatory logistical preparations. Keeps vendor lists, companions, and advisor rosters up-to-date.
– Collecting invoices and submitting paperwork for approval and thereafter processing in VISION and Mycase.
– Preparing and sustaining data, paperwork and management plans for the monitoring of challenge/programme implementation and monetary expenditures.
– Supporting the administration of administrative provides and workplace gear.
– Maintaining workplace calendar and arranging conferences. Taking minutes of conferences and protecting the correspondence of the crew nicely organized.
– Providing journey help to workers members in part for journey preparations and entitlements based mostly on the group’s guidelines and insurance policies. Liaising with related journey focal factors to make sure that the group obtains the very best service and value for all journey.
– Maintaining and updating a system which screens the absence of workers.
– Preparing and sustaining data pertaining to programme planning and growth for his/her respective part.
– Carrying out transactions in VISION guaranteeing programme outcomes, actions and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs), and makes amendments and alterations as per part revisions when mandatory.
– Supporting capability growth actions, conferences and conferences by making the logistical preparations, by way of partaking with facilitators, caterers and hosts; arranging occasions by way of liaising with individuals over availability; liaising with finances focal factors and part over prices and wishes; and getting ready background supplies for individuals.
To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…
Education:
– Completion of secondary training is required, ideally supplemented by technical or college programs associated to the work of the group.
Experience:
– A minimal of 5 years of progressively accountable administrative or clerical work expertise is required.
– Three (3) years and an extra two (2) years of expertise could also be substituted for candidates holding a bachelor’s and grasp’s diploma, respectively.
Language Requirement:
– Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
For each Child, you display…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every thing 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 (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to attain 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 folks.
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.
This place shouldn’t be thought of an elevated danger position. However, UNICEF reserves the suitable to conduct additional vetting/evaluation throughout the scope of child safeguarding as acceptable.
UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of tutorial credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply further info to conduct a background check.
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 shall 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 should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice shall 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 very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s energetic dedication to variety and inclusion is essential to ship the very best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to apply.
Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.
This is required for all posts requiring a better training diploma. “UNICEF solely considers larger academic {qualifications} obtained from an establishment accredited/acknowledged within the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a listing 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/
Only shortlisted candidates shall be notified and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
The VA is open to all (inner and exterior candidates)
Government workers who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the suitable to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an affordable interval for any cause.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing price 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 shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
Additional details about working for UNICEF might be discovered here.
Generic Vacancy Announcement: Programme Assistant, GS-5, East Jerusalem, State of Palestine
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