CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 25 Feb 2015

Purpose of the Position

The Senior HIV and AIDS Specialist (Prevention) is responsible for providing regional technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to country programmes, shaping UNICEF's national programme efforts to reduce new infections among adolescents, and, more broadly, address underlying causes and drivers of adolescents' heightened risk and vulnerability to HIV. The incumbent will lead UNICEF's engagement in the joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS's efforts to reduce new infections among adolescents, support the attainment of HIV Prevention targets, outcomes and outputs in UNICEF's Medium Term Strategic Plan, and aligned with ESAR's Regional Priorities, will also serve as UNICEF ESARO's focal point for multisectoral adolescent programming.

S/he will ensure harmonized and aligned HIV prevention technical assistance and support to national programmes by Joint UN Country Teams on HIV/AIDS. The incumbent will represent ESARO among development partners and within the Interagency HIV Prevention Working Group, and the regional HIV prevention coordination structure, supervised under the Regional Directors Team.

Key Expected Results

1. Provide leadership in the provision of technical support and high-level guidance to UNICEF-supported country programmes and key partners for accelerating the implementation of evidence-informed HIV prevention interventions with and for adolescents in the region, including the strengthening of regional and country-level cosponsor support for the coordination, harmonization and alignment of national HIV prevention responses. Provide oversight, monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of the HIV prevention programme activities supported by country programmes. Promote the achievement by country programmes of the MTSP HIV Prevention targets by leading processes for the generation and dissemination of sub-regional and national level evidence on effective and innovative responses which effectively address the key drivers of the epidemic in the region.
2. Lead the coordination of ESARO support to Country Office activities in Regional Priority 4, Results for Adolescents, by fostering cross-sectoral engagement and collaboration on adolescent programming, and providing overall strategic vision for regional and country programming.
3. Provide high-quality oversight to country and regional office teams in the implementation of priority programming on adolescents, including ensuring data monitoring and accountability mechanisms on Regional Priority 4, as well as other relevant HIV initiatives on adolescents. Coordinate and review progress on related key indicators on HIV and adolescents and provide support to CO and RO colleagues to provide high quality reporting on results.
4. Provide senior representation, leadership, coordination support and management for ESARO within the regional interagency working groups on HIV prevention through the provision of technical leadership to strengthen UN coherence, harmonization, and alignment on HIV prevention activities and processes within the region in support of the HIV prevention programmes with and for adolescents by national partners.Through high-level technical leadership, strategic advice and technical guidance support efficient regional-level capacity development assistance, the development and dissemination of strategic information, joint advocacy and resource mobilization in order to increase adolescents' access to and use of HIV prevention information, skills and services.
5. Coordinate and guide broader multisectoral adolescent programming addressing an integrated approach to adolescent HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support, and support other sectors including Protection, Education, and Health with the development of plans and strategies addressing the underlying causes of adolescent vulnerability.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Advanced university degree in one or more of the disciplines: Public Health, Public Health Administration, HIV/AIDS, Health Education, Medicine, Social Sciences or a field relevant to international development assistance in HIV/AIDS. Training in gender and in nutrition programmes that promote gender equality as an asset.
• Ten years of relevant work experience at national and/or international level.
• Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset.
• Training and experience in HIVAIDS health care.
• Background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Experience in monitoring gender disparities and in programme interventions that reduce these disparities as an asset.
• Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station would be an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Has highest-level communication skills, including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
• Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
• Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
• Has high-level leadership and supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high caliber.
• Sets, develops and revises organizational strategy and develops clear visions of the organization's future potential.
• Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.
• Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups. Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all organizational levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and stakeholders.
• Identifies urgent and potentially risky decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates organization-wide activities.
• Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

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. Applications must be received by 25-Feb-15

Vacancy position link:

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.

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 09 Feb 2015

Purpose of the Position

Under the supervision of the Regional Chief of Programme Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation the incumbent of this post will be responsible for monitoring of the situation of women and children, as well as the performance of UNICEF programmes in the ESA region.

