VACANCY
NOTICE NO. PER/VN/0004/2015- TA-Social Policy Specialist (Economics)- NOC
The Office of United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Rwanda is inviting applications from suitably
qualified Rwandan nationals to fill the following vacancy:
TITLE :
Social Policy Specialist (Economics)
LEVEL : NO-C
(category for National Officers)
TYPE OF
APPOINTMENT : Temporary Appointment (TA
)
DURATION :
11 months
DEPARTMENT :
Social Policy and Research
DUTY STATION
: Kigali
DATE OF
ISSUE : 13/08/2015
DATE OF
CLOSURE : 31/08/2015
PURPOSE OF
THE JOB
Accountable for
effective engagement in and support to the analytical function, with particular
focus on economic analysis linked to social policy and planning for children,
advocating for increased public resource allocation and robust budgeting
towards the social sector, sustainable decentralization of social services and
local capacity building in support of the goal of universal coverage of
essential social services and creation of a protective environment for
children.
Conducts economic
data collection and analysis to fill information gaps and to strengthen
capacity for advocacy for children’s rights, and to support the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and the World Fit for Children (WFFC) agenda.
KEY
ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS
Within the
delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent
may be assigned the primary, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all
or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results.
1. Social
Economic policy dialogue and programme development:
Participate in
social economic policy dialogue and development with the Government. Engage in
and establish constructive dialogue and partnerships between international and
local stakeholders to support the development of social economic policies and
programmes contributing to the progressive realization of children’s rights.
Strengthen implementation and monitoring mechanisms at all levels of society,
and ensure that the services reach out in innovative, effective ways to those
most vulnerable pockets of children and families that have been previously left
out.
Provide technical
support and guidance on national planning and budgeting on issues related to
children’s rights. Assists UNICEF country programme and government partners in
costing policy options and monitoring expenditures related to social protection
and programmes that target children and vulnerable groups.
Provide technical
inputs to ensure that national and district development plans and other social
policy and planning documents at the central and district level articulate and
prioritize expenditure for child-targeted programmes and that they can be
refined for adoption through the annual MTEF process.
2.
Monitoring state budget resources
Analyse, monitor and
update current information on state budgeting and spending patterns for social
programmes and decentralization status of social services on an on-going basis
to support advocacy for greater public resources and budget allocation for
social development, the prioritization of resource allocation for children, and
universal coverage of essential services for children, particularly most
vulnerable, to ensure that they are inclusive and reflect the best interest of
children.
In coordination with
other programmes/units, provide technical economic expertise in budget
monitoring and analysis, public expenditure tracking, costing of policy
options, and participation in national public expenditure reviews, with a view
to influencing these processes and increasing allocations to children and
vulnerable groups.
3.
Sustainable decentralization and capacity building
Collaborate with the
central and local authorities to assist in planning, social economic policy
discussion and service delivery closely responding to the needs of local
communities.
Provide on-going
support in making decentralization sustainable through adequate local support
while keeping decentralized services both accessible and effective.
Collaborate with the
central and local authorities to strengthen community-based capacity for
quality economic data collection and analysis to support social economic policy
development, planning, implementation, coordination, and monitoring of social
and economic policies and programmes taking into consideration cross-sectoral
nature of these programmes.
Develop social
economic programme plans of action for children with provincial and
district/municipality level authorities; strengthen coordination between
sectors and between different levels of government structures for policy
implementation.
4. Data
collection, analysis and results-based approach
Collect
systematically qualitative social economic data for the sound and up-to-date
assessment of the situation of children and women to provide the base-lines for
result-based decisions on interventions and evaluations. Support inclusion of
economic indicators in the information systems in place or under development.
Provide timely,
regular data-driven analysis for effective prioritization, planning, and
development; facilitate results-based management for planning, adjusting, and
scaling-up specific social economic policy initiatives.
Analyse the
macroeconomic context of social policy programmes and its impact on social
development, emerging issues and social policy concerns, as well as
implications for children, particularly excluded and vulnerable children, and
propose and promote appropriate responses in respect of such issues and
concerns, including government resource allocation policies and the effect of
social welfare policies on the rights of children
5. Advocacy
and communication
Promote and raise
awareness on social economic analysis linked to social policy and planning for
children both the general public and with children’s rights policy makers,
utilizing effective information dissemination, mass media campaign, special
events, and other means, to ensure local buy-in, commitment, and continued
relevance of UNICEF programming. Highlight interventions to attain social
policy goals which are designed to reduce gender inequalities.
Prepare briefs that
periodically update the social sector analysis of national budgets and advocate
for/facilitate the creation of alliances and capacity building around the
issues of social budgeting and child-friendly-budgeting.
6.
Partnerships
Establish effective
partnerships with the Government, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs,
civil society and local leaders, the private sector, and other UN agencies to
support sustained and proactive commitment to the Convention of the Rights of
the Child and to achieve global UN agendas such as Sustainable Development
Goals and the World Fit for Children (WFFC) agenda.
