Current Job Openings at UNICEF, February 11th 2016
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - In September 2014 UNICEF
began implementing a joint programme with UN Women on Women, Peace
and Security (WPS) funded by the European Union (EU). The programme
will support the Nigerian Government (Federal level), three Northern
Nigerian States namely Adamawa, Gombe and Plateau and selected
Local Government Areas (LGAs) to strengthen women’s leadership,
advance gender equality and improve protection for women and
children in conflict settings.
UNICEF is responsible for implementation of Component 2 of the
programme, namely ‘to increase access to reporting mechanisms and
protective services for girls and women affected by human rights abuses,
including gender based violence, in 3 states of northern Nigeria”.
This will entail enhancing avenues for reporting of child rights
violation and Gender Based Violence in Plateau and Gombe States,
strengthening access to and quality of services for children and women
who have experienced violence (including gender based violence
(GBV), abuse, neglect and exploitation and strengthening the
information management system for collecting data on violations.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (#96939)
Job Number: 494060
Location: Ondo
Work Type : Fixed Term Staff
Level: National Professional (NO-C)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: Two years
Purpose of the Position
- To ensure that the UNICEF Country Office has useful, valid and
reliable information on the situation of children's and women's rights;
the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their
relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in
emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.
- To work within the UN country team to support UNCT goals for
delivering valid and reliable information on the attainment of the MDGs
and other goals, and on the performance of UN-supported programmes.
- To assist in the establishment of a monitoring an evaluation
tools which enhance partnership between the UNCT, government and other
key players to collectively track progress on MDGs and other
international commitment for children.
- To assist in the development of national capacities for
monitoring, evaluation and research, with special attention to the
interest, concern and participation of government, community, and civil
society stakeholders.
Key Expected Results
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Planning: The Country
Office and national partners have a well-prioritised and realistic plan
of research, monitoring and evaluation activities, developed
collaboratively that provides all the relevant and strategic information
needed to manage the Country Programme.
- Situation Monitoring and Assessment: A collectively Situation
Monitoring and Assessment system owned by all key partners is in place,
trough which the Country Office and national partners have timely and
accurate measurements of change in conditions of children, women, and
their families in the country or region; this information is available
to facilitate planning and measure program impact.
- Programme Performance Monitoring: The planning function of the
Country Office has quality information collected and disseminated with
the participation of all concerned partners to assess progress towards
expected annual and multi-year results.
- Evaluation: UNICEF-supported evaluations attain established UN
quality standards, and the results are disseminated in a timely fashion
to stakeholders for improving programme performance and contributing to
national and corporate learning.
- M&E Capacity Building: The monitoring and evaluation
capacities of Country Office staff and national partners - government
and civil society - enhanced with the contribution of UNICEF knowledge
partners meet the expectations and requirements of their positions and
responsibilities.
- Coordination and Networking: The UNICEF office is linked to
wider UNICEF M&E developments in way that both contributes to and
benefits from organizational learning on effective M&E management.
Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks
Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (IMEP)
- Ensure that the Country Office and national partners use a
well-prioritised and realistic plan of research, monitoring and
evaluation activities that will provide the most relevant and strategic
information to manage the Country Programme, including tracking and
assessing UNICEF's distinct contribution.
Duties & Tasks:
- Make professional contributions to and provide technical
assistance for the planning and establishing the major research,
monitoring and evaluation objectives, priorities, and activities in
UNICEF's multi-year and annual IMEPs, in consultation with child-rights
and implementing partners.
- Likewise, support the development of UNDAF M&E Plans from a sound results-based programming process.
- Identify the M&E objectives, priorities, and activities
required for effective CO and partner Emergency Preparedness and
Response Plans,
- In humanitarian response situations, within the first month,
draft and recommend a simple one-month data-collection plan to cover key
data gaps as required for the initial emergency response, working in
close collaboration with the humanitarian clusters partners.
- After the initial humanitarian response, support management of the medium-term response with a revised IMEP.
Situation Monitoring and Assessment
Ensure that the Country Office and national partners have timely and
accurate measurement of change in conditions in the country or region,
including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the country's wider
policy, economic or institutional context, to facilitate planning and to
draw conclusions about the impact of programmes or policies.
Duties & Tasks:
- In coordination with other stakeholders, support the collection
of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and other key social development
indicators (through MICS or other surveys) to improve national planning.
