Job Opportunities at United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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Please see attached TOR  TOR for Vaccine Management Specialist Consultant.doc

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Post Graduate University degree in Public Health or any other relevant field of Immunization supply chain with at least 5 years’ experience supporting Immunization program and specifically in the areas of immunization supply chain (EVMA, Cold chain management and other aspects highlighted in these terms of reference.).
• Demonstrable experience working with government (preferable at national and county level), development partners and other stakeholders.
• Proficiency in use of excel and other relevant analytical packages, reporting and presentation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent team working skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to provide quality products, with minimum supervision and to meet tight deadlines.
• Fluency in English

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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Job organizational context

A new Culture and Diversity team is being established in the Office of the Executive Director in New York headquarters (NYHQ). This team will oversee, monitor, coordinate, and support implementation of all of UNICEF’s efforts to become a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organization both in its programming, advocacy, and partnerships for children, and for its own workforce, and in its internal operations.

The Senior Adviser (DEI) will coordinate and oversee the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work, in collaboration with the Culture and Diversity team, the Global Staff Association, Employee Resource Groups, the Division of Human Resources, and other key stakeholders.

The position will be based remotely/at home for the first year, with some travel to NYHQ and other UNICEF offices, before being established at a duty station to be determined in the Global South in subsequent years.

The role of the Senior Adviser (DEI) is primarily technical and covers both programmatic and human resources (i.e. workforce) technical areas. Advocacy and coordination roles serve as a secondary function. The Adviser provides authoritative technical guidance/operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results contributing to DEI in alignment with the human rights based approach to programming (HRBAP) for children. The Adviser also provides technical advice and expertise to all aspects of human resources or people management, from a DEI lens. The Adviser supports the implementation of all aspects of the accepted Recommendations from the internal Task Team on Anti-Racism and Discrimination.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following a competency framework. Familiarize with our competency framework and its different levels: https://uni.cf/Competencies

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (2)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

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. Learn more about UNICEF’s wellbeing offer: https://uni.cf/Wellbeing

Diversity considerations

UNICEF is committed to achieving gender balance at the P5 level by the end of 2021 and will prioritize eligible and suitable female candidates.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, appearance, socio-economic status, ability, age, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, to apply to become a part of the organization. More information on UNICEF’s commitment to diversity and inclusion: https://uni.cf/InclusiveUNICEF

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:

The position will be based remotely/at home for the first year, with some travel to NYHQ and other UNICEF offices, before being established at a duty station to be determined in the Global South in subsequent years.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.