The Deputy Coordinator will assist the PMU Coordinator in overseeing the strategic, technical, and operational management of GPE funds within the country’s education sector. This includes ensuring robust project planning, financial management, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. The Deputy Coordinator will support effective coordination among stakeholders and ensure the alignment of the program with national priorities and international standards.
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.
The Deputy Representative supports the Representative in leading and leveraging partnerships with both public and private sectors for the achievement of results and fulfilment of the rights of children.
In fragile and humanitarian contexts, the Representative ensures the delivery of a timely, efficient and principled humanitarian action and advocacy in accordance with UNICEF global Policy and Framework for humanitarian action. Where clusters are activated, the Representative ensures that UNICEF CLA responsibilities are fulfilled.
The incumbent will be responsible for cutting edge technical support and advice in developing, reviewing and/or adopting QA policies around International Product Standards, ISO driven Quality Management Systems and regulatory reliance frameworks of both stringent and maturing regulatory authorities, the latter particularly in areas where UNICEF will be fostering a localization agenda to move manufacturing closer to end-users. The position requires close collaboration with product specialists and procurement teams in UNICEF and in partner organisations, specialised technical working groups and other major stakeholders to harmonize QA policies and provide consistency and commonality in QA methods and requirements. Environmental and Social Sustainability is of growing importance in UNICEF, and a key contribution of this position will be further development and implementation of UNICEF sustainable procurement policies and procedures.
Join UNICEF as a Staff Counsellor and become an integral part of our mission to support those who support children worldwide. In this pivotal role, you'll provide essential mental health services and develop innovative wellbeing programs for our global team members, particularly those working in challenging multicultural environments across our headquarters in New York and Istanbul. As a seasoned mental health professional with experience in humanitarian settings, you'll have the unique opportunity to strengthen UNICEF's commitment to staff wellness while contributing to the broader UN Mental Health Strategy. Your expertise will help create a more resilient, balanced, and emotionally healthy workplace, enabling our teams to maximize their impact on children's lives globally.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an International Consultant to support MoES to develop its Digital Education Action Plan. The duration of this assignment is 11.5 months, starting as soon as possible. The consultant is expected be based primarily in Laos and work primarily at the MoES ICT Centre in Lao PDR for the duration of the assignment.
The Deputy Coordinator will assist the PMU Coordinator in overseeing the strategic, technical, and operational management of GPE funds within the country’s education sector. This includes ensuring robust project planning, financial management, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. The Deputy Coordinator will support effective coordination among stakeholders and ensure the alignment of the program with national priorities and international standards.
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.
The Deputy Representative supports the Representative in leading and leveraging partnerships with both public and private sectors for the achievement of results and fulfilment of the rights of children.
In fragile and humanitarian contexts, the Representative ensures the delivery of a timely, efficient and principled humanitarian action and advocacy in accordance with UNICEF global Policy and Framework for humanitarian action. Where clusters are activated, the Representative ensures that UNICEF CLA responsibilities are fulfilled.
The incumbent will be responsible for cutting edge technical support and advice in developing, reviewing and/or adopting QA policies around International Product Standards, ISO driven Quality Management Systems and regulatory reliance frameworks of both stringent and maturing regulatory authorities, the latter particularly in areas where UNICEF will be fostering a localization agenda to move manufacturing closer to end-users. The position requires close collaboration with product specialists and procurement teams in UNICEF and in partner organisations, specialised technical working groups and other major stakeholders to harmonize QA policies and provide consistency and commonality in QA methods and requirements. Environmental and Social Sustainability is of growing importance in UNICEF, and a key contribution of this position will be further development and implementation of UNICEF sustainable procurement policies and procedures.
Join UNICEF as a Staff Counsellor and become an integral part of our mission to support those who support children worldwide. In this pivotal role, you'll provide essential mental health services and develop innovative wellbeing programs for our global team members, particularly those working in challenging multicultural environments across our headquarters in New York and Istanbul. As a seasoned mental health professional with experience in humanitarian settings, you'll have the unique opportunity to strengthen UNICEF's commitment to staff wellness while contributing to the broader UN Mental Health Strategy. Your expertise will help create a more resilient, balanced, and emotionally healthy workplace, enabling our teams to maximize their impact on children's lives globally.
UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an International Consultant to support MoES to develop its Digital Education Action Plan. The duration of this assignment is 11.5 months, starting as soon as possible. The consultant is expected be based primarily in Laos and work primarily at the MoES ICT Centre in Lao PDR for the duration of the assignment.
