Regional Chief of Programme and Planning

UNICEF EAP is committed to supporting governments and other duty-bearers to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for children. To this end, the region has been implementing the Regional Office Management Plan (ROMP 2022 – 2025) aligned to the UNICEF Strategic Plan Goal Areas, Enablers and Change Strategies, and the four core functions of the Regional Office (enhancing programming excellence; generating, promoting and leveraging public goods; application of normative rights-based approaches; strengthening organizational management effectiveness and efficiency), allowing for the more robust application of a rights and results-based management approach and gender-transformative programming approach.
Provides technical leadership, management advice, and programme support throughout the region and facilitates application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies. Provides UNICEF programmes with leadership including advice, vision, oversight, knowledge management, articulate policies and strategies, coordination of programme strategy and implementation, capacity building, support for planning, monitoring and knowledge management, representation, and strategic partnership creation.
Also oversees EAPRO’s support to COs at key programming milestones and strengthening availability and quality of data for children. Reinforces UNICEF’s commitment to culture change as they relate to Results-based Management and Results-based Budgeting across the region with a focus on demonstrating results across the Goal Areas. Leads technical expertise to COs in their efforts to collect, analyse and use data, including implementing the UNICEF Data for Children Strategy in countries. These include the following: