KEY ACCOUNT ABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primary, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results.
 
1. Timely sectoral analysis, input and support contribute to the Situation Analysis and its periodic update for effective project planning, development and management. Contributes to the preparation of data driven, evidence based situation analysis by compiling, analysing and evaluating information and providing the technical input and support to child survival, development interventions and its periodic update. Prepares sectoral input to the Country Programme Document and all related documents (e.g., Country Programme Recommendation, Plans of Action, and Country Programme Summary Sheet). Contributes to the consultation and coordination with key partners at all levels.

2.  Quality contributions are made to the development and implementation of Integrated CSD strategies and approaches through participation and collaboration with internal and external partnership. Works with all CSD programmes and with other related sectors to coordinate policy advice and knowledge sharing. Influences national policies and contributes to results for children through coordinated policy inputs and knowledge management, using upstream policy work as well as lessons learned from demonstration modelling, and shares good practices that match international standards within the country and beyond borders. Contributes to build on inter-sectoral experience and establish partnerships to promote innovative approaches to address bottlenecks around determinants of CSD, recognizing that health outcomes are not the results of action in the health sector alone.

    Participates with UNICEF, Government, non-government organizations (NGOs) and other partners in the development of strategies and approaches relating to Health & Nutrition.  Monitors status to ensure achievement of strategic results in line with agreed Annual and Country Programme objectives and adopts corrective action to meet programme/project objectives.
     Contributes to the identification and introduction of new approaches, methods and practices in project management for improving programme delivery with emphasis on sustainability of intervention and community participation.

3. Work plan and output(s) are strategically established, implementation support is effectively provided, and planned results are timely delivered through application of technical expertise, in consultation with all relevant partners.
As functional expert of the CSD group, exercises technical and programme management expertise for the development and implementation of the results-based sectoral work plan and output(s) as well as for administration and monitoring of key innovative and modelling activities, consistent with the defined programme strategic priorities and approaches.
    Ensures Outputs and targets are timely achieved, through full coordination between activities and collaboration with implementing partners, by providing guidance and support to staff of the CSD cluster.

4. Innovations and demonstration modelling in child survival and development programmes are monitored and evaluated for adjustment, acceleration, improvement and scaling-up for better programme delivery.

•      Undertakes field visits to monitor programmes, as well as participates in periodic programme reviews and progress in resolving bottlenecks with government counterparts and other partners. Identifies necessary action for programme adjustments. 
• Provides technical advice and support to government officials and implementing partners in the planning, management and scaling up strategy of the evidence-based interventions and ensures their sustainability. 
• Support maintenance of information system for monitoring inequities and gender sex aggregated data.

5. Technical assistance is provided to government and NGOs at various stages of the Government-led programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, including capacity building of government personnel.

•      Provides technical support to government and NGOs in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation stages of the programmes/projects based on recognized bottlenecks and barriers to progress. 
•     Identifies training needs; designs and conducts training and orientation activities for government personnel and beneficiaries and other relevant partners, for the purpose of capacity building, sustainability of programme/projects and expansion of coverage of services.

6. The capacities of Country Office staff are strengthened through effective capacity building support in the development, implementation and management of the evidence-based planning and financing in child survival and development programmes.

•      Designs and implement a staff training/development programme to upgrade the capacity of the Country Office staff with regard to competencies for technical requirements as well as for the programme development, implementation and management of evidence-based planning and financing of health, nutrition, WASH and HIV programmes. 
• Conducts relevant orientation, workshop, training and staff learning/development activities, including relying on technical partnership with collaborating agencies to provide state-of-the-art -technical information to staff. 

7. UNICEF and Government and implementing partners’ accountability is ensured for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of programme funds for Child Survival & Development.

•     Coordinating with Operations and Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities ensures UNICEF, Government partner and all implementing partners’ accountability. 
• Certifies disbursements of funds, ensuring those activities are within established plans of action and programme budget allotments; and to orientate and train Government and UNICEF implementing partners in UNICEF supply and non-supply policies and procedures.  
• Monitors the overall allocation and disbursement of programme funds, making sure that funds are properly coordinated, monitored and liquidated. Submits financial status reports to management in compliance with the regulations and guidelines.

8. Effective working relationships with internal and external counterparts are kept maintained for advocacy, technical coordination, information sharing and knowledge networking.

•     Coordinates activities and exchanges information and knowledge with other programmes to contribute to achievement of overall country programme objectives. 
• Builds up effective monitoring, knowledge database/network and reporting systems to ensure the availability of current and accurate programme information/data, and contributes to the development of communication materials and strategies to support advocacy and community participation for CSD; 
• and to widen partnership with all stakeholder at national, regional, district, community and household levels as well as with funding partners including the private sector in order to accelerate achievement of Health related MDGs goals. 
•    Facilitates partnership and collaboration with external counterparts, including those of the UN and national partners, in order to improve the ability to collect and disseminate relevant data, and to exchange information on programme/project development and implementation. 
• Facilitates exchange of knowledge, information, experience and lessons learned.

9. Relevant and strategic information is kept available to support the CSD Programme by the effective implementation of an integrated monitoring system.

•      In collaboration with monitoring and evaluation and programme communication colleagues, conducts accurate and timely monitoring and data collection, and supports an integrated monitoring system, in consultation with all relevant stakeholders.  
•      Coordinates with partners to ensure that monitoring systems are properly designed, and that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programmed to feed into to programme performance monitoring. Special emphasis is placed on monitoring for results and equity systems (MoRES) and integration of these concepts into existing national monitoring mechanisms.
•      Provides assistance for evaluation exercises, programme mid-term review, annual sector review and preview meetings with Government counterparts and all other relevant partners. 
• Analyses and evaluates monitoring data, ensures achievement of objectives and proposes corrective measures as appropriate.

10. Required programme/project reports are timely prepared in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures.

•     Contributes to the timely preparation of annual sector status reports and shares information with relevant partners as required in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures. 
• Participates in the preparation of all programme reports for management, Board, donors, budget reviews, programme analysis, and annual reports.

11. Emergency preparedness is maintained, and in emergencies, emergency responses with effective coordination are provided.
    Supports emergency preparedness plan relating to CSD.  In case of emergency, assists in monitoring and assessing the nature and extent of the emergency in the assigned area, as required. Provides assistance to the Country Office in identifying where support is required. In line with the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in Humanitarian Action, strengthens partnerships with the Health, Nutrition & WASH humanitarian actors within the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC).

12. Other assigned duties and responsibilities are effectively accomplished.
     Assumes any other duties and responsibilities assigned as appropriate to the purpose of this post, and delivers the results as required.