Position Title: Regional
Adviser Education, P-5, Nairobi, Kenya
Vacancy No: E-VN-2014-000647
Duty Station: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Region: ESARO
Job Level: P-5
Position#: 00009113
Application Close: 10-Apr-14
Contract Type: Long-term Staff (FT)
Background Information:
For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and
territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The
world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports
child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education
for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence,
exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary
contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Position
In the capacity of Regional Adviser, the Regional Adviser Education
supports and advises the Regional Director, the Regional Management Team and
Country Offices and Governments in developing policies, strategies, programmes
and systems for the designated areas of responsibilities. Responsible for providing technical
leadership, management advice, and programme support and capacity building to
country offices throughout the Region. Facilitates application, adaptation and
achievement of UNICEF global and regional goals, polices, and strategies in the
area of Education programme in countries of the Region. Provides UNICEF Education programmes with
innovative leadership including expert advice, vision, oversight, knowledge
management, articulating policies and strategies, situation appraisal,
harmonization of programme strategy, capacity building, support for monitoring
and evaluation, representation, networking and strategic partnership creation.
Provides advice across the region in the identification of gender inequalities
in education and innovative approaches and programmes to eliminate these
inequalities; ensures that monitoring mechanisms are in place to track progress
towards inequality reduction targets.
Key Expected Results
1. Programme policies, strategies, and approaches for the region are
developed and advocated. Regional
Director, Deputy Director, the Regional Management Team and Country Offices are
advised on strategy, policy, programme and advocacy. UNICEF`s regional
programme, strategy, policy and advocacy guidelines are developed and
disseminated to Country Office programme staff.
2. Strategy coordination to facilitate harmonization and implementation of
regional and country strategies is formed in collaboration with management at
country, regional, and HQ levels.
Guidance and support are provided to form strategic alliances with
national partners to influence on programme strategy and plan.
3. Up-to-date technical expertise is maintained, expanded, and disseminated
throughout the Organization, and shared with the regional/national
institutions/partners.
4. Country Offices, Regional Office staff and national partners lead
regional programme development, implementation and management processes due to
continual, effective capacity building.
5. Regional and Country Offices expand, lead and deliver programmes at a
high quality standard in area of expertise due to strong technical leadership.
6. Regional financial resources are enhanced by effective advocacy and
leveraging.
7. Accurate, coherent and reliable regional information is collected,
analysed and reported with an emphasis on gender disaggregation and disparities
for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
8. UNICEF is effectively represented and programme goals and strategies are
widely advocated with high level and senior government officials, multi-lateral
agencies, bi-lateral agencies, NGOs, other UN agencies, and donors.
9. Effective communication, partnerships,
representation and networking are forged to develop harmonized programme
interventions and expand programmes and networks.
10. Emergency preparedness is assessed, needs for emergency support are
identified, and emergency responses with effective coordination are provided.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in the combination of the selective
disciplines relevant to the following areas:
Education; Primary Education, Economics, Social Sciences, or a field(s)
relevant to international development assistance.*
- Twelve years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in all
aspects of programme management, and/or advisory support, in the technical area
or programme sector resulting in recognized expertise in the technical area.
- Demonstrative capacity to identify and monitor gender disparities in
education, as well as develop and implement
- Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of local working
language of the duty station would be an asset.
A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic
qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced
university degree.
Competencies of Successful
Candidate
- Has highest-level communication skills, including engaging and
informative formal public speaking
- Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and collaboration in a
multi-cultural environment
- Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and delivering
projects on-time and on-budget
- Has high-level leadership and supervisory skills; provides others with a
clear direction; motivates and empowers others; recruits staff of a high
caliber; provides staff with development opportunities and coaching
- Sets, develops and revises organizational strategy and develops clear
visions of the organization`s future potential
- Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative
data from a wide range of sources
- Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups. Actively nurtures
good relationships with people across all organizational levels and boundaries,
and with government leaders and stakeholders
- Identifies urgent and potentially risky decisions and acts on them
promptly; initiates and generates organization-wide activities
- Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities
Remarks
This is a re-advertisement. Candidates who applied previously will be
considered and need not re-apply.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and
encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious
and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to
become a part of our organisation.
How to Apply:
If you are qualified and interested in discussing this engagement in more
detail,
please submit your resume in confidence to the website on the link below:
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