Jobs at UNICEF

VN No.: VN-NGR-03-2016
Location: Maiduguri with travel within and outside Borno State
Level: NOB
Type of Appointment: Special Service Agreement (SSA) for 7 Weeks

Background/Purpose of the Consultancy

• The North East of Nigeria conflict severely impacted children. In particular, both boys and girls, have been used by armed groups both in support and combat roles. Girls have also been subjected to sexual violence during the course of the conflict.
• It is critical that children are supported in the short term and longer term to reintegrate into their communities.
• The purpose of this consultancy is to support the UNICEF Nigeria Country Office to scale up its emergency response programme related to children associated with armed forces and groups (CAAFAG) to ensure fulfillment of UNICEF’s CCC Child Protection Commitment 7.
• Under the guidance of Chief of Child Protection, Child Protection in Emergencies Manager and Child Protection Specialist (Borno), the consultant will contribute to the implementation of the UNICEF’s programme on Children Associated with Armed forces and Groups (CAAFAG).

Major tasks to be accomplished:

• Assist in developing locally-informed programme for community-based reintegration of children associated with armed groups in the North-East
• Scoping and assessment on the available services, programmes and potential partner organizations for the operation of a community reintegration scheme and opportunities for the establishment of a transit centre for children associated with armed groups in Borno State

Minimum Qualification

• University degree in Social Science, Law, Social Development, Human Rights or related field
• Minimum of two years of work experience in child protection, child rights, youth programmes or emergency operations/relief assistance
• Experience in undertaking scoping missions or field research is highly desirable.
• Relevant work experience with nongovernmental organizations, UN or government is desired
• Experience on reintegration programmes for children associated with armed groups is desirable
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to working dependently
• Knowledge of common computer software, such as MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint and Access
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri would be an advantage.

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Purpose of the Post

• The incumbent is accountable for delivery of efficient and cost effective administrative support services, providing guidance for operations of administrative support services and management of administrative staff.
• Ensures the office’s administrative operations and services are in compliance with the organizations administrative policy, procedures, rules and regulations.

Qualifications and Competencies required

• University degree in Social Sciences, Business Management, Administration, Finance or any other relevant field of discipline.
• One year of relevant professional work experience with a International Work experience in office management, administration, finance, accounting, ICT, human resources, supply or any other relevant function.
• Work experience in emergency duty station
• Fluency in English and local working language of the duty station
• Administrative service management functions of the job as required in the context of the country situations and conditions of service.
• Gender and diversity awareness
• Leadership in identifying, encouraging and monitoring capable women
• Knowledge of the global commitment err aid effectiveness, including the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action as well as knowledge of the Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs).

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Vacancy number: YN NGR-O44U1
Location: Ondo
Level National Professional (NO-C)
Contract Type Fixed Term
Duration Two years

Purpose of the Post
The incumbent is accountable for fundraising and establishing education partnerships, engaging in networks, ensuring leveraging of funds, identifying inequities and ensuring budgeted equity- based State level Education Sector Plans in focus states, accomplishment of programme outputs, develop quarterly budgets and reports, planning, monitoring and reporting as required of progress.

Qualifications and Competencies Required

• Advanced university degree in one or more of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education, Primary Education, or a Social Sciences fields relevant to international development assistance.
• Five years of progressively professional work experience at national and international levels in field programmes relevant to education programmes. Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset Experience in national level development assistance is an asset. Experience with addressing gender disparities and asset
• Fluency in English and local working language of the duty station.
• Advanced Technical Knowledge of the theories, principles and methods in one of lire following areas: Education; Primary Education, Education Planning, Economics, Social Sciences, and/or related fields.
• Gender and diversity awareness.
• Leadership in identifying, encouraging and mentoring capable women.
• Knowledge of the global commitment on aid effectiveness, including the Pans Declaration and Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action as wet as knowledge of the Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs).
• Knowledge of theories and practices in: programme/project management in Education,
• Monitoring and Evaluation. Training and Capacity Development in Education, Alternative Basic Education. Curriculum
• Development and Knowledge Management.
• Experience establishing partnership, working through networks and fundraising to achieve results.

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Vacancy number: VN-NGR-03-2016
Location: Abuja
Level: National Professional (NO-C)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: Two years

Purpose of the Post

• The incumbent of the post is accountable for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of education programme(s) to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goats and objectives.
• Across the education programme(s), accountable for identifying inequities in education, and for developing innovative approaches and programmes to eliminating these.
• Collaborates across the programme(s) to ensure gender and equity based mainstreaming.
• Ensures that monitoring mechanisms are in place to track progress towards goals and targets in education

Qualifications and Competencies Required

• Advanced university degree in one or more of the discipline relevant to the following areas: Education; Primary Education, or a Social Sciences fields relevant to international development assistance.
• Five years of progressively professional work experience at national international levels in field programme relevant to education programme.
• Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset. Experience in national level development assistance is an asset. Experience with addressing gender disparities and asset Background/familiarity with Emergency.
• Fluency in English and local working language of the duty station.
• Advanced technical knowledge of the theories, principles and methods in one of the following areas: Education; Primary Education, Educational Planning, Economics, Social Sciences, and/or related fields.
• Gender and diversity awareness
• Leadership in identifying encouraging end mentoring capable women.
• Knowledge of the global commitment on aid effectiveness, including the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action as well as knowledge of the Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs)
• Knowledge of theories and practices in: Programme/project management in Education, Monitoring and Evaluation, Training and Capacity Development in Education, Alternative Basic Education, Curriculum Development and Knowledge Management.