Knowledge Management Officer, NOB, FT, Cairo - Egypt, MENA

Contract

This is a NO-2 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-2 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, a chance.

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, 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?

Your work will focus on ensuring that the right knowledge is available to the right people in a timely manner and in the right format, and on the systematic storage of relevant knowledge products for ease of access. The office will contribute to capacity strengthening in the use of technology for knowledge management and to measuring the use in the programme and project cycles. You will initiate and support the knowledge management initiatives and contribute to the implementation of the country, regional and global knowledge management agenda. You will work in collaboration with all programme and operation sections, and in particular with the staff responsible of planning, monitoring, reporting and evaluation.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Support the generation, capture, dissemination and sharing of data and knowledge on the situation children.
2. Development, implementation, and monitoring and reporting KM plans.
3. Support KM planning, learning, storage, dissemination, and knowledge retention.
4. Support documentation, lesson learning in programme planning, implementation, and monitoring.
5. Serve as the Knowledge Management Country Office Focal Point for Regional and Global initiatives.

To view full job description please click on the following link: JD.docx

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have the below requirement:

Education:

A University Degree in economics, psychology, sociology, education, statistics, data analysis, or other social science field is required.

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in program/project monitoring and evaluation is required.
• Relevant experience in knowledge management, social development analysis and programming at the international and/or in a developing country and in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Experience in developing knowledge products such as briefs, summary reports, etc is required.
• Experience with partners such as government partners, NGOs, and private sector partners, etc is an asset.
• Experience in interpreting numbers is an asset.
• Experience in managing and reporting on databases is an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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 Here

Core Competencies:

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

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

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.

Remarks:

“UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable male candidates will be prioritized.”

“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 Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”.

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

“The VA is open to all (internal and external candidates)”

“Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance. 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.”