- Support partners in the establishment and management of national
statistical databases (e.g., DevInfo), ensuring that key indicators are
readily accessible by key stakeholders. Potential uses include the
Situation Analysis, Common Country Assessment, Early Warning Monitoring
Systems, and Mid-Term Reviews.
- Develop a collectively Situation Monitoring and Assessment
system owned by all key partners which supports the preparation of
country level statistical and analytic reports on the status of
children's and women's rights issues; and which allow, when
opportunities emerge to influence developmental and social policies. To
include technical support to global reporting obligations including
national reports on progress toward the MDGs, and toward CRC and CEDAW
fulfilment.
- In humanitarian response situations, provide professional
support for one or more rapid assessments (inter-agency or independently
if necessary) to be carried out within the first 48-72 hours, working
in close collaboration with the humanitarian clusters partners.
Programme Performance Monitoring
Ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess
progress towards expected results established in annual work plans.
Duties & Tasks:
- Provide technical support to ensure that a set of programme
performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary, with
inputs of all concerned partners in the context of the multi-year and
annual IMEPs, the Annual Management Plan and Annual Work Plans, as
outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures Manual).
- Coordinate with partners to ensure that monitoring systems are
properly designed, and that data collection and analysis from field
visits are coordinated and standardised across programmes to feed into
to programme performance monitoring, with special attention to
humanitarian response.
- Drawing on monitoring and analysis of key program performance
and management indicators, provide professional input to management
reports, including relevant sections of the annual reports.
Evaluation
Ensure that UNICEF-supported evaluations are designed and implemented to
established UN quality standards, and the results are disseminated in a
timely fashion to stakeholders in order to improve programme
performance and contribute to wider learning.
Duties & Tasks:
- Technically support programme partners to formulate Terms of
Reference and evaluation designs of high quality, when relevant drawing
on the know-how of knowledge institutions, in compliance with the
organization's programme evaluation policies and guidelines..
- Monitor and ensure the quality of the field work and data
management during the implementation phase, and the quality of the
analysis and ease of understanding during the report writing phase.
- Disseminate evaluation findings and recommendations to the
intended audiences in user-friendly methods. In particular, to ensure
that effective participatory feedback is provided to community and civil
society stakeholders.
- Monitor and ensure that a management response to the findings
and recommendations of the evaluation is completed, recorded, and
followed up for implementation. Most specifically, ensure that
evaluation recommendations are submitted to the Country Management Team
and follow-up actions recorded in CMT minutes. Submit electronic copies
of all evaluations to NYHQ via the Evaluation Data Base web portal, with
full accompanying documentation.
M&E Capacity Building
Ensure that the monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office
staff and national partners - government and civil society - are
strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring
and evaluation processes.
Duties & Tasks
- Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared
responsibility of M& E function among all staff members through
communication, training, learning and development activities
organization-wide.
- In close collaboration with partners, ensure that an M&E
capacity building strategy for UNICEF/UN staff national partners and
institutions exists in the context of the IMEP, or UNDAF M&E plan.
- Pay particular attention so the capacity needs of national
partners such as professional evaluation associations will be
strengthened by involvement in evaluation processes and possibly through
specific capacity building initiatives.
- Collaborate to implement capacity building strategies as a joint
commitment with other developmental partners. Utilize a range of
appropriate skills building strategies including self-learning, seminars
and workshops and practical experience in order that UNICEF and UN
staff have the basic knowledge and skills in understanding and applying
new M&E policies, tools, methods to fulfil their responsibilities.
Similarly, design and implement strategies suited to the skills needs of
national partners.
- Actively seek partnerships with knowledge institutions for the
identification of capacity gaps and development of strategies to address
them.
Coordination and Networking
Ensure that the UNICEF office is effectively linked to wider UNICEF
M&E developments in a way that both contributes to and benefits from
organizational learning on effective M&E management.
Duties & Tasks
- Collaborate with Regional M&E Advisers and HQ Evaluation
Office for overall coordination of priority research, monitoring and
evaluation activities, especially those of regional scope requiring the
coordinated effort of multiple countries.
- Partner with the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser to
ensure that current and accurate M&E data and results are included
in regional reports, multi-country studies, and knowledge sharing
networks.
