About UNICEF: Employment
Programme Planning Specialist, L-4, Luanda, Angola
If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF seeks a Programme Planning Specialist to be based in its Office in Angola.
Under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative, you will be responsible for programme planning function and overseeing of monitoring and evaluating a major programme within the country programme.
Your profile:
• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences or other related field.
• Eight years progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in social development, management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Current knowledge of development issues, policies as well as social programming policies and procedures in international development cooperation.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, innovate, plan and execute ideas as well as transfer knowledge and skills.
• Ability to supervise professional and support staff.
• Good analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills.
• Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.
• Fluency in English and another UN language required. Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is an asset.
If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting VN-09-382 to: mailto:recruit.PME@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 22 July 2009. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.
