🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – 4 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.

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Operations Specialist (Risk Compliance)
2.) International Consultant - Country Programme Planning and Monitoring Quality Assurance
3.) Gender & Development Manager
4.) International Consultant to Support a Review on Public Spending Efficiency in the Education Sector

Job No: 555337
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: P-4
Categories: Operations

How Can You Make A Difference?

• In this role, under the supervision of the Deputy Representative Operations, the Operations Specialist will be responsible for strengthening risk assurance and compliance efforts in the context of a large/medium/small scale country office.
• You will also be responsible for providing complementary expertise, support, and monitoring related to the management of risk, including but not limited to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of risk management practices at a process, systems, and entity level. In addition to this, the successful candidate will ensure the achievement of risk management objectives follows organizational rules and regulations, and acceptable ethical behavior; internal control; information and technology security; sustainability; and quality assurance.
• Moreover, he/she will provide analysis and reports on the adequacy and effectiveness of risk management and internal control.

Key Responsibilities

• Risk management support: Provide guidance and support the office in the annual risk assessment process and monitor the reliability of reports and their compliance with applicable rules and regulations
• Compliance support: Review the office systems, procedures, and processes for compliance with organizational rules and regulations and Enforce and strengthen internal controls
• Fraud risk Management support: Support the management of the office in collecting evidence to respond to OIAI’s queries when initially assessing allegations of fraud and misconduct or during actual investigations
• Oversight and advisory to the Management: Advise the management on actions to be taken to enforce and strengthen accountabilities for a robust, responsive, and transparent governance framework
• Create awareness/capacity building: Establish a system to document and report weaknesses in internal control and implement actions aimed at addressing internal controls gaps
• Any support needed from the regional office: On request, support the Regional Office in conducting reviews exercises in countries where Risk and Compliance positions are not established

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

• An advanced University Degree in Business Administration and Financial Management. Operations Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, Audit, Investigation, Internal Control, Statistics and Data Analysis or Accounting certifications are considered as assets.
• At least 8 (eight) years of continuous professional work experience in Internal Audit, Internal Control, Risk and Compliance or another directly relevant area, several of which in internal audit. Experience in financial management, particularly developing and implementing financial control systems, ERM, audits, internal control preferably with international organizations, NGOs, and the UN.
• Field experience /familiarity with the Emergency context
• Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

• UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA)

Functional Competencies:

• Builds and maintains partnerships - Level 2
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness- Level 2
• Drive to achieve results for impact - Level 2
• Innovates and embraces change - Level 2
• Manages ambiguity and complexity - Level 2
• Thinks and acts strategically - Level 2
• Works collaboratively with others - Level 2
• Nurtures, leads, and manages people - Level 2

Core Competencies:

• Communication [II]
• Working with People [II)
• Drive for Results [II]

Other Skills:

• Emotional Intelligence

Application Closing Date
25th September, 2022 (W. Central Africa Standard Time).

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

Note

• 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:

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

Job No: 555259
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Consultant
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Duration: 5 months

For every child, an advocate

• In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families.  UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally.

Purpose of Activity/Assignment
How can you make a difference?

• UNICEF Nigeria is commencing a new country programme, 2023-27. At the same time, new UNICEF processes for reporting and work planning have been introduced and will add to the office workload.
• The objective of the consultant is to provide support and quality assurance to end-year reporting, 2023-24 work planning, and ongoing front office processes including support to the country office management team (CMT) and maintaining the office risk register.

Scope of Work

• Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Representative, the Consultant will support the development and quality assurance of Donor reporting and Resource Mobilization materials and support the new Country Programme Development processes.

Key activities will include:

• Review and provide quality assurance of end-of-year reporting, including the Results Assessment Module (RAM) narratives and particularly the end-year summary narrative and the new CSI indicators.
• The consultant will work with inputs from outcome and output leads, the M4R monitoring manager, to provide editorial support for the outcome and output narratives and draft the end-year summary narrative.
• With the programme and planning manager in M4R, the consultant will provide quality assurance to federal and state work plans for 2023-24, based on the new country programme document and inputs from section chiefs, chiefs of field offices, and government partners.
• The consultant will provide guidance to sections on how to implement the work planning module of the RAM.
• Support secretariat functions for the Senior Management Team and Country Office Management Team (CMT), responsible for monitoring actions and the follow-up mechanisms.
• Ensure information is available for the management prior to the meeting and decisions are communicated to relevant people, responsible for the monitoring of actions and the follow-up mechanisms.
• Support sections and FO in maintaining updated risk registers and keeping the management abreast of critical risks, associated actions, and support.
• Maintain risk register as a special agenda item in the CMT meetings every quarter.

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

• An Advanced University Degree in Communications, International Development, or other relevant areas
  required.

Knowledge / Expertise / Skills required:

• Demonstrated strong writing and editing skills and attention to detail
• The ideal candidate will be self-starting, strategic, and creative with the ability to work independently and deliver quality results without supervision
• Excellent organizational skills, including project management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
• Availability and willingness to take up an assignment on short notice are important
• Experience working with the UN system is an added value.
• 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 values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2022 (W. Central Africa Standard Time).

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

Note

• 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.

Remarks:

• Please submit your all-inclusive financial and technical proposal along with the application. Application without these will not be entertained.
• 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.
• The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment.
• It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

Job no: 555126
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: P-4
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

For Every Child, An Advocate

• In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights and promote gender equality and adolescent development in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families.
• UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally - click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria: https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/

How can you make a difference?

