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Position title;
- EDUCATION SPECIALIST (CHILD FRIENDLY SCHOOLS –CFS)
- PROGRAMME ASSISTANT
- SENIOR ICT ASSISTANT
- Consultancy
Organisation: UNICEF
Grade: NOC
Duty Station: Kampala
Type and Duration of Appointment: Fixed-Term Appointment (One year with possible extension)
Purpose , duties and Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of the Education Specialist (BRMS), the Education
Specialist (CFS) will be responsible for planning, implementation,
monitoring and quality assurance of the Child Friendly Schools (CFS)
Programme;Design, prepare and implement the CFS initiatives under Basic
Education;
Ensure gender responsiveness, quality and accelerated implementation of CFS
projects undertaken by the Local Governments; Undertake regular monitoring of
the CFS projects in the region and recommend action for adjustment to and
compliance with relevant policies and guidelines;
Collaborate with Local Government and district education offi cials and
civil society partners to develop and maintain reliable data base disaggregated
by sex and other key variables;Ensure effective coordination and synergy
between formal and non-formal education and other components of the Basic
Education Programme including Violence Against Children in School, Child
Friendly Schools, community engagement, youth and school feeding;Regularly link
with the Local Government structures at various levels and provide technical
advice and assistance as needed; Contribute towards preparation of
programme/project status reports required for management, donors, budget
review, programme analysis, annual reports, etc.
Required Qualifications, and
Competencies
§ Advanced University Degree in Education, Social Sciences, or a related
technical field.
§ Five years of responsible professional work experience at national and
international levels in Programme management, monitoring and evaluation in
education or a related field.
§ Knowledge of latest developments in the field of basic education with
emphasis on primary education
§ Fluency in English required and another UN working language an asset,
Knowledge of local working language of the duty station an asset
§ Core Values: Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion; Integrity
§ Core Competencies: Communication; Working with People; Drive for Results
§ Functional Competencies: Formulating Strategies and Concepts;
Analyzing; Applying Technical Expertise; Learning and Researching; Planning
and Organizing
Vacancy Announcement: No. VN/PBR/2013/26
Grade: GS – 6
Duty Station: Kampala
Type and Duration of contract: Fixed Term Appointment (One year with possible extension)
Purpose ,Duties and Responsibilities:
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Under the general supervision of the head of the office or other
professional officer, performs a variety of information gathering, monitoring,
technical and administrative services of moderate scope and difficulty in
support of Programme activities;
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Organize data and information, prepare and maintain records, documents and
control plans for the monitoring of project/ Programme implementation;
Scrutinize plans of operations, exchange of letters and take appropriate
follow-up action, assist in processing government requests;
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Contribute to the preparation of reports, project documents and submissions
to Government by providing information, preparing tables;
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Prepare background information for use in discussions with Government and
other organizations; Carry out specific administrative operational/ control
tasks for project/Programme activities; Provide administrative/ logistic
support during meetings and workshops; Takes notes, draft s routine and
non-technical correspondence and formats and type a wide variety of materials
in the cluster using different computer software’s used in the office e.g.
MS-Word, Excel, Lotus; Perform other duties as required
Required Qualifications, and
Competencies
• Completion of secondary school, preferably supplemented by technical or
university courses in a fi eld related to the work of the Organisation.
• Six years of progressively responsible clerical or administrative work,
of which at least one year is closely related to support of Programme
activities.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Core values: Commitment, Integrity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Core Competencies: Drive for results, working with people, Communication.
• Functional Competencies:Analysing, Applying Technical Expertise, Learning
and Researching, Planning and Organising, Following instructions and
procedures, Adopting and responding to change, coping with pressures and
setbacks.
