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For each child, survival and growth.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and pleased with what we do. Promoting the rights of each child is not only a job – it’s a calling.
South Africa, a upper-middle-income nation, is making progress in healthcare, schooling entry and social inclusion. However, challenges persist in child rights, poverty, well being, malnutrition, HIV, high quality schooling and entry to scrub water and sanitation that are compounded by humanitarian dangers from local weather change.
The purpose for present Health and Nutrition Programme of UNICEF South Africa Country Office is that by 2025, women and boys, together with essentially the most disadvantaged, obtain an built-in package deal of high quality and equitable maternal new child and child well being, HIV/AIDS and diet care and providers.
As a Programme Associate, you may be finishing up a variety of programme help features to assist develop, implement and monitor the Health and Nutrition Programme, guaranteeing efficient and well timed supply that’s in keeping with UNICEF guidelines and rules.
UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed, we provide our workers numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth that can assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We delight ourselves on a tradition that helps workers thrive, coupled with a horny compensation and advantages package deal.
How are you able to make a difference?
Under the supervision and steerage of the Chief of part, the programme affiliate works in shut collaboration with a variety of workers within the Country Office, exterior companions and different UN companies in help of programme design and supply. S/he gives common suggestions on the standing of initiatives by monitoring milestones and advises on enhancements to maintain actions on monitor.
Summary of key features/accountabilities:
- Facilitating the event of programme cooperation agreements (PCAs) by offering data 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 team-members on the standing.
- Helping conduct common spot checks of accomplice’s initiatives to evaluate their monetary record-keeping, expenditure controls and reporting programs.
- Monitoring and monitoring the environment friendly distribution of provides which are required for efficient programme supply.
- Supporting the programme part in researching, compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative knowledge 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 shows.
- 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 essential.
- Carrying out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants and programme-related gadgets for his/her part together with however not restricted to registering grant allotments and monitoring expiring programme grants.
- Preparing monitoring and reporting data for supervisor and staff 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 rules, holding supervisor knowledgeable and suggested on actions for choice and/or observe up.
- Helping put together periodic or ad-hoc monetary stories regarding nation workplace and donors to help the workplace in optimizing use of programme funds.
To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…
Education: Completion of secondary schooling is required, ideally supplemented by technical or college programs associated to the work of the group.
Experience: A minimal of six years of administrative or programme affiliate work expertise is required.
Desirables:
- Prior expertise in programme help features is taken into account an asset.
- Relevant expertise in a UN system company is taken into account an asset.
Skills:
- In-depth information of the administration which underpins UNICEF nation workplace programme/venture operations, together with monitoring and analysis processes.
- Strong organizational, planning and prioritizing abilities and skills.
- High sense of confidentiality, initiative and common sense.
- Ability to work successfully with individuals of various nationwide and cultural backgrounds.
- Strong workplace administration abilities.
- High consideration to element.
- Ability to successfully handle the part’s materials assets and monitor its funds.
- Good analytical abilities.
- Experience utilizing MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and different UNICEF software program comparable to SharePoint
Language:
- Fluency in English, each sturdy verbal and written abilities, are important. Knowledge of an area language is an asset.
For each Child, you reveal…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every part 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…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness 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
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges.
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 gives paid parental go away, 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, well-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embody those that have long-term 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 staff with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer reasonable accommodation for work-related help necessities of candidates and staff with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you might be an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility help in finishing the web application, please submit your request by the accessibility e mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
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 based mostly 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 youngsters. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, endure rigorous reference and background checks, and shall 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 further data 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. 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 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 best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
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 fitting to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or essential inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.
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.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. An inner candidate performing on the degree of the put up within the related practical 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.
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