Vacancy announcement from UNICEF
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VACANCY
NOTICE
UNICEF
Programme Officer (Planning and Disaster Risk Reduction), NOB, Fixed Term
Appointment, Bhairahawa, Nepal
> Job no: 575904
> Position type: Fixed Term Appointment
> Location: Nepal
> Division/Equivalent: Kathmandu(ROSA)
> School/Unit: Nepal
> Department/Office: Bhairahawa, Nepal
> Categories: Programme Management
Strategic Office Context
The position is based in Bhairahawa Field Office under UNICEF Nepal Country
Office and serves Lumbini Province of Nepal. The office extends collaboration
and partnerships with provincial and local governments and coordinates with
government authorities, development partners, Civils Society Organizations
(CSOs), stakeholders and communities to synergize programme objectives and
contribute to improve children’s wellbeing and in bringing sustained results in
Lumbini Province.
The Programme Officer reports to the Chief of Field Office (CFO) as the direct
supervisor and to Chief Climate Resilience, DRR, Environment Sustainability
Section and Chief of Planning and Monitoring Section as the technical
supervisors. The position will broadly support the provincial and Municipal
level Child-friendly planning, budgeting and advocacy, right and result-based
planning, annual work-planning, review, reporting and monitoring, and disaster
preparedness and emergency responses and Disaster Risk Reduction in Lumbini
Province. This position seeks guidance and technical support from the CFO and
the two sections: Planning and Monitoring and Climate Resilience, DRR and
Environment Sustainability Section.
Purpose for the job:
Under the general guidance and supervision of the Chief of Field Office, the
Programme Officer (Planning & DRR) will support strengthening the
integrated and result-based planning, monitoring, review and evidence-based
reporting system, build capacity of staff and partners on programmatic
assurance, results, risk informed and rights-based planning, management and
reporting, emergency preparedness and response. This position will coordinate
and provide technical support to the province and local governments in local
level planning process. The Programme Officer will provide advocacy and
technical support to local governments in child focused planning &
budgeting. This position will support province and local governments in the
formulation of legal framework for DRR, Emergency Preparedness and Response
Plan and Local Disaster Climate Resilience Plan and ensures mainstreaming of
prevention, mitigation, preparedness and adaption into governments’ annual,
sectors and periodic plans. This position will provide technical support to
strengthen the capacity of provincial and local governments to effectively
prepare and respond to emergencies and establish a knowledge management
mechanism to document and share information, best practices and lessons learnt.
Application Deadline: 21 October 2024
HOW TO APPLY
click [ HERE ] to view original vacancy for more details and
application procedure.
Posted on: 2024-10-01 , Deadline: 2024-10-21