Vacancy Announcement: No. VN/PBR/2013/24
Job Title:Consultancy
Duty Station: Kampala
Duration of Consultancy: 11 months – Consultancy Service
JOB POUPOURSE
Under the supervision of the MoES with the support from the MGLSD, the
Child Protection Specialist and the Basic Education Specialist in UNICEF’s
Safe/Child Protection and Learning Sections to develop Strategic Plan on VACiS
as well as National Action Plan (NAP) on VACiS which will be part of the
Strategic Plan working closely with the members of the Inter-Sectoral Committee
on VACiS
§ Produce desk review report on existing policy, initiatives, activities,
actors and studies related to VACiS including best practices and critical unmet
gaps for prevention of and response to VACiS;
§ Prepare road map for developing strategic plan and national action plan on
VACis with clear time frame, role and responsibilities of different
stakeholders mandated of the sectors and ministiries with specific outputs at
each level;
§ Develop terms of reference and work-plan of ISC on VACiS;
§ Organize various meetings and produce minutes of all consultative and
taskforce meetings;
§ Prepare draft Strategic Plan on VACiS incorporating all the feedback at
national level.
§ Produce summery report of the review exercise including the recommendation
on how to make the Reporting, Tracking, Referral and Response (RTRR) guidelines
more practical.
§ Develop and pretest the monitoring and evaluation plan, develop logical
framework; Formulate the budget;
§ Prepare consolidated report of the work done by the Inter Sectoral
Committee (ISC) and VACiS and prepare planning for the next year.
QUALIFICATIONS /EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT:
§ Advanced degree in Education, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Public
Health, Social Work or any related fields.
§ Knowledge, skills, and experience in research, Strategic Planning, program
development and management and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).
§ At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience at
the national level in managing and implementing programs for vulnerable
children.
§ Solid understanding of child vulnerability issues (e.g., VAC, Education,
HIV/AIDS, child protection and M&E Systems).
§ Proven experience of similar work (developing national plans and M&E
plans).
§ Ability to engage and work with children.
§ Interpersonal skills and ability to work with multi-disciplinary and
multicultural team of experts.
§ Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.
§ Ability to undertake multi task and meet deadlines.
§ Ability to organize, implement and support consultative meetings at
various levels.
§ Fluency in spoken and written English language a requirement.
Vacancy Announcement: No. VN/PBR/2013/25
POST: SENIOR ICT ASSISTANT
Organisation: UNICEF
Grade: GS – 7
Duty Station: Kampala
Type of contract and Duration: Fixed Term Appointment (One year with possible extension)
Purpose of the post & Major duties and Responsibilities:
Under the general supervision of the ICT Manager, the incumbent is
responsible for installation, administration, monitoring and management of the
Data networks involving Wi-Fi Bridges and Access points, first level hardware
support for IT equipment; administration of out sourced maintenance of the
organization’s telecommunications infrastructure which includes VSAT,
telephones and radio communications. He or she will assist in identification
and assessing the need for new IT and telecoms equipment and spares for the
office, and provide user support and training on UNICEF internal applications
and systems and manages the ICT inventory.
Required Qualifications and Competencies
§ Completion of Secondary education supplemented with formal training (at
university level) in Computer Science or Business Administration or computer
related certification. Formal data networks training in Cisco (CNNA) or higher,
other IT certifi cations (e.g.; A+ certifi cation, ITIL Foundation
Certification or equivalent customer support certification).
§ Seven years practical professional work experience in information
technology operations and principles, as well as systematic methods of
troubleshooting and analytical problem solving, providing assistance to users
on ICT products and services, and use of applications and diagnostic tools.
Good knowledge of Windows 7 and MSOffi ce 2010 products.Practical experience
with various computer platforms and applications.
§ Experience in the UN system desirable.
§ Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is an
asset.
§ Core Values (Required); Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity
§ Core Competencies (Required); Communication, Working with People, Drive
for Results
§ Functional Competencies (Required); Analyzing, Applying Technical
Expertise, Following instructions and Procedures, Planning and Organizing
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Eligibility Criteria for the Above Posts
1. ONLY Ugandan Nationals will be considered
2. UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff;
qualifi ed female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
3. Applications will be considered only if accompanied by an updated CV and
P11 form, as well as the most recent performance evaluation report.
4. If applications are sent by email, please use this order to name your
file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11
or Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_MukasaApplication.
5. UNICEF is a smoke free environment.
6. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Closing date for applications: 12 July 2013.
How to Apply;
Applicants interested in the above
positions should send their resume to:
Human Resource Specialist,
UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,
Plot 9, George Street,
P.O. Box 7047, Kampala, Uganda
Via email to: ugderecruit@unicef.org
Job Title:Consultancy