- Undertake lessons-learned reviews on successful and unsuccessful
M&E practices and experience at the national level, and ensure they
are shared as appropriate. Similarly, pay attention to M&E
knowledge networks to identify innovations and lessons learned that may
be relevant for the CO and partners to improve their M&E function.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Statistics, Planning Development, Planning.
- Professional work experience in programme development and
implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities as
follows:
- Five years of relevant professional work experience. field work experience
- At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming,
including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a humanitarian
crisis response programme preferred.
- Fluency of the local language of the duty station as well as proficiency in English.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Core Values:
- Commitment
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Integrity
Core competencies:
- Communication
- Working with People.
- Drive for Result.
Functional Competencies:
- Leading and Supervising.
- Formulating Strategies and Concepts.
- Analyzing.
- Applying Technical Expertise.
- Planning and Organizing.
Technical Knowledge
Specific Technical Knowledge Required:
- Knowledge of Project Evaluation.
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Evaluation Process
Management, Follow-up on Recommendations and Dissemination of M&E
results.
- Emerging international good practice in monitoring and evaluation partnerships.
Common Technical Knowledge Required:
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in demography, statistics, and data management.
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in methodology of
M&E, including theories, standards and models,
quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, validity/reliability testing of
data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference
methods.
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Activity
Monitoring & Evaluation, Evaluation Design, data analysis, and
reporting.
- Gender equality and diversity awareness
Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced:
- Professional/technical knowledge/expertise in Team Management, Coaching & Training.
- Mastery of UNICEF's M&E policies and procedures.
- Latest programme monitoring and evaluation theory, methodology, technology and tools.
- Understanding of UN Mission and system, current key UN topics; and International Code of Conduct.
- Understanding of UNICEF Mission Statement and UNICEF Guiding Principles.
- UNICEF strategic framework for partnerships and collaborative relationships.
Job Title: Social Policy Officer (#96893)
Job Number: 494059
Location: Rivers
Work Type : Fixed Term Staff
Level: National Professional (NO-C)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: Two years
Purpose of the Position
Accountable for effective engagement in social policy dialogue with the
Government for programme development, advocating for increased public
resource allocation and budgeting towards the social sector and
sustainable decentralization of social services and local capacity
building in support of the goal of universal coverage of essential
social services and the creation of a protective environment for
children. Conducts data collection and analysis to fill information gaps
and to strengthen capacity for advocacy for children's rights, and to
support the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the World Fit for
Children (WFFC) agenda.
Key Expected Results
- Constructive dialogue and partnerships are established between
international and local social policy stakeholders, to provide effective
protective environment for the most vulnerable children, including
progressive compliance of principal policy documents and legislation
regarding all aspects of child rights.
- Current information on state 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.
- 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; coordination between
sectors are increased and links between different levels of government
structures for policy implementation are strengthened.
- Data-driven analysis is provided for effective prioritization,
planning, development, and results-based management for planning,
adjusting, and scaling-up specific social policy initiatives. Gender/sex
aggregated data and inputs provided, relevant to the Social Policy
programme.
- Advocacy efforts are effectively made to raise awareness on
children's rights with both the general public and with policy makers,
and to ensure local buy-in and continued relevance of UNICEF
programming.
- Effective partnerships with the Government and other agencies
established to enable sustained and proactive commitment to the
Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development
Goals for continuing worldwide progress of the UNICEF mission.
- UNICEF social policy programme effectively planned, implemented and administered in support of the country programme.
Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks
Social Policy Dialogue and Programme Development:
- Provides professional assistance in UNICEF's engagement in
social policy dialogue and development with the Government, maintains
constructive dialogue and partnerships between international and local
stakeholders to support the development of social policies and
programmes contributing to the progressive realization of children's
rights and strengthening of implementation and monitoring mechanisms at
all levels of society, and ensures that the services reach out in
innovative, effective ways to those most vulnerable pockets of children
and families that have been previously left out.
- Promotes the advocacy for juvenile justice reform, supports
child rights-based reviews of national, provincial and local
legislation, in close consultation with community-level structures and
supports the health and education sectors and the social welfare system
for children.
Monitoring State Budget Resources:
- Monitors and updates current information on state budgeting and
spending patterns for social programmes and decentralization status of
social services on an on-going basis to support advocacy for greater
public resources and budget allocation for social development, the
prioritization of resource allocation for children, and universal
coverage of essential services for children, to ensure that they reflect
the best interest of children.
