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For each child, … a possibility,
The Office Management Plan for the Health Programme aligns with the organizational Strategic Plan and the varied international commitments and partnerships that UNICEF is part of. The Health Programme contains of MNCAH, HIV, Immunization and HEPR Sections. This put up is positioned within the Office of the Director, Health who offers general strategic management to the Health programme.
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Under the supervision and steerage of the Associate Director for Planning and Partnerships, the programme affiliate helps the respective part by finishing up a spread of programme help capabilities to assist develop, implement and monitor their nation programme, making certain efficient and well timed supply that’s according to UNICEF guidelines and laws.
The Programme Associate works in shut collaboration with a spread of workers within the DO, exterior companions and company counterparts in help of programme design and supply. S/He offers common suggestions on the standing of initiatives by way of monitoring milestones and advises on enhancements to maintain actions on monitor.
To qualify as an advocate for each child you’ll have to…
Budget Management:
Ensures that Health Programme Team’s finances is allotted and carried out in a well timed method in accordance with agreed plans. This contains the choice of required info, establishing of spreadsheets, database information, graphs, charts, and tables, and making certain appropriateness of presentation, format and accuracy of information. In help of the programme planning and administration capabilities, the incumbent serves because the Programme Group finances point of interest and helps multi-12 months and annual finances planning processes by:
- Regularly monitoring budgets and monetary expenditures by using relevant instruments, making certain compliance with UNICEF guidelines and laws, and retaining the supervisor knowledgeable and suggested on actions for resolution and/or comply with-up.
- Monitoring incoming grants for well timed allocation to Health Teams models. This contains the evaluation of allocation requests in accordance with agreed plans, making certain well timed approval.
- Supporting the requesting, administration and monitoring of multi-nation grants and thematic funds.
- Ensuring that workers prices are precisely estimated, budgeted, and uploaded into the suitable system, by way of oversight and high quality assurance.
- Support the reporting of expenditures in opposition to deliberate budgets.
- Carrying out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants and programme-associated objects for his/her part together with however not restricted to registering grant allotments and monitoring expiring programme grants.
Key Performance Indicators:
Ensures well timed preparation of the Health Teams Key Performance Indicators that adhere to agreed requirements. This contains:
- Preparing and circulating Key Performance Indicators stories of the Health Programme Teams periodically, making certain alignment with Office Management Dashboards and PGLT KPIs.
- Following up with Sections’ Focal Points on actions to be taken in respective models.
- Monitoring the standing of donor stories and making certain that VISION is precisely up to date by related colleagues within the part.
- Preparing 12 months-finish evaluation of developments and classes realized, supportive to the annual work planning course of.
- Advising supervisor on crucial comply with-ups at Unit Head and PD Operations ranges.
Planning, operations, and coordination:
Supports the planning, budgeting, monitoring and reporting operate of the Health Programme Teams by making certain efficient coordination with Programme Associates and Assistants throughout the Programme Group. This contains:
- Supporting the event of Standard Operating Procedures for the Health Programme Teams in compliance with UNICEF guidelines and laws.
- Logistical and administrative help for conferences, together with phone video conferences and face-to-face conferences.
- Supporting capability improvement actions associated to programme planning and operation by getting ready coaching supplies and collaborating in workout routines.
- Facilitating Knowledge Management actions by making certain that data pertaining to the Health Programme Group finances and operations are saved centrally and accessible for use by others, together with administration of the PA collaboration website.
- Carrying out transactions in VISION making certain programme outcomes, actions and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs) and making amendments and alterations as per part revisions when crucial.
- Managing workplace provides and gear by overseeing the procurement, stock, upkeep, and distribution of workplace provides, making certain satisfactory inventory and adherence to organizational requirements.
- Providing complete journey help to the workers members aligned with the group’s guidelines and insurance policies.
- Supporting the processing of contracts for consultants and exterior companions; put together and file paperwork, full crucial types and templates, add TOR’s in VISION, and make crucial logistical onboarding preparations.
- Supporting administration of partnership agreements according to the organizational insurance policies and steerage.
Management help:
- Provide monitoring of the Health Team’s workers contracts, promptly alerting managers to imminent expirations and facilitating well timed renewals or contract closures to make sure easy operational continuity.
- Provide any extra help wanted within the space of planning, budgeting, coordination, monitoring, or reporting as assigned by the Director and supervisor.
The following minimal necessities:
- Completion of secondary training in public administration, finance, worldwide relations, political science, or one other related technical discipline is required.
- For this place, a bachelor’s diploma from a acknowledged tutorial establishment in a related discipline could substitute three years of associated work expertise.
* A grasp’s diploma could substitute extra two years is required.
Work Experience
- A minimal of 6 years of related administrative providers, finances administration, coordination or clerical work expertise is required.
- General Service Staff are recruited domestically due to this fact candidates MUST be US everlasting resident/citizen.
Desirables/Assets:
- Experience with government help, programme help capabilities and/or finances, is an asset.
- Relevant expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
- Advanced laptop literacy and the flexibility to successfully use normal workplace software program instruments (MS Office, Enterprise database) and different workplace know-how and SharePoint platforms to create documentation, trade and archive e-mail, and keep digital submitting techniques is extremely fascinating
- Working data of UNICEF programme insurance policies and administrative and monetary procedures is fascinating.
- Experience in VISION fascinating.
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 display…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin the whole lot we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…
- Builds and maintains partnerships
- Demonstrates self-consciousness and moral consciousness
- Drive to attain outcomes for influence
- Innovates and embraces change
- Manages ambiguity and complexity
- Thinks and acts strategically
- Works collaboratively with others
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.
UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should mirror the variety of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-financial background, or every other private attribute.
We supply a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.
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 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 kids.
All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody 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.
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 will likely be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may additionally 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 will likely 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.
Government staff 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 correct to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities aren’t 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 is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account info.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the degree of the put up within the related purposeful space, or an inner/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the put up, with out evaluation of different candidates.
Additional details about working for UNICEF could be discovered here.
Visa residence necessities: UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and dealing authorization for candidates into consideration for positions on the nationwide officer and basic service class.
Note: This is re-opening of the VA to develop the pool of candidates, beforehand utilized candidates do no must re-apply, their application have already been given a due consideration.
Programme Associate (GS-6), FT, Programme Group – Health (DO), New York HQ # 0072214
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