Urgent Recruitment @ United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – 4 Positions (Nigeria)

Job No.: 551982
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: P-4
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Supervisor Title / Level: Chief of M4R (with dotted lines to Dep Rep Ops)
Organizational Unit: M4RJob
Job Classification Level: Level 4

Organizational Context and Purpose for the Job

• The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, 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 favoritism. 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 fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. Therefore, 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.

Job Organizational Context:

• With over 500 implementing partners, Nigeria Country Office has significant and complex programmatic and operational risks and challenges which require a dedicated position to support the Senior Managers in making sure that resources are continuously, effectively and efficiently geared towards achieving results for children.

Purpose for the Job

• Under the supervision of the Chief of Monitoring for Results (M4R) and the Deputy Representative Operations, the Internal Control and HACT Manager will be responsible for strengthening risk assurance and compliance efforts and ensuring implementation and adherence to HACT assurance activities by partners.
• He/She will 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, the staff member will ensure quality, effective and efficient management of implementing partnerships in the country office in line with respective operational policies, procedures and mainstreaming of risk-based implementing partnership management at the CO level.

Summary of Key Functions / Accountabilities
Risk management:

• Provide guidance in the annual risk assessment process and monitor reliability of reports and their compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Ensure the monitoring of risk mitigation action plans including mid-term reviews.
• Lead the office peer reviews process, undertake visits to project sites and field offices to verify the quality of performance.
• Ensure the risk management approach is embedded in any project/proposal, in office governance committees’ review of submissions and in any major decision made by the management.

Compliance Activities:

• Review the office systems, procedures, and processes for compliance with organizational rules and regulations.
• Enforce and strengthen internal controls to ensure that systems are in place to prevent, detect and report non-compliance. Lead the process for the preparation of the annual Statement of Internal Control (SIC) by the office.
• Review internal work processes in Programme and Operations to ensure that accountabilities are clear and placed at the adequate levels as per global policies and/or best practices.
• Establish a risk-based system to periodically and systematically review a sample of activities (Programme and Operations) to ensure they are carried out according to established work processes and in compliance with UNICEF policies and procedures.
• Ensure smooth preparedness of internal and external audit, conduct a quality assurance and follow-up on the implementation of the recommendations and provides feedback to management.
• Periodically test compliance with the Table of authority and adherence to the delegation of authorities in line with UNICEF policies and procedures and ensure staff understand roles and responsibilities delegated to them.
• Review the conformity of statutory and non-statutory committees, assess committee members have been trained/oriented on their roles and responsibility.

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Fraud risk Management:

• Lead in collecting evidence to respond to OIAI’s queries when initially assessing allegations of fraud and misconduct or during actual investigations.
• Advise the management on lessons learned from investigations and measures to be taken accordingly.
• Ensure the implementation of the global anti-fraud strategy, suggest internal fraud prevention mechanisms and alert the management on any fraudulent issues as well as unethical behaviors detected.
• Lead the process of Fraud risk training / orientation to Partners and suppliers.

Oversight and advisory on implementing partnership management and quality assurance:

• Provide technical guidance on the formalization of implementing partnerships with government,civil society organizations and other implementing partners in line with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines, including the CSO Procedure and guidance on work plans.
• Provide technical guidance in the implementation of HACT in line with the HACT policy and procedure and other relevant organizational policies, procedures and guidelines, including the DFAM Policy 5: Cash Disbursements Supplement 3-Cash Transfers (HACT). This includes coordinating the preparation of CO annual assessments and assurance plan, facilitating its execution and coordinating with other adopting agencies as appropriate.
• Implement quality assurance strategies/processes for the implementation of the CSO procedure. This includes processes to ensure that implementing partners are selected and assessed in accordance with the CSO procedure and that all documentation is in line with corporate standards as stipulated in the CSO procedure
• Lead in implementation of quality assurance strategies/processes to ensure that HACT assessments and assurance activities are undertaken in accordance with corporate terms of reference and guidance and that appropriate follow-up action and escalation steps are taken as needed

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.
• Contribute to effective management process by participating in key governance meetings (particularly CMT, PMT and OMT).
• Coordinate Risk assessment and control activities with other UN agencies by representing the office in meetings related to Risks and Compliance activities.

Impact of Results:

• The Internal Control and HACT Manager is expected to be fully knowledgeable in the field of the work, to work with minimum supervision and therefore exercise judgement, take initiatives, establish work priorities and ensure follow-up actions.
• The ability to support assessment, mitigation, monitoring, review and reporting on the most significant risks that could potentially harm the organization, is a critical element of UNICEF’s risk and internal control performance management framework. Risk management skills are necessary to safeguard UNICEF’s reputation, resources, continuity of operations and reputation to fulfill our primary mission to save and protect children, globally.