Sustainable decentralization and capacity building:
- Where the national decentralization process is taking place,
collaborates with the central and local authorities to assist in
planning, policy discussion and service delivery closely responding to
the needs of local communities.
- Provides on-going support in making decentralization sustainable
through adequate local support while keeping decentralized services
both accessible and effective.
- Collaborates with the central and local authorities to
strengthen community-based capacity on quality data collection, analysis
for policy development, planning, implementation, coordination,
monitoring of social policy and programmes.
- Provides professional assistance in the development programme
plans of action for children at provincial and district/municipality
levels; supports to strengthen coordination between sectors and between
different levels of government structures for policy implementation.
Data collection, analysis and results-based approach:
- Collects systematically qualitative data for the sound and
up-to-date assessment of the situation of children and women to provide
the base-lines for result-based decisions on interventions and
evaluations. Provides technical support for the development of
information systems for monitoring child rights indicators, with
emphasis on community and child participation.
- Provides timely, regular data-driven analysis for effective
prioritization, planning, and development; facilitates results-based
management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up specific social
policy initiatives. Support maintenance of information system for
monitoring gender/sex disaggregated data.
- Contributes to the analysis of the macroeconomic context of
social policy programmes and its impact on social development, emerging
issues and social policy concerns, as well as implications for children,
and proposes and promotes appropriate responses in respect of such
issues and concerns, including government resource allocation policies
and the effect of social welfare policies on the rights of children.
Advocacy and communication:
- Promotes and raises awareness on children's rights with both the
general public and with policy makers, effective information
dissemination, mass media campaign, special events, and other means, to
ensure local buy-in, commitment, and continued relevance of UNICEF
programming.
Partnerships:
- Contributes to the establishment and enhancement of effective
partnerships with the Government, bilateral and multilateral donors,
NGOs, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN
agencies to support sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention
of the Rights of the Child and to achieve global UN agendas such as the
Millennium Development Goals and the World Fit for Children (WFFC)
agenda.
- Identifies other critical partners, promotes awareness and
builds capacity of partners, and actively facilitates effective
collaboration within the UN family.
UNICEF Programme Management:
- Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning,
management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the country
programme.
- Ensures that the social planning project enhances policy
dialogue, planning, supervision, technical advice, management, training,
research and support; and that the monitoring and evaluation component
strengthens monitoring and evaluation of the social sectors and provides
support to sectoral and decentralized information systems.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- University degree, preferably advanced university degree or
equivalent background, in Social Sciences, International Relations,
Political Science, International Finance, public relations, media,
communication, or other relevant disciplines.
- Two years of relevant professional work experience.
- Field work experience
- Background/familiarity with Emergency.
- Fluency of the local language of the duty station as well as proficiency in English.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Core Values:
- Commitment
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Integrity
Core Competencies:
- Communication
- Working with People
- Drive for Results
Functional Competencies:
- Formulating Strategies and Concepts
- Analyzing
- Applying Technical Expertise
- Learning and Researching
- Planning and Organizing
Technical Knowledge
Specific Technical Knowledge Required:
- Knowledge of donor country's economic and political situation.
- Expertise to leverage UNICEF's competitive advantage.
- Expertise to deploy networking and mass media for fundraising and special events.
Common Technical Knowledge Required:
- Understanding of UNICEF programmatic goals, visions, positions,
policies and strategies (MDGs, UNDAF, HIV/AIDS, WFFC, MTSP, etc.)
- Understanding of Rights-based and Results-based approach and programming.
- Understanding of UN mission and system; and International Code of Conduct.
- Gender equality and diversity awareness
Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced:
- Knowledge of UNICEF's financial regulations and rules, fundraising manual and fundraising strategy.
- Understanding of government policies, guidelines, legislation, and strategies related to fundraising.
- Understanding of UNICEF programme policies, goals, strategies,
guidelines and approaches related to programme funding activities.
- UNICEF policies, strategies promoting and supporting gender equality and diversity.
Job Title: Social Policy Officer (#96890 & #96891)
Job Number: 494057
Location: Abuja
Work Type : Fixed Term Staff
Level: National Professional (NO-C)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: Two years
Slot: 2
Purpose of the Position
Accountable for effective engagement in social policy dialogue with the
Government for programme development, advocating for increased public
resource allocation and budgeting towards the social sector and
sustainable decentralization of social services and local capacity
building in support of the goal of universal coverage of essential
social services and the creation of a protective environment for
children. Conducts data collection and analysis to fill information gaps
and to strengthen capacity for advocacy for children's rights, and to
support the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the World Fit for
Children (WFFC) agenda.
