UNICEF is looking for qualified applicants for the following open positions.

Job Title: Programme Associate

Job Overview:

Job Type: Full Time

Salary:  Company’s Scale.

Place of Work:  Assosa, Ethiopia.

Application Deadline: 05, September, 2022

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitating the development of Humanitarian Programme documents (HPD) providing information and drafting selected programme documents.

• Ensuring the timely and accurate recording and administrative processing of government & NGO’s proposals and requests for direct cash transfers (DCTs).

• Conducting programme monitoring in UNICEF focus districts for cash and supplies and informing team members on the status of strategic programme activities execution.

• Helping conduct regular spot checks of partner’s projects to assess their financial record-keeping, expenditure controls and reporting systems.

• Monitoring and tracking the efficient distribution of supplies that are required for effective programme delivery.

• Supporting the Field Office Programmes in researching, compiling and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data and information from a variety of sources on subject matters relevant to the work of the programme to facilitate outputs delivery as well as preparation of reports, working papers and presentations.

• Carrying out transactions in VISION ensuring programme results, activities and programme coding are as per annual work plans (AWPs) and making amendments and alterations as per the programme revisions when necessary.

• Carrying out transactions in VISION pertaining to grants and regular resources and programme-related supplies for all programme in the Field Office including but not limited to registering grant allotments, regular resources and tracking expiring programme grants.

• Preparing to monitor and report information for supervisor and team on agreed performance indicators to drive more efficient management and accountability for results.

• Regularly monitoring budgets and financial expenditures of the Field Office programmes by employing applicable tools, ensuring compliance with UNICEF rules and regulations, and keeping supervisor informed and advised on actions for decision and/or follow-up.

• Helping prepare periodic or ad-hoc financial reports relating to the Field Office programmes and donors to support the office in optimizing the use of programme funds.

• Cooperate and participate with programme officers/specialists in programme development and training materials preparation.

Job Requirement 

Qualification:

Education: 

• Bachelor of Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Project management and related education backgrounds to the role and responsibilities of the position.

Experience:

• A minimum of six years of budget administrative or clerical work or system-based programmes monitoring and financial transactions experience is required. Prior experience in programme support functions is an asset. Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.

• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

How to apply

Interested applicants, who fulfill the above requirement, can submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to:

https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/553670/programme-associate