Programme Associate, GS-6, temporary appointment, post #127425, Astana duty station (open to Kazakhstan nationals only)

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, every single day, to construct a greater world for everybody.
And we by no means surrender.
For each baby, a good probability

Background

The elemental mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each baby, in all places, in all the things the group does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded kids and households, interprets this dedication to kids’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness implies that all kids have a chance to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any baby has an unequal probability in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There’s rising proof that investing within the well being, training and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all kids the chance to satisfy their potential but in addition will result in sustained development and stability of nations. That is why the deal with fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in the direction of realizing the human rights of all kids, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Conference on the Rights of the Little one, whereas additionally supporting the equitable improvement of countries.
For greater than twenty years, UNICEF has been working carefully with the nationwide authorities, native representatives and civil society to enhance the scenario of youngsters in Kazakhstan, making certain equal entry to high quality social companies, and primarily, healthcare and training.

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How are you going to make a distinction?

Underneath the supervision and steerage of the supervisor, the programme affiliate helps the respective part by finishing up a variety of programme help capabilities to assist develop, implement and monitor their nation programme, making certain efficient and well timed supply that’s in step with UNICEF guidelines and laws. The Programme Affiliate works in shut collaboration with a variety of employees within the CO, exterior companions and company counterparts in help of programme design and supply. S/He supplies common suggestions on the standing of tasks by means of monitoring milestones and advises on enhancements to maintain actions on monitor

Key capabilities, accountabilities and associated duties/duties

•Facilitating the event of programme cooperation agreements (PCAs) by offering data and drafting chosen sections of it.
• Guaranteeing the well timed and correct recording and administrative processing of presidency & NGO’s proposals and requests for direct money transfers (DCTs).
• Conducting programme monitoring in UNICEF focus districts for money and provides and informing team-members on the standing.
• Serving to conduct common spot checks of accomplice’s tasks to evaluate their monetary record-keeping, expenditure controls and reporting techniques.
• Monitoring and monitoring the environment friendly distribution of provides which can be required for efficient programme supply.
• Supporting the programme part in researching, compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative knowledge and knowledge from a wide range of sources on topic issues related to the work of the part to facilitate programme supply in addition to preparation of stories, working papers and displays.
• Finishing up transactions in VISION making certain programme outcomes, actions and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs), and making amendments and alterations as per part revisions when needed.
• Finishing up transactions in VISION pertaining to grants and programme-related objects for his/her part together with however not restricted to registering grant allotments and monitoring expiring programme grants.
• Making ready monitoring and reporting data for supervisor and group on agreed efficiency indicators to drive extra environment friendly administration and accountability for outcomes.
• Commonly monitoring budgets and monetary expenditures of part by using relevant instruments, making certain compliance with UNICEF guidelines and laws, maintaining supervisor knowledgeable and suggested on actions for resolution and/or comply with up.
• Serving to put together periodic or ad-hoc monetary stories regarding nation workplace and donors to help the workplace in optimizing use of programme funds.
• Helps capability improvement actions associated to programme improvement by making ready coaching supplies and taking part in workout routines.

Affect of Outcomes

S/He’s accountable for the total spectrum of administrative and undertaking/programme help actions. The important thing outcomes have an effect on the general efficiency of the nation workplace and success within the implementation of undertaking/programme actions. Correct programme monitoring and suggestions, knowledge entry and presentation of data guarantee correct programme decision-making.

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

Training: Completion of secondary training is required, ideally supplemented by technical or college programs associated to the work of the group.
Work Expertise: A minimal of six years of administrative or clerical work expertise is required. Prior expertise in programme help capabilities is an asset. Related expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
Language Proficiency: Fluency in English and Russian is required. Fluency in Kazakh could be an asset.
Competency Profile:
1) Core competencies:
• Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to realize impactful outcomes (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
2) Expertise:
• In-depth data of the administration which underpins UNICEF nation workplace programme/undertaking operations, together with monitoring and analysis processes
• Robust organizational, planning and prioritizing expertise and skills
• Excessive sense of confidentiality, initiative and logic
• Skill to work successfully with folks of various nationwide and cultural backgrounds
• Robust workplace administration expertise
• Excessive consideration to element
• Skill to successfully handle the part’s materials assets and monitor its funds
• Good analytical expertise
• Expertise utilizing MS Phrase, Excel, PowerPoint and different UNICEF software program corresponding to SharePoint

For each Little one, you show…
UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability (https://www.unicef.org/about/unicef-culture)

View our core competencies framework https://www.unicef.org/careers/media/1041/file/UNICEF%27s_Competency_Framework.pdf

Remarks
• Solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.
• UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict baby safeguarding ideas. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas.
• UNICEF is dedicated to range and inclusion inside its workforce, and encourages all candidates, no matter gender, nationality, spiritual and ethnic backgrounds, together with individuals residing with disabilities, to use to grow to be part of the group.
• UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Must you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice shall be cancelled. Authorities workers which can be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or needed inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.
• UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should replicate the variety of these kids. The UNICEF household is dedicated to incorporate everybody (https://www.unicef.org/careers/equity-inclusion-and-diversity-unicef), no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.
• We provide a variety of advantages to our employees (https://www.unicef.org/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing), together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities (https://www.unicef.org/careers/unicef-provides-reasonable-accommodation-job-candidates-and-personnel-disabilities). UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations.
• UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets 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. All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear 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 offer extra data to conduct a background examine.