• The Gender and Development Manager provides advisory support to the Deputy Representative and Representative, and technical assistance to colleagues and Chief of Sections and Field Offices and key government officials and partners on the implementation of the Gender Policy and Gender Action Plan (GAP), and the Adolescents Development and Participation (ADAP) strategy.
• S/He advises the Communication, Operations, and HHRR sections to achieve the advocacy efforts and institutional commitments.

Summary of Main Responsibilities and Tasks

• The Gender and Development manager provides authoritative technical guidance/operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to gender equality and adolescent development.
• The role of the Gender and Development Manager is primarily technical and programmatic, with the normative advocacy and coordination roles serving as a secondary function.

Responsibilities include:

• Advise on strategic inclusion of gender and adolescent programming in all country-specific programming and planning and monitoring of budget allocation for gender equality and adolescent development.
• Support the evidence-based programme planning on gender and adolescents, incorporating robust measurement and evaluation of results.
• Provide technical leadership on integration of gender and adolescent into country programming phases, and in the programmatic assessment and institutional strengthening components of gender reviews
• Lead cross-sectoral collaboration and coordination on key programmatic results on gender and adolescent, ensuring coherence, maximization of synergies and efficiency in utilization of resources and delivery of results
• Support the strengthening of data systems and collection, as well as accountability mechanisms to monitor and evaluate progress on gender and adolescent results.
• Provide technical support and guidance to national government, NGOs, UN Agencies and other partners on gender and adolescent programming, ensure incorporation of gender and adolescent indicators and measures in programmes/projects, policy initiatives, proposals, and M&E systems.
• Build strategic alliances for gender equality and ADAP with various partners, including institutional links with UN agencies and other relevant entities.
• Support management and HR in the development of systems, tools, and processes that enable staff members and external partners to enhance the adoption of gender-sensitive behaviors and support the implementation of the GAP and ADAP strategies.

Summary of Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Management and/or advisory support to Deputy Representative and Representative
• Program development and planning
• Program management, monitoring, and delivery of results
• Advisory services and technical support
• Advocacy, networking, and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building.

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

• An Advanced University Degree (Master's or higher) in the Social Sciences (i.e. Sociology, Demography, Psychology, Political Science, Social Policy or Economics), Public Health, Public Policy, Public Administration, International Development, or in an area relevant to UNICEF’s sectoral work (e.g. Health, Nutrition, WASH, Education, Child Protection, Social Inclusion, HIV/AIDs, etc.). Academic credentials in gender are a strong asset
• Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional experience and demonstrated track record of having undertaken and led substantive programming and research on gender and development in key issue areas that are the focus of UNICEF’s Gender Action Plan.
• Experience in designing, implementing, managing, and delivering results-based programmes on gender and development or any other cross-cutting programme, especially at the country/field level, experience in emergency response is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or the local language of the duty station is considered an asset.
• Proven ability to build rapport with individuals and groups and maintain an effective network of individuals across organizational departments as well as externally

For every Child, you demonstrate:

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpins everything we do and how we do it.

Core Competencies:

• Nurtures, Leads, and Manages People (2)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (3)
• Works Collaboratively with others (3)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (3)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (3)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (3)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (3)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (3)

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2022 (W. Central Africa Standard Time).

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

Job No: 555006
Location: Abuja
Contract Type: Consultant
Categories: Education
Duration: 2.5 months

For Every Child, an Advocate 

• In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families.
• UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally - click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria: https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/

How Can you Make a Difference?
Scope of Work:

• We are seeking expertise on strengthening the country's basic education system, specifically on making education spending more efficient, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of the most vulnerable children, with due emphasis on gender and disability.

The Country Office is requesting support concerning the following areas:

• Conduct a structural review of the education finance system in Nigeria.
• Develop a generic methodology to analyze education finance in Nigeria.
• Conduct a five years (2018-2022) trend analysis on education financing in Nigeria. Assess adequacy, efficiency, equity, transparency, and accountability of education finance in Nigeria using global, national level, state level and education institutional level data.
• Formulate results of estimates of adequate level of funding per pupil and identify factors contributing to better education finance for basic education with equity lens from policy perspectives.
• Building on the comprehensive review and analysis, produce a report, policy brief(s) and PowerPoint presentation(s) with key findings and concrete recommendations to improve education financing in Nigeria.

Qualifications

• Master's or Higher Degree Education in Public Policy, Economics, Education / ECE Policy or a related discipline
• A minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience in public sector analysis and its financing is required.
• At least 5 years experience conducting analysis and assessments, research, and writing technical papers and policy briefs or other publications on social sector and/or ECE/education and fiscal policy required.
• Experience in conducting efficiency analysis in the education sector with education data, and quantitative research, including conducting econometric modeling and microsimulations, programmatic and statistical support required.
• Knowledge of child- and gender-sensitive inclusive education, theories, and practices.
• Demonstrated experience working in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and knowledge of their education systems
• Experience in using school/district level data including assessment of learning outcomes is an asset

Other Skills and Attributes:

• Experience working with UN agencies or other international development agencies.
• Strong knowledge of the Nigerian political landscape and recent developments in education.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience translating evidence for and communicating with a broad range of actors (including government) on sensitive issues.
• Ability to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required

For every Child, you demonstrate...

• UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

Application Closing Date
22nd September, 2022 (W. Central Africa Standard Time).

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

Note

• 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 offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants.
• We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
• 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.
• 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.
• The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment.
• It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.