Chief Child Protection – Harare Zimbabwe
Purpose of the Position
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Representative, accountable for the development, design, planning, implementation and management of the Child Protection programme within the country programme. As head of section, direct, lead and manage a group of professional and support staff to develop, manage and administer the sectoral or inter-sectoral project/programme.
Key Expected Results
1. Timely sectoral analysis, input and guidance provided for the Situation Analysis, and its periodic update completed for effective programme planning, development and management.
2. UNICEF`s global goals effectively promoted through advocacy and policy dialogue in the Child Protection sector.
3. Technical leadership and coordination provided to key Child Social Protection programme/project documents, reports, plan of action, and targeted training/learning programmes, ensuring promotion of effective knowledge management.
4. Quality of rights-based Child Protection and Social Protection projects /programmes effectively promoted. Coherence, synergy and value added to programme management process through results-based management.
5. Sectoral work plan and activities formulated, implemented and monitored, ensuring alignment with the defined project strategies and approaches.
6. Programme delivery, evaluation and reporting carried out efficiently, rigorously and transparently in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures.
7. UNICEF and Government accountability properly and timely ensured regarding supply and non-supply assistance, as well as disbursement of programme funds for the Child Protection sector.
8. Effective communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree, preferably in the social sciences, law or other relevant field.
- Ten years of relevant work experience at national and international levels, relevant to international development assistance
- Background/familiarity with Emergency.
- Fluency in English and another UN working language.
- Fluency in Local working language of the duty station 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.
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.
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