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United Nations Children’s Fund Vacancy Announcement-Planning Specialist, NO-3, Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria UNICEF Jobs 2024
United Nations Children’s Fund looking for “Vacancy Announcement-Planning Specialist, NO-3, Abuja, Nigeria”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 16-Jul-24.
The United Nations Children’s Fund has published a job vacancy announcement on 09-Jul-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Vacancy Announcement-Planning Specialist, NO-3, Abuja, Nigeria to be based in Abuja, Nigeria. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: United Nations Children’s Fund
Job Title: Vacancy Announcement-Planning Specialist, NO-3, Abuja, Nigeria
Duty Station: Abuja, Nigeria
Country: Nigeria
Application Deadline: 16-Jul-24
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.
For every child, a champion
In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children’s rights in partnership with government, civil society, children, and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally – click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria: https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/
How can you make a difference?
Under the general guidance of the Planning & Monitoring Manager, the incumbent is to provide professional technical, operational, and administrative support/advice to advance a harmonized and transformed Planning, Monitoring, and Data function in the Country Office that supports the delivery of results for children in Nigeria. The incumbent will enhance, and integration of Rights and Results-based Management (RRBM) in the Country Office that covers the field offices through capacity development, application of RBM principles and standards in all aspects of programme implementation; and to strengthen the quality of planning, learning and review processes in the country office. The post also supports the quality assurance mechanism of the Country Programme planning exercise with a broad range of functions, including policy and programmatic work to ensure alignment of the Country Programme with the Government priorities and UNICEF Organizational policies and priorities.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Vacancy Announcement Planning Specialist NO-3_July 2024.docx
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Specific Technical Knowledge & Competencies Required
Common Technical Knowledge Required
Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced
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)
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (2)
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact (2)
(4) Innovates and embraces change (2)
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
(6) Thinks and acts strategically (2)
(7) Works collaboratively with others (2)
Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
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 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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government 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.