United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in Uganda Deputy Representative Job Vacancy in Uganda

mentation of the Country Programme and its activities promoted in line
with national development priorities, and the UN Development Assistance
Framework.
• Responsible for Country programme
management is fully supported by effective knowledge management and system.
• In charge of Situation Analysis is
prepared/updated, critical programme intervention point, measures or
adjustments are identified, programme work plans and recommendations are
prepared and incorporated, and the application of gender mainstreaming is integral
to all work processes.
• Responsible for Rights-based and
Results-based management approach is fully incorporated into all phases of
programme and project programming, and the value and quality of
programme/project strategy and implementation effectively are enhanced.
• In charge of ensuring programme efficiency
and delivery are improved through effective programme planning, monitoring and
evaluation.
• Carry out UNICEF programme evaluations are
effectively conducted in compliance with the established UN quality standards,
and the results are disseminated in a timely fashion to stakeholders in order
to improve programme performance.
• Ensure commitment and institutional
capacities of the national and local partners are effectively gained and
promoted.
• Generally responsible for rights
perspective and advocacy at the national, community and family levels are
incorporated into policy analysis for establishing and elevating UNICEF’s
credibility in national and international policy debates.
• Also, in charge of effective advocacy,
communication and networking are achieved through partnership and
collaboration.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the
UNICEF Representative.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal UNICEF job applicant should hold
an advanced university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations,
Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy, Social
Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines.
• At least ten years of relevant professional
work experience, including international and developing country work experience
and field work experience
• Background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Fluency in English and another UN language.

Personal Competencies:

• Possess high level communication skills,
including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
• Consistently achieves high-level results,
managing and delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
• Creates and encourages a climate of team-working
and collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
• Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex
quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.
• Identifies urgent and potentially risky
decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates organization-wide
activities.
• Sets, develops and revises organizational
strategy and develops clear visions of the organization’s future potential.
• Possesses high-level leadership and
supervisory skills; provides others with a clear direction; motivates and
empowers others; recruits staff of a high caliber; provides staff with
development opportunities and coaching.
• Negotiates effectively with people inside
and outside the organization by adopting a range of approaches.
• Quickly builds rapport with individuals and
groups. Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all
organizational levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and
stakeholders.
• Seeks and proposes opportunities for
advancing UNICEF’s mission.

How to Apply:

All qualified candidates who desire to join the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF), please visit our e-recruitment site below.

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