🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – 3 Positions

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (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.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) Senior Programme Associate
2.) Information Management Officer (WASH)
3.) Social Policy Manager

Job Title: Senior Programme Associate

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full-time
Job no: 569682
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: G-7

How can you Make a Difference?

• Under the supervision and guidance of the Planning and Monitoring Specialist, the senior programme assistant supports the country office through providing a range of procedural, program as well as administrative, and operational support in developing, implementing, executing and monitoring their country programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.
• The duties may include follow-up in fields of work such as programming and budget monitoring.

Support to programme development, planning and execution:

• Researches, analyzes, verifies, synthesizes and compiles qualitative and quantitative immunization data and information from a variety of sources on subject matters relevant to the work of the section to facilitate preparation of reports, working papers, and presentations.
• Drafts immunization project documents, work plans, budgets, proposals on implementation arrangements.
• Carries out transactions in VISION ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs) and makes amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary.
• Monitors and tracks the efficient distribution of supplies that are required for effective programme delivery.
• Writes Immunization team meetings minutes, tracks and files.

Support to monitoring and reporting of programme results:

• Prepares monitoring and reporting information for supervisor on agreed performance indicators to drive more efficient management and accountability for results.
• Monitors budgets and financial expenditures of section, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, keeping supervisor informed and advised on actions for decision/follow up.

Ensure preparation of all immunization vaccines status reports required for donor reports, budget reviews, programme analysis, annual reports, appeals, etc:

• Analyze independent reports from VSLs on vaccine management and accountability in the field

Support in Resource Mobilization:

• Researches, analyzes, verifies, and synthesizes data and information in support of preparing reports pertaining to donors (both current and potential).
• Researches, analyzes, verifies, and synthesizes data and information to assist in the preparation of periodic or ad-hoc financial reports relating to country office and donors to support the office in optimizing use of programme funds.
• Carries out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants for his/her section such as registering grant allotments and tracking expiring programme grants.

Support in Knowledge Management and Capacity Building:

• Researches, analyzes, verifies and synthesizes information on best practices and lessons learnt to support knowledge development and capacity building
• Supports capacity development activities related to performance monitoring, programme development, and related internal UNICEF systems/tools by preparing training materials and participating on exercises pertaining to program processes and procedures which aim to build capacity of stakeholders.

Requirements 
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

• Completion of Secondary Education, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization.
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible programme support work experience, with co-ordination and administrative work in the management of programme activities.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of the local language of the duty station is an asset.

Application Closing Date
28th February, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Information Management Officer (WASH)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

How can you make a difference?

• Information Management for the WASH Sector coordination structure: 50%
• Information management for WASH Section: 50%:
• Support monitoring and analysis of both geographic and programmatic coverage of UNICEF and provide comprehensive analysis of section’s performance to address performance gaps in UNICEF KPIs (quantity, quality, coverage, continuity, and cost).
• Provide IM support in preparation, analysis and documentation of sectoral needs assessments, and prepositioned supplies for UNICEF by IP to facilitate planning and analysis, as well as preparedness and contingency plans.
• Provide relevant and up to-date inputs to inform UNICEF situation reports and the HAC.
• Maintain monthly reporting from partners, including 5Ws ('Who does What, Where, When and for Whom?' databases).
• Lead on the preparation of regular WASH sector bulletins, such as the SitRep and dashboard., emphasizing on Sector plans, targets, and achievements.
• Provide programme data input for donor reports, updates, programme report, briefing notes etc. and contribute to UNICEF WASH reporting.

Requirements
Education:

• A First Level University Degree (Bachelor's) in Information Systems / Information Management, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Management, Computer Science or a related field is required.
• Formal training in sector information management is an advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum two (2) years of similar work experience in Information Management preferably with NNGOs/INGOs and/or the UN is required.
• Experience in major emergency response relevant to the sector is highly desirable.

Application Closing Date
27th February, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Social Policy Manager

Job No.: 569540
Location: Abuja
Level: P-4
Categories: Social Policy
Contract type: Temporary Appointment

Job Description

• Under the direct guidance of the Chief, Social Policy, the incumbent is responsible for advising the Chief, Social Policy on the design, management, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social policy programing and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving child focused policies; the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; governance and accountability measures; all working synergetically to strengthen the social protection system in Nigeria and improve the social protection coverage of children.
• This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, child protection, water and sanitation, nutrition and social and behavioural change communication.
• The incumbent is expected to provide strong technical support on resource mobilization, by developing new and innovative partnerships to fund social protection programmes for the country office.

Responsibilities
Donor Engagement and Resource Mobilization:

• Develop funding proposals to mobilize non-core resources for social protection interventions and programmes in the country office.
• Act as a single and direct entry point for donors, building institutional relationships.
• Provide regular updates on donor profiles, databases (e.g. contacts management);
• Support existing, identify and facilitate the co-creation of new shared value partnerships with donor countries, international and regional financial institutions and private sector in support of the UNICEF Social Inclusion Programme, particularly social protection.
• Build trust and manage/coordinate the relationships with key partners and ensure the proactive coordination, monitoring and facilitation of non-core sources and partnerships for social protection interventions in the country office.
• Identify opportunities to secure additional non-core resources and, where appropriate, liaises with relevant sections and field offices for action, including recommendation on positioning with potential donors; timely follow-up and support.
• Set and monitor Social Policy’s annual priorities, goals, and key performance indicators (KPIs) for donor partnerships and resource mobilization
• Facilitate and monitor the submission of high quality and timely reports to Donors, preparation of missions, meetings and other consultations with donors, including the preparation of concept notes, briefs and other materials, in close cooperation with the Management for Results team.

Strengthening social protection coverage and the  impact for children

• Develops social protection policies, legislation and programmes with attention to increasing coverage of and impact on children, with special attention the most marginalized.  Identifies, generates and presents evidence to support this goal in collaboration with partners.
• Promotes strengthening of integrated social protection systems, providing technical support to partners to improve the design of cash transfers and child grants and improve linkages with other social protection interventions such as health insurance, public works and social care services as well as complementary services and intervention related to nutrition, health, education, water and sanitation, child protection and social and behavioural change communication.
• Undertakes improved monitoring and research around social protection impact on child outcomes and use of data and research findings for strengthening programme results.

Coordinating and implementing shock-responsive social protection – including social (cash and in-kind) transfers of the Country Office:

• Provide technical oversight and supervision to the P3, Shock-Responsive Social Protection Specialist in the Country office.
• Lead the development and implementation of an inter-sectoral shock-Responsiveness SP for the country office, including a strong focus on gender and climate vulnerability, with analysis covering the different areas of the social protection system including shock-responsive social assistance, social security and labor market, and social services.
• Support shock-responsive strategy and programming to support the Government, highlighting gaps and lesson learned to improve the emergency preparedness, and reinforce a shock-responsive SP system at Federal and State-level.
• Engage and maintain partnerships with key shock-responsive social protection stakeholders, including Federal and State Governments, National and Sub-National Cash Working Groups, and International Development Partners, and in close consultation with appropriate UNICEF sections.

Requirements
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

• Education: An advanced University Degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.
• Experience: A minimum of eight years of relevant professional work experience is required.
• Experience working on social protection in a developing country is considered as a strong asset.
• Background and/or familiarity with resource mobilization is considered as a strong asset.

Application Closing Date
22nd February, 2024 (West Central Africa Standard Time).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online