Programme Manager (Partnerships Management), P-4, Fixed Term, Programme Implementation Unit, DAPM

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 171,387 USD and 220,969 USD.

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*The Division is currently undergoing organizational changes, therefore the exact location of the post is still under consideration. As such, the selected candidate has the option of starting the assignment remotely or should the candidate move to New York, s/he would be expected to relocate to another location as the case may be, during the contractual period.

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 future

The Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM) is responsible for driving, shaping and guiding UNICEF’s evidence-informed analysis, policy advocacy and advice, strategic planning, programme implementation, monitoring, and organizational performance management. DAPM is enabling the organization to deliver on results in a more coherent and effective manner at headquarters, regional offices, and country offices, based on data, evidence, and analysis and the application of human-rights based and results-based management approaches.

Within DAPM, the Programme Effectiveness Team leads, regulates and coordinates the development and issuance of organization-wide procedures, policies, standards, guidance, and tools to strengthen programme effectiveness across all contexts, including programme planning, implementation, monitoring, organizational performance management, knowledge management and organizational learning, at all levels. it liaises with UN agencies, funds and programmes, specialized agencies, other technical organizations and the UN Development Coordination Office in the development and application of programme planning, monitoring, and reporting policies and procedures; and coordinates with EMOPS, Programme Group and regional offices on provision of direct planning, monitoring and programme implementation support to countries responding to humanitarian contexts.

This post reports to the Chief, Programme Implementation Unit (PIU) within the Programme Effectiveness Team (PET), under the overall leadership of the Deputy Director.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of the post is principally to provide technical leadership in UNICEF for Implementation Partnership (IP) engagement and management, facilitating programme delivery globally with CSOs, Government and other entities. Each Year UNICEF engages with close to 10,000 entities of Implemeting Partners (IPs) for programme implementation, in over 130 countries and transfers over $3 billion (over $2 billion in cash and over $ 1 billion in supplies). The post is responsible for the development, rollout, maintenance as well as evolution and agility of instruments/tools used for engaging with IPs and supporting users as needed. The post contributes to the development and implementation of a strategic approach to strengthen UNICEF and Partners’ capacity, and is responsible for maintaining up-to-date global analysis on the volume, value, quality, geographic distribution, diversity, and results achieved through implementation partnership, to inform decisions at all levels, as well as contributing to reporting on major global commitments such as rapid humanitarian response, localization, linkages between humanitarian and development etc. The post engages with Implementing Partners, as needed and in designated consultation fora, represents UNICEF in inter-agency technical coordination platforms and advocates for harmonized approaches among UN agencies. The post provides technical backstopping to regional and country offices and is focal point for internal and external IP related audits and for timely and adequate response to partners and briefings to donors and senior management, as needed.

Key functions, accountabilities, and related duties/tasks

1. Technical leadership on Implementation Partnership engagement/management

• Serve as global technical lead on Implementation Partnership management
• Coordinate the development and/orupdate of partnership engagement and management aspects of the UNICEF Programme Implementation procedure and associated guidance, tools, and systems; ensuring tools and processes are co-created with users, are fit for purpose, and user friendly.
• Ensure effective rollout and use of global procedure and associated tools to drive organizational culture of principled engagement with and management of IPs as well as results and rights-based approaches when implementing with CSOs, Government and other entities.
• Contribute to and positively influence inter-agency collaboration and harmonization of tools and processes.
• Collaborate and support with other specialists engaged on IP related programmatic risk management, including Harmonized Approaches to Cash Transfer (HACT) Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and safeguarding Environmental and Social Standards (ESS).

2. Develop and implement a global strategy to strengthen knowledge and capacity of UNICEF staff and Implementing Partners on principled, efficient, and effective partnership.

• Contribute to the development of a global strategy with accompanying materials/tools aimed at improving awareness and capacity among UNICEF staff as well as Implementing Partners, particularly local/national partners.
• Strategically and opportunistically incorporate IP management materials and tools in organizational knowledge management and exchange platforms.
• Identify and share good practices on implementing partnership management and exchange/share internally and with other agencies at global level, ensuring effectiveness in communication.
• Promote optimal IP management in global and regional senior management and other fora, building awareness, promoting good practice, and highlighting areas of risk.
• Contribute to inter-divisional coordination and collaboration in support of IP engagement/management and capacity development.

3. Oversight, planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of global IP related activities.

• Ensure development, review, and adaptation of global workplan and budget, including influencing alignment with other relevant divisions/offices, in areas of IP engagement/management.
• Regularly review implementation of the plan, ensuring adaptation as required.
• Undertake global analysis of implementing partnership trends and results to inform management decisions and input to global report; including but not limited to localization, Humanitarian-Development Nexus, etc.
• Prepare periodic analysis and global quality reviews of implementation partnership to demonstrate efficiency gains, value for money and share lessons from systematic review of IP management practices in various operating contexts (e.g., humanitarian, development, and other typology considerations).
• Prepare global reports for senior management, as may be required, including to facilitate action/decisions in humanitarian response, including Level 2 and Level 3 emergencies.

4. Needs-based technical support on IP management at global, regional, and country level

• Advise/support regional and country offices, especially those in acute and complex humanitarian context, in the formalization of partnerships with government, civil society organizations and other implementing partners in line with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines while ensuring agility and fit for purpose.
• Guide/support regional and country offices in resolving bottlenecks related to implementing partnership management, as needed.
• Guide and support regional and country offices in improving planning, implementation, and reporting practices with implementing partners.
• Undertake other tasks aimed at supporting regional and country offices in support of principled, effective, and efficient IP management across all regions (including through deployment on surge to humanitarian contexts as needed).
• Guide, advise and support regional and country offices in the use of UNICEF tools and systems (i.e., eTools, eWP, InSight, VISION) as it relates to implementing partnership management and their application for evidence-based decision making.

5. Provide technical support to ROs and COs on IP management related audits (internal and external) as well as donor specific reviews.

• Focal point to facilitate IP related aspects of global annual and thematic audits, as well as donor specific reviews.
• Facilitate the implementation of the outcomes/recommendations of global audits and donor specific reviews related to IP management.
• Contribute to donor and senior management briefings, as needed.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Development studies, International Development, Business Administration, and Programme/Project Management or another relevant field is required. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional experience in Programme/project development and management at the national and international level some of which is with the UN and/or in a developing country is required.
• Experience working in complex programme and operational environments (required). Experience in data and trend analysis (required). Experience in undertaking value for money assessments (an asset).
• Prior experience in implementation partnership management/technical leadership is an asset. Familiarity with UN/UNICEF’s programming and IP management procedures and work experience at Country Level is an asset.
• Familiarity with wider risk and partnership management frameworks including: Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT), Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) and Environmental and Social Standard (ESS) frameworks is a strong 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 and Accountability (CRITA) 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.

(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

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 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.

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 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.

*The Division is currently undergoing organizational changes, therefore the exact location of the post is still under consideration. As such, the selected candidate has the option of starting the assignment remotely or should the candidate move to New York, s/he would be expected to relocate to another location as the case may be, during the contractual period.