Key Expected Results

1. Conduct analysis of existing data sets; maintain database of regional profiles and the situation of women and children in the ESA region.
2. Review the quality of Results Frameworks, and align the Theory of Changes of the Regional Office and Country Offices' work plans, funding proposals, and Programme Information Database (PIDB) coding.
3. Set up system for ongoing review, monitoring and regular reporting on the Regional Management indicators and provide feedback to ESARO and country offices.
4. Support country offices in strengthening programme monitoring and evaluation system based on Monitoring Results for Equity System (MoRES) principles, including establishment of a real time monitoring, citizen's engagement in monitoring, and end-user monitoring.
5. Set up a system within ESARO for Knowledge Management including documenting and disseminating best practices and innovations from UNICEF and other organizations where relevant.
6. Contribute to the development and regular update of Integrated Monitoring & Evaluation Plan (IMEP) within the region.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• An advanced university degree (Master's) in Social Sciences, Demography, Development Planning, Statistics, Public Health or a directly-related technical field(s) is required.
• Specialized training in statistics is highly desirable.
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in programme monitoring and evaluation is required.
• Previous knowledge of and experience in statistical methods and data management is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English (written & verbal) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
• Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
• Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
• 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 potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources.
• Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization.
• Sets clearly defined objectives and plans activities for self, own team or department.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

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. Applications must be received by 09-Feb-15

Vacancy position link:

https://careers.unicef.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PARAM=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9NTRCNzQxQTlGRkM5MEQ4NEUxMDAwMDAwOUU3MTBGMEYmY2FuZF90eXBlPUVYVA%3d%3d&sap-client=100&sap-language=EN&sap-accessibility=X

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.

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 09 Feb 2015

Purpose of the Position

As part of the Regional Operations team, the incumbent of this post will be accountable for management of cost effective, efficient and secure operations, in support of country offices in the ESA region in the areas of risk management and operations. The incumbent will also manage ESARO's office related administrative requirements, such as Vision rights, office space and administrative processes.

Key Expected Results

Effective operations of financial, human resource and administrative management

• Manage and ensure the effective, equitable and efficient operations of the regional office's institutional budget to support and facilitate the attainment of goals and objectives by meeting changing operational requirements.

Policy interpretation and application

• As technical professional and manager, accountable for the correct and consistent application of organizational policies and procedures in the management of finance and administrative functions through the provision of technical leadership and operational support country offices.
• Contribute to global and regional strategic planning and policy changes/formulation on operational matters as necessary; provide technical input to contribute to the establishment of operational guidelines in close coordination with the Operations Manager, the Regional Operations Officer and DFAM.
• Implement the effective communication, training, roll-out, of risk management, guidelines and best practices.

Fiduciary integrity/responsibility for funds and assets

• Safeguard the financial resources entrusted to the office by advising on and/or managing financial assets and financial planning activities and by recommending improvements to the financial and administrative management systems and procedures, in the regional office and in country offices.
• Ensure efficient, cost-effective and transparent utilization of resources through knowledge and technology transfer between offices and consistency of approaches.

Leadership in strategic planning and policy formulation in the areas of operations

• Play a support role in strategic planning and decision-making within the UNICEF ESARO, provide sound professional input and oversight to the development, reform and change of financial, human resource and administrative policies, systems and procedures.
• Participate in effective management process by providing technical advice and support to corporate committees, as defined in ESARO.

Office Services

• Ensure the provision of basic office-services including space management, equipment, communications and security to enhance staff safety and productivity.
• Under the ESARO - Kenya Country Office common services agreement, support approaches for enhancing UN common services to attain efficiencies and effectiveness.

Compliance and Internal Control

• Monitor and support the management of the budget process. Ensure all other operational reporting requirements are fully met for the office. Monitor compliance with all operational systems and procedures and ensure integrity in all financial, and other administrative operations of the office.
• Provide support in the area of regional management indicators; ensure all other operational reporting requirements are fully met for ESARO; in collaboration with the Operations Manager and the Regional Chief Operations, ensure the implementation of agreed audit recommendations; advise on corrective measures to be taken and establish relevant internal controls. Develop training activities to ensure effective operational performance and efficiency.

Staff Learning and Development

• Support the development of training activities to ensure effective risk management performance and efficiency in country offices. Support the development and implementation of effective staff learning and development programme activities for both programme and operations staff on risk management matters for capacity building. Plan and conduct risk management workshops for staff competency building, staff development and learning.

