Senior Programme Manager, P-5, Fixed Term, Juba- South Sudan (Open to Non-South Sudanese Only)

Contract

This is a P-5 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 10 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 173,732 USD and 217,725 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

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, 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 favouritism. 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 fulfil 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?

The Senior Programme Specialist reports to the Chief of Health for overall strategic guidance and general supervision. The Senior Programme Specialist is responsible for the overall coordination of the Health Sector Transition Programme (HSTP), planning, managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting the progress of the HSTP. The Senior Programme Specialist is responsible for managing the Project Implementation Team in UNICEF, ensuring integrated multi-sectoral approach and linkage with operations teams in UNICEF, while at the same time directly engaging with the Project Management Unit based in the Ministry of Health and the Operational Steering Committee of the HSTP. He/she is accountable for effective technical, and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of relevant policies and strategies to achieve strategic and operational priorities and objectives of HSTP assisted countrywide integrated health services delivery and systems strengthening. The Senior Programme Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.

Summary of key functions and accountabilities

1. Effective leadership, managerial guidance and coordination provided to ensure the achievement of HSTP integrated health services delivery and systems strengthening goals.

2. Country programme management strengthened by effective knowledge management and system.

3. Situation Analysis prepared/updated, critical programme intervention point, measures or adjustments identified, and programme work plans and recommendations prepared.

4. Rights-based and Results-based management approach fully incorporated into all phases of programme and project programming, and the value and quality of programme/project strategy and implementation effectively enhanced.

5. Programme funds optimally used.

6. Programme evaluations effectively conducted, and the results disseminated in a timely fashion to stakeholders in order to improve programme performance.

7. Commitment and institutional capacities of the national and local partners effectively gained and promoted.

8. Rights perspective and advocacy at the national, community and family levels incorporated into policy analysis for establishing and elevating UNICEF’s credibility in national and international policy debates.

9. Effective advocacy, communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration.

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

Education

• Advanced university degree in Public Health, Health Economics, Social Sciences, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, Economics, Project Management, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines.

Experience

• Ten years of relevant professional work experience in Programme Management.
• Hands on technical expertise in implementing health and other social sector related projects and programmes.
• Field experience managing development/ humanitarian projects in Public Health and related fields.
• Experience with multi-donor supported projects in the health and related sectors.
• Experience engaging and managing complex working relationship at senior level with donors, implementing partners, and Government authorities.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary, high-performance teams.
• Expertise delivering in complex and highly demanding environments.
• Background/familiarity with Emergency

Language

• 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...

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

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 deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.

This position is advertised subject to classification of job description.