Chief Field Office, NO-4, Fixed Term, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #41325

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each little one, in every single place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For each little one, an advocate

Since 1950, UNICEF has supported a very powerful transformation for youngsters and adolescents in Brazil. Presently, UNICEF Brazil is finishing its 2017-2023 Nation Programme, and within the technique of designing the brand new Programme for 2024-2028, to ship programmes and insurance policies for probably the most excluded girls and boys. With its foremost workplace in Brasília and 9 discipline places of work UNICEF works in shut partnership with nationwide and sub-national authorities, company companions, youth and civil society organizations. For info of the work of our group in Brazil, please go to our web site: UNICEF Brazil  

How are you going to make a distinction?

Beneath the steerage of the Consultant, the Chief Discipline Workplace (CFO) in Rio de Janeiro is accountable for managing and main the entire programme dedication of a discipline workplace inside a rustic programme. The CFO represents UNICEF in his/her Space of Accountability (AoR), leads, and oversees the varied program sectors and operational service, engages in technical dialogue with State and municipal governments and offers capability strengthening in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, nation programme administration plan and general imaginative and prescient set ahead by the Consultant.

This contains:

• Efficient administration of UNICEF presence, workers, and belongings: Symbolize UNICEF within the area, by taking part in conferences and occasions, transferring ahead the agenda for youngsters. Facilitate, take, and implement measures to make sure security and safety of UNICEF workers and belongings. Successfully lead the Discipline Workplace staff and handle the efficiency and conduct the workers members to ship outcomes for youngsters, whereas selling efficient teambuilding, wellbeing of workers and creating channels of communication that result in an inclusive and respectful working surroundings that displays UNICEF values.
• Data Administration for Programmes: Be sure that space/nation programmes are supported by data administration  and develop a sound institutional data base and understanding of the sector workplace by way of knowledge assortment and state of affairs evaluation of kids wants, political and socioeconomic dynamics, speedy evaluation of potential humanitarian eventualities, full and correct reporting in addition to participation within the Programme Data Community system of “classes discovered” and different corporate-level databases.
• Programme Growth and Administration: Establish important intervention factors and measures by administering a constant and clear monitoring system; analyze native degree socio-political-economic tendencies and their implications for ongoing programmes and initiatives within the discipline. Maintains an in depth dialogue and coordination with Programme part in CO. Opinions and evaluates the technical, institutional, and monetary feasibility and constraints of programme/initiatives in collaboration with Authorities and different companions and identifies assets mobilization initiatives and approaches in shut coordination with the Sources Mobilization & Partnerships unit.
• Optimum Use of Program Funds: Set up and supervise programme work plans and monitor progress and compliance.  Monitor the general allocation disbursement and effectiveness of programme funds, ensuring that funds are correctly coordinated, monitored, and liquidated. Take acceptable actions to optimize use of programme funds. Guarantee programme effectivity and supply by way of a rigorous and clear strategy to programme planning, monitoring and analysis.
• Nationwide and Native Capability Constructing/Sustainability: Present authorities and repair suppliers with technical assist and steerage to plan and set up coaching programmes for the aim of capability constructing and programme sustainability. Make sure the constructing and reinforcing of the dedication and institutional capacities of the nationwide and native companions beginning with taking a strategic strategy to the identification of those companions and partnerships.
• Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration: Set up and keep the very best degree of contact with native authorities decision-makers and influential stakeholders within the discipline to advocate and promote youngsters’s rights as a precedence in improvement efforts. Develop partnership and collaboration with inside and exterior counterparts, together with these of the UN, the media, non-public sector and academia, multi- and bilateral cooperation businesses, NGOs, CSOs and nationwide companions, to enhance the flexibility to gather and disseminate improvement knowledge and data, change info on programme/mission standing and implementation and motion/distribution of provides. Linkage to the Regional Programme Data Community to make sure the provision of present and correct programme knowledge.

To qualify as an advocate for each little one you’ll have…

• Training – Superior college diploma in any of the next: social sciences, worldwide relations, public administration, authorities, and public relations, public or social coverage, sociology, social or group improvement, or one other related technical discipline.
• Expertise – A minimal of eight years {of professional} work expertise in programme administration, planning monitoring and analysis, mission administration or one other related space is required. Expertise working in a growing nation is taken into account as an asset. Related expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset. Familiarity/ background with emergency is taken into account as an asset. Confirmed management and networks in Rio de Janeiro and in Brazil, broadly, with a monitor report of partnering with companions is authorities, civil society, and community-based organizations.
• Language – Proficiency in English and Portuguese.

For each Baby, you display…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every little thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for affect (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, Leads and Manages Individuals.

In the course of the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should mirror the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute. We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further info to conduct a background examine.

Remarks:

• This place has been assessed as an elevated danger function for Baby Safeguarding functions as it’s: a job with direct contact with youngsters, works immediately with youngsters, is a safeguarding response function. Further vetting and evaluation for elevated danger roles in little one safeguarding (doubtlessly together with further legal background checks) applies.
• UNICEF’s energetic dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is important to ship the perfect outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate candidates from numerous populations eligible and appropriate candidates from numerous populations (afro-descendants, indigenous,  and different minorities) are inspired to use.  
• UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities workers which can be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the suitable to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance isn’t obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.
• Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
• This place is for Brazilian residents solely.