Programme Specialist Job Vacancy at United Nations Children’s Fund

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Undertakes field visits to monitor programmes, as well as conducts periodic programme reviews with government counterparts and other partners. Identifies necessary action for programme adjustments. Provides technical advice and assistance to government officials and other partners in the planning and management of programme/projects.
• The jobholder designs, prepares, implements, monitors and evaluates programmes for scaling up maternal and new-born health, nutrition, EPI and HIV/AIDS interventions in the region assigned. Provides technical assistance and operational guidance to District Project officers/regional managers to analyze and evaluate data and takes corrective action when necessary, to meet programme/project objectives.
• Prepares the Accelerated Child Survival and Development programme documents for the Country Programme Recommendation (CPR) and Plans of Action, Country Programme Summary Sheet, etc.
• Participates in intersectoral collaboration with other programme colleagues. Assists in development of appropriate communication and information strategy to support and/or advocate programme development.
• Actively participates in the development of the workplan, and ensures compliance with specific HIV/AIDS Intervention objectives. Provides guidance and support to staff to manage and implement projects.
• Significantly contributes towards the preparation of the Situation Analysis by compiling data, analyzing and evaluating information, and writing chapters of the Analysis.
• Supports government authorities to plan and organize capacity building programmes. Identifies training needs for the purpose of capacity building and sustainability of programme/projects.
• Coordinates with the Operations/Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities ensuring proper and timely UNICEF and Government accountability. Certifies disbursements of funds, monitors and submits financial status reports to Senior Programme Officer or Representative as required
• Writes programme/project status reports required for management Board, donors, budget review, programme analysis, annual reports, etc.
• Ensures the accurate and timely input of programme information in computerized programme system and the issuance of status reports for monitoring and evaluation purposes.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the United Nations UNICEF Programme Specialist (Accelerated Child Survival & Development) job opportunity should hold an advanced university degree in any of the following: Social Sciences, Public Administration, International Relations, Business Administration, Public Health, Education, or other fields related to the work of UNICEF. University Degree in Medicine with specialization in HIV/AIDS or related work experience is an added advantage.
• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in social development, project administration, monitoring and evaluation, some at the international level.
• Fluency in English is required.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan national who wish to join the United Nations UNICEF must send their applications accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, download here, as well as two of the most recent performance evaluation reports.

The Email applications should be sent in this format and so name your file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_MukasaApplication.

The applications should be addressed to:

Human Resource Manager,

UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,

Plot 9, George Street,

P.O. Box 7047, Kampala Uganda

Via Email to: ugderecruit@unicef.org

Deadline: 21^st April, 2016