UNICEF recrute 01 Programme Assistant Health

Détails de l’offre:
Programme Assistant Health, GS5, WCARO, Dakar, Senegal – #86382

Job Number: 512578 | Vacancy Link
Locations: Africa: Senegal
Work Type : Fixed Term Staff

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children’s rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential to the benefit of a better world. To learn more about UNICEF,

For Every Child, hope
Children in West and Central Africa have their rights violated on daily basis to an extreme extent. They die from malaria, diarrhoeal diseases and vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles. To learn more about UNICEF’s work in the region. The West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO)Â is working to renew its efforts to advance children’s rights which have been impeded by economic and public health crises, and natural disasters. Though child mortality decreased and more children are in school, a high number live in poverty.

How can you make a difference?
The programme assistant supports the Health section through providing a range of procedural, administrative, and operational support in developing, implementing, executing and monitoring the programme, ensuring effective and timely delivery that is consistent with UNICEF rules and regulations.

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you through your application.
Support to programme development, planning and execution
Compiles data and information on subject matters relevant to the work of the section to facilitate preparation of reports, working papers, and presentations.
Prepares and maintains records pertaining to programme planning and development for his/her respective section.
Carries out transactions in VISION ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs), and makes amendments and alterations as per section revisions when necessary.
Arranges meetings, workshops and training courses pertaining to programme development, and provides support in making the necessary logistical arrangements.
Follows up both internally with the supply section and externally with counterparts to ensure supplies for programme implementation are delivered in a timely and accurate manner.
Support to monitoring and reporting of programme results
Provides support on budget revision/preparation, implementation status, determination position of funding utilization, and financial closures.
Monitors budgets and financial expenditures of section, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, keeping supervisor informed and advised on actions for decision and follow up.
Prepares and maintains records, documents and control plans for the monitoring of project/programme implementation.
Support in resource mobilization
Compiles and organizes information and data pertaining to donors (both current and potential).
Compiles and organizes data and information to assist in the preparation of periodic or ad-hoc financial reports relating to country office and donors to support the office in optimizing use of programme funds.Â
Carries out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants for his/her section such as registering grant allotments and tracking expiring programme grants.
Supports the processing of contracts for consultants and external partners pertaining to the section.
Support in knowledge management and capacity building
Gathers and shares information as needed in support of improving the processes and daily operations of the section.
 Supports capacity development activities related to performance monitoring, programme development, and related internal UNICEF systems/tools by drafting necessary correspondence, compiling data reports and maintaining relevant records

To qualify as a champion for every child you will need to have…
Completion of secondary education required, preferably supplemented by technical or university courses related to the work of the organization.
A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible administrative or clerical work experience is required.
Prior experience working in a UN system will be considered an asset.
Fluency in French and good working knowledge in English are required.
For every Child, you advocate and demonstrate…
Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

Functional Competencies
Analyzing (I)
Learning & Researching (I)
Planning and organizing (I)
Following Instructions and Procedures (I)
To view our competency framework, please click here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all