Chief Field Office, P3, Fixed Term, Abeche (CHAD)

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 74,649 USD and 97,747 USD.

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

To learn more about UNICEF in Chad, please visit our website UNICEF Chad

For every child, a champion

The Abeche Field Office is located in the Eastern part of the country and covers 7 provinces (Wadi Fira, Ouaddai, Sila, Ennedi Est, Ennedi Ouest, Borkou et Tibesti) covering almost half of the total area of the country (642,000 Km2 out of a total of 1,284,000 Km2)

The population is estimated to be 3 119 829 in 2022, i.e., 17,6% of the total population of the country and 19% of children under 5 years of age, 20 % of children under 14 years of age.

The area faces many challenges in terms of poor basic social services, water scarcity, poor health system which have a serious impact on people' quality of life. In addition, several provinces face severe acute malnutrition.

Key accountabilities and duties

• Effective management of UNICEF presence, staff and assets in the Area of Responsibility
• Effective knowledge management systems adopted and utilized to strengthen area/country programme management.
• Situation Analysis prepared and updated; critical programme intervention points and measures identified; and programme work plans, recommendations and reports prepared.
• Programme funds optimally used.
• Programme monitoring and evaluations effectively conducted to improve programme performance, and programme status reports timely prepared. Gender/sex disaggregated data and inputs relevant to the country programme are provided as an integral part of programming.
• Rights based and results-based programming approach fully incorporated into all phases of programme and project 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 partnerships and collaboration achieved and maintained for advocacy, technical cooperation, programme development/management/coordination, information sharing and networking.

For more information, please refer to the GJP Chief Field Office Level 3.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education

An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: social sciences, international relations, public administration, government and public relations, public or social policy, sociology, social or community development, or another relevant technical field.

Work Experience

A minimum of five years of professional work experience in programme management, planning, monitoring and evaluation, project administration or another relevant area is required

Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.

Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

Familiarity/ background with emergency is considered as a requirement

Language Proficiency

Fluency in French and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS)

and below core competencies

· Nurtures, Leads and Manages People

· Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness

· Works Collaboratively with others

· Builds and Maintains Partnerships

· Innovates and Embraces Change

· Thinks and Acts Strategically

· Drive to achieve impactful results

· Manages ambiguity and complexity

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates from Industrial countries will be prioritized.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Abeche is a non-Family Duty Station (classified as E) with Rest & Recuperation every 8 weeks.