Deadline: 24 December, 2025

Location: Yaounde, Cameroon

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the role of Deputy Representative Operations.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Office in operational oversight
• Act as Officer in Charge in the absence of the Head of Office, ensuring business continuity in the overall management of the office
• Oversee, manage and guide the core operational teams, including in budget, financial management and reporting, facilities management, administration, supply and logistics management, information and communications technology, safety and security and risk and compliance
• As a member of the Country and Senior Management Teams, represent organisational risk, governance systems and policies perspective in management discussions, championing results-based management practices to drive effective decision-making
• Anticipate and address business needs and challenges in the Country Programme and operations with innovative, cost-effective solutions to ensure value for money
• Provide critical inputs to the CPD, CPMP, AMP processes and support results-based management and value-for-money principles
• Lead external and internal audit preparedness and reviews, managing responses to audit observations and ensure implementation of recommendations
• Leverage effective use of technology for achieving results and programme accountabilities, emphasising the fundamentals of ICT and innovation management, information security and controls
• Guide supply and logistics strategies and interventions to meet programmatic needs efficiently, ensuring procurement practices support the value-for-money principle. Provide advisory support on supply chain management to government, national systems and partners
• Lead UNICEF’s inputs for Common Back Office and business operations strategy as part of UN inter-agency collaboration
• Leverage governance structures, systems, and tools to regularly report on risk and risk-mitigation and operational achievements
• Oversee administrative and facility management with a specific focus on inclusive accessibility, eco- sustainability and common premises
• Oversee business transactions processed by GSSC from a perspective of efficiency, performance, risk management and fraud prevention
• Promote and lead simplification and efficiency across systems and processes, where applicable

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (master’s and above) in one of the following areas: Business management, Financial management, Accounting, Public Finance, and related operations functions (Supply Chain, Human Resources, Information Technology, International Business, Project management, etc.) or
• Full professional accounting designation (CA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CPFA, Expert Compatible) from an internationally recognised institute/body of accountancy with valid membership in good standing
• Eight years, minimum, of professional experience at the national and international level, specifically in implementing strategic organisational initiatives in one or more operations management areas, including budget, financial management and reporting, facilities management, administration, supply and logistics management, and information and communication technology
• Prior experience in the development sector or UN system/ international NGOs an asset
• Additional experience in one or more of the following areas: audit and investigations, safety and security, grant management, enterprise risk management, desirable
• Experience in a UN system agency, large private or public company, or experience working in a developing country and/or humanitarian/ emergency context an asset
• Experience working with corporate ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) highly desirable
• Experience in results-based management
• Strategic management experience in leading successful client-oriented teams
• Previous hands-on experience in strategic operations
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications is required
• Fluency in English and French, coupled with excellent written skills

To apply and for more information, click here.

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