Readvertisement – Chief Field Operations, P-4, Fixed Term, Yaoundé, Cameroon #96666 (open to non-Cameroonian only)

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to achieve the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each baby, in every single place, on daily basis, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means quit.

For each baby, a childhood

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to permit ladies and kids to totally understand their rights to improvement with out restriction, as enshrined within the UN Conference on the Rights of the Youngster. UNICEF supplies monetary and technical help to Cameroon throughout seven areas to totally understand the rights of girls and kids. These areas embody Well being, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, diet, schooling, baby safety, and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses primarily on kids and essentially the most weak and excluded households. Cameroon’s 2020 inhabitants is estimated at 26,545,863 folks in line with UN information. The inhabitants is younger and generates sturdy socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, restricted entry to fundamental social companies and the consequences of local weather change led to family impoverishment and extreme baby deprivations. The duty is immense however not insurmountable; it requires the power of all stakeholders in Cameroon and out of Cameroon: additionally, ladies, males, youth and kids, authorities, technical and monetary companions, donors, civil society, the non-public sector, parliamentarians, communities. Everyone seems to be invited to participate within the battle to fulfill the challenges that lie forward. It’s collectively that we are going to act for Cameroon, a rustic that summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

For extra details about UNICEF Cameroon, please click on: here.

How will you make a distinction?

Underneath the general steerage of the Deputy Consultant of the Cameroon Nation Workplace, the Chief Area Operations is liable for the planning, implementation, monitoring, and analysis of actions referring to emergency preparedness and response; manages the UNICEF Cameroon discipline operations together with the supervision of the Chief of Zonal workplaces.

Abstract of key capabilities/accountabilities:

• Underneath the general steerage of the Deputy Consultant, undertake an evaluation of situations ensuing from emergency conditions affecting kids and ladies in Cameroon, decide precedence for interventions, and determine issues and constraints so as to guarantee efficient response and repair supply; put together venture proposals and contribute to the preparation of the consolidated Inter-Company Attraction, Humanitarian Workplan, CERF submission and different associated documentation as obligatory. Take part within the improvement of sturdy donor contacts and relations, monitoring and updating emergency programme funding priorities and supply help to Consultant in fundraising actions;
• As an interface to the Deputy Consultant, present total management, steerage and course for the event of acceptable operational methods, day-to-day programme implementation, and in session with the Chief Social Coverage, M&E, steady monitoring and common reporting by zonal workplaces for programme implementation and administration;
• Help two zonal workplaces in efficient work planning, implementation of actions, workplace group, regional operations and logistics; together with creating a powerful hyperlink to UN safety capabilities together with DSS and facilitate using the UN Safety Administration System for UNICEF workers; meet with authorities officers to facilitate operations of the zonal workplaces. Supervise Chiefs of Area Workplaces;
• As a part of the senior administration staff, and bearing in mind discipline realities, guarantee the mixing of standard and emergency programme sectors in all phases of the programming course of, i.e., the state of affairs evaluation/annual wants assessments, CPD and CPAP, Zonal workplaces work plans at any time when relevant, programme technique, planning monitoring and analysis, and programs for motion for achievement of emergency, early restoration and improvement programmes aims;
• In coordination with the programme cluster and Chiefs of Zonal workplaces, take part with authorities and NGO companions within the improvement of methods, methodologies and identification of recent operational approaches for bettering programme supply in emergencies, early restoration and improvement actions;
• Develop contingency plans along with Programme and Operations sections, and facilitate the operationalization of the plan together with monitoring its implementation and comply with up on agreed actions.  Coordinate and help the efforts of the Programme part Emergency Focal Individuals by way of common emergency conferences, to deal with particular emergency points in help of the Authorities preparedness and response efforts.
• Underneath the general steerage of the Deputy Consultant, work together with authorities and different companions, donors, NGOs, UN and bilateral businesses within the completely different phases of emergency programme preparedness and discipline implementation; comply with up on implementation of suggestions and agreements associated to discipline implementation.
• Contribute to the Information Administration operate of the workplace by helping in coordination and inter-sectoral change of discipline info and expertise between programme sections and zonal workplaces together with the identification of particular advocacy points and approaches with counterparts, NGOs and donors.

For extra particulars, please open the JD:  Chief Field Operations P4 IMIS# 96666 Yaounde.doc

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

• Superior College Diploma in Social Sciences, Public Administration, Worldwide Relations, Enterprise Administration, Public Well being, Schooling, or different associated technical fields. 
• 8 years of progressive expertise at nationwide and worldwide ranges in discipline operations administration with a powerful background in complicated humanitarian operations.
• Fluency in French and English.

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 publish 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, and (8) Nurtures, leads and manages folks) for supervisory position.

Throughout the recruitment course of, we check 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 world 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 another 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 using versatile working preparations.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims 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 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 supply further info to conduct a background test.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s energetic dedication in direction of variety and inclusion is essential to ship one of the best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to use.

Mobility is a situation of worldwide skilled employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the worldwide civil service.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which can be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities staff 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 precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance will not be obtained, or obligatory inoculation necessities aren’t met, inside an inexpensive interval for any purpose.

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

Candidates who utilized beforehand needn’t reapply. Their utility can be considered. Gifted Feminine candidates are vividly inspired to use.