Chief Field Operations, P-4, Mexico City, Mexico (Temp Appointment)

Contract

This is a P-4 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 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 90,970 USD and 193,875 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.

For every child, hope

Since 2019, the Mexico Country Office has expanded its operations to three field offices on the borders of US-Mexico and Mexico-Guatemala. Given the current traction and relevance of Mexico CO’s response to migration issues and the relevance of UNICEF’s work in the border states, additional resources have been mobilized to position the organization’s development and humanitarian agenda.

Furthermore, with the exacerbation of internal displacement in the states of Michoacán and Guerrero, Mexico CO has committed to expanded efforts in violence prevention and response in the states of origin. Finally, Mexico CO’s ambition to scale up its initiatives in the country also extends to fundraising, where the prospects of field sites are being analyzed to complement the field offices and field teams that the CO has at present.

In this context of a territorial and strategic expansion of programmes and fundraising in the country, Mexico CO requires the expertise of a Chief of Field Operations (CFO).

If you would like to join us and are interested to know a bit more about our work in the country please visit our website: UNICEF Mexico and the video of our amazing results in 2021: Informe Anual 2021: Acciones de UNICEF - YouTube

How can you make a difference?

The CFO will be responsible for implementing the programme and operational activities in the field, ensuring the survival, and well-being of children and mothers in the country. He/She will supervise the Chiefs of Field Offices (FO) (Tijuana, Juárez, and Tapachula), and Team Leaders of Field Teams/Sites (Guerrero, Michoacán, Hermosillo).

Through the right mix of presence at the CO national premises and regular field visits to the FOs and field sites, you will:

• Provide leadership, strategic direction, and quality assurance to programme and operational planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all development and humanitarian work delegated to all Field Offices and field teams/sites.
• Provide leadership, direction, and overall coordination and ensure the coherence of a range of special UNICEF regular support and humanitarian assistance supporting the most vulnerable populations.
• Maintain continuous, effective, and strategic coordination, consultation, and liaison with Government, UN agencies, NGOs, and donors on aspects related to the special needs of children and women threatened or affected by crisis situations. Ensure that the UNICEF support provided to the government with respect to sectoral coordination within the framework of the IASC cluster leadership and based on the Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies is effective.
• Work with program sections, regional program officers, and senior management to mobilize donor response in support of UNICEF emergency preparedness, response and recovery / rehabilitation-related funding need including annual or multi-annual humanitarian appeals and advocacy documents.
• Represent UNICEF in all humanitarian and recovery-related forums at the strategic level and keep management informed of all humanitarian developments in the country in terms of policies, situation developments, potential threats, and opportunities/issues around partnership.
• Oversee that further development of strategies, processes and internal mechanisms to ensure UNICEF's own capacity to respond to emergencies through the Government as well as NGO partners is taking place effectively through the work of the Emergency Manager.
• Provides field operations oversight functions and program management to ensure that the funding, budget, management indicator reporting, NGO/PCA, and field office coordination are all managed efficiently and effectively with clear accountabilities.

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

The following required education, experience, and languages:

• An advanced university degree (Master's Degree), preferably in one of the following fields: social sciences, international relations, public administration, government and public relations, public or social policy, sociology, social or community development, or another relevant technical field. Alternatively, a Bachelor’s Degree complemented with two additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in humanitarian programme management and reporting, at both national and international levels.
• Background in handling the emergency response to humanitarian crises in complex situations.
• Experience in managing field offices.
• Fluency in both Spanish and English.

Additionally, you may have the following experience, but please note that it is not mandatory, it is rather an asset:

• Direct experience in working with the migration crisis in Central or South America as an Emergency Specialist or Manager.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, 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.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct 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:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to delivering the best results for children.

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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.