Avis de recrutement : UNICEF recrute un.e Chef.fe régional.e des opérations à Dakar, Sénégal.

Avis de recrutement : UNICEF recrute un.e Chef.fe régional.e des opérations à Dakar, Sénégal.

How can you make a difference?

As a Strategic Business Partner and regional advisor, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solution-focused analysis, advice and services and contribute to programme and management decisions for delivering results for children in all operational contexts within the regional office and provide technical leadership and guidance for Operations in all countries and field offices within the region.  Strategic Operations will accomplish this by:

• Managing and providing strategic direction for services in the regional functional areas of operations support: budget, financial management and reporting, facilities management, administration, supply and logistics management, information and communications technology and convening the other functions to arrive at a unified vision.
• Leading by example and supporting the Regional Director to ensure processes are in place to identify, promote and empower the potential in operations staff within the region through career development, opportunities for stretch assignments and succession planning.
• Acting as member of the Regional Senior Management Team, representing the organizational risk, governance systems and policies perspective in management discussions, and promoting results-based management.
• Understanding business needs for the Programmes in Regional and Country offices, to anticipate challenges, propose viable solutions, provide creative and innovative ideas aimed at a solution- focused approach to include value for money strategies, all underpinned by quality assurance measures.
• Advise on the implementation of Results Based Management through results-based planning including results-based budgeting and implementation using Value for Money criteria.
• Guiding the country and regional programme and budget review processes,
• Leveraging governance, systems, and tools to provide regular feedback on risks and achievements of operations functions in the region and Headquarters.
• Supporting and advising regional and country offices during external and internal audit reviews and responding to audit observations and monitoring implementation of recommendations.
• Evaluating and suggesting enhancement of business transactions processed by GSSC from a perspective of Efficiency, Performance, Risk Management and Fraud prevention.
• Providing strategic and managerial guidance to Common Services, Supply and Procurement, ICT Management, HACT Management, PSFR and/or Staff Security and Safety as deemed fit and in line with the approved regional office structure.

The Regional Chief of Operations will be entrusted with the following five pillars, the core focus of all operations functions: Valuing People, Valuing Money, Valuing Risk Management, Valuing Systems and Structures, Valuing Partners.

Qualifications

• 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, chartered accountant) from an internationally recognized institute/body of accountancy with valid membership in good standing.
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience, at the national and international level, is required, specifically in advocating and 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 Results Based Management is a requirement.
• Experience in a UN system agency, large private or public company, or experience working in a developing country and/or humanitarian/ emergency context is an asset.
• Experience in managing successful client-oriented work units is an asset.
• Previous hands-on experience in strategic and managerial leadership, preferably in a multi-office context, is required.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications is required.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Desirable

• Experience in working with corporate ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) is highly desirable.
• Experience in co-creating policy is desirable.
• Prior experience working with diverse and executive level stakeholder groups or multi-stakeholder partnerships is highly desirable.
• Additional experience in one or more of the following areas, would be desired: Audit and investigations, Safety and security, Grant Management, Enterprise Risk Management.

Application process

Deadline: 10 May 2023 Greenwich Standard Time