UNICEF recrute un(e) Chief Field Office
Chief Field Office, P-3, FT, #113174, Fada-N'Gourma - Burkina Faso, WCAR
Job no: 595568
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Fada N'Gourma
Location: Burkina Faso
Categories: Health, Programme Management
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Key functions:
- Effective management of UNICEF presence, staff and assets
- Knowledge Management for Programmes
- Programme Development and Management
