Deadline: 1 November 2021
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Programme Specialist in Lilongwe, Malawi.
UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Programme Specialist will perform the following functions:
- Lead local governance cross-sectoral programme planning, development and management at national and district level to ensure local government is empowered and promotes child rights in an effective way.
- Drive technical and operational support to multi-sectoral programme implementation with key stakeholders and partners as well as UNICEF thematic sections.
- Build and strengthen networking with exciting and new partners, including government and civil society organizations at national and district level.
- Promote innovative mechanisms within local government structures to enable child rights during planning and implementation.
- Promote knowledge management on local governance practices with key partners and stakeholders, ensuring that regional and global priorities are also incorporated.
- Strengthen and build systems and capacities of local government structures in line with child rights priorities.
- Strengthen and coordinate internal UNICEF work around decentralization, community empowerment and system strengthening at community level, ensuring that a coherent community approach is mainstreamed throughout UNICEF sections.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have:
- University Degree in one of the following fields is required political science, governance, public administration management or another relevant technical field.
- Minimum 5 year’s professional experience providing policy advice and programme support in the general area of Local Governance is required.
- Sound experience in Local Development and Decentralization in different development contexts is required.
- Strong experience in providing technical assistance to local governments, including through participatory approaches.
- Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
- Relevant experience in decentralization and local governance in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
- Background and/or familiarity with emergency is considered as an asset.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the legal and regulatory frameworks for local governance is an asset.
- Understand the local governance structure, government policies, guidelines, legislation, and strategies is required.
- Fluency in English and one of the local languages, both strong written and verbal skills, is required.
- Nationality of Malawi.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, visit UNICEF.