Key Expected Results
- Constructive dialogue and partnerships are established between
international and local social policy stakeholders, to provide effective
protective environment for the most vulnerable children, including
progressive compliance of principal policy documents and legislation
regarding all aspects of child rights.
- Current information on state 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.
- 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; coordination between
sectors are increased and links between different levels of government
structures for policy implementation are strengthened.
- Data-driven analysis is provided for effective prioritization,
planning, development, and results-based management for planning,
adjusting, and scaling-up specific social policy initiatives. Gender/sex
aggregated data and inputs provided, relevant to the Social Policy
programme.
- Advocacy efforts are effectively made to raise awareness on
children's rights with both the general public and with policy makers,
and to ensure local buy-in and continued relevance of UNICEF
programming.
- Effective partnerships with the Government and other agencies
established to enable sustained and proactive commitment to the
Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development
Goals for continuing worldwide progress of the UNICEF mission.
- UNICEF social policy programme effectively planned, implemented and administered in support of the country programme.
Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks
Social Policy Dialogue and Programme Development:
- Provides professional assistance in UNICEF's engagement in
social policy dialogue and development with the Government, maintains
constructive dialogue and partnerships between international and local
stakeholders to support the development of social policies and
programmes contributing to the progressive realization of children's
rights and strengthening of implementation and monitoring mechanisms at
all levels of society, and ensures that the services reach out in
innovative, effective ways to those most vulnerable pockets of children
and families that have been previously left out.
- Promotes the advocacy for juvenile justice reform, supports
child rights-based reviews of national, provincial and local
legislation, in close consultation with community-level structures and
supports the health and education sectors and the social welfare system
for children.
Monitoring State Budget Resources:
- Monitors and updates current information on state budgeting and
spending patterns for social programmes and decentralization status of
social services on an on-going basis to support advocacy for greater
public resources and budget allocation for social development, the
prioritization of resource allocation for children, and universal
coverage of essential services for children, to ensure that they reflect
the best interest of children.
Sustainable decentralization and capacity building:
- Where the national decentralization process is taking place,
collaborates with the central and local authorities to assist in
planning, policy discussion and service delivery closely responding to
the needs of local communities.
- Provides on-going support in making decentralization sustainable
through adequate local support while keeping decentralized services
both accessible and effective.
- Collaborates with the central and local authorities to
strengthen community-based capacity on quality data collection, analysis
for policy development, planning, implementation, coordination,
monitoring of social policy and programmes.
- Provides professional assistance in the development programme
plans of action for children at provincial and district/municipality
levels; supports to strengthen coordination between sectors and between
different levels of government structures for policy implementation.
Data collection, analysis and results-based approach:
- Collects systematically qualitative data for the sound and
up-to-date assessment of the situation of children and women to provide
the base-lines for result-based decisions on interventions and
evaluations.
- Provides technical support for the development of information
systems for monitoring child rights indicators, with emphasis on
community and child participation.
- Provides timely, regular data-driven analysis for effective
prioritization, planning, and development; facilitates results-based
management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up specific social
policy initiatives. Support maintenance of information system for
monitoring gender/sex disaggregated data.
- Contributes to the analysis of the macroeconomic context of
social policy programmes and its impact on social development, emerging
issues and social policy concerns, as well as implications for children,
and proposes and promotes appropriate responses in respect of such
issues and concerns, including government resource allocation policies
and the effect of social welfare policies on the rights of children.
Advocacy and communication:
- Promotes and raises awareness on children's rights with both the
general public and with policy makers, effective information
dissemination, mass media campaign, special events, and other means, to
ensure local buy-in, commitment, and continued relevance of UNICEF
programming.
Partnerships:
- Contributes to the establishment and enhancement of effective
partnerships with the Government, bilateral and multilateral donors,
NGOs, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN
agencies to support sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention
of the Rights of the Child and to achieve global UN agendas such as the
Millennium Development Goals and the World Fit for Children (WFFC)
agenda.
