Recrutement de 01 Senior Programme Associate, GS7

Recrutement de 01 Senior Programme Associate, GS7

Entreprise: UNICEF
Niveau d'etude: Non precise
Localité: Zambie / Lusaka
Date limite: 2023-10-23

Niveau d'études: Non précisé
Expérience: 7 ans
Expire le: 23-10-2023

UNICEF
Lusaka, Zambia
Humanitaire (ONG, Associations, ...), Projet/programme de développement
Generic Vacancy Announcement: Senior Programme Associate, GS7, Lusaka, Zambia

Job no: 566451
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: G-7
Location: Zambia
Categories: Child Protection, Education, Health, HIV/AIDS, Social Policy, Social and Behavior Change, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

UNICEF Zambia is a medium-sized Country Office, with just over 100 staff. The Country Programme 2023-2027 promotes the rights of every child and reaches the most disadvantaged children in Zambia. UNICEF works with the Government of the Republic of Zambia to improve social policies and systems, and on the ground to make sure that these systems reach all children, with a particular emphasis on the most vulnerable.

The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the threat of poverty the country's children face while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.

To find out more about UNICEF's work in Zambia, please visit https://www.unicef.org/zambia/.

For every child,… a calling.

The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the threat of poverty the country's children face, while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.



How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision and guidance of the Section Chief, the senior programme associate supports the respective section by providing a range of procedural, administrative, and operational support in developing, implementing, executing and monitoring their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. The senior programme associate will lead and support the section’s financial management, monitoring and reporting, and will provide capacity building to the counterparts and partners from national to sub-national level in the area of financial management and reporting in line with UNICEF HACT requirements as well as the basic financial rules and regulations of the government.

Key function, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks
Support to programme development, planning and execution.
Support to monitoring and reporting of programme results
Support in resource mobilization
Support in knowledge management and capacity building
Please review the details in the attached job Profile for the positionDownload File Snr Prog. Associate Specific JD G7.doc

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Completion of secondary education (full Grade 12 school certificate). University level degree an asset.
A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible administrative, office management, Finance, human resources, supply or any other relevant function. Good handling of data and spreadsheets using excel is required.
Fluency in English is required.
Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
Works Collaboratively with others (2)
Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
“UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Placement in the Talent Group does not guarantee a position and does not translate into an offer of employment

Deadline: 23 Oct 2023 South Africa Standard Time

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