Competencies and level of proficiency required (please base on UNICEF Competency Profiles)
Core Values:

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust
• Accountability.

Core competencies:

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

Other skills:

• Emotional Intelligence
• Managing complexity and change

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

Qualifications
Education:

• An Advanced University Degree (Master’s or higher) 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.
• 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.

Experience:

• At least 8 (eight) years of continuous professional work experience in Risk and Compliance, HACT or another directly relevant area. Experience in financial management, particularly developing and implementing financial control systems, ERM, audits, internal control preferably with international organizations, NGOs and UN.
• Field experience / familiarity with Emergency is an added asset.

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Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

Application Closing Date
27th June, 2022 (West Central Africa Standard Time).

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

Job No: 551680
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Contract type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Education

Overview

• The UNICEF Country Programme in Nigeria has the largest programme in the WCAR, and it continues to rapidly evolve and expand.
• UNICEF is seeking the services of a Gender Analysis of School Dropout International Consultant with experience in conducting mixed methods research, particularly on gender and education in humanitarian and development contexts, and in analysis of education data to inform evidence-based interventions and system strengthening support.

How Can You Make A Difference?

• The purpose of the gender analysis of dropout is two fold:
• First, it aims to identify remaining knowledge gaps, including by mapping the availability of and further needs for data on school dropout, retention, transition and completion for girls and boys; and second, it aims to use available data to analyse the situation of school dropout by gender, to compare the situation among girls and boys with different demographic and family attributes, and to understand the factors driving dropout, as well as those which support retention, transition and completion.
• The work will cover both a national analysis and a specific focus on Oyo State in Southwest Nigeria.
• To achieve this, UNICEF is seeking the services of a consultant with experience in conducting mixed methods research, particularly on gender and education in humanitarian and development contexts, and in analysis of education data to inform evidence-based interventions and system strengthening support.
• Under the supervision of the Chief of Education, and with the guidance and support of the gender advisor, the consultant will be responsible for the following:
  • Desk Review and Data Mapping
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Presentation of findings and recommendations

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

• An Advanced University Degree (Master's or higher) Education Development, Education Policy, Social Policy, International Relations, or related field
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in education research, including quantitative and qualitative methods, in development and/or humanitarian contexts, with demonstrated experience in gender analysis.
• A minimum of 3 years working experience with using education data to inform evidence-based decision-making to address key barriers to education access for marginalized populations.
• Strong working knowledge of key data sources on education data (MICS, DHIS, UIS, NEDS in Nigeria, and others) is an asset
• Experience in mapping data against key policy and international priorities.
• Strong knowledge of the Nigerian context and understanding of international development issues, including the status of the humanitarian-development nexus nationally and at the state level in Nigeria, particularly as it relates to education for girls and marginalized populations.

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
• A good understanding of UNICEF’s programmatic areas, namely Education (especially Education in Emergencies), social policy and child protection
• 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

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Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

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

Application Closing Date
16th June, 2022 W. Central Africa Standard Time.

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

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Applications submitted without a technical and financial proposal will not be considered.
• 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.

Job no: 551867
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Background
For every child, education:

• The UNICEF Country Programme in Nigeria has the largest Programme in the WCAR, and it continues to rapidly evolve and expand. UNICEF is seeking the services of an International Programme Management Training Co-Facilitator Consultant to:
  • Co-facilitate, with a lead trainer consultant, trainings for up to 300 NCO Programme staff on the practical implementation and optimal use of the Manual;
  • Provide up to 50 hours of on-demand support to interested trainees during a three-month period, starting from the time of conclusion of the respective training.

How can you make a difference?

• As part of a larger drive to enhance Programme delivery and results for children, as well as building a learning culture, the UNICEF Nigeria Country Office (NCO) is rolling out a series of trainings aimed at improving staff skills in program planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. These trainings come at a critical time when the country office is finalizing the implementation of its 2018-2022 country program document and preparing to implement its next country program document for 2023-27.
• Such trainings, based on a Programme Management Manual to be developed as part of a separate assignment, will ensure NCO staff have the prerequisite knowledge and skills necessary to effectively plan, manage and deliver results in line with UN and UNICEF programming policies and procedures.
• The country office requires the service of an International Programme Management Training Co-Facilitator Consultant to:
  • Co-facilitate, with a lead trainer consultant, trainings for up to 300 NCO Programme staff on the practical implementation and optimal use of the Manual;
  • Provide up to 50 hours of on-demand support to interested trainees during a three-month period, starting from the time of conclusion of the respective training. The Lead facilitator will share all necessary materials and methodology with the co-facilitator.
• Consultants with previous training and programming experience, ideally with the UN or UNICEF, are hereby invited to submit proposals that will include, among others, the training methodology, content to be delivered for each topic, tools to be used, approaches to make the trainings engaging and the price proposal. How the new knowledge and skills is acquired by staff will be assessed at the end of the trainings.

