JOB SUMMARY:
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up.
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.
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Under the Strategic Plan 2022-2025, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is an integral part of Goal 4 ensuring that “every child lives in a safe and clean environment”. UNICEF supports WASH programming across a range of countries, from stable to fragile contexts, and with emphasis on technical support to strengthening the quality and sustainability of WASH services and systems for families and communities. Our interventions range from policy and planning, though leadership, evidence and advocacy to service delivery and we work at sub-national to global levels.
Key priorities for UNICEF WASH under this strategic plan include a shift in how we work with service delivery across households and institutions (humanitarian and development), systems strengthening including a focus on financing WASH, climate resilience and how we work in the WASH development – humanitarian– peace nexus. Organization wide Indicators for WASH systems strengthening are monitored for the first time under Result Area 2 of Goal 4.
For every child, an opportunity……
This is a recruitment for a GS-5 level post (Full time) to provide support to the WASH in Emergencies and Fragile settings unit based in Nairobi and part of the WASH Programme Group team globally. Under the overall supervision of the Senior Advisor leading the assigned unit(s) or others as identified by the unit, the Programme Assistant (PA-GS5) provides support in a range of procedural, administrative, and operational tasks, to help develop, implement and monitor the functions of the unit (s), ensuring timely and effective delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. During and also following the HQEI transition period, team members will be working across various time zones. Programme Assistants are expected to actively coordinate with their counterparts in the New York HQ office to ensure effective coverage and support for time-sensitive requests, ensuring smooth operations across different time zones.
How can you make a difference?
Budget Monitoring
Office Planning & Project Management
Procurement
Communications & Workflow
Events/Logistics
Travel & Attendance
Invoice Processing
Supplies/Equipment
Other
To qualify as a champion for every child, the candidate must have…
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…
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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.
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.
ABSTRACT:
United Nations Children’s Fund Programme Assistant (GS-5), FT, PG WASH, Nairobi – Kenya Kenya UNICEF Jobs 2024
United Nations Children’s Fund looking for “Programme Assistant (GS-5), FT, PG WASH, Nairobi – Kenya”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 31-Jul-24.
The United Nations Children’s Fund has published a job vacancy announcement on 17-Jul-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Programme Assistant (GS-5), FT, PG WASH, Nairobi – Kenya to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: United Nations Children’s Fund
Job Title: Programme Assistant (GS-5), FT, PG WASH, Nairobi – Kenya
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Country: Kenya
Application Deadline: 31-Jul-24