Fresher UN Programme Officer Jobs - United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Organization: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Duty Station: Mbarara, Uganda

Vacancy Announcement No.:  VN/PBR/2016/11

Reports to: Programme Specialist

The

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly

to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic

needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together

with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that

commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most

vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

Job Summary: The Programme Officer will provide professional

technical guidance and support for programme design, planning and

implementation, management and evaluation of programme/project activities, data

analysis and progress reporting, in support of achievement of programme goals

and objectives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Ensure effective knowledge management and
  
  systems, information exchange and the development of training and orientation
  
  materials developed and deployed for strengthening of country programme
  
  management and activities.


• In charge of conducting situation analysis to
  
  ensure they are prepared/updated, critical programme intervention points/measures
  
  identified, and programme work plans/recommendations prepared and
  
  incorporated to scale up community based, facility based and outreach
  
  maternal and new-born health interventions in the region. Programme
  
  reports prepared as required.


• Commitment and institutional capacities of the
  
  national and local partners gained and established in planning and
  
  organising training programmes on accelerated EPI and ICCM.


• Ensure effective partnerships and
  
  collaborations achieved and maintained for advocacy, technical
  
  cooperation, and programme development/management/coordination,
  
  information sharing and networking to ensure achievement of the
  
  Accelerated Child Survival & Development programme objectives.


• The jobholder will also ensure that programme
  
  funds are optimally used. Actively contributes to the development and
  
  implementation of detailed RWPs, and budgets for scaling up maternal and
  
  new-born health, nutrition, EPI and HIV/AIDS interventions in the region.


• Ensure that programme monitoring and
  
  evaluations are effectively conducted to improve programme performance,
  
  and programme status report timely prepared.


• In charge of fully incorporating rights-based
  
  and results-based programming approaches into all phases of programme and
  
  projects processes.


• In charge of fully incorporating rights
  
  perspective and advocacy at the community and family levels in policy
  
  analysis for establishing and elevating UNICEF’s credibility in national
  
  and international policy debates.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations UNICEF Programme
  
  Officer career opportunity should hold a University degree in Social
  
  Sciences, International Relations, Government, Public Administration,
  
  Public Policy, Public Health, Social Policy, Social Development, Community
  
  Development, or other relevant disciplines. Additional qualification in a
  
  health related discipline is highly recommended.


• At least two years of professional field work
  
  experience in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and
  
  evaluation. Professional experience in child survival & health care is
  
  an added advantage.


• Background/familiarity with Emergency is
  
  required.


• Fluency in English is required.

• Core Values (Required): Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion;
  
  Integrity


• Core Competencies (Required):
  
  Communication; Drive for Result; Working with People


• Functional Competencies (Required):
  
  Applying Technical Expertise; Learning and Researching; Formulating
  
  Strategies and Concepts; Analyzing; Planning and Organizing

NB: UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its

mandate and its staff; qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to

apply. UNICEF is a smoke free environment.

All

suitably qualified and interested Ugandan Nationals who wish to join the United

Nations UNICEF must send their applications accompanied by an updated CV and

P11 form, download here, as well

as two of the most recent performance evaluation reports.

The

Email applications should be sent in this format and so name your file

attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or

Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_MukasaApplication.

The

applications should be addressed to:

P.O.

Box 7047, Kampala Uganda

Via Email to: ugderecruit@unicef.org

Deadline: 21^st April, 2016