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

• An Advanced University Degree Education, Public Administration, or another relevant field.
• A first-level University Degree in a relevant field combined with ten years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• The consultant must have at least 8 years of experience in working on adult learning and training facilitation, including online. In addition, the consultant should demonstrate experience in design and facilitation of Programme management-related trainings. In addition, the consultant should have:
• In-depth knowledge of results-based management, Programme processes and tools including in planning, budget management, partnership management and resource mobilization
• Knowledge of the development programming context
• Experience in working with the UN or UNICEF
• Fluency in English

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For every Child, you demonstrate:

• UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS). To view our competency framework, please visit here

Application Closing Date
18th June, 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.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Applications submitted without a technical and financial proposal will not be considered.

Job No.: 551874
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Contract type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Background
For every child, education:

• The UNICEF Country Programme in Nigeria has the largest Programme in the WCAR, and it continues to rapidly evolve and expand. UNICEF is seeking the services of an International Programme Management Training Co-Facilitator Consultant to:
  • Co-facilitate, with a lead trainer consultant, trainings for up to 300 NCO Programme staff on the practical implementation and optimal use of the Manual;
  • Provide up to 50 hours of on-demand support to interested trainees during a three-month period, starting from the time of conclusion of the respective training.

Purpose of Activity / Assignment

• Strengthening the capacity of UNICEF(NCO) staff members in Programme management.

Scope of Work

• • As part of a larger drive to enhance programme delivery and results for children, as well as building a learning culture, the UNICEF Nigeria Country Office (NCO) is rolling out a series of trainings aimed at improving staff skills in program planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
  • These trainings come at a critical time when the country office is finalizing the implementation of its 2018-2022 country program document and preparing to implement its next country program document for 2023-27.
  • Such trainings, based on a Programme Management Manual to be developed as part the assignment, will ensure NCO staff have the prerequisite knowledge and skills necessary to effectively plan, manage and deliver results in line with UN and UNICEF programming policies and procedures.
  • The country office requires the service of a consultant to: 1) draft a “Programme Management Manual” in line with UN and UNICEF programming policies and procedures, as well as industry best practices, to be used by all NCO programme staff; 2) lead in delivering trainings to up to 300 NCO programme staff on the practical implementation and optimal use of the Manual; 3) Provide a final draft Manual after the trainings are completed, drawing on learning and feedback from the training session; 4) provide up to 50 hours of on-demand support to interested trainees during a three month period, starting from the time of conclusion of the respective training.
  • Consultants with previous training and programming experience, ideally with the UN or UNICEF, are hereby invited to submit proposals that will include, among others, the training methodology, content to be delivered for each topic, tools to be used, approaches to make the trainings engaging and the price proposal. How the new knowledge and skills acquired by staff will be assessed at the end of the trainings.

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• Training Manual covering each of the modules to be delivered, with proposed content outline and methodology for delivery.
• Delivery of the trainings as per modules below:
  • Module 1: Theory of change, Results frameworks (log frames), including indicators.
  • Module 2: Programming Strategies (Program convergence, gender, disability inclusion, and innovation
  • Module 3: Financial management including developing budgets, monitoring expenditure and allocations using UNICEF systems.
  • Module 4: Management of partners (the main one being the Nigerian government) including results, accountability and negotiation.
  • Module 5: Monitoring and evaluation, especially as they relate to delivery of results.
  • Module 6: Developing project proposals, both for internally- and externally funded projects

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

• An advanced University Degree Education, Public Administration, or another relevant field.
• A first-level University Degree in a relevant field combined with ten (10) years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• The consultant must have at least 8 years of experience in working on adult learning and training facilitation, including online. In addition, the consultant should demonstrate experience in design and facilitation of programme management-related trainings. In addition, the consultant should have:
• In-depth knowledge of results-based management, programme processes and tools including in planning, budget management, partnership management and resource mobilization
• Knowledge of the development programming context
• Experience in working with the UN or UNICEF
•  Fluency in English

For every Child, you demonstrate:

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

Application Closing Date
18th June, 2022 (West Central Africa Standard Time).

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

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
• Applications submitted without a technical and financial proposal will not be considered.
• 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.

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