Risk Management Coordination and Collaboration

• Maintain database of 21 ESA countries on key risks, mitigating activities and other related areas. Ensure the adequate update, monitoring and review of the risk management database. Develop regular reports highlighting the risk profile of countries as well as trends in risk management. Ensure the timely information to the regional management on red flags and advise on actions.
• Cooperate and coordinate with other country offices on risk management related activities. Build a risk management community of practice to ensure latest best practices and approaches to risk management and risk informed programming.
• Advice country office operations managers on financial, programmatic and resources risks. Ensure the cross-fertilization of mitigating strategies and approaches to better manage risks at the country office level.
• Coordinate/liaise with the regional team and HQ Divisions to support policy formulation in the area of risk management. Make substantive recommendations on the improvement of systems and internal controls, planning and restructuring and resolution of sensitive issues and problems, taking into account the prevailing conditions in the locality.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• An advanced university degree (Master's) in Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Management, Economics, or a directly-related technical field(s) is required. A valid professional certification (CA; CPA; etc.) from an accredited chartered accountancy institution, in conjunction with a relevant first-level (Bachelor's) university degree in a directly-related technical field (as identified above), may be taken in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in office management, finance, budget, accounting, human resources, supply and/or administration is required.
• Work experience in an emergency duty station is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
• Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
• Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
• Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources.
• Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
• Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
• Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
• Sets clearly defined objectives and plans activities for self, own team or department.

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

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. Applications must be received by 09-Feb-15

Vacancy position link:

https://careers.unicef.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PARAM=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9NTRCN0E1RjJGODU1MEQ4M0UxMDAwMDAwOUU3MTBGMEYmY2FuZF90eXBlPUVYVA%3d%3d&sap-client=100&sap-language=EN&sap-accessibility=X

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 with

Organization: Rift Valley Institute
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 23 Dec 2014

The RVI Operations Manager is a key position in RVI’s Nairobi office. The Nairobi office supports the Institute’s operations in the Horn of Africa, East Africa, Sudan and South Sudan, and the Great Lakes. The Operations Manager will be responsible for general office management, management of human resources in the region, and logistical and administrative support for RVI programmes in the region. The successful candidate will have a strong record of effective operational management, be well versed in regional security and be an effective multi-tasker. Please the full job description attached.

How to apply:

Application forms can be found on the RVI website. All submissions require a CV and a cover letter including two references. The deadline for applications is 23 December 2014. Interviews will be held in January 2015. For further information see www.riftvalley.net or write to recruitment@riftvalley.net. Candidates who are nationals of countries in eastern Africa and central Africa, the region where RVI operates, and who have legal residency in Kenya or right to work in Kenya, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Organization: ActionAid
Country: Kenya, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 18 Oct 2014

• Location: Johannesburg, Nairobi or London.
• Contract type: AAI Grade G – Entry £81,857p/a
• Reference: AAI-ILT-PRAC

ABOUT THE ROLE

The purpose of this role is to enhance the ability of ActionAid (AAI) to bring about policy change at local, national and international levels by promoting sound policy research; advancing and delivering AAI’s campaign signature; coordinating global advocacy initiatives; and contributing to the integration of policy, programs and campaigns.

Direct Reports

• Head of Campaigns
• Head of Policy
• Advocacy and Research
• Team Administrator

KEY ACTIVITIES

People Leadership and Management

• As a member of the International Leadership Team (ILT); act as a key change agent, reinforce AAI’s mission, vision and values and make informed decisions.
• Lead and manage the Policy, Research, Advocacy and Campaigns (PRAC) Directorate within a clear performance management framework, promoting a culture of high performance; continuous improvement; positive communication and teamwork.
• Ensure good management at all levels within the PRAC Directorate.
• Interpret and apply all AAI’s HR policies consistently and effectively, ensuring that all staff are aware of and comply with these policies.

Strategy, Planning and Budgets

• As a member of the ILT, participate in the development of AAI’s international strategy.
• Ensure a full understanding of AAI’s strategy and objectives, and in that context, lead the design, implementation and management of the PRAC Directorate and project plans, engaging staff and other stakeholders in the process.
• Monitor, assess and respond as necessary to changes in the external environment, ensuring that these changes are reflected in the PRAC’s Directorate’s strategy and project plans.
• Be accountable for the budget of the entire PRAC Directorate, including the development of the budget.