Identify other
critical partners, promotes awareness and builds capacity of partners, and
actively facilitates effective collaboration within the UN family. Build on
UNDAP and One-UN family efforts to ensure adequate budget allocations for
children.
Participate in
meetings and other national forums (e.g. Public Expenditure Reviews) and
provide technical advice and assistance to government officials and other
partners on strengthening of inter-sectoral efforts to focus on children in
national development planning, budgeting and programming.
Support in
particular initiatives to enhance capacity of social ministries to participate
in budgetary processes as well as to strengthen decentralized planning and
monitoring of district resource allocations for child poverty and disparity
reduction.
7. UNICEF
Programme Management
Support and
contribute to effective and efficient social economic analysis planning,
management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the country programme.
Ensure that the
social economic analysis planning project enhances policy dialogue, planning,
supervision, technical advice, management, training, research and support; and
that the monitoring and evaluation component strengthens monitoring and
evaluation of the social sectors and provides support to sectoral and
decentralized information systems.
Links with other
programmes and facilitates inter-sectoral linkages at both national and
district level; facilitate both internal and external learning processes with
regard to social policy, budgeting and social protection issues; monitor the
disbursement of funds and proper utilization of UNICEF resources and
liquidation; liaise and link with Government ministries and advocate for
institutionalization and scaling up of social economic policy initiatives, with
particular attention to costing issues. Help document and assess experiences.
Participate in the
preparation of programme reports for management, Board, donors, budget reviews,
programme analysis, and annual reports as required. This will include but not
be limited to the UNDAP, Country Programme Document (CPD).
Participates in
UNICEF multi-sectoral coordination meetings and Task Forces and contribute to
the activities relating to the cross-cutting programmatic activities.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Education:Advanced
university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political
Science, International Finance, Public relations, Media, Communication, or
other relevant disciplines. - Work
Experience:Five
years of relevant professional work experience. Background/familiarity
with Emergency. - Language
Proficiency: Fluency in Kinyarwanda, and English is the
working language.
COMPETENCY
PROFILE
i) Core
Values (Required)
1) Commitment, 2)
Diversity and Inclusion, 3) Integrity
ii) Core
Competencies (Required)
1) Communication [
II ], 2) Working with People [ II ], 3) Drive for Results [ II ]
iii)
Functional Competencies (Required)
Leading and Supervising
[ II ], Formulating Strategies and Concepts [ II ], Analyzing [ III], Relating
and Networking [ II ], Persuading and Influencing [ II ], Planning and
Organizing [ III ]
iv)
Technical Knowledge[1][ ]
a) Specific Technical Knowledge
required (for the job) [ ]
(Technical knowledge
requirements specific to the job can be added here as required.)
· Knowledge of
country’s economic and political situation.
· Expertise to
leverage UNICEF’s competitive advantage.
· Expertise to
deploy networking and mass media for fundraising and special events.
b) Common
Technical Knowledge required(for
the job group)[
]
· Understanding of
UNICEF programmatic goals, visions, positions, policies and strategies (MDGs,
UNDAF, HIV/AIDS, WFFC, MTSP, etc.)
· Understanding of
Rights-based and Results-based approach and programming.
· Understanding of
UN mission and system; and International Code of Conduct.
· Gender equality
and diversity awareness.
c) Technical
Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced(for
the Job)[ ]
· Knowledge of
UNICEF’s financial regulations and rules, fundraising manual and fundraising
strategy.
· Understanding of
government policies, guidelines, legislation, and strategies related to
fundraising.
· Understanding of
UNICEF programme policies, goals, strategies, guidelines and approaches related
to programme funding activities.
· UNICEF policies,
strategies promoting and supporting gender equality and diversity.
· Understanding of
UNICEF programme policies, goals, strategies, guidelines and approaches related
to programme funding activities.
· UNICEF policies,
strategies promoting and supporting gender equality and diversity.
[1] Reference to
UNICEF and/or UN in terms of technical knowledge requirements (and b above) are
applicable only to those who are or have been the staff members of UNICEF or
the UN common system.
ü An application
letter addressed to the Human Resources Specialist, UNICEF, P.O. Box 381 Kigali
ü Completed
Personnel History form P11 forms (which can be downloaded from:
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc)
or available at UNICEF reception.
ü Completed
resume/CV
ü Legalized
photocopies of degrees, diplomas and certificate
ü Please apply
online to rwajobs@unicef.org or submit your application documents to the UNICEF
Reception.
Please note that
applications
which do not meet the specified minimum requirements or are received after the
closing date will be rejected. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Women are particularly encouraged to apply.All application materials
will not be returned.
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COMMITTED TO GENDER BALANCE AND DIVERSITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO RACE, SEX
OR RELIGION, AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. WELL
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
