Implementing Partnership Mgmt Specialist, P4, Abuja, Nigeria

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 117,287 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, an advocate

In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with government, civil society, children and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest country offices globally.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Chief of Monitoring for Results (M4R) and with secondary reporting to the Deputy Representative Operations, the Implementing Partnerships Management Specialist will be responsible for strengthening risk assurance and compliance efforts and ensuring implementation and adherence to Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT) assurance activities by partners.

He/She will be responsible for providing complementary expertise, support, and monitoring related to the management of risk, including the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices. In addition, the staff member will ensure effective and efficient management of implementing partnerships in the country office.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS:

1. Risk management

2. Compliance activities

3. Fraud risk Management

4. Oversight and advisory on implementing partnership management and quality assurance5****Oversight and advisory to the Management

Pease access the full job description in this link….. TOR-Implementing Partnership Specialist.pdf

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher*) in Business Administration and Financial Management, Operations Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Audit, Investigation, Internal Control, Statistics and Data Analysis. Accounting certifications are considered as assets.

  *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience (10 years) may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

• At least 8 (eight) years of continuous professional work experience in Risk and Compliance, HACT or another directly relevant area. Experience in financial management, particularly developing and implementing financial control systems, ERM, audits, internal control preferably with international organizations, NGOs and UN.

• Field experience /familiarity with Emergency is an added asset
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Skills

Managing complexity and change

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: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

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

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (11)
• Works Collaboratively with others (11)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (11)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (11)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (11)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (11)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (11)
• Nurtures, leads, and manages people (11

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.

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 only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Remarks:

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