Planning Specialist, NOC, Suva, Fiji # 122510 *Open to Fiji Nationals Only*

Contract

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.

And we never give up.

For every child, results

UNICEF works with and for disadvantaged children and adolescents across 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Our ambition is to get to each entire country, and the entire Pacific Region, working together - as one - on behalf of its most vulnerable children. Explore the different areas of our work in the link provided here https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/what-we-do.

How can you make a difference?

Under the Chief Planning Monitoring and Reporting’s direct supervision, assures the quality of child rights-based programmes through consistent and effective planning, design, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of programmes and projects. Brings coherence, synergy and added value to the programme planning and design processes using a results-based management approach to programme design.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Programme Planning and Design: Supports the Country Office and national partners to develop an equity-focused and results-based and measurable Country Programme and workplans that provide the basis for implementation, performance monitoring and reporting.
2. Grant Management: Supports grant management processes including the issuance, allocation, utilization, conformity with donor conditions, amendments and adjustments, and reporting. Ensures reports are available to monitor and manage optimal use of resources appropriately.
3. Programme Results Monitoring: Oversees timely and quality progress monitoring and reporting on country programme results. Specifically,
4. Compliance with HACT policies and procedures: Ensures compliance with the respective operational policies and procedures of the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfer (HACT).
5. Oversight of Civil Society Organization (CSO) partnership Management: Ensures compliance with the UNICEF Procedure for Country Office CSO Implementing Partnerships.

6. Rights-Based and Results-Based Planning Approach to Programming: Ensures viable recommendations on project implementation, alternative approaches, and optimal utilization of resources that contribute effectively to the fulfilment of the rights of children and women, and recommendations on new programme initiatives and management issues to ensure achievement of stated objectives.

   Supports planning, monitoring and reporting of joint UN initiatives and processes relating to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) or One UN, updating information in the joint workplan through UN INFO, to ensure that UNICEF's areas of focus/contributions are captured and assists UNICEF's participation in the UNSDCF process ensuring adequate inputs on the advancement of the rights of children and women.

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

• Education: An advanced university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines, with specialized training in conflict resolution.
• Experience:
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience.
• National or field work experience.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Language: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and 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…

(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: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF 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:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to delivering the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable male candidates are encouraged to apply.

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

The Vacancy Announcement is open to all (internal and external candidates)

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/

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 are also 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.