Deputy Representative, Operations at UNICEF, Cairo, Egypt

Deadline: 27 January 2023

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Deputy Representative, Operations in Cairo, Egypt.

UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Deputy Representative, Operations will perform the following functions:

• Valuing People: Lead, manage and develop people resources to promote technical competence and foster career progression and retention of a “fit for purpose”/ agile workforce
  • Foster operations behaviors that focus on delivering results for children.
  • Coordinate the human resource development and resourcing strategies.
  • Institutionalize and share best practices and knowledge learned with regional/national colleagues.
  • Refining the evolving profession in UNICEF derived from the five strategic pillars.
• Valuing Money: Champion strategic resources to achieve organizational goals and ensure Value for Money (VfM)
  • Promote an environment of management excellence, staff well-being
  • Optimize identification and use of resources in various concrete Value for Money (VfM) areas, including eco-efficiency and inclusivity, common premises, costing, results-based budgeting financial monitoring.
  • Support Business Units on options to generate greater VfM
  • Lead the financial oversight management, monitoring and reporting of all the country programme budget.
  • Advise various modalities of valuing resources through financing modalities such as budgeting and pre-financing modalities for supplies, cash-based transfer. ts
  • Oversee Supply outcome results related to Supply and Logistics Management and stay abreast of and promote the regional strategies and their implementation.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• An Advanced University Degree (Master’s and above) in one of the following areas is required: Business management; Financial management; Accounting; Public Finance; and related operations function (Supply Chain, Human Resources, Information Technology, International Business, Project management, etc.) or a full professional accounting designation (CA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CPFA, Expert Comptable) from an internationally recognized institute/body of accountancy with valid membership in good standing is required.
• Minimum 8 year’s of professional experience, at the national and international level, is required, specifically in implementing strategic organizational initiatives in one or more operations management area including budget; financial management and reporting; facilities management; administration; supply and logistics management; information and communication technology; human resources.
• Experience in working with corporate ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) is highly desirable.
• Experience in Results Based Management is a requirement.
• Experience in supporting successful client-oriented work units is an asset.
• Previous hands on experience in strategic operations is a strong asset.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications is required.
• Fluency in English, Arabic is an asset.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit UNICEF.