Planning Specialist (Third Party Workforce) P-3, Kabul, Afghanistan (Eligibility Non-Afghans Nationals)

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 110,481 USD and 144,666 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, Commitment!

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How can you make a difference?

1.Programme Development and Management

Contribute to the preparation of the Situation Analysis for programme development. Administer a consistent and transparent monitoring system, providing accurate analysis of country level socio-political-economic trends and their implications for ongoing programmes and projects. Support preparation of programme work plans as required. Responsible for preparation of program recommendations for inclusion in formal programme documentation, and new approaches, methods and practices.

2. Programme Monitoring

Undertakes field visits to monitor and assess programme implementation and decides on required corrective action.

Carry out a rigorous and transparent approach to evaluation and participate the major programme evaluation exercises in consultation with the Representative, the Operations Officer, and others to improve efficiency and quality of programme delivery.

Participate in annual sector review meetings with government counterparts.

Ensure the timely preparation of annual programme status reports.

3. Rights-Based and Results-Based Programme Management Approach

Assure the quality of child rights-based programmes through consistent and effective planning, design, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of programmes and projects. Bring coherence, synergy and added value to the programming planning and design processes using a results-based management approach to programme design.

Ensure 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.

4. Support to planning for third-party workforce modality

Contribute to yearly needs-based planning for UNICEF ACO’s third-party workforce extender modality, including preparing and facilitating planning sessions with Programme Sections and Zonal Offices.

Coordinate the regular review of the third-party workforce modality to ensure all recruitments and deployments of third-party workers (extenders) are on track, and course-correct, if need be, in consultation with Programme Sections and Zonal Offices.

Provide technical, coordination, and administrative support throughout all stages of managing the third-party workforce extender modality.

5. Internal coordination of third-party workforce extender modality

Lead the internal coordination of the third-party workforce extender modality, ensuring smooth operationalization through consultations with all units involved.

Serve as the UNICEF ACO focal point for all matters related to the third-party workforce extender modality.

Suggest solutions for improving the extender modality when needed, and alert appropriate UNICEF ACO officials to ensure timely resolution of potential issues.

Keep rigorous records of third-party workforce extender modality documentation and capture and institutionalize lessons learned.

Undertake regular field visits to provide technical assistance to Zonal Offices and coordinate discussions with third-party extender modality workers to ensure effective communication and feedback management.

Coordinate and facilitate all monthly internal processes related to the third-party workforce extender modality, including but not limited to payroll processes, reporting, and use of data collected by third-party workers (extenders).

6. Management of the relationship with institutional third-party service provider(s) - extenders

Serve as the UNICEF ACO focal point for the relationship with third-party service providers (extenders).

Collaborate with the Supply Section and all other internal stakeholders to manage the relationship with institutional partners providing third-party extender workers, including the management/enforcement of Long-Term Agreements and Standard Operating Procedures with service providers.

Ensure proper and rigorous internal oversight for managing third-party service providers (extenders), including coordinating, and facilitating semi-annual and annual performance reviews.

Participate and perform quality assurance for all third-party service providers’ (extenders) deliverables, including recruitment, payroll, induction, security briefings, and training.

Coordinate and facilitate regular meetings between Programmes Sections, Zonal Offices, and third-party service providers (extenders) to ensure feedback and complaints are appropriately communicated and follow up to ensure issues are resolved

7. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Contribute to identifying, capturing, synthesizing, and sharing lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity building of third-party extender workers.

Apply innovative approaches and promote good practice to support the operationalization of the third-party workforce extender modality.

Research and report on best and cutting-edge practices for planning and managing a third-party extender workforce.

Participate as a resource person in capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of third-party extender workers

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

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Social Sciences, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience is required
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, 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: UNICEF Values

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:

Candidates in 2022 Mobility Exercise and staff on abolished posts will be prioritized.

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

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.

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

Eligible UNICEF International Professional (IP) Staff Members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to a Temporary Appointment, which is dedicated to L3 (or L2) Response, may be able to retain a lien and their fixed-term entitlements. The conditions of the temporary assignment will vary depending on the status of their post and their current tour of duty, and relocation entitlements may be limited as per the relevant policies.

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/