JOB at the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF - NGO,  Yaounde, Cameroon

Social Policy Specialist (Cash Transfer), NO3, 364 days, TA, Yaounde, Cameroon

Job no: 563106
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Yaounde
Level: NO-3
Location: Cameroon
Categories: Social Policy
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 fulfill 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, a chance in life!

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 in order to allow women and children to fully realize their rights to development without restriction, as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF provides financials and technical support to Cameroon across seven areas in an effort to fully realize the rights of women and children. These areas include Health, HIV/AIDS, Water-sanitation-Hygiene, nutrition, education, child protection and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses mainly on children and the most vulnerable and excluded families. Cameroon 2020 population is estimated at 26,545,863 people according to UN data. The population is young and generates strong socioeconomic demand. In rural areas, limited access to basic social services and effects of climate changes lead to household impoverishment and severe child deprivations. The task is immense but not insurmountable; it requires the energy of all stakeholders in Cameroon and out of Cameroon: also, women, men, youth and children, government, technical and financial partners, donors, civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians, communities. Everyone is invited to take part in the struggle to meet the challenges that lie ahead. It is together that we will act for Cameroon, a country which summarizes the challenges and hopes of Africa.

For more information about UNICEF Cameroon, please click: here.

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Social Policy and in close coordination with Chief of Education, the Programme Specialist will be responsible to provide technical backstop in preparation, design, monitoring and evaluation and implementation of cash-based intervention with implementing partners. The Programme Specialist will also provide technical inputs to support the establishment of the country office integrated, effective and efficient system to carry out future cash and voucher based (CVA) interventions linked to social protection, including risk programming.

Supporting development, review process, updates and adjustments of systems-based cash transfers operations manuals and modalities (e.g.: payment mechanisms, Grievance Redress mechanism) and all associated forms for effective programme roll out and implementation. This includes products to develop cash transfer programme knowledge management in-country
Supporting the development of an M&E plan and its various components (baseline, post-distribution monitoring, robust Management Information Systems and third-party monitoring) as required. This includes both with UNICEF funded existing cash transfer programmes and internal to UNICEF ability to better roll out and operationalized cash transfer programmes in Cameroon
Provide oversight in ongoing detailed work planning and costing support to implementing partners to ensure coordinated, timely and credible programme planning, budgeting and implementation aligned with UNICEF's efficiency, effectiveness and accountability procedures of HACT.
Build relationships and collaborate with sub-regional localities and central government partners together with civil society to advocate and support social protection priorities are realized to establish a stronger foundation in social protection system building (i.e. Unified Social Registry). This includes investing towards building the foundation on risk programming and shock responsive social protection
Participate in social protection and other relevant sectors coordination for including the inter-agency Cash Working Group to promote sharing of information, good practices and lessons learned, as well as identify opportunities for joint approaches and joint programming.
Technical assistance in ongoing coordination and capacity support to implementing partners both government and civil society organization and relevant departments in participation in relevant working groups and forums to develop products to relevant to strengthening cash transfer programme impacting children across sectors in both humanitarian and development programming.
Promote opportunities to expand effective working partnerships collaboration with World Bank, UN agencies, donors and the government for technical cooperation, programme management/coordination, information sharing and networking.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

An advanced university degree (Master's or higher) degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Development Studies, Business Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.
A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience is required in particular direct operational experiences of program design, implementation and M&E of systems-based social protection (cash transfer) programmes in a developing country context.
Fluency in both French and English is required.
For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Deadline: 30 Jun 2023 W. Central Africa Standard Time

All applications must be submitted ONLINE at :  https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/filter/?search-keyword=&location=cameroon