Campaigns

• Lead and advance AAI’s campaign signature;
• Lead the co-ordination of AAI’s multi-country campaigns;
• Set standards for campaign planning;
• Provide advice, mentoring and feedback to country-led campaigns;
• Lead the production of common campaign communication assets;
• Promote new methods of campaigning and mobilisation.

Policy, Research and Advocacy

• Lead policy research and content analysis, promoting AAI’s enhanced human rights based approach;
• Ensure effective and focused global advocacy initiatives, with clear influence objectives, alliance building, coherence and clarity as well as integration with countries and other IS units;
• Develop public policy positions, including production and sign off to ensure consistency and quality assurance;
• Co-ordinate the policy analysis and research for multi-country international campaigns or programmes.

External Representation and Alliance Building

• Co-ordinate AAI representation at the international level and build relationships with social movements and other key allies to share best practice and learning.
• Foster external networks of expertise and create knowledge hubs or centres that connect internal and external research and policy.
• Ensure clear global alliance strategies and lead in their implementation.

Capacity Development

• Build the capacity of PRAC and leverage skills at country level to deliver policy, research, advocacy and campaigns.

Youth

• Lead the development and implementation of a youth strategy;
• Integrate youth and activists within campaigning;
• Increase and ensure greater coherence on the federation’s youth work;
• Better integrate youth work within policy, advocacy, research and campaigns and promote the mobilisation of poor youth.

Financial Management

• Responsible for managing delegated budget responsibility for resources within approved limits.;
• Responsible for preparing activity-based budgets and monitoring actual monthly spend against these budgets, including providing relevant accruals and explanations of variances;
• Responsible for approving all transactions (including amendments) to their budget;
• Act within the parameters set by the international secretariat financial policies and procedures.

Other

• Value Practice: Demonstrate a strong commitment to develop, promote and practice AAI’s vision, mission, values and strategy;
• Women's Leadership and Gender: Act upon a commitment to gender issues with a strong focus on women's leadership;
• Collaboration: promote and use cross-functional learning; participate (where applicable) in international platforms and cross-functional project initiatives within AAI.
• Accountability: Promote, practice and contribute to the continuous improvement of transparency and accountability in the federation in line with the AAI Accountability Charter.
• Provide support to the committee of the international board;
• Carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS

Education, Language & Qualifications

• Master’s Degree with significant experience working in policy, research, campaigns and advocacy.
• Good command of the English language both verbal and written.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A high-achieving, strategic, experienced and dynamic professional with a proven ability to develop a clear strategy for the PRAC Directorate.
• Proven experience managing and leading a large diversified team, with a focus on high performance and problem solving.
• A proven track record of facilitative, collaborative team management to drive a culture of accountability, and ownership along with a natural ability to network and build successful and lasting relationships.
• Proven track record of leading processes that resulted in, or contributed to policy changes at an international level.
• Outstanding communication skills across various cultures.
• A commercial acumen with expertise in budgeting, strategy and planning and a flair for innovation.
• Commitment to AAI’s vision, mission and values.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience working at an international leadership level, including working with boards.

Competency Profile

• Strategic Perspective: Demonstrates understanding of the organisation’s priorities and goals and effectively analyse complex problems.:
• Change Management: Uses effective strategies to facilitate organisation change initiatives and overcome resistance to change by involving others, listening and building commitment;
• Decisiveness: Prefers quick and appropriate actions in many management situations;
• Leading Employees:Attracts, motivates, and develops employees;
• Building Collaborative Relationships: Builds productive working relationships with co-workers and external parties, whilst valuing people of different backgrounds, cultures and demographics;
• Communication: Expresses ideas clearly and concisely and disseminates information about decisions and plans;
• Leading with Purpose: Has personal direction and is not easily side tracked by details or workload;
• Credibility: Acts in accordance with stated values; follows through on promises; uses ethical considerations to guide decisions and actions;
• Taking Initiative: Takes charge and capitalizes on opportunities.

