Programme Specialist

How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance of the supervisor, you are accountable for the programme planning, design, implementation, and administration of specific projects within a major programme, in accordance with the Country Programme Recommendation and Country Programme Management Plan, with a focus on the achievement of UNICEF’s priorities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS:

• Effective knowledge management and systems developed and utilized to strengthen area/country programme management.
• Situation Analysis prepared/updated, critical programme intervention points/measures identified, and programme work plans/recommendations/reports prepared.
• Programme funds optimally used.
• Programme monitoring and evaluations effectively conducted to improve programme performance, and programme status report timely prepared.  Gender/sex disaggregated data and inputs relevant to country programme provided as integral part of programming.
• Rights based and results based programming approach fully incorporated into all phases of programme and projects processes.
• Commitment and institutional capacities of the national and local partners effectively gained and established.
• Rights perspective and advocacy at the national, community and family levels incorporated in policy analysis for establishing and elevating UNICEF’s credibility in national and international policy debates.
• Effective partnership and collaboration achieved and maintained for advocacy, technical cooperation, programme development/management/coordination, information sharing and networking.

Minimum requirements:

Education

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Social Sciences, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or another relevant technical field.

Experience

• Five years of relevant professional work experience is required.
• Language Requirements : Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/577435