Systems and results based management support consultant (full time), PPD Brussels

Contract

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Salary

The salary for this job should be between 57,661 USD and 78,318 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, a future

The European Commission Director Generals INTPA, DG NEAR and Foreign Policy Instruments launched a large-scale business transformation and IT programme to manage the whole EU external relations portfolio of interventions effectively and efficiently. This system, known as "OPSYS", means a shift of mentality in the way EU aid works: a more transparent and results-based way of delivery cooperation.

It represents a quantum leap forward in terms of improved procedures, harmonized processes and modern IT tools, with the goal of raising the effectiveness and visibility of EU cooperation.

OPSYS will cover the whole project cycle: from programming to final evaluation, all through its contracting and implementation phases. This presents a major change in which organizations previously applied for EC external action funding and reported against grants.

One of the main functions of the UNICEF Partnership office in Brussels is to build capacity of regional and country office staff to apply for EC funding, and provide quality assurance and guidance on the process. Therefore, the Brussels partnership office is hiring a full-time individual contractor to provide support to its regional and country offices (COs) for the roll-out of OPSYS and the multi-annual indicative programmes (MIPs). The incumbent will guide country offices on the technical implications of OPSYS, develop guidance notes and SOPs to define workflows and accountabilities. The incumbent will also support COs for the MIPs based on an existing MIP analysis.

How can you make a difference? Score of the work:

Manage relationships and communication with EU OPSYS focal points

• Follow up on communication related to access rights of Brussels office and alignment process of indicators for ongoing projects by the EU
• Regular liaising with OPSYS focal points

Support country and regional offices/UBO for the roll-out of OPSYS:

• Conduct an assessment on country/regional offices needs for assistance in relation to OPSYS and develop a workplan, including on country offices and UBO accountabilities.
• Using available training and guidance materials and with the help of Brussels based colleagues and EU counterparts, become familiar with OPSYS and its requirements.
• Develop a UNICEF-OPSYS guidance note to support Regional and Country Offices with accompanying SOP. The SOP will clarify workflows and accountabilities of the Brussels Partnership Office Country and Regional Offices in OPSYS with regards to quality assurance of proposals, log-frames, agreements and reports submitted through the system.
• Provide structured and on demand remote guidance and support to Regional and Country Offices on the use of OPSYS, registration process, including identification of OPSYS indicators versus UNICEF standard indicators.
• Design a way to ensure that approved EU-UNICEF documents uploaded in the UNICEF Donor Report Tracker Report are automatically aligned with those submitted in OPSYS to ensure that both systems are fully synchronized and showing final EU-UNICEF approved versions.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in economics, political science, finance, education or a related field *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 2 of relevant professional experience in
• Familiar with Results Based Management and logframes
• Proven experience delivering on-line training
• Ability to work independently and within a set time frame
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of EU external action and funding requirements are desirable
• Computer literacy (Office 365, Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, SAP)
• Fluency in written and oral 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 values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

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.

Additional information:

Duty station: Brussels

Current COVID-19 context recommends teleworking (fully or partially), so the location requirements are to have excellent internet connection, adequate hardware/software for digital interaction.

Reporting:

The consultant will report to the Deputy Director of the UNICEF Office for Relations with the EU institutions in Brussels.

Timeframe:

Start date: March 2022 End date: 30 June 2022

This is a full time consultancy of approximately 84 days.

Fees:

Applicants are requested to indicate a daily fee in US Dollars.

Remarks:

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.