Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Burundi
Closing date:
04 Jan 2018For every child,a champion
UNICEF Burundi is working to strengthen education, nutrition, health, and children’s rights in the country. However, recent economic challenges have given rise to additional needs, and we are complementing our regular programs with stronger emergency preparedness and response activities. The 2016 child deprivation and poverty analysis revealed that 78.2 per cent of Burundian children are suffering from at least three deprivations and 69 percent live below the national poverty line. This means we still have a lot to do, for which we need motivated and energetic people to join our team.
Our work on health and nutrition includes helping to contain cholera outbreaks and training community health workers. We have also been screening children aged 6–59 months for acute malnutrition, and have widely provided children with vitamin A supplements and de-worming treatment. We have also collaborated with partners on Mother and Child Health Weeks. Join UNICEF Burundi and make an impact for every child.
How can you make a difference?
The incumbent contribute to the overall management and administration in the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Health & Nutrition program in the context of child survival and development within the country program. Accountable for effective technical leadership, management guidance and program support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve program goals and expansion of UNICEF assisted Health & Nutrition interventions, including the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. As senior member of the Health & Nutritional group, leads, manages, develops and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Health & Nutrition program.
Timely and quality sectoral analysis, input, support and coordination contribute to the Situation Analysis, its periodic update, and all program documents to formulate effective Health & Nutrition goals, strategy, and project planning and development.
Provides technical supports to ensure the timely preparation and completion of the relevant components (e.g., Health, Nutrition, WASH, HIV/AIDS) of the Situational Analysis and its periodic update through accurate monitoring and analysis and timely preparation and finalization of sectoral input. Ensures effective project, sectoral or inter-sectoral planning, development and management.Formulates sectoral program goals, objectives, and strategies. Supervises preparation of the sectoral inputs to the Country Program Document and related documents, ensuring coherence of the sectoral program with National priorities and policies and with United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF).Integrated Health & Nutrition strategies, methodologies and innovative approaches are developed and implemented based on results-based approach and Human Rights framework by broad participation and collaboration with internal and external partnership.
Ensures the integration of the sectoral program with other UNICEF sectors in all stages of the programming process. Maintains close working relationships with other UNICEF sectors, particularly Health, Nutrition, Child Survival & Development (CSD), HIV/AIDS and WASH, and program communication to ensure integration of the Health & Nutrition program with other sectors.Contribute to the formulation and development of Health & Nutrition goals, strategies and approaches for the UNICEF plan of cooperation.Participates with UNICEF, government, donors and other partners in the development of integrated strategies, methodologies and identification of innovative approaches for improving program delivery, with emphasis on advocacy, community participation and social mobilization based on the Human Rights framework and cross sector approach to Programming and Community Capacity Development.Monitors latest Health & Nutrition developments at the international, regional and national levels; identifies/develops new methodologies and approaches for managing and improving program effectiveness and efficiency of delivery.Facilitates and promotes active and participatory partnerships with key stakeholders (Government, other UN agencies, NGOs, bilateral agencies, donors and national and international academic institutions) for collaboration at various stages of Health & Nutrition program design and implementation.Technical support is provided to government and non-government organizations at all stages of the program cooperation, including capacity building of government personnel and beneficiaries.
Provides technical support to government and non-government organizations at the national and provincial levels in the planning, development and implementation stages of the programs/projects. Plans, organizes and conducts training and orientation activities for government personnel and beneficiaries, for the purpose of institutional capacity building and expansion of coverage of services.Monitoring and evaluation of program performance is properly undertaken for adjustment, acceleration and improvement of program delivery.
In collaboration with other colleagues, establishes effective information and reporting systems to monitor and evaluate the impact of the Health & Nutrition program and achievement of targeted goals.Undertakes field visits to monitor and evaluate project implementation. Participates in quarterly and annual reviews and planning meeting on the country program to assess and evaluate program effectiveness, identifying problems and adopting remedial measures to accelerate/improve program delivery. Support maintenance of information system for monitoring gender/sex disaggregated data.Work plan and objectives are effectively established, performance is managed, and planned results are timely delivered through exercise of strong program management leadership.
Contribute to the development of the results-based sectoral work plan as well as to managerial oversight and implementation of sectoral project activity, consistent with the defined project strategies and approaches.Ensures that objectives and targets are timely met and achieved, by providing advice, guidance oversight, coordination, and support to professional and support staff.The capacities of Country Office staff are strengthened through effective capacity building program in the development, implementation and management of Health & Nutrition program.
