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For every child, protection.

UNICEF South Africa, there  for every child. We believe that ensuring a child is happy and healthy begins before birth: from ensuring their mother has access to good health care to reaching adulthood as a healthy, empowered and informed young person of the next generation. This journey relies on every child having access to quality health care, good nutrition, education, and growing up in a safe environment free from violence.

We are committed to ensuring that every child survives and thrives, that every child has access to quality learning. UNICEF South Africa is committed to ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for every child.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this temporary appointment is to support the various steps in the Country Programme Development process and fill the gap in capacity of the Programme Planning, Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation (PMR-E) section to manage these additional requirements.

The main tasks and responsibilities fall under 4 main areas; however, the staff member may be called upon to support across any of the PMRE work area pillars outside of this primary focus:

1. Support the Country Programme Planning (CPP) Process

• Act as focal point for organizing key workshops and meetings including provision of logistical and administrative support to various consultations and workshops including the SitAn validation, Strategic moment of reflection and Theory of Change (ToC) /Prioritization workshops.
• Ensure documentation for key Country Programme Planning milestones – i.e., contribute to minutes / notes / reports from meetings etc.
• Support the roll out of the country programme evaluation.
• Contribute to the development of materials for Country Programme milestones such as the strategic moment of reflection etc.

2. Donor Reporting and Proposals

• Undertake regular updates to the donor reports schedule and ensure communication to the section on upcoming reports.
• Quality assurance for donor reports and donor proposals.
• Ensure timely submission of donor reports following established procedures.

3. Knowledge Management

• Support the on-going roll-out of the knowledge management platform including updating document repositories, tagging and site design.
• Act as a super user for the Enterprise Content Management Platform including on-going capacity building of staff and troubleshooting where relevant.

4. Planning and Monitoring

• Support the 2023 end year review and corporate reporting obligations.
• Contribute to operationalizing the UNICEF country office monitoring strategy.
• Act as the focal point for e-work planning.

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

The following minimum requirements:

• Education: A first university degree (equivalent to a Bachelor’s) in any discipline

• Work Experience:

1. A minimum of 1-year progressive professional experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and/or knowledge management is required and with a UN agency preferred.
2. Understanding of UN/ UNICEF planning and reporting process is required.
3. Familiarity with donor reporting requirements, and knowledge management systems in international organizations / UN is required.
4. Experience working in international organizations specifically the UN is preferred.

• Language Requirements: 

1. Fluency in English, both written and verbal is required.
2. Knowledge of another official UN language or the local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others [add the 8^th competency (Nurtures, leads and manages people) for a supervisory role]. 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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.

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 does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

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

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions 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. 

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.