International Consultant: International Technical Assistance to support the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport to review departmental summaries and generic job descriptions, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia is looking to hire an International professional to assignment is to support the Department of Personnel to implement the Functional Review recommendations focusing on revising the departmental summaries as well as the generic job descriptions of six positions at MoEYS central level. This assignment will help DoPers to have:  Final drafts of Job Descriptions and Job Specifications (JD&JS) for senior management, middle management and junior management; and  Final drafts of departmental summaries for all General Departments and Departments within MoEYS If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.

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, education.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

The objective of the assignment is to support the Department of Personnel to implement the Functional Review recommendations focusing on revising the departmental summaries as well as the generic job descriptions of six positions at MoEYS central level. This assignment will help DoPers to have:

• Final drafts of Job Descriptions and Job Specifications (JD&JS) for senior management, middle management and junior management; and
• Final drafts of departmental summaries for all General Departments and Departments within MoEYS

More details are available below in the work assignment section of the TOR

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

Qualifications and Experience

• An advanced university degree in economics, public administration, public policy, human resource development, social policy, international development, or similar field.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Familiarity with the education sector in Cambodia and MoEYS policies and programs, including human resource management, and HR system.
• Demonstrated expertise in Human Resource Management, personnel reform, preferably in countries with a similar socio-economic context as Cambodia.
• Demonstrated experience in working in a participatory and inclusive manner, especially in stakeholder consultation and involvement.

Competencies, Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and to establish harmonious and effective working relationships in the workplace
• Excellent command of English, including writing and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines in a multicultural environment, including the ability to integrate feedback of team members and stakeholders; and
• Demonstrated track record of timely delivery of similar assignments.

Please find the details term of reference for this assignment   ToR Int TA_Review Department Summaries tms.pdf

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.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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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.

Remarks:

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.