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 a medium size 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.
Under the supervision of the Chief of the Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section (RAPS), the Emergency Specialist (Preparedness) will work to strengthen global, regional and country early warning and preparedness systems and capacities to improve readiness for humanitarian response.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will provide legal advice to internal clients on UNICEF’s arrangements with private sector and other partners, digital and other service providers and partners, and data, as well as supporting other business units globally on a broad spectrum of legal matters ranging from commercial contracts, disputes, and institutional matters. The Legal Affairs Specialist will report to the Senior Legal Affairs Specialist who reports to the Chief Legal Counsel.
Under the guidance of the Chief Field Operations, the Chief Field Office (CFO) is accountable for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office within a country programme. The CFO represents UNICEF in his/her Area of Responsibility (AoR), leads and oversees the various program sectors and operational service teams ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision set forward by the Representative.
The Ukraine Country Office is a large Country Office, with one of the largest budgets in UNICEF globally, that is implementing both a humanitarian and NEXUS response due to the challenging and sensitive political environment. The Finance/Budget Manager, under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative Operations, will oversee the management of the finance functions and budget for the office and is expected to exhibit a high level of maturity and set high quality objectives, both internally and externally, to deliver results.
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 a medium size 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.
Under the supervision of the Chief of the Risk Analysis and Preparedness Section (RAPS), the Emergency Specialist (Preparedness) will work to strengthen global, regional and country early warning and preparedness systems and capacities to improve readiness for humanitarian response.
The Legal Affairs Specialist will provide legal advice to internal clients on UNICEF’s arrangements with private sector and other partners, digital and other service providers and partners, and data, as well as supporting other business units globally on a broad spectrum of legal matters ranging from commercial contracts, disputes, and institutional matters. The Legal Affairs Specialist will report to the Senior Legal Affairs Specialist who reports to the Chief Legal Counsel.
Under the guidance of the Chief Field Operations, the Chief Field Office (CFO) is accountable for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office within a country programme. The CFO represents UNICEF in his/her Area of Responsibility (AoR), leads and oversees the various program sectors and operational service teams ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision set forward by the Representative.
The Ukraine Country Office is a large Country Office, with one of the largest budgets in UNICEF globally, that is implementing both a humanitarian and NEXUS response due to the challenging and sensitive political environment. The Finance/Budget Manager, under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative Operations, will oversee the management of the finance functions and budget for the office and is expected to exhibit a high level of maturity and set high quality objectives, both internally and externally, to deliver results.
