Deputy Representative Programme United Nations at UNICEF Tanzania

Deputy Representative Programme, P-5, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania #2912

Deputy Representative Programme United Nations at UNICEF October 2024

Job no: 575069
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam
Level: P-5
Location: United Republic of Tanzania
Categories: Executive Management

UNICEF
works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives,
defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early
childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed,
passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child
is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where
careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal
and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling
career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a
culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation
and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, hope
The
Deputy Representative position in UNICEF Tanzania is an exciting
opportunity to deliver on child rights at scale in a dynamic and
enabling policy environment leading a talented team. The Deputy
Representative will lead a team of multi-disciplinary experts including
across field locations working convergently to promote the early years
and adolescent’s’ agenda, while promoting programming at scale taking a
systems strengthening approach. Leveraging UN reforms, this post offers
an opportunity to bring the best of UNICEF to demonstrate results at
scale.

How can you make a difference?
The Deputy
Representative reports to the CO Representative for general supervision
and direction. The Deputy Representative serves as the principal adviser
on the overall management of the CO, development of CO policies and
strategies; and under delegated authority, for coordinating and managing
all phases of the Country Office Programme, from formulation to
delivery of results in accordance with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans,
standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics, and
integrity.

Key accountabilities and duties:

• CO Programme planning and development
• Support to the Representative on managing the CO
• Monitoring and quality control of Programmes
• Representation, alliance building and UN System coordination
• Private Sector Engagement and Partnerships
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
Education:

• An
  advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required:
  social sciences, international relations, government and public
  relations, public or social policy, sociology, social or community
  development, or another relevant technical field.

Work Experience:

• A
  minimum of ten years of professional development experience that
  combines technical and managerial leadership in development cooperation
  at the international level, some of which served in developing countries
  is required.
• Relevant professional experience in any UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience on the African continent, especially in East Africa is desirable.
• Seasoned programmer, preferably with experience in LDC-MIC transitions.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

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.

 UNICEF
is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global
workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone,
irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity,
sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background,
or any other personal characteristic.

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.

Remarks:
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.
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Deadline: 23rd October 2024 E. Africa Standard Time