How to apply:

Applications must be addressed to Mission Talent via email to applications@missiontalent.com stating AAI-ILT-PRAC/+your surname in the subject line.

To apply for this role, kindly attach your CV (in English) and a motivational letter(of 350 words or fewer) which summarizes how your profile aligns with the key requirements, skills and abilities of this role. Kindly send these to us as word files only.

After submitting your application you will receive an automatic confirmation. If you do not receive this (kindly check your spam folder as well), please contact Mission Talent via applications@missiontalent.com .

Thank you in advance for your interest in this position. Please note that only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted by Mission Talent for follow-up.

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by Mission Talent on 20/21 October. Interviews with ActionAid International will take place 27/28 October.

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 17 Oct 2014

Purpose of the Position

Under the supervision of the Chief of Operations, the incumbent of this post is responsible for the formulation and implementation of office-wide ICT operations. The incumbent will provide strategic leadership and professional guidance in the area of Technology for Development (T4D) initiatives, plan and guide outsourced Support Services to ensure best utilization of available ICT resources to provide maintain an efficient and effective ICT infrastructure to improve work effectiveness and productivity consistent with the goals, objectives and strategies of the office and the organization.

Key Expected Results

1. Consolidate and manage outsourced ICT services and systems through Vendors to advance the productivity and effectiveness of the office. Implement the corporate IT policies, strategies, technology and systems within the standards and guidelines of UNICEF in a shared UN common service premises. Draft, administer and oversee ICT annual work plan to ensure high quality Data Centre Services, ICT Networking and Support Services are efficiently delivered maintaining high customer satisfaction.
2. Provide support and technical assistance to the Country Office in the area of Technology for Development and work with stakeholders to help develop and implement standards, procedures and partnerships for T4D initiatives. Assist Programme Sections to identify and assess potential of new T4D initiatives, or new phases of on-going initiatives, with immediate potential to improve UNICEF programming. Advise Country Offices on the optimal way to establish a support structure for T4D initiatives identification, design, project management, scale-up and maintenance.
3. Lead the supervisory oversight of the T4D function in the KCO. Co-Lead the ICT4D Task Force, a coordination group comprising members of the Kenya CO Programme team.
4. Identify opportunities for resource mobilization and new partnerships, and lead proposal & partnership development efforts. Strengthen partnerships with private sector such as SMS service provider or mobile network providers to enhance project delivery through mobile phone platform.
5. Strengthen the capacities of UNICEF staff at country level in the area of Technology for Development by identifying appropriate training institutions and approaches. Provision local Business and Technical Analysis services across all sections (ICT and programme) to help define requirements, guidelines and sustainability for T4D solutions; When appropriate plan, coordinate and organize cross-sectorial T4D network meetings, workshop and trainings to address specifics needs and capacity gaps identified in the region. Assist in the writing of Terms of references for external vendors and in the recruitment of T4D consultants or coordinators.
6. Facilitate coordination and broad integrated planning of information technology activities for Kenya Country Office, Regional Office, UNICEF Somalia and the UN ICT enter-agency Team in the context of office management plans Ensure adoption of delivering as one model to reduce operational costs.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• An advanced university degree (Master's) in in Computer Science, Information Science, Business Administration, Engineering, Industrial Design, Social Sciences or a directly-related technical field(s) is required
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant work experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), including hands-on experience and knowledge in the use of technology for development is required.
• Prior experience in the deployment, management and utilization of technology solutions to address programs and operational needs is required.
• Prior experience in negotiation, networking, strategic thinking, advocacy and fundraising, as related to technology for development, is considered highly desirable.
• Prior hands on experience in Rapid SMS technologies in deploying, maintaining and supporting office applications on virtual machines is considered an asset.
• Prior work experience in a developing country is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English (written & verbal) is required. Knowledge of French is considered highly desirable. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking
• Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget
• Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment
• Analyzes and integrates potentially conflicting numerical, verbal and other data from a number of sources
• Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization
• Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives
• Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear
• Demonstrate innovation and creativity in designing and implementation

How to apply:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.

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. Applications must be received by 17 Oct 2014.

Vacancy position link:

https://careers.unicef.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PA...

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.