Country: Chad
Closing date: 25 Jan 2018
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. For every child,a champion
At UNICEF Chad, we have made important progress on nutrition, health, and WASH access. We are also working on improving the quality of education and health facilities. We are shaping our programs to respond to humanitarian and emergency situations, and working with partners to tackle all these issues more effectively. There is still much to be done, as around 47 percent of the population lives below the poverty line and there is a very high infant and child mortality rate, with high regional disparities. Join our team and help us make sure every child has a champion.
How can you make a difference?
The position will contribute to the overall resource mobilization efforts of the office through the production of key strategic documents, building staff capacity, developing funding proposals and reports, preparing notes and correcting documents, establishing donor inventory and updating the list of contacts and donors linked the UNICEF Chad Country Programme. The position will enable the Partnerships Unit to fulfil its four strategic objectives, which are: (1) to maintain and expand partnerships of all kinds with donors and other partners (2) to actively mobilize additional resources directly or indirectly;(3) to maintain and further strengthen donor confidence in UNICEF's programme in Chad and (4) to close funding gaps for programmes. Within the UNDAF and UN Country Team contexts, the incumbent will be actively involved in the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Resource Mobilization.
The specific objectives of the post are as follows:
Under the direct supervision of the Section Chief, the officer will:
Qualification of Successful Candidate
For every Child, you demonstrate…
Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Remarks
* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receivingan offer.
* Please note that this is a non-family duty station.
* Employment is conditional upon receipt of medical clearance, any clearance required, the grant of a visa, and completion of any other pre-employment criteria that UNICEF may establish. Candidates may not be further considered or offers of employment may be withdrawn if these conditions are unlikely to be met before the date for commencement of service.
How to 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 organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=510114