Apply for Batch Recruitment: Programme Associate (G6), Office of Innovation (Giga), Geneva, Switzerland, Two (2) Positions #129028 and #129029, Temporary Appointment (364 days) Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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 way of adolescence.

At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of each child is not only a job – it’s a calling.

UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed: we provide our employees various alternatives for private and skilled 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 beautiful compensation and advantages bundle.

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For each child, Hope

Giga (giga.international) is a partnership between UNICEF (unicef.org) and the ITU (itu.int) working to attach each faculty on the earth. The crew (https://giga.global/about-us/) has expertise and background in constructing know-how merchandise, finance and funding, design, and infrastructure. It’s a world crew, with two “centers of gravity” (in Barcelona, Spain and Geneva, Switzerland) however with many crew members positioned all over the world.

You can be part of the world’s main group for kids, with greater than 75 years of experience delivering emergency help, technical recommendation, and constructing well being, training, and safety methods in 190 international locations. In addition to the UNICEF Core Competencies (https://www.unicef.org/careers/media/1041/file/UNICEF%27s_Competency_Framework.pdf) we take satisfaction in hiring a various and international crew with 4 main traits: technical excellence, humility, honesty, and a very good sense of humor.

Giga is damaged into three fundamental areas: Mapping, Finance, Procurement, and then some cross-cutting assist providers. The Country Engagement Team helps the initiation and implementation of all three areas of Giga’s assist in international locations. The Mapping crew maps colleges and their connectivity, making a real-time show of entry and want on Project Connect (https://projectconnect.unicef.org/map). The Finance crew works to create the financing (grant, mortgage, and funding) for connectivity. The Procurement works intently with UNICEF Supply Division to assist governments by way of public procurement processes for contracting sustainable, top quality and inexpensive faculty connectivity. There are additionally crosscutting groups that assist on communications, partnerships, employees wellbeing, operations and finance.

The crew capabilities equally to a tech startup, however throughout the United Nations. We purpose to have agility and flexibility in how we work, and to be pushed by Realtime knowledge about what we’re doing. We additionally work throughout the political and international framework of the UN, which signifies that we are able to collaborate with coverage makers and regulators, governments, civil society, and of course, most intently with our 135 nation workplaces, in every thing we do. Giga is a brand new challenge for UNICEF – we began in 2019 – so it’s additionally a crew that’s at all times studying and rising. These roles are nice for individuals who like journey, who wish to perceive how one can apply their expertise on a world scale (or who’re already consultants at that), and who’re in a position to “roll up their sleeves” and do what’s wanted to assist join each faculty on the earth to the web and each younger particular person to data, alternative, and selection.

How are you able to make a difference? 

The programme affiliate is accountable for communications, programme and operations, and administrative assist providers to reinforce the sleek operating of the supervisor’s day-to day actions. This includes administration of data and coordination of issues inside a substantive crew. The publish is a key interface with a broad vary of contacts together with high-ranking officers, each inside and outdoors the Organization. The publish prioritizes duties and organizes work independently primarily based on basic course from the supervisor.

 Key Functions:

Procurement Support

• Facilitate the processing of contracts for consultants and exterior companions that present a service to the part. This contains making ready and submitting paperwork, finishing mandatory kinds and templates, importing TORs in VISION, and making mandatory logistical preparations.
• Guide managers within the course of of PCA/SSAs according to the insurance policies and steerage issued by FRI, provide division and DHR.
• Facilitate the processing of institutional contracts in collaboration with HQ provide Division. This contains making ready and submitting paperwork, finishing mandatory kinds and templates, and making mandatory logistical preparations.
• Keep abreast of actions of significance, newest insurance policies, procedures, and organizational adjustments affecting the crew.
• Maintain up-to-date vendor lists, companions, and marketing consultant rosters.
• Support administration of administrative provides, workplace tools, and updating the stock of objects.

Budget Monitoring

• Contribute to monitoring budgets and monetary expenditures of part, making certain compliance with UNICEF guidelines and rules, preserving supervisor knowledgeable and suggested on actions for choice/comply with up.
• Provides assist on finances revision/preparation, implementation standing, dedication place of funding utilization, operational, and monetary closure.
• Prepares and maintains data, paperwork and management plans for the finances monitoring of challenge/programme implementation.

