Chief Field Office, P-3, FT, #113174, Fada-N'Gourma - Burkina Faso, WCAR

For every child, the right to Support

The Fada Field Office is located in eastern Burkina Faso and covers four regions: Nakambe, Goulmou, Tapoa and Sirba.

Based on the previous administrative/territorial division, the East region is the 4th region most affected by the security and humanitarian crisis after the Sahel, Centre-Nord and Nord regions. 60% of internally displaced people (IDPs) are children and deprived of their rights to education, health, protection, and healthy environment.

The Fada Field Office will play a key role in advancing the objectives of the 2027–2030 Country Programme, which adopts geographic and demographic targeting as a key implementation approach. Covering the regions of Goulmou, Sirba, Tapoa, and Nakambé, areas that face some of the highest levels of child deprivation in the country, the Field Office will be central to ensuring that program interventions effectively reach the most vulnerable children and populations, thereby contributing to more equitable and impactful results.

Given the public health and humanitarian challenges in the Area of Responsibility, the position requires strong capacity to lead multisectoral field programming, with expertise in health or public health. The incumbent will provide strategic oversight of interventions that strengthen access to essential health services, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, immunization, disease prevention and surveillance, community health, emergency preparedness and response, while ensuring effective integration with nutrition, WASH, education, child protection and social policy.

How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance of the Chief Field Operations, you as the Chief Field Office (CFO) is accountable for managing and leading the total programme commitment of a field office within a country programme. You will represent UNICEF in your Area of Responsibility (AoR), leads and oversees the various program sectors and operational service teams ensuring the delivery of quality results in accordance with UNICEF’s programme of cooperation, country programme management plan and overall vision set forward by the Representative.

In fragile and humanitarian contexts, UNICEF action is guided by its global Policy and Framework for humanitarian action: the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action.

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks

Minimum requirements

Desirables

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and field office in complex, fragile, insecure or humanitarian settings is highly desirable.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Familiarity/ background with emergency context is considered as an asset.
• Experience working with government health authorities, UN agencies, humanitarian coordination mechanisms, civil society and communities is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

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Remarks

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidate are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.