Chief Child Survival and Development

**Job no**: 569326

**Contract type**: Fixed Term Appointment

**Duty Station**: Cairo

**Level**: P-5

**Location**: Egypt

**Categories**: Health, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, Early Childhood Development, Health and Nutrition

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

**For every child, hope.**

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

UNICEF aims to be the leading advocate for children, enabled by a cohort of networked, strategic, innovative, and effective advocates who deliver change for children in every part of the world.

**How can you make a difference?**

As Chief of Section, directs, leads, manages, develops and enables a competent team of professional and support staff to achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the Child Survival and Development programme, with a view to integrating gender equality across all aspects of the country programme.
Contributes to create synergy partnerships which reinforce other organizations - including other UN Agencies - MDGs strategic directions in areas where UNICEF has primary responsibility or comparative advantage. The Chief reports to the Deputy Representative, Programme who is at the level of P5.

**Key functions/accountabilities**:
Timely and quality sectoral analysis, input, support and coordination **are ensured to** contribute to the Situation Analysis, its periodic update, and all programme documents, in relation to Health & Nutrition, ECD, WASH and climate change programme, in partnerships with key stakeholders and with contribution of knowledge institutions.

Integrated strategies, methodologies and new approaches for each of Health & Nutrition, ECD, WASH and climate change are developed and implemented based on results-based approach within Human Rights framework. Partnerships with global funds, multilateral and bilateral agencies and development banks, as well as relations with the private sector enhanced and exploited efficiently.

Technical support is provided to government and non-government organizations at all stages of the programme cooperation, including capacity building of government personnel and beneficiaries, and through back-up partnerships with relevant specialists organizations as appropriate.

Monitoring and evaluation of programme performance undertaken for adjustment, acceleration and improvement of program delivery, capitalizing on joint global monitoring and evaluation frameworks such as the Child Health epidemiology Reference Group for child health and nutrition, and with WFP in the areas of food and nutrition.

Work plan and objectives are effectively established, performance is managed, and planned results are timely delivered through exercise of strong programme management leadership; partnership frameworks that pool competencies and resources developed.

The capacities of Country Office staff are strengthened through effective capacity building programme, which also build on technical partnerships with collaborating agencies to provide state-of-the-art technical information to staff - in the development, implementation and management of the CSD programme.

UNICEF, Government and implementing partners accountability is ensured for supply and non-supply assistance and disbursement of programme funds for the sector.

Effective partnership and collaboration are achieved and maintained for advocacy, technical cooperation, programme coordination, information sharing and knowledge networking.

The most relevant and strategic information is provided including in cooperation with kn