Deadline: 28 April, 2021
Location: Congo
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Emergency Specialist.
UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.
Responsibilities
- Technically and operationally assist in the formulation, preparation and implementation of humanitarian cash transfers (HCT) programmes
- Conduct regular operational analysis of the programmes, identify areas of poor performance, bottlenecks, and proffer solutions
- Liaise and work closely with UN Common Cash System focal points from other agencies to identify complementarities and operational synergies
- Advocate UNICEF strategic positions on humanitarian cash transfers in a HCT-related cash coordination forum
- Support the facilitation of the HCT office task force, prepare agenda, updates, and review progress
- Document field experience including new models of implementation, programmatic approach, joint programme, and inter-agency coordination efforts
- Liaise regularly with RO, HQ cash focal points through established coordination mechanisms to ensure follow-up actions at the respective levels are taken
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Database Management, Data Analytics, or a related field
- Bachelor’s degree with relevant industry certifications and work experience can be considered
- Eight years of professional work experience at national and international levels, with five years, minimum, working design and implementation of humanitarian cash transfer programmes in a variety of humanitarian settings
- Experience with UNICEF is an asset
- Experience in providing direct technical assistance to emergency country offices
- Experience and or exposure to interagency cash coordination, including with UN agencies
- Strong emergency and operational field experience with UNICEF
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) across multiple audiences with the ability to influence others while working in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity
- High motivation and dedication to deliver results within strict timeframes in challenging environments
- Working knowledge of French and fluency in English
To apply and for more information, click here.
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