Early Childhood Development Officer, NOB, Ngozi, Burundi #127680-FT

 GJP ECD Officer NO-2.pdf

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. 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 baby, in all places, on daily basis, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For each baby, a champion

Below the direct supervision and steerage of the Human Assets Specialist (P3), the Senior Human Assets Affiliate offers administrative, procedural, and operational assist and help to the environment friendly implementation of a broad vary of Human Assets capabilities for all classes of employees within the workplace, guaranteeing correct and well timed supply, while selling a client-based, high quality and outcomes oriented strategy to the unit and guaranteeing compliance with UNICEF HR guidelines and rules.

How are you going to make a distinction?

1. Help to ECD programme growth and planning.
2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes.
3. Technical and operational assist to programme implementation.
4. Networking and partnership constructing.
5. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing.

1. Help to ECD programme growth and planning.

• Conduct and replace the scenario evaluation and perform assessments on early childhood development-related points to determine evidence-based information to assist holistic coverage and programme growth, in addition to coordinated planning, implementation, and monitoring of ECD-related programmes/tasks.
• Contribute to the event and institution of ECD programme targets, goals, methods, and results-based planning by means of analysis, assortment, evaluation and reporting of ECD-related data and information for growth planning and aim setting.
• Present technical and operational assist all through all levels of programming processes by executing/administering a wide range of technical, programme, operational and administrative transactions, getting ready associated supplies/documentations and complying with organizational processes and administration techniques, to assist programme planning, outcomes based mostly planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating outcomes.
• Put together required programme documentations/supplies/information to facilitate this system evaluation and approval course of.

2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes.

• Work carefully and collaboratively with colleagues and companions to debate ECD operational and implementation points, present options, suggestions and/or alert applicable officers and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or selections. Preserve file of reviews and assessments for straightforward reference and/or to seize and institutionalize classes discovered.
• Take part in monitoring and analysis workouts, programme evaluations and annual evaluations with governments and different counterparts to evaluate ECD programmes/tasks and to report on required motion/interventions on the larger degree of programme administration.
• Monitor and report on using ECD programme sources (monetary, administrative and different belongings), confirm compliance with accredited allocation/targets, organizational guidelines, rules/procedures and donor commitments, requirements of accountability and integrity. Report on essential points/findings to make sure well timed decision by administration/stakeholders. Comply with up on unresolved points to make sure decision.
• Put together common/mandated ECD programme/mission reviews for administration, donors and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of programme progress.

3. Technical and operational assist to programme implementation.

• Conduct common programme discipline visits and surveys and/or change data with companions/stakeholders to evaluate progress and supply technical assist, take applicable motion to resolve points and/or seek advice from related officers for decision. Report on essential points, bottlenecks and potential issues for well timed motion to realize outcomes.
• Present technical and operational assist to authorities counterparts, NGO companions, UN system companions and different nation workplace companions/donors on the applying and understanding of UNICEF insurance policies, methods, processes and finest practices on ECD associated points to assist programme implementation, operations and supply of outcomes.

4. Networking and partnership constructing

• Construct and maintain efficient shut working partnerships with authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders throughout related sectors by means of lively sharing of data and information to facilitate programme implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to realize and maintain outcomes on ECD programmes.
• Draft communication and knowledge supplies for CO programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnership/alliances and assist useful resource mobilization for ECD programmes.
• Take part in applicable inter-agency (UNCT) conferences/occasions on programming to collaborate with inter-agency companions/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of ECD programmes/tasks and to combine and harmonize UNICEF’s place and methods with the UNDAF growth and planning course of.
• Analysis data on potential donors and put together useful resource mobilization supplies and briefs for fund elevating and partnership growth functions.

5. Innovation, information administration, and capability constructing

• Determine, seize, synthesize, and share classes discovered for information growth and to construct the capability of stakeholders.
• Apply revolutionary approaches and promote good apply to assist the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable programme outcomes.
• Analysis and report on finest and cutting-edge practices for growth planning of information merchandise and techniques.
• Take part as a useful resource particular person in capacity-building initiatives to boost the competencies of purchasers/stakeholders.

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…

• A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: training, public administration, public well being, diet, economics, psychology, sociology, human growth, baby growth, household research or one other related technical discipline.

• A minimal of two years {of professional} expertise in social growth planning and administration in early childhood growth associated areas 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.

• Fluency in French and dealing information of English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.

For each Youngster, you reveal…

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

UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…

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

Throughout 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 kids and our international workforce should mirror the range of these kids. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter 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 go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using 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 kids. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is essential to ship the perfect outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate Feminine candidates and Folks with incapacity are inspired to use.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Do you have to be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice shall be canceled.

All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further data to conduct a background examine.

Authorities workers which might be thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if medical clearance will not be obtained, or essential inoculation necessities usually are not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of.