Chief Of Operations at UNICEF

Job Description

• As the head of operations of a small/medium-sized office or area office, accountable for management of cost effective, efficient and secure operations, in support of management, administration and implementation of the country programmes, consistent with operations of all other country offices in the Region in accordance with strategy, plans and decisions made by Regional Management Team and Country Programme Management Teams. Provides guidance in operations to a gender-balanced, multidisciplinary team of professionals to identify and correct gender balances.
• Operations of financial, budget, information & communication technology, supply & logistics, human resource and administrative management strengthened and maintained for Country Office.
• Appropriate and consistent interpretation and application of operations policy and procedures implemented to support operations at the country and sub-country levels.
• Fiduciary responsibility for funds and assets effectively secured and timely executed for optimum utilization by taking appropriate decision on all operational and financial transactions, disbursement of funds, and administrative arrangements.
• Effective leadership provided in strategic planning and policy recommendations in the area of operations, taking initiative in improving and implementing operations management systems.
• Basic office services effectively provided to enhance staff safety and productivity.
• Operations components of the CPMP and annual work plans timely prepared, as well as all other operational reporting requirements fully met for the office.
• Compliance with all operational systems and procedures effectively monitored to ensure integrity in all financial and other administrative operations of the office.
• Staff learning/development for effective operations performance programme developed, implemented and enhanced for capacity building.
• Effective coordination, communication, collaboration established and maintained with internal and external partners for efficient operations, advisory function, vision and leadership, policy coordination, consultative and participatory management process, external representation as well as security and emergency operations.

To qualify as a Champion for every Child you will have…

• Advanced university degree in business management, accounting, economics, financial management or other related social sciences is required.
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in office management, economics, financial management, business operations and/or ICT, human resources, administration, supply and procurement related fields is required.
• Prior work experience in emergency duty station will be considered an asset.
• Experience in a UN system agency or organization some of which served in a developing country is an asset.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.

Functional Competencies:

• Leading and Supervising – Level II
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts – Level II
• Analyzing – Level II
• Applying Technical Expertise – Level II
• Planning and Organizing – Level III

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.