External: Programme Specialist (Planning), NOC (Fixed Term), New Delhi, South Asia Regional (SAR), Post no. 82402

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This is a NO-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-3 contracts.

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. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

And we never give up.

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For Every Child, AN ADVOCATE:

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, nutrition, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

How can you make a difference?

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.

The Programme Specialist (Planning) reports to the Chief Planning, Monitoring and Reporting. The purpose of the post is to provide professional technical, operational and administrative support/advice to advance the mainstreaming and integrating Results-based Management (RBM) in India Country Office that covers the field offices through capacity development, application of RBM principles and standards in all aspects of programme implementation; and to strengthen the quality of planning, monitoring and reporting in the country office. This could be achieved through coordination for planning, monitoring and reporting processes. The post also supports quality assurance mechanism of Country Programme planning exercise with a broad range of functions, including policy and programmatic work to ensure alignment of Country Programme with the Government of India’s priorities and UNICEF Organizational policies and priorities.

Summary of Key functions/accountabilities:

1. Integration of Results Based Management in all aspects of programme implementation, capacity development of staff and partners
2. Setting standards for programme performance planning, monitoring and reporting
3. UN Coherence and inter agency collaboration
4. Networking and partnership building
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

1. Integration of Results Based Management in all aspects of programme implementation, capacity development of staff and partners:

• Coordinate the operationalization of the India Country Office Results based Management (RBM) Strategy, particularly on strengthening the capacity of the RBM Community of Practice and implementation of RBM work priorities. Build staff capacity to integrate RBM approaches and actions in the Office that covers the entire spectrum of planning, review and reporting processes.
• Build partner capacity on Results Based Management Approaches (RBM) amongst, governments, civil society organizations and other partners in the field offices through partnership with academia and other institutions.
• Apply RBM principles as foundation for programme implementation from the levels of inputs, to activities and results at the output and outcome levels.

2. Setting standards for programme performance planning, monitoring and reporting:

• Provide technical support, guidance and quality assurance including the identification of capacity development needs for the development, review and reporting of gender responsive, risk-informed country programmes of cooperation. This includes support for the development and review of Situation Analyses, Programme Strategy Notes (PSN), Theories of Change (TOC), Country Programme Documents (CPD), Integrated Results and Resources Frameworks, Costed Evaluation Plans (CEP), Country Office Management Plans (CPMP), Annual Management Plans (AMP), Annual Work Plans (AWP) and Country Office Annual Reports (COAR).
• Build capacity of staff on programme monitoring and the use of alternative monitoring tools and means of verification in order to articulate the India Country Office’s programme results stories.
• Manage the use of the results information system of India Country Office, called RAM-India. Coordinate the reporting and quality assurance of results data for both the corporate RAM and RAM-India mid-year and end year reporting.

3. UN Coherence and inter agency collaboration:

• Provide guidance and support to the country office for the development of UNSDF and participate in inter-agency meetings as required to support UN coherence initiatives, particularly as they relate to the integration of RBM into Common Country Assessments (CCAs) and UNSDFs in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.

4. Networking and partnership building:

• Collaborate with Planning Unit in South Asia Regional Office (ROSA) and key relevant divisions in UNICEF Headquarters to exchange knowledge and ideas and to contribute to global and regional learning focusing on effective approaches, challenges and lessons learned in programme planning, review and reporting.
• Collaborate and work closely with government counterparts to ensure that UNICEF country programme planning is aligned and in sync with government priorities.

5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:

• Contribute to the development/introduction of innovations and new ways of undertaking programme planning, reviews and reporting that promote high quality standards and increase efficiency of these processes. Such innovations and should eventually improve UNICEF's ability to demonstrate results and its commitment to achieve the SDG imperative: 'leave no one behind and to reach those furthest behind first'.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s Degree) in Social Sciences, International Relations, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines is required.
• Professional and technical knowledge/expertise of Planning, Monitoring and Reporting approaches, as well as Results-based Management (RBM) principles and its application are desirable.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in programme planning, results-based management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Core values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability

Competencies Areas

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

View our 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.

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Remarks:

• This position is based in New Delhi (India).
• Selected applicant will have an initial two (2) year fixed-term contract, with possibility of extension, subject to satisfactory performance.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.
• UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process including application, interview, meeting, traveling, processing, training etc. UNICEF is a nonsmoking working environment.

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