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Position Title: Social & Economic
Analysis Specialist, P-3, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Vacancy No: E-VN-2014-000485
Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam
Country: Tanzania, United Rep. of
Region: ESARO
Job Level: P-3
Position#: 00047229
Contract Type: Long-term Staff (FT)
Background Information:
For 60 years, UNICEF has
been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote
children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider
of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and
nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and
girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.
UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals,
businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Position
Under the direct supervision
of the Chief, Social Policy, responsible for support to the analytical
functions, with particular focus on socio-economic analysis linked to social
policy, social protection and planning for children. In coordination with other
programmes/units provides technical social and economic expertise in policy
analysis, budget monitoring and analysis, public expenditure tracking, costing
of policy options (including social protection), and participation in national
public expenditure reviews, with a view to influencing these processes and
increasing allocations to children and vulnerable groups and strengthening
national social protection systems/ programmes. Support in particular
initiatives to enhance capacity of social ministries to participate in
budgetary processes, in implementation of the TASAF III (Tanzania Social Action
Fund III) as well as to strengthen decentralized planning and monitoring of
district resource allocations for child poverty and disparity reduction.
Key Expected Results
1. Provides technical
support and guidance on national planning and budgeting on issues related to
children`s rights. Assists UNICEF country programme and government partners in
costing policy options and monitoring expenditures related to social protection
and programmes that target children and vulnerable groups.
2. Linking with the Social
Planning and Budgeting Cluster efforts provides technical inputs to ensure that
district development plans and other social policy and planning documents at
the district level articulate and prioritize expenditure for child-targeted
programmes and that they can be refined for adoption through the annual
MTEF/PER process.
3. Strengthening and
operationalizing UNICEF`s participation in the national social protection
programmes/TASFIII, in coordination with the programmes sections and the zone
offices and the UNDAP Working Group on Social Protection.
4. Designs, prepares,
implements, monitors and evaluates assigned programmes or specific project(s).
Analyzes and evaluates data to ensure achievement of objectives and/or takes
corrective action when necessary to meet programme/project objectives. Contributes
to the development and/or introduction of new approaches, methods and practices
in programme planning, management and evaluation.
5. Links with other
programmes and facilitates inter-sectoral linkages at both national and
district level; facilitates both internal and external learning processes out
the district initiatives; monitors the disbursement of funds and proper
utilization of UNICEF resources and liquidation; liaises and links with
Government ministries and advocate for institutionalization and scaling up of
district initiatives, with particular attention to costing issues. Helps
document and assess experiences.
6. Participates in meetings
and other national and sub-national for a (e.g Public Expenditure Reviews,
social protection fora) and provides technical advice and assistance to
government officials and other partners on strengthening of inter-sectoral
efforts to focus on children in national development planning.
7. Participates in the
preparation of all programme reports for management, Board, donors, budget
reviews, programme analysis, and annual reports as required. This will include
but not be limited to the Country Programme Document(CPD) and CPAP, AWPs, and
Country Programme Summary Sheets.
Qualifications of Successful
Candidate
- Advanced university degree
in Economics, Development Planning, or related technical field.*
- Five years of
progressively responsible relevant work experience at the national and
international levels in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, in a
related field.
- Fluency in English and
another UN language. Knowledge of Kiswahili would be an asset.
*A first level university
degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience
may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Competencies of Successful
Candidate
- Communicates effectively
to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively
in a multi-cultural environment.
- Sets high standards for
quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
- Has good leadership and
supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within
the team are clear.
- Translates strategic
direction into plans and objectives.
- Analyzes and integrates
diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of
sources.
- Quickly builds rapport
with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals
across organizational departments.
- Identifies urgent and
potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and
generates team- and department-wide activities.
- Demonstrates, applies and
shares expert technical knowledge across the organization.
Application Close: 14-Mar-14
How to Apply:
If you are qualified and
interested in discussing this engagement in more detail,
please submit your resume in
confidence to the website on the link below:
UNICEF is committed to
diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female
and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds,
including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our
organisation.
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