Contribute to the planning and organization of a staff training/development program with Regional and HQ Advisers to upgrade the capacity of UNICEF Country Office staff enabling them to progressively engage in and lead in the program development, implementation and management of the Health & Nutrition program. Provide inputs in regards to relevant orientation, workshop, training and staff learning/development activities.UNICEF and Government accountability is ensured for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of program funds for the sector.
Coordinates with Operations and Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities ensuring UNICEF and Government accountability. Certifies disbursements of funds, ensuring those activities are within established plans of action and program budget allotments. Monitors the overall allocation and disbursement of program funds, making sure that funds are properly coordinated, monitored and liquidated. Takes appropriate actions to optimize use of program funds.Ensures program efficiency and delivery through a rigorous and transparent approach to program planning, monitoring and evaluation. Submits financial status reports to management in compliance with the regulations and guidelines.Effective partnership and collaboration are achieved and maintained in the advancement of advocacy, technical cooperation, program coordination, information sharing and knowledge networking.
Makes a substantive contribution to technical cooperation, program coordination and advocacy in the areas of Health & Nutrition, ensuring knowledge networking and experience sharing with other programs for identification of new strategies and approaches to improve delivery of program results and promote effective advocacy.Participates in establishing effective monitoring, knowledge database/network and reporting systems to ensure the availability of current and accurate program information/data, and contributes to the development of communication materials and strategies to support advocacy and community participation.Maintains close working relationships and forges partnership and collaboration with external counterparts, including those of the UN and national partners, in order to improve the ability to collect and disseminate relevant data, exchange information on program/project development and implementation. Ensures exchange of knowledge, information, experience and lessons learned.The most relevant and strategic information is provided to support the Health & Nutrition Program by the effective implementation of integrated program monitoring system.
In collaboration with monitoring and evaluation and program communication colleagues, conducts accurate and timely monitoring and data collection, and supports an integrated program monitoring system.Provides technical support to ensure that a set of program performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary. Coordinates with partners to ensure that monitoring systems are properly designed, and that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programs to feed into program performance monitoring.Participates in major evaluation exercises, program mid-term review, annual sector review and preview meetings. Analyses and evaluates data to ensure achievement of objectives and recommends corrective measures as appropriate.Drawing on monitoring and analysis of key program performance and management indicators, provides expert input to management reports, including relevant sections of the annual reports. Provides technical advice to program staff, government counterparts and other partners on planning and management of integrated monitoring and evaluation as appropriate.All required program reports are timely prepared in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures.
Ensures the timely preparation of annual sector status reports in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures. Makes technical contributions to the preparation of all program reports for management, Board, donors, budget reviews, program analysis, annual reports, and provides guidance and assistance in program related reporting.Emergency preparedness is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses with effective coordination are provided.
Collaborates in forming emergency preparedness plan relevant to Health & Nutrition. In case of emergency, participates in monitoring and assessing the nature and extent of the emergency in the assigned area. Coordinates and provides assistance to the Country Office in identifying where support is required in terms of immediate response as well as long-term strategy and plan.Other assigned duties and responsibilities are effectively accomplished.
Assumes any other duties and responsibilities assigned as appropriate to the purpose of this post, and delivers the results as required.Qualification of Successful Candidate
Education:Advanced university degree in Public Health and Nutrition (preferably with specialized training in public health and nutrition planning, health and nutrition education, health care system management, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunization, or epidemiology), Child Development, Social Policy, Social Development, Community Development, or other relevant disciplines.*First university degree with additional two-years of relevant work experience is acceptable in lieu of an advanced university degreeWork Experience:Eight years of professional work experience at the national and international levels in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of health and nutrition programs relevant to child survival, health & nutrition care. Professional work experience in a managerial position, or a technical expert position in health, nutrition, and child survival & health care. Developing country work experience (for IP) or field work experience (for NO) Background/familiarity with Emergency.Language Proficiency:Fluency in French and English is required. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is an assetFor every Child, you demonstrate…
Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Remarks
* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receivingan offer.
* Please note that this is a non-family duty station.
* Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance, any clearance required, the grant of a visa, and completion of any other pre-employment criteria that UNICEF may establish. Candidates may not be further considered or offers of employment may be withdrawn if these conditions are unlikely to be met before the date for commencement of service.
How to 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 organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=509763