Implementing Partnership Management Officer, NO-1, Fixed-Term, Sana'a, Yemen CO

Contract

This is a NO-1 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-1 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.

And we never give up.

For every child, life

In the 1970s UNICEF established presence in Yemen to respond to the urgent needs of children in the poorest country in the Middle East. In 1991, Yemen ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and it was enacted immediately. Since then the country has been making steady progress for children until it plunged into a brutal conflict in 2015 but even before that, Yemen needed large amounts of humanitarian assistance.

In collaboration with local authorities, non-governmental organizations and community partners, UNICEF is working in all the governorates in Yemen to respond to the needs of children throughout the country with a continuum of services to help children survive and grow to their full potential through the following programmes: Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Basic Education*, and* Child protection.

For more on our work in Yemen, please visit our website: https://www.unicef.org/yemen/

How can you make a difference?

To make a difference, the Implementing Partnership Management Officer will perform:

Support to Implementing Partnership Management

• Manage communication between UNICEF and Implementing Partners on implementing partnerships related issues. Assist in the administrative process of government requests to support micro-assessments and capacity building of implementing partners.

Support the implementation of the micro-assessment plan for the Country Office

• Participate in and assist with the preparation and regular updating of the CO micro-assessment plan.
• Organize and prepare supporting documentation for micro-assessments and share this with the Supply Unit for contracting and outsourcing.
• Support to the micro-assessment planning process (draft scheduling letters to IPs, contact IPs, arrange meetings with IPs).
• Support to the implementation of micro-assessments (draft facilitation letters, organize meetings with IPs, results managers and audit firms).
• Organize and prepare supporting documentation for micro-assessments, share these documents with outsourced audit firms and ensure uploading in eTools.
• Prepare exchange of letters for disseminating the final reports of micro-assessment reports to IPs and take appropriate follow-up action to ensure the reports are received by IPs.

Support in the Vendor Master Data Management (MDM) for Implementing Partners

• Act as a Vendor Master focal person for the Country Office, responsible for assisting with recording and updating of risk ratings of implementing partners in VISION through GSSC.
• Provide regular reviews of the Vendor Master and provision of information to relevant colleagues in the CO.

Support in the updates of the Partnership Module in eTools

• Provide support in updating the implementing partnership information in the eTools Partnership Module (creates micro-assessments engagement in eTools, upload required partnership documents).
• Follow up with the Sections and Field Offices to update missing partnership information in eTools.
• Support capacity building of Programme Assistants in the use of the eTools Partnership Module.

Capacity development of staff and Implementing Partners on IPM

• Participate in conducting capacity building of YCO staff and implementing partners, particularly for IPs requiring training in Arabic language.

Back-up support to the Partnership Review Committee (PRC) Secretariat

• Provide back-up support to the Partnership Review Committee Secretariat.
• Review Programme Document submissions for completeness and accuracy of the documents and share the documents with the PRC members for their review before the meetings.

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

Education: A University Degree in Business Administration, Financial Management, Economics, Auditing, or other related areas.

Experience: At least one year of professional experience in financial planning and management and related areas at the international level and/or in a developing country.

Language: Fluency in English and Arabic is required

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

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 Here

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.

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

While UNICEF seeks to recruit the best talent in the Yemeni labor market to be able to deliver the best possible services for the children in Yemen, we would like to make it clear that we never use any third party in any of the recruitment processes for all junior and senior positions advertised. All received applications are treated with high level of transparency and professionalism. Only applicants whose profiles meet the advertised job requirements will be considered and only within the announced deadline.

في حين تسعى اليونيسف لإستقطاب أفضل الكوادر في السوق اليمنية لتتمكن من تقديم أفضل خدمة للأطفال في اليمن، تود التنويه إلى أنها لا تستعين بأي شخص أو جهة (قد يقدم نفسهـ/ـا) كوسيط أو طرف ثالث في أي من عمليات التوظيف وفيما يخص جميع الوظائف، باستثناء الإعلان عبر وسائل الإعلام والمواقع الإليكترونية. إن اليونيسف، منظمة الطفولة، تعمل بمستوى عال من الشفافية والمهنية. ولا يتم التواصل إلا مع المتقدمين الذين توافقت مؤهلاتهم وخبراتهم مع الوظائف المعلن عنها والتي تقدموا لها في الموعد المعلن.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. A diverse and inclusive workforce is part of UNICEF’s DNA | UNICEF Careers, irrespective of their race\ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a Compensation, benefits and wellbeing | UNICEF Careers including parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation for job candidates and personnel with disabilities | UNICEF Careers, UNCIEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

“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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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:

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

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.

Candidates from industrial countries and especially female candidates are encouraged to apply and please take a look at some of our entitlements for our female staff members: Female Entitlements Edited2.jpg

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 may 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.

The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.