Chief Field Office

The Chief Field Office (CFO) is responsible for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office within a country programme in a complex humanitarian environment. The role includes representing UNICEF in Bunia, leading program sectors and operational teams, and ensuring delivery of quality results aligned with UNICEF's cooperation programme and country management plan.

Responsibilities

• Manage UNICEF presence, staff and assets effectively.
• Lead knowledge management for programmes.
• Develop and manage programmes.
• Ensure optimum use of programme funds.
• Monitor and evaluate programmes.
• Apply rights-based and results-based programme management approach.
• Build national and local capacity for sustainability.
• Advocate for rights perspective at national, community and family levels.
• Coordinate partnerships, collaboration and coordination efforts.

Requirements

• A Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in social sciences, international relations, public administration, government and public relations, public or social policy, sociology, social or community development, or another relevant technical field.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in programme management, planning, monitoring and evaluation, project administration or another relevant area.
• Substantial experience leading humanitarian response in complex emergencies, including conflict-affected and public-health emergency settings.
• Knowledge of rights-based and results-based approach and programming in UNICEF.
• Familiarity with UNICEF programme policy, procedures and guidelines in the Manual.
• Methodology of programme/project management.
• Understanding of UNICEF programmatic goals, visions, positions, policies and strategies.
• Knowledge of global human rights issues, specifically relating to children and women, and UNICEF's position and approaches.
• Familiarity with UNICEF policies and strategy addressing national and international issues, particularly conflicts, natural disasters, and recovery.
• Knowledge of UNICEF emergency programme policies, goals, strategies and approaches.
• Awareness of gender equality and diversity.
• Fluency in English and French.
• Desirable: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language.
• Desirable: Experience working in a developing country.
• Desirable: Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization.
• Desirable: Experience in humanitarian access, security risk-informed programme management, inter-agency coordination, emergency operations and staff duty of care.
• Desirable: Knowledge of UN policies and strategy on international humanitarian issues and responses.
• Desirable: Familiarity with UN common approaches to programmatic issues and UNICEF positions.
• Desirable: Knowledge of UN security operations and guidelines.
• Desirable: Experience in humanitarian access analysis and negotiation, conflict sensitivity, do-no-harm, civil-military coordination, and principled engagement in armed actor environments.
• Desirable: Experience in public-health emergency and outbreak coordination including risk communication, community engagement, infection prevention and control, continuity of essential services and operational readiness.
• Desirable: Knowledge of accountability to affected populations, community feedback systems, PSEA, child safeguarding and safe referral mechanisms.
• Desirable: Experience in emergency supply-chain, warehousing, fleet and asset management; business continuity; crisis management; remote monitoring; and data protection in high-risk environments.
• Desirable: Knowledge of risk management, internal controls, HACT/partnership assurance, construction oversight and responsible management of emergency resources.
• Desirable: Security Management training for members of Security Management Team.
• Desirable: Familiarity with UNICEF policies, strategies promoting and supporting gender equality and diversity.
• Desirable: Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Programme Management
• Project Administration
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Humanitarian Response Leadership
• Conflict-Affected Contexts
• Public Health Emergency Management
• Rights-based Programming
• Results-based Programming
• UNICEF Programme Policy
• Project Management Methodology
• Human Rights Knowledge
• Emergency Programme Policies
• Gender Equality Awareness
• Diversity Awareness
• Humanitarian Access
• Security Risk-Informed Programme Management
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Emergency Operations
• Staff Duty of Care
• Conflict Sensitivity
• Civil-Military Coordination
• Public Health Emergency Coordination
• Risk Communication
• Community Engagement
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Continuity of Essential Services
• Operational Readiness
• Accountability to Affected Populations
• Community Feedback Mechanisms
• PSEA Integration
• Child Safeguarding
• Safe Referral Mechanisms
• Emergency Supply Chain Operations
• Warehouse Management
• Fleet and Asset Management
• Business Continuity
• Crisis Management
• Remote Monitoring
• Data Protection in High-Risk Environments
• Risk Management
• Internal Controls
• HACT/Partnership Assurance
• Construction Oversight
• Security Training Management
• Gender Equity Promotion
• Fragile Settings Experience

Languages

English, French