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Temporary Appointment (3 Months) Programme Associate, G6, Nairobi, Kenya, Open to Kenyan Nationals Only

Nairobi

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Nairobi
  • Grade: Administrative support - GS-6, General Service - No need for Higher Education - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
    • Project and Programme Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

Under the supervision and guidance of the Chief of WASH and in collaboration with the Regional Advisor WASH ESARO, the Programme Associate supports the WASH section by carrying out a range of programme support functions to help develop, implement and monitor their portfolios, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations. The Programme Associate works in close collaboration with a range of staff in the Office external partners and agency counterparts in support of the sections’ work. S/He provides regular feedback on the status of activities through monitoring milestones and advises on improvements to keep activities on track.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, clean water

https://www.unicef.org/kenya/

How can you make a difference?

  • Regularly monitoring budgets and financial expenditures of section by employing applicable tools, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, keeping Chief of section and advised on actions for decision and/or follow up
  • Providing lead administrative support on the development and management of individual and institutional contracts for the WASH section.
  • Carrying out transactions in VISION ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs) and making amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary.
  • Carrying out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants and programme-related items for his/her sections including but not limited to registering grant allotments and tracking expiring programme grants.
  • Preparing periodic and ad-hoc financial reports relating to country office and donors to support the office in optimizing use of programme funds.
  • Manage key section processes including attendance and leave planning and tracking, workplan development and reporting, events tracking, communication tree and trip authorizations and reporting among others.
  • Support further development of WASH enterprise content management (ECM) and collaboration SharePoint, including with organization, adding contact and facilitating online interaction.
  • Organize all logistical and financial arrangements for internal and external meetings for the sections.
  • Preparing and updating WASH funding table after analysis of integrated outputs to ensure WASh section Chief and staff are aware on the grant management issues.
  • Prepare inventory of knowledge management products and make them available when needed for advocacy.

 

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

  • Education: Completion of secondary education is required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization.

    Experience: A minimum of six years of administrative or program support work experience is required. Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

    Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a second UN and/or local working language of the duty station an asset.

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...

  • Builds and maintains partnerships
  • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
  • Drive to achieve results for impact
  • Innovates and embraces change
  • Manages ambiguity and complexity
  • Thinks and acts strategically
  • Works collaboratively with others
  • Nurtures, leads and manages people

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.

 

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