Vacancy at UNICEF - Chief, Field Office

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Children's Fund
Closing date: 16 Jul 2010
Location: Indonesia - Banda Aceh

Purpose of the Position

Under the overall guidance of the Programme Specialist-Planning, Field Support and Emergency, you will be responsible for the overall coordination and management of the programme commitments and operations in UNICEF Field Office in Banda Aceh, including programme formulation, design, planning and management focussed on achievement of UNICEF's Organizational priorities. You will be accountable for effective operation of UNICEF Field Office in Banda Aceh, engage in social policy dialogue with the Government for programme results for children and women including advocating for increased public resource allocation and expenditure towards the social sector for women and children. You will provide leadership to UNICEF staff in the Field Office to support local capacity development and sustainable decentralized structures and systems to achieve sub-national goals within the broad framework of national and international goals and commitments; including the management of information and evidence to inform policy, plans and strategies. As the Chief of Office, you will also build strategic partnerships with various Government bodies, private sectors, Civil Society and university partners to increase the focus of women and children in eastern part of Indonesia and the role of UNICEF.

Key Expected Results

1. Area programme management strengthened by effective knowledge management and system.
2. Situation Analysis prepared/updated, and data-driven analysis is provided for effective prioritization, planning, development, and results-based management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up good practices.
3. UNICEF and Government accountability properly and timely ensured regarding supply and non-supply assistance, as well as disbursement of programme funds
4. Programme monitoring and evaluations effectively conducted to improve programme performance, and programme status report timely prepared.
5. Rights based and results based programming approach fully incorporated into all phases of programme and projects processes.
6. Commitment and institutional capacities of the national and local partners effectively gained and established. Current information on government budget and spending patterns and decentralization status of social services are monitored and updated on an on-going basis to support advocacy for decentralization and universal coverage of essential services.
7. Rights perspective and advocacy at the sub national and community and family levels incorporated in policy analysis for establishing and elevating UNICEF’s credibility in national and international policy debates.
8. Decentralization of social services is made sustainable through adequate local support, keeping decentralized services both accessible and effective. Programme plans of action are developed for children at provincial and district/municipality levels and resources are mobilized; coordination between sectors are increased and links between different levels of government structures for policy implementation are strengthened.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

- Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, Public Health, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines, with specialized training in conflict resolution.
- Eight years of relevant professional work experience.
- Background/familiarity with Emergency is an asset.
- Knowledge of rights-based and Results-based approach and programming in UNICEF.
- Knowledge of UNICEF programme policy, procedures and guidelines in the Manual.
- Knowledge of Mid-Term Strategic Plan (MTSP)
- Fluency in English and and another UN language.
- Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
- Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.
- Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments.
- Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and gender equality in its workplace. Women and nationals of developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply
If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children's rights organization, would like to hear from you.

Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies, quoting E-VN-2010-001440. Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.

In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Reference Code: RW_86VTB8-85

Source: Reliefweb