Programme Associate, GS6, Fixed-Term Appointment, Kenya Country Office, Nairobi # 90653

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in 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 youngster, in all places, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each youngster, inspiration

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How are you going to make a distinction?

The basic mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each youngster, in all places, in every little thing the group does — in packages, in advocacy, and operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing probably the most deprived and excluded youngsters and households, interprets this dedication to youngsters’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all youngsters have a chance to outlive, develop, and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias, or favoritism. To the diploma that any youngster has an unequal likelihood in life — in its social, political, financial, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There may be 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 youngsters the chance to meet their potential but in addition will result in sustained development and stability of nations. Because of this the concentrate on fairness is so very important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all youngsters, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Conference on the Rights of the Youngster, whereas additionally supporting the equitable growth of countries.

The Programme Affiliate works in shut collaboration with a variety of workers within the CO, exterior companions, and company counterparts in help of programme design and supply. S/He offers common suggestions on the standing of tasks by means of monitoring milestones and advises on enhancements to maintain actions on observe.

Abstract of key features/accountabilities:

• Facilitate the event of programme cooperation agreements (PCAs) by offering info, information, and monetary evaluation and drafting chosen sections of it. 
• Make sure the well timed and correct recording and administrative processing of presidency & NGO proposals and requests for direct money transfers (DCTs).
• Conduct programme monitoring in UNICEF focus counties for money and provides and inform crew members on the standing.
• Assist conduct common spot checks of companions’ tasks to evaluate their monetary record-keeping, expenditure controls, and reporting programs.
• Assist the programme part in researching, compiling, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative information and knowledge from quite a lot of sources or topic issues to facilitate programme supply in addition to preparation of stories, working papers, and shows. 
• Perform transactions in VISION pertaining to grants and programme-related objects for his/her part (s) together with however not restricted to registering grant allotments and monitoring programme expenditure and grants.
• Put together, monitor, and report info for the supervisor and crew on agreed efficiency indicators to drive extra environment friendly administration and accountability for outcomes.
• Recurrently monitor budgets and monetary expenditures of the part by using relevant instruments, guaranteeing compliance with UNICEF guidelines and rules, and holding the supervisor knowledgeable and suggested on actions for choice and/or follow-up.
• Put together periodic monetary grant administration and non-financial stories regarding the nation workplace and donors to help the workplace in optimizing using programme funds.
• Assist capability growth actions associated to programme growth by getting ready coaching supplies and taking part in workouts.
• Monitor and observe the environment friendly distribution of provides which can be required for efficient programme supply.

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you require…

• Completion of secondary training is required, ideally supplemented by a college diploma in administration, finance, or economics associated to the work of the group.
• A minimal of six years of expertise in administrative and monetary administration is required. Prior expertise in programme help features is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian, or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.

Abilities

• At the least 3 years of expertise in doing monetary and non-financial information evaluation and manufacturing of stories.
• At the least 2 years of expertise in managing sections or office-related work, together with administration of belongings and different assets.
• In-depth information of administration programme/mission operations, together with monitoring and analysis processes.
• Sturdy coordination, organizational, planning, and prioritizing abilities and talents.
• Excessive sense of confidentiality, initiative, and logic.
• Capacity to work successfully with individuals of various nationwide and cultural backgrounds.
• Sturdy workplace administration abilities.
• Excessive consideration to element.
• Good analytical abilities.
• Expertise in using MS Workplace suite.

For each Youngster, you exhibit…

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 publish 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 check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally 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 id, 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 youngsters. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s lively dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is essential to ship one of the best outcomes for kids. 

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 should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice can be canceled.

All chosen candidates will bear rigorous reference and background checks and can be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further info to conduct a background verify.

Authorities staff who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking on an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the correct to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or needed inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an affordable interval for any purpose.

Solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.