Administrative Support

• Maintains workplace calendar and prepare appointments and conferences, together with with high-ranking companions and counterparts with a specific deal with the Head of Initiative/Giga.
• Support group of inner in addition to high-level conferences together with taking accountability for finalization of the assembly agenda, invites, the manufacturing and distribution of documentation, and preparation of minutes of conferences.
• Provide journey help to the supervisor in addition to the opposite crew members together with the visa/resort preparations.
• Prepare, accumulate, and share briefing supplies for supervisor regarding official journeys or conferences with exterior counterparts. Select and make pertinent abstracts and undertake searches for data. Brief supervisor of vital developments.
• Prepare documentation for the supervisor’s signature reviewing for fashion, factual and grammatical accuracy. Draft non-substantive correspondence primarily based on first-hand information of work schedule or occasions, tough notes, or verbal directions, for supervisor’s approval.

Communication Support

• On behalf of supervisor, handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, e-mails, and phone calls. Apprise the supervisor of pressing and vital points. This contains steady monitoring of correspondences and actions requiring his private consideration and making ready responses as acceptable.
• Determine routing-for-action to senior employees, follow-up on the actions taken and present data updates concerning subsequent developments and points. Establish/handle follow-up system for well timed response.
• Establish and keep a data administration system containing reference supplies and confidential data as required.
• Communicate delicate data to senior degree managers and coordinate responses on behalf of the supervisor.
• Follow up on established deadlines and guarantee well timed submissions by employees of studies, correspondence, briefing notes and different paperwork for supervisor’s reference.
• As acceptable, present data and steerage to employees in any respect ranges throughout the organizational unit to make sure understanding of intent and deadlines.

Travel and Invoice Processing Support

• Provides journey help to employees members within the part for journey preparations and entitlements primarily based on the group’s guidelines and insurance policies. Liaises with related journey focal factors to make sure that the group obtains the very best service and value for all journey.
• Briefs/de-briefs employees members on points referring to associated administrative issues akin to visas, safety clearance, and documentation procedures.
• Extracts, inputs, maintains, and verifies correctness of journey data within the group’s journey system to make sure correct transactions associated to journey prices and employees journey.
• Assists within the preparation of budgets on journey prices and keep journey plan and budgetary management data.
• Monitors journey certification and report again to the crew.
• Responsible for amassing invoices and submitting paperwork for approval and thereafter processing in VISION.
• Uploads digital information and verifies outcomes to vacation spot system.
• Responds to consumer transaction standing and different inquiries.

To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have…

Minimum necessities:

Education:

• Completion of secondary training is required, ideally supplemented by technical or college programs associated to the work of the group

Work Experience:

• At least 6 years of related work expertise in administrative or clerical work.

• Training and expertise utilizing MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and different UNICEF software program akin to SharePoint; information of built-in administration data methods required.

• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritizing expertise and talents is taken into account an asset.

• Ability to work successfully with folks of totally different nationwide and cultural backgrounds.

• Ability to work in a crew atmosphere to realize widespread targets and to offer steerage to extra junior assist employees.

• Relevant expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset. 

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Knowledge of French is extremely fascinating.
• Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.
• 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 every thing we do and how 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 realize outcomes for affect

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should mirror the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

We supply a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, akin to paid parental go away, time without work for breastfeeding functions, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals beneath 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. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of tutorial credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to offer extra data 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 will probably be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments might 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 have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice will probably 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’s energetic dedication to variety and inclusion is important to ship the very best outcomes for kids. 

Government staff 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 correct to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance isn’t obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an inexpensive 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 data.

UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates into account for positions on the nationwide officer and basic service class.

General Service Staff are recruited domestically. Candidates have to be in possession of an present visa/work allow or be a resident/citizen of Switzerland and/or a commuting space to be thought-about eligible for this place.

All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the degree of the publish within the related purposeful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.

Additional details about working for UNICEF might be discovered here.