Chief Field Office, P-4

Chief Field Office, P-4

Under the guidance of the Chief Field Operations, you as the Chief Field Office (CFO) will be accountable for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office within a country programme. You will represent UNICEF in Bunia, leads and oversees the various program sectors and operational service teams ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision set forward by the Representative. The role operates in a protracted, multi-hazard emergency environment characterized by armed violence, large-scale displacement, severe protection risks, recurrent disease outbreaks, constrained humanitarian access, community mistrust and disruption of essential services. You will provide area-based leadership for UNICEF’s response across Ituri and, when delegated, supports operational coherence with Haut-Uélé and adjoining outbreak and displacement corridors.

In fragile and humanitarian contexts, UNICEF action is guided by its global Policy and Framework for humanitarian action: the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

• Effective management of UNICEF presence, staff and assets
• Knowledge Management for Programmes
• Programme Development and Management
• Optimum Use of Program Funds
• Programme Monitoring and Evaluations
• Rights-Based and Results-Based Programme Management Approach
• National and Local Capacity Building/Sustainability
• Rights Perspective and Advocacy at the National, Community and Family Levels
• Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD - Chief Field Office P-4.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: A Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in one of the following fields is required: social sciences, international relations, public administration, government and public relations, public or social policy, sociology, social or community development, or another relevant technical field.
• Work

Experience

• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in in programme management, planning, monitoring and evaluation, project administration or another relevant area is required. Substantial experience leading humanitarian response in complex emergencies, including conflict-affected and public-health emergency settings, is required.

• Skills:

• Specific Technical Knowledge Required

• Rights-based and Results-based approach and programming in UNICEF.

• UNICEF programme policy, procedures and guidelines in the Manual.

• Common Technical Knowledge Required

• Methodology of programme/project management

• UNICEF programmatic goals, visions, positions, policies and strategies.

• Knowledge of global human rights issues, specifically relating to children and women, and the current UNCEF position and approaches.

• UNICEF policies and strategy to address on national and international issues, particularly relating to conflicts, natural disasters, and recovery.

• UNICEF emergency programme policies, goals, strategies and approaches.

• Gender equality and diversity awareness.

• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in English and French are required.

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language

• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.

• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

• Demonstrated experience in humanitarian access, security risk-informed programme management, inter-agency coordination, emergency operations and staff duty of care is highly desirable.

• UN policies and strategy to address international humanitarian issues and the responses.

• UN common approaches to programmatic issues and UNICEF positions

• UN security operations and guidelines.

• Humanitarian access analysis and negotiation; conflict sensitivity; do-no-harm; civil-military coordination; and principled engagement in environments involving armed actors.

• Public-health emergency and outbreak coordination, including risk communication and community engagement, infection prevention and control, continuity of essential services and operational readiness.

• Accountability to affected populations, community feedback systems, PSEA, child safeguarding and safe referral mechanisms.

• Emergency supply-chain, warehousing, fleet and asset management; business continuity; crisis management; remote monitoring; and data protection in high-risk environments.

• Risk management, internal controls, HACT/partnership assurance, construction oversight and responsible management of emergency resources.

• Security Management training for members of Security Management Team.

• UNICEF policies, strategies promoting and supporting gender equality and diversity.

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

• 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

• 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

• (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

• Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

• 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, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other f