Deputy Director Programme Strategy and Coordination

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• Manage the Director’s Office in support to programme cohesion and technical leadership, providing direction and guidance to key functional areas such as programme strategy and coordination, partnerships and advocacy, emerging issues (innovations, programming in middle- and high-income countries), resilience, innovations, planning and knowledge management.
• Support the Director in leading on emerging, cross-cutting and normative programming areas ensuring the nurturing of these areas and programme integration across PG and in UNICEF programmes.  
• Identify programme priorities and advise Director and Programme Teams on coordinated action required to deliver on UNICEF’s Strategic Plan.  Initiate and promote PG priority areas across the organization with an aim to bring successful programmes and strategies to scale (i.e. resilience, systems strengthening, Africa Strategy, etc.)
• Participate in the development, review and assessment of country programmes in coordination with regional offices with a view to ensure country offices access the best available evidence and technical expertise and design programmes that are aligned to Board policies and corporate strategies to maximise their impact on the fulfilment of child rights.

• Ensure a coherent and strategic contribution from Programme Group to the development and implementation of the Strategic Plan. Oversee strategic planning results monitoring and reporting for PG through a light coordination mechanism.
• Coordinate PG’s contribution to corporate reporting and efforts to streamline and simplify procedures in support to regional and country offices.
• Oversee Programme Group’s engagement and partnership with regional and country offices ensuring coordinated technical support in key areas of work.

• Support the Director, PG in managing all aspects of the Programme Group including programmes, human resources and operations and stands in as needed. This includes the effective management of the New York and Nairobi offices, in close collaboration with Chief of Strategic Operations and Programme Team Directors, to maximize synergies and cohesiveness across PG office locations.  
• Oversee staff in the Director’s Office and ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the Office, including recruitment, supervision of staff, Director’s Office workplan, management and monitoring of the budget and oversight of day-to-day issues as required.
• Ensure effective use of available resources through improved budgeting, alignment of resources to planned results and tracking of expenditures. Works closely with the Chief of Strategic Operations to advise the PG Management Team on allocations and shortfalls in a timely manner.
• Leads change management processes as requested.  Identifies and initiates organizational improvement activities required to elevate programme excellence.

• Represent Programme Group and contribute to UNICEF’s intellectual and technical leadership, programme policy and strategy options in senior management forums and external fora.
• Provide strategic quality assurance of global programme partnerships, support resource mobilization and ensure coherence across Programme Group through a light coordination mechanism, and the co-creation and systematic collaboration with fundraising efforts of PPD and PFP and other divisions.
• Establish and maintain relationships at the technical and strategic level within UNICEF and with other partners including UN agencies, civil society organisations, multilateral and bilateral donors, private sector, academia, etc. for multi-sectoral joint programming initiatives.

• Advanced University degree in public health or social sciences at the PhD or Master’s or equivalent. Additional training in development planning, management, public administration or related fields is a strong asset.
• Thirteen years of work experience with a substantial period at a senior management level. Substantial experience in planning and management of social development programmes in more than one country context. Proven ability to successfully work in a managerial or advisory capacity at a senior level.
• Fluency in English (written and oral) as well as another UN language is highly desirable. 
• Strong people management skills and a track record of delivering results in a senior management role in collaboration with high-level internal and external stakeholders within an international organisation.
• Strong experience in policy advocacy and high-level technical assistance in relation to child rights in low and middle-income contexts.
• Strong communication and representational skills.
• Proven track record and experience of formulating strategies, planning and managing complex programmes and corporate level results reporting.

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