Emergency Specialist, HCT Payment Solution Specialist, P-4, EMOPS - Geneva, Switzerland, Appoinment

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 168,113 USD and 216,746 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

The UN Common Cash Statement (UNCCS) was formalized in December 2018 by the four principals of UNICEF, OCHA, UNHCR and WFP to commit to us common cash systems wherever possible in order to maximize efficiency and effectiveness gains. The primary responsibility for this position is to support the UN Common Cash Statement (UNCCS) implementation at country offices level with a specific focus on the set up of payment systems and solutions. The position reports to the EMOPS Humanitarian Cash Transfer (HCT) Coordinator, based in New York in the Humanitarian Policy Section (HPS), as well as to the Deputy Director DFAM (Treasury) in the Division of Finance and Administrative Management, DFAM, also based in NY Headquarter.

How can you make a difference?

Under the general day to day supervision of the EMOPS Cash transfer coordinator and the regular technical oversight from DFAM, the incumbent is responsible for providing in country and remote technical support to country office for the UNCCS implementation of HCT payment solution, in close collaboration with WFP and UNHCR, with a specific focus on the seven priority UN Common Cash System (UNCCS) countries. The incumbent will also consult regularly with the Supply Division (SD) HCT focal point, as per the existing division of tasks between DFAM and SD.

Key functions:

1. Undertake surge response field missions (up to 75% of the time) to provide technical support and guidance to country offices on the set up of payment system, including preparedness activities. This includes strategic sourcing, market analysis, risk mapping and identification of risk mitigation measures, ensuring all financial service provider related procurement activities comply with the UNICEF Financial Rules and Regulations, SD Manual, and all other applicable procurement procedures.
2. Provide technical guidance to country offices on how to engage with financial service providers (e.g., banks, mobile network operators, other digital payments) under the guidance and supervision of DFAM, while applying the UNCCS collaborative procurement guidance in close collaboration with UNHCR and WFP.
3. Regularly consult with UNICEF DFAM-TSFS, Supply Division and Legal Teams to inform country specific FSP procurement approach and seek required technical clearance
4. Participate at country level to inter-agency financial service procurement and selection processes and other collaborative efforts for HCT.
5. Apply a strong focus on innovation and use of technology, to identify opportunities for new technology partnerships for payment to beneficiaries at country level, and technology tools to enhance transparency, reporting and risk mitigation, with a specific focus on the scale up of digital payment solutions.
6. Document field experience including new models of implementation, programmatic approach, joint programme, and inter-agency coordination efforts.
7. Any other duties or assignments as requested by the supervisor.

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

• Advanced university degree in Business, Finance, Economics. Procurement, Contract/Commercial Law, Supply Chain Management or related field.
• Two years of additional work experience (post-bachelor’s degree) may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree.
• Eight (8) years of relevant professional work experience in procurement/contracting for high value, high risk and complex procurement / contracting of services.
  • An understanding or working knowledge of the UN, experience with UNICEF, WFP and UNHCR is an added advantage.
  • Extensive knowledge of procurement process mapping and implementation of system and process improvement initiatives
  • Good knowledge of SAP and/or any other ERP systems
  • Category knowledge of procurement process for payment agencies to implement HCT projects,
  • Experience in emergency/humanitarian settings is an advantage
  • Previous experience working at the field offices or at the HQ providing support to Field offices
• Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of another UN language is an advantage – French is an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are...

1. Builds and Maintains partnerships
2. Innovates and embrace change
3. Manage ambiguity and complexity
4. Thinks and acts strategically

5. Works collaboratively with others

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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.

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.

Due to COVID19, office physical presence and travel restriction might be in place at the duty station. In this regard, it is expected that the selected incumbent will have the resources to work remotely as long as it is required.

Once COVID19 restrictions are lifted, it is expected that the incumbent will be physically present in the position duty station. Specific circumstances will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please note that some entitlements related to relocation will be effective once the official travel to the duty station takes place