- Identifies other critical partners, promotes awareness and
builds capacity of partners, and actively facilitates effective
collaboration within the UN family.
UNICEF Programme Management:
- Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning,
management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the country
programme.
- Ensures that the social planning project enhances policy
dialogue, planning, supervision, technical advice, management, training,
research and support; and that the monitoring and evaluation component
strengthens monitoring and evaluation of the social sectors and provides
support to sectoral and decentralized information systems.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- University degree, preferably advanced university degree or
equivalent background, in Social Sciences, International Relations,
Political Science, International Finance, public relations, media,
communication, or other relevant disciplines.
- Two years of relevant professional work experience.
- Field work experience
- Background/familiarity with Emergency.
- Fluency of the local language of the duty station as well as proficiency in English.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Core Values:
- Commitment
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Integrity
Core Competencies:
- Communication
- Working with People
- Drive for Results
Functional Competencies:
- Formulating Strategies and Concepts
- Analyzing
- Applying Technical Expertise
- Learning and Researching
- Planning and Organizing
Technical Knowledge
Specific Technical Knowledge Required:
- Knowledge of donor country's economic and political situation.
- Expertise to leverage UNICEF's competitive advantage.
- Expertise to deploy networking and mass media for fundraising and special events.
Common Technical Knowledge Required:
- Understanding of UNICEF programmatic goals, visions, positions,
policies and strategies (MDGs, UNDAF, HIV/AIDS, WFFC, MTSP, etc.)
- Understanding of Rights-based and Results-based approach and programming.
- Understanding of UN mission and system; and International Code of Conduct.
- Gender equality and diversity awareness
Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced:
- Knowledge of UNICEF's financial regulations and rules, fundraising manual and fundraising strategy.
- Understanding of government policies, guidelines, legislation, and strategies related to fundraising.
- Understanding of UNICEF programme policies, goals, strategies,
guidelines and approaches related to programme funding activities.
- UNICEF policies, strategies promoting and supporting gender equality and diversity.
Job Title: Social Policy Officer (494058)
Job Number: 494058
Location: Ondo
Work Type : Fixed Term Staff
Level: National Professional (NO-C)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: Two years
Purpose of the Position
Accountable for effective engagement in social policy dialogue with the
Government for programme development, advocating for increased public
resource allocation and budgeting towards the social sector and
sustainable decentralization of social services and local capacity
building in support of the goal of universal coverage of essential
social services and the creation of a protective environment for
children.
Conducts data collection and analysis to fill information gaps and to
strengthen capacity for advocacy for children's rights, and to support
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the World Fit for Children
(WFFC) agenda.
Key Expected Results
- Constructive dialogue and partnerships are established between
international and local social policy stakeholders, to provide effective
protective environment for the most vulnerable children, including
progressive compliance of principal policy documents and legislation
regarding all aspects of child rights.
- Current information on state 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.
- 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; coordination between
sectors are increased and links between different levels of government
structures for policy implementation are strengthened.
- Data-driven analysis is provided for effective prioritization,
planning, development, and results-based management for planning,
adjusting, and scaling-up specific social policy initiatives. Gender/sex
aggregated data and inputs provided, relevant to the Social Policy
programme.
- Advocacy efforts are effectively made to raise awareness on
children's rights with both the general public and with policy makers,
and to ensure local buy-in and continued relevance of UNICEF
programming.
- Effective partnerships with the Government and other agencies
established to enable sustained and proactive commitment to the
Convention of the Rights of the Child and the Millennium Development
Goals for continuing worldwide progress of the UNICEF mission.
- UNICEF social policy programme effectively planned, implemented and administered in support of the country programme.
Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks
Social Policy Dialogue and Programme Development:
- Provides professional assistance in UNICEF's engagement in
social policy dialogue and development with the Government, maintains
constructive dialogue and partnerships between international and local
stakeholders to support the development of social policies and
programmes contributing to the progressive realization of children's
rights and strengthening of implementation and monitoring mechanisms at
all levels of society, and ensures that the services reach out in
innovative, effective ways to those most vulnerable pockets of children
and families that have been previously left out.
- Promotes the advocacy for juvenile justice reform, supports
child rights-based reviews of national, provincial and local
legislation, in close consultation with community-level structures and
supports the health and education sectors and the social welfare system
for children.
Monitoring State Budget Resources:
- Monitors and updates current information on state budgeting and
spending patterns for social programmes and decentralization status of
social services on an on-going basis to support advocacy for greater
public resources and budget allocation for social development, the
prioritization of resource allocation for children, and universal
coverage of essential services for children, to ensure that they reflect
the best interest of children.
Sustainable decentralization and capacity building:
- Where the national decentralization process is taking place,
collaborates with the central and local authorities to assist in
planning, policy discussion and service delivery closely responding to
the needs of local communities.
- Provides on-going support in making decentralization sustainable
through adequate local support while keeping decentralized services
both accessible and effective.
- Collaborates with the central and local authorities to
strengthen community-based capacity on quality data collection, analysis
for policy development, planning, implementation, coordination,
monitoring of social policy and programmes.
- Provides professional assistance in the development programme
plans of action for children at provincial and district/municipality
levels; supports to strengthen coordination between sectors and between
different levels of government structures for policy implementation.
Data collection, analysis and results-based approach:
- Collects systematically qualitative data for the sound and
up-to-date assessment of the situation of children and women to provide
the base-lines for result-based decisions on interventions and
evaluations. Provides technical support for the development of
information systems for monitoring child rights indicators, with
emphasis on community and child participation.
- Provides timely, regular data-driven analysis for effective
prioritization, planning, and development; facilitates results-based
management for planning, adjusting, and scaling-up specific social
policy initiatives. Support maintenance of information system for
monitoring gender/sex disaggregated data.
- Contributes to the analysis of the macroeconomic context of
social policy programmes and its impact on social development, emerging
issues and social policy concerns, as well as implications for children,
and proposes and promotes appropriate responses in respect of such
issues and concerns, including government resource allocation policies
and the effect of social welfare policies on the rights of children.
Advocacy and communication:
- Promotes and raises awareness on children's rights with both the
general public and with policy makers, effective information
dissemination, mass media campaign, special events, and other means, to
ensure local buy-in, commitment, and continued relevance of UNICEF
programming.
Partnerships:
- Contributes to the establishment and enhancement of effective
partnerships with the Government, bilateral and multilateral donors,
NGOs, civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN
agencies to support sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention
of the Rights of the Child and to achieve global UN agendas such as the
Millennium Development Goals and the World Fit for Children (WFFC)
agenda.
- Identifies other critical partners, promotes awareness and
builds capacity of partners, and actively facilitates effective
collaboration within the UN family.
UNICEF Programme Management:
- Supports and contributes to effective and efficient planning,
management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the country
programme.
- Ensures that the social planning project enhances policy
dialogue, planning, supervision, technical advice, management, training,
research and support; and that the monitoring and evaluation component
strengthens monitoring and evaluation of the social sectors and provides
support to sectoral and decentralized information systems.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- University degree, preferably advanced university degree or
equivalent background, in Social Sciences, International Relations,
Political Science, International Finance, public relations, media,
communication, or other relevant disciplines.
- Two years of relevant professional work experience.
- Field work experience
- Background/familiarity with Emergency.
- Fluency of the local language of the duty station as well as proficiency in English.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Core Values:
- Commitment
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Integrity
Core competencies:
- Communication
- Working with People
- Drive for Results
Functional Competencies:
- Formulating Strategies and Concepts
- Analyzing
- Applying Technical Expertise
- Learning and Researching
- Planning and Organizing
Technical Knowledge
Specific Technical Knowledge Required:
- Knowledge of donor country's economic and political situation.
- Expertise to leverage UNICEF's competitive advantage.
- Expertise to deploy networking and mass media for fundraising and special events.
Common Technical Knowledge Required:
- Understanding of UNICEF programmatic goals, visions, positions,
policies and strategies (MDGs, UNDAF, HIV/AIDS, WFFC, MTSP, etc.)
- Understanding of Rights-based and Results-based approach and programming.
- Understanding of UN mission and system; and International Code of Conduct.
- Gender equality and diversity awareness
Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced:
- Knowledge of UNICEF's financial regulations and rules, fundraising manual and fundraising strategy.
- Understanding of government policies, guidelines, legislation, and strategies related to fundraising.
- Understanding of UNICEF programme policies, goals, strategies,
guidelines and approaches related to programme funding activities.
- UNICEF policies, strategies promoting and supporting gender equality and diversity.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate should:
Click here to apply
Application Deadline 26th February, 2016.