Representative, D-2, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Re-advertisement)
Job Description
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfil their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, dedication
The Representative serves as the accredited representative of UNICEF in the country and reports to the Regional Director for general direction and oversight. The Representative is responsible for establishing dialogue with the Government to develop the framework of cooperation in the country and for working closely and collaboratively with the Government and national institutions, stakeholders and partners, to develop the Government-UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation in active support of efforts to advance children’s rights as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, other international treaties/frameworks, the SDGs, and UN intergovernmental bodies.
As head of the Country Office, the Representative is responsible for providing leadership and vision to the UNICEF Country Office team in managing and leveraging resources for the achievement of results and realization of the rights of children. The Representative leads and oversees the various programme sectors and operations teams ensuring delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework, ethics and integrity. The Representative is accountable for upholding UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability, and ensuring the establishment and maintenance of a non-discriminatory, inclusive and nurturing working environment for all staff and personnel, to enable them to effectively and efficiently deliver high-quality results for children.
How can you make a difference?
The Representative’s key functions and accountabilities include:
▪ Developing and planning the Country Programme
▪ Leading and managing the Country Office
▪ Monitoring and quality control of the Country Programme
▪ Representation and external relations at global/regional and national level
▪ Delivering high quality results for children, including in a complex operating environment
▪ Support to the Resident Coordinator and UN Country Team to advance the UN Cooperation Framework
▪ Leading resource mobilization efforts and nurturing and strengthening partnerships
▪ Leading innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
▪ Safety, security and well-being of staff, programmes and organizational assets
Qualifications:
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