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Job
Title: Chief Field Office
Title: Chief Field Office
Organisation:
United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Grade: P-4
Vacancy
No: E-VN-2013-001167
No: E-VN-2013-001167
Duty
Station: Gulu,
Uganda
Station: Gulu,
Uganda
Reports
to: Chief of Field
Operations and Emergency
to: Chief of Field
Operations and Emergency
About
UNICEF:
UNICEF:
For 60 years, UNICEF has
been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote
children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider
of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and
nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and
girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals,
businesses, foundations and governments.
been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote
children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider
of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and
nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and
girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals,
businesses, foundations and governments.
Job
Summary: The Chief Field
Office is responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of the national level programme of cooperation as it pertains to the
area served by the zonal office, including emergencies, that address the
consequences of the ongoing conflict and insecurity. As head of the Gulu Zone
office, the incumbent directs a significant group of professional and support
staff to develop and administer the current country programme.
Summary: The Chief Field
Office is responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of the national level programme of cooperation as it pertains to the
area served by the zonal office, including emergencies, that address the
consequences of the ongoing conflict and insecurity. As head of the Gulu Zone
office, the incumbent directs a significant group of professional and support
staff to develop and administer the current country programme.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure
effective management of the zone office through proper leadership,
planning, control, organisation and motivation of staff in accordance with
UNICEF personnel rules and regulations, financial policies and procedures. - Give
leadership, guidance for program planning, implementation and analysis
through ongoing consultations; inter sectoral exchanges with district
officers and civil society partners, in close collaboration with the
Kampala Office to achieve program objectives in the conflict affected
districts and in other emergency settings. - Do
field visits to monitor and evaluate programmes, as well as conduct
periodic programme reviews with government counterparts and other
partners. - Decide
on required corrective action. - Provide
technical advice and assistance to local authorities and other partners in
the planning, management, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, seeking
guidance from Kampala based Programme and Operations Chiefs on policy and
operational issues. - Establish
the programme work plan together with an effective monitoring and evaluation
plan in collaboration with the Kampala based units, monitor compliance and
provide training support and guidance to the zonal team to ensure
objectives are met. - Identify
human resource requirements and training needs and carry out performance
planning and supervision. - Represent
UNICEF in meetings with local authorities as well multi-lateral, bilateral
agencies and NGOs; interact, negotiate and advocate programme goals and
strategies. Identify strategic alliances, and influence District
Development Plans and budgets to facilitate achievement of programme
results. - Monitor
and analyze the social, political and economic trends in the region as
they affect women and children. Maintain an appropriate intersectoral
information and communication approach to contribute to the formulation of
the country programme goals and objectives, its strategies and
implementation framework. Prepare annual work plans of action for the
area, ensuring consistency with the national level strategies and
objectives and UNICEF CPD and CPAP. - Coordinate
with the Operations/Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance
activities ensuring proper and timely UNICEF and counterpart
accountability. Certify disbursements of funds monitor and submit
financial status reports to Operations Chief. - Write
programme status reports required for management, donors, budget review,
programme analysis, annual reports, etc.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- An
Advanced university degree in social sciences or related field.
Eight (8) relevant work experience at national and international levels in
social development, management, monitoring and reporting. - Familiarity
and experience in coordination with other UN agencies, government and NGO
partners. - Experience
in emergencies. - Experience
in management of staff, logistics and financial assets required.
Fluency in English required and another UN language an advantage.
Knowledge of local working language of the duty station an asset.
Personal
Competencies:
Competencies:
- Communicates
effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking. - Able
to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment. - Sets
high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project
goals. - Good
leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring
that roles within the team are clear. - Translates
strategic direction into plans and objectives. - Analyzes
and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from
a wide range of sources. - Quickly
builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network
of individuals across organizational departments. - Identifies
urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly;
initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.
NB: UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its
workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all
national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with
disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.
workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all
national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with
disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
If interested in working
with UNICEF Uganda in the above portfolio, Please visit the web lin below to
review job requirements and if satisfied Click Apply Now on this page
with UNICEF Uganda in the above portfolio, Please visit the web lin below to
review job requirements and if satisfied Click Apply Now on this page
Deadline:
16th July, 2013
16th July, 2013
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