Deputy Country Director,in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan,East Africa Jobs,

Position Title: Deputy Country Director

Organization:Action Against Hunger- USA,NGO Jobs,

Primary Location:Multiple Countries,:Cambodia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda, South Sudan

Education Level: Bachelor’s degree/Master’s degree

Job Type :            Full Time

Deadline:Apr 30, 2014

Sectors:Administration, Human Resources, Programme & Resource Management

Contract duration: 12 months

Minimum Experience :  From 5 years to more than 20 years

Languages:English

Specific Objectives:

Objective 1: Strategic Development & Technical Integration

Activities:

·             Work with the Country Director to provide leadership to the development and maintenance of a comprehensive needs-based program strategy for ACF programming

·             Provides strategic direction to the Technical Coordinators, PM's and support the Field Co in ensuring the effective delivery of program activities and the successful integration of activities with all other aspects of ACF programming.

·             Develop an overall program strategy that is responsive to the dynamic needs of the most vulnerable populations built on the program strengths of ACF and globally.

·             Proactively identify new programming opportunities

·             Responsible for the relevance and contextual appropriateness of ACF projects in country.

·             Responsible for the promotion of technical integration and sensitization of staff on its applications.

·             Regular field visits to fieldwork areas and bases and participation in exploratory missions.

·             Capitalization of integration and reporting information and data.

·             Leads on the development and rollout of new and more effective systems to improve program implementation.

·             Regular participation in Coordination meetings at the capital and field level.

·             Regular communication with the advisors at HQ to support an integrated programmatic approach and ensure programs are technically supporting all sectors

Objective 2: Program Quality Insurance

Activities:

·             Oversee the quality implementation of ongoing programming based on robust grant management and monitoring and evaluation systems and the facilitation of Technical Department.

·             Ensure the MEAL integration and supervise the MEAL Coordinator

·             Ensure that funding for programming is spent in a coherent, transparent and optimal way.

·             In coordination with CD and Coordinators, responsible for the technical briefing and debriefing as well as management of consultants and external specialists arriving to support the mission.

·             Ensure the collection and capitalization by the DCD and Tech coordinators of digital and physical ACF Information on information gathered through HQ reports, ACF programming, partnerships, partners, UN system, clusters, and other avenues of data collection.

·             Ensures Mission Technical Coordination Meetings (MTCMs) happen on a monthly basis, and submits minutes to Country Director and Coordination.

·             Provide formal and informal capacity building trainings to staff.

·             Final Mission-level validation of program and technical guidelines and policies.

·             Ensure that quality to ACF and donor compliance for program, reporting, and financial grant requirements are met.

·             Ensure that monitoring and evaluation of programming informs quality implementation.

·             Coordinate closely with Admin, Security, Log and Field Coordinators to ensure that security, procurement, HR and financial protocols are designed to support quality programming.

·             Closely monitor program spending and follow up spending plans with Finance Co and PMs

Objective 3: Donor Compliance, Reporting and Documentation

Activities:

·             Lead proposal preparation through a needs based approach ensuring all departments work together

·             Ensure Budget, PPP, Workplan, Budget forecasts, ongoing monitoring and kick off meetings take place for every program

·             Ensure that all programs are compliant with donor protocols and reports are submitted on time to HQ for validation

·             Ensure all donor reports are completed in a timely manner with the relevant input from the field teams and submitted to HQ for validation

·             Ensure that workplans are followed to ensure budget forecasts are met and studies (KAP, RSCA, SMARTs etc.) are planned and executed timely

Objective 4: Representation with external stakeholders

Activities:

·             Responsible for representation of ACF in partnership-related meetings at a strategic level for workshops, working groups, etc.

·             Lead, in liaison with the CD, partnership proposal preparation through furnishing of evaluation/assessment data and coordination.

·             Identification and evaluation of potential partners and partnerships at country level.

·             Carries out follow-up evaluation of partnership (programming and partner relations), maintains lessons learned and proposes action points for future improvement.

·             Represent ACF to donors, UN and partner INGOs, and national and local government officials (programs).

Objective 5: Human Resources and Career Development

Activities:

·             Direct manager of the Technical Coordinators and MEAL Coordinator

·             Supervision of externally hired consultants for any program matters

·             Responsible for the validation of technical departmental HR needs for international staff.

·             Responsible for the proper induction and debriefing of managerial staff.

·             Undertake any other tasks assigned by the Country Director

Internal & External relationships

Internal

    Line Manager of: Nut Co, FSL Co, WaSH Co, PQA Co and intern  

External

    Local representatives of international aid organisations : particularly with other consortia members’ exchange of information as necessary  

REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES

    Ensure donor reporting and proposals are completed in time

    Ensure all technical studies and evaluations are completed

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

    Degree in related humanitarian issue

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

·             Significant experience with INGOs. Previous experience with ACF in emergency and post-emergencies an asset.

·             Excellent management skills (HR, projects, stress management)

·             Advanced knowledge of donors’ guidelines and procedures (ECHO, UNICEF, DFID, OFDA, etc.)

·             Excellent ability to multi task

·             Ability to organize, train and motivate a multicultural team

·             Excellent diplomatic and negotiation skills

·             Disciplined and able to work and arrive at decisions autonomously with minimal guidance.

·             Fluent in English (professional English needed).

·             Excellent drafting and written skills.

PREFERRED

    Advanced Degree Masters

    Experience in insecure setting

    Previous experience as Country Director

In your application please specify that you found out about this opportunity on DevelopmentAid.org.

Veuillez indiquer dans votre candidature que vous avez consulté cette offre sur le site web DevelopmentAid.org.

Mode of Application:

If you are qualified and interested in discussing this engagement in more detail,  please submit your resume in confidence  HERE:

Chief Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, vacancy in Khartoum, Jobs in Sudan, East Africa Jobs,

Position Title: Chief Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, P-5, Khartoum

Vacancy No:  E-VN-2014-000641

Duty Station:  Khartoum

Country:  Sudan

Region:  MENA

Job Level:  P-5

Position#:  00087769

Application Close:  31-Mar-14

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

Chief Monitoring and Evaluation is accountable for the accomplishment of the following overall end-results through undertaking programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E), exercising advisory role, providing guidance, coordination and leadership in policy and strategy development, in the oversight of the implementation of M&E recommendations, as well as in the collaboration with the UN country team in support of the attachment of the MDGs:

1. The Country Office has accurate, coherent and reliable up to date information disaggregated by gender on, the situation of childrens and womens rights; the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence;

2. The delivery of valid and reliable information on the attainment of the MDGs and other goals, and on the performance of UN-supported programmes; and

3. National and sub-national, monitoring, evaluation and research capacities are strengthened, with special attention to the gender equity and equality and the interest, concern and participation of primary stakeholders.

4. Data and evidence are generated and used to catalyze partnerships and collaborative relationships consensus on advocacy and actions needed for pro child initiatives.

Key Expected Results

1. Accurate, coherent and reliable information collected and reported on, the situation of childrens and womens rights, disaggregated by gender; the performance of UNICEF; supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.

2. Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Planning (IMEP) is prepared and in place to provide strategic priority and realistic plan of activities for M&E.

3. Timely monitoring and measurement of changes in conditions due to programme or policies in country or region are provided to the Country Office and national partners to facilitate national planning, and assess the impact of the programmes and policies, and report on the progress being made. Mechanisms set up to seek feedback from partners on assistance provided to them, to secure their contribution and use of data and information collected and analysed.

4. Technical guidance and support provided for the collection of accurate, reliable, gender-specific and coherent information for the Country Office to effectively assess programme performance, with the involvement of key partners, in terms of progress towards key end-results established in annual work plans.

5. Technical guidance and support provided to ensure that Country Office Performance are systematically monitored and data for key indicators of the Annual Management Plan and management reports are collected, analyzed and made available to management and the Country Management Team.

6. Evaluation is designed and carried out with quality process and products in line with priority and strategy. Evaluation findings, recommendations and reports are useful to improve programme performance and are effectively disseminated to the intended audience.

7. The monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners are strengthened, enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring and evaluation processes and to develop and use gender-specific indicators and monitoring and evaluation approaches to address gender inequality. The know-how of knowledge institutions is mobilized for monitoring and evaluation capacity enhancement as well as for an evidence-based policy change agenda on behalf of children.

8. Effective communication and partnerships are achieved in carrying out integrated planning of research, monitoring and evaluation activities within the Country Office and with the Regional office, national partners, the UN Country Team and the international community. Tools to assess and monitor effectiveness UNICEF communication around World Fit for Children (WFFC) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are in place, used and are leading to an enhanced awareness and engagement of partners towards these commitments.

9. The awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of M& E function among the all staff members are promoted and senior management are committed to it.

10. Technical assistance provided for the conduct of inter-agency rapid assessment to define humanitarian response, in line with core commitment for children in humanitarian action

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Education Background

-  Advanced university degree in social sciences or other relevant disciplines.  Practical training in programme management and evaluation, survey and research analysis, or applied statistical data analysis in social sciences an asset.

*  A first university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree

Work Experience

-  Professional work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities.

-  Ten years of relevant professional work experience, including both International and national work experiences.

-  At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response programme preferred.

Language Proficiency

-  Fluency in English and another UN language. Additional language(s) an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Values:

-  Commitment

-  Diversity and Inclusion

-  Integrity

Core Competencies:

-  Communication

-  Working with People

-  Drive for Results

Functional Competencies

-  Leading and Supervising

-  Formulating Strategies and Concepts

-  Analyzing

-  Relating and Networking

-  Applying Technical Expertise

Remarks

* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.

* Please note that this is a re-advertisement. Candidates who have applied to the 1st round, will also be considered, and do not need to re-apply.

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.

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:

https://careers.unicef.org/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PARAM=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9NTMyODU3NERDOTk5MDUzRUUxMDAwMDAwOUU3MTBGMEYmY2FuZF90eXBlPUVYVA%3d%3d&sap-client=100&sap-language=EN&sap-accessibility=X