Regional Chief of Programme and Planning - Tenders Global

Regional Chief of Programme and Planning

United Nations Children's Fund

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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:
  • Support Country Programme Development, Monitoring and Review
  • Support Country Office End Year Summary Narrative Reports and Regional Office Annual Report
  • Support the Regional UNSDCF process through the regional peer support group
  • In collaboration with the Public Partnership Team, support UN Coherence and Inter-Agency Coordination
  • Support Data for children strategy and SDG monitoring;
  • Coordinate the development and monitoring of the Regional Office Management Plan in alignment with the UNICEF Strategic Plan;
  • Development of global and regional programme guidance.
  • Coordinate meetings; Regional Management Team, Deputy Representations Programmed and Operations (DROPs), Programme Planning and Monitoring Network
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in social sciences, or other relevant disciplines of the specialized technical areas.
  • A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in all aspects of programme management, and/or advisory support, in the technical area or programme sector resulting in recognized expertise in the technical area.
  • Extensive experience at the country level in programme planning, monitoring, and reporting is the most desirable asset.
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset

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