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 134,636 USD and 173,585 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, Health

https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/

How can you make a difference?

II. Organizational Context and Purpose for the job

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.

Forty years of war in Afghanistan, recurrent natural disasters, chronic poverty, drought, and the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating for the people of Afghanistan. The recent political transition has only exacerbated needs and further complicated an extremely challenging operational context.

The maternal and child health indicators in Afghanistan are among the worst in the world. Under-five mortality remains high at 58 per 1,000 live births per year, the infant mortality rate is 54 per 1,000 live births, and neonatal mortality rate is at 35 per 1,000 live births per year. With a Maternal Mortality Rate of 638[1]/100,000 live births, it is also one of most dangerous counties in the work for a woman during pregnancy and childbirth. This despite significant progress in improving these indicators over the last 2 decades.

UNICEF’s priorities at present will focus on five key areas, that are prioritized in terms of investment and engagement and that are also aligned with UNICEF’s mandate, comparative advantages and needs of the population:

1. Provision of primary health care through community and facility platforms;
2. Treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children;
3. Support to the national immunization programme including COVID-19 vaccination efforts;
4. Preparedness, prevention and response to disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies; and
5. Community engagement /empowerment and accountability to the affected population.

UNICEF’s Annual Workplan and HAC for 2022 is over USD 1.2 billion an dteh current Health budget is already over USD 400 million with over 30 grants. Significant funds have been received towards the five priority interventions. It will be important to ensure adequate reporting against each grant received (expenditures, activities and results).

Purpose for the job:

Under the supervision of the Principal Advisor Health (Chief-Health), the Partnerships and Grants manager is responsible for the liaison with all key donors – both current and potential -, and coordination of the different grants (including those from the ARTF/WB, ADB, EU, ECHO, Japan, Germany, Canada, FCDO and others that are managed by different units and staff members within Health section to ensure quality reporting of financial transactions, implementation, and results against the agreed reporting requirements of each of the donors. The manager is also responsible for

This role includes, pro-actively working with field offices and Kabul team for each grant, the budgeting, targeting per location, contracts, and financial and target reporting. The specialist will make close follow up, monitor and mobilize staff and third-party monitoring partners (TPMs) for quality assurance of all ongoing implementation against the grant requirements and in close coordination with the M&E/IM specialist.

III. Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support for programme implementation
4. Humanitarian WASH preparedness and response
5. Networking and partnership building

6. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

7. Programme development and planning

• Support in preparing project proposals
• Support the development of a results framework for the overall Health program, taking into consideration the specific targets of each grant
• Support the allocation of funding per zonal office, taking into consideration the overall targets and the targets of each individual grant

2. Programme management, Budgeting and Reporting

• Liaison, coordinating and giving advice to the health grant managers and M&E/IM specialist on budgeting, management and reporting during implementation and the consistent application of financial rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Serve as the coordinator for donor report preparation, ensuring the accurate and timely submission of high-quality reports
• Ensure the timely submission of budget modifications and financial reports; closely monitor due dates for financial reports, need for extensions.
• Provide guidance and support in processing draft contribution contracts/ agreements, taking into consideration the changing donor environment and requirements.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with implementing partners and private sectors and prepare reports for the Chief of section
• Monitor, report and certify the use of programme resources (financial and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocations, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity.

3. Collaboration with program team and implementing partners.

• In collaboration with the M&E/IM specialist, develop close collaboration with grants’ managers and IPs through involvement in programme design, planning, and preparation for implementation of supply components as well as monitoring and evaluation.
• Establish, in collaboration with the M&E/IM specialist, a clear accountability framework with programmes, for delivery of results for children, across different grants, taking into consideration the different results of the different GRANT.
• In collaboration with supply and logistic officer, prepare supply documentation to facilitate input to donor dialogue, and support development of supply components of proposals to donors including budgeting and use of innovative financing mechanisms for supplies, services works, taking into account the individual grants requirements.
• Support assessment of and collaboration with implementing partners including civil society, establishment of Programme Cooperation Agreements (PCAs), and monitoring of supply components under Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT).
• Participate in meetings with other section like Operations that strengthen integrated WASH responses and bilateral counterparts in supply and logistics activities including harmonized and collaborative procurement.

4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Support initiatives for promote critical thinking, innovative approaches and good practices on grant management within the organization as well as with externals to ensure effective and efficient grant implementation.
• Further to analysis of supply spend and related procurement strategies, support initiatives to ensure local market development where relevant.

5. Reporting

• The Partnership and Grants manager will directly report to the Chief of Health in close coordination with Unit Heads. Although the key roles are stated above but they are not exhaustive in nature, the specialist will participate and play an active role in linking the health section with Operations Sections and Resource Mobilization.

IV. Impact of Results

Expected Results

The ability of the UNICEF Health programme to successfully plan, manage and oversee the effective and efficient use of its resources for the sector including ensuring meeting donor expectation as to grants management and alignment of expenditures and results to the grant agreement; and timely reporting on grants. This in turn will contribute to maintaining/enhancing the credibility of UNICEF as an effective and responsible manager of funds entrusted to the organization and to furthering UNICEF image as a competent organization for delivering cost effective and sustainable program results for children.

V. UNICEF values and competency Required

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness
• Works Collaboratively with others
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships
• Innovates and Embraces Change
• Thinks and Acts Strategically
• Drive to achieve impactful results
• Manages ambiguity and complexity

*The 7 core competencies are applicable to all employees. However, the competency Nurtures, Leads and Managers people is only applicable to staff who supervise others.

VI. Skills

• Excellent skills in Excel
• Good analytical skills.
• Ability to manage and monitor the effective use of financial and material resources.
• Ability to coordinate and work as part of a team of professional and support staff.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious working relationships, both within and outside the organisation.
• Fast learner, adapts and responds to change, tolerates ambiguity.
• Ability to contribute to formulation of strategies and policies.
• Good knowledge of latest developments and technology in financial and results-based management.

• Good knowledge and understanding of UNICEF programmes, public procurement principles, financial and legal aspects of supply chain issues, ethics and risk management of supply chain operations.

  VI. Recruitment Qualifications

Education:

An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: public administration, accounting, financial management or any other relevant studies

Experience:

A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in:

• the area of grant management, including management of big grant applications from WB and/or EU, as well as Global Funds and other IFIs.
• Results Based Management
• Preparing high quality donor reports to donors referred to above.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is required, and local languages (Dari & Pashto) is an asset.

To view our competency framework, please visit 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 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.

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.