Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Jordan
Closing date:
15 Feb 2017If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Position:
For Syria crises response and under the direct supervision of the Social Policy Specialist, the incumbent is accountable to provide expert policy and technical advised on social protection policies, programmes and advocacy linked with the operationalization of a systems approach to social protection in Jordan, with specific focus on strengthening linkages between cash transfer programmes (Syrians and Jordanians) and education, child protection, health and integrated package of social care services in partnership with National Aid Fund, Ministry of Social Development, Zakat Fund, Ministry of Education, inter-agency organizations. In addition, incumbent will oversee the implementation of UNICEF cash transfer programme in Jordan with strong job focus on information management.
Key Accountabilities and Duties & Tasks:
Technical support for social protection systemsProvide technical support and assistance to UNICEF partners in Jordan for the operationalization of a systems approach to social protection, with a specific focus on strengthening linkages between social assistance (cash transfers) and outcomes for children in education, child protection, and health;Directly engage and coordinate the dialogue with national partners in the development of key strategies and identify entry points for positioning children in child sensitive social protection systems in Jordan;Support government of Jordan's partner in developing national level coordination mechanism for social protection in Jordan;Programme development and implementationSupport in the design, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF child cash grant programme and education-focused cash transfer programme including on targeting, registration, payment and complaints/grievance system in partnership with national partners (NAF, MOE, MOSD, UNHCR, WFP);Support in the development of the programme implementation tools (Operations Manuals, Standard Operating Procedures, M&E Systems) for cash transfer programmes.Develop linkages between humanitarian and national social protection programmes and reinforce linkages and complementarity between cash transfers and other social services such as education, health, child protection, nutrition.UNICEF child cash grant programme implementationOversee UNICEF monthly child cash grant programme implementation in partnership with UNHCR, bank and UNICEF Finance/Operations team;UNICEF monthly child cash grant payment process implemented and all key steps completed in timely and effective way entailing entailing: a) ensuring monthly cash assistance lists are updated in coordination with UNHCR; 2) manage monthly cash lists in a timely manner; 3) managing quality control measures prior to sharing uploaded files with the local bank and 4) support in the administration of reconciliation and refund reports in coordination with Finance/Operations team.Ensure UNICEF payment process SOPs are adhered in monthly cash transfer to the beneficiaries and all relevant information is updated.Oversee production of various programme and financial reports, dashboards, projections, and provide analysis on trends gaps and needs for child cash grant programme;Support in the update and development of cash delivery policies, SOPs and relevant documentation.Information Management SystemEnsure social protection programmes are supported by knowledge management system through data collection and analysis, complete and accurate reporting as well as participation in the system of lessons learned;Regularly conduct an inventory of data available from different sources across Jordan, focusing on cash transfer programmes, access to basic services, specific sectoral needs, and other issues that would guide UNICEF cash transfer programming.Ensure timely and up-to-date information on social protection and cash transfer programme progress and results is available by compiling, organizing, analysing and preparing data for reports, programme/project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation purposes as needed. Prepare tables, graphs and other statistical data accordingly.Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration Develop partnership and collaboration with internal and external counterparts, including those of the UN and national government partners, in order to improve UNICEF social protection programming through disseminate data and information, exchange information on programme/project status and implementation and movement/distribution of supplies.
Qualification of Successful Candidate:
EducationA university degree in economics, social policy, social protection, public policy, international development or other relevant disciplines with additional expertise in information management. Technical Expertise and Work ExperienceTwo years of relevant professional work experience in policy and technical assistance in social protection, first-hand direct experience on social transfers or cash transfer programmes in humanitarian contexts.Strong knowledge of social protection policy debates and evidence in Jordan is required.Previous research experience on poverty and/or development with expertise on qualitative or quantitative data analysis.Key expertise in data and information management with advance use of MS Office (MS Excel particularly)Technical knowledge on information systems, geo-informatics is an asset.Ability to work independently and respond to feedback in a timely and professional manner.Language Proficiency [II]Fluency in English and Arabic is must.Competencies of Successful Candidate:
Core Values:
CommitmentDiversity and InclusionIntegrityCore Competencies:
Communication [ II ]Working with People [ II ]Drive for Result [ II ]Functional Competencies:
Formulating Strategies and Concepts [ II ]Creating and Innovating [ II ]Analyzing [ II ] Relating and Networking [ II ]Persuading and Influencing [ II ] To view our competency framework, please click here.
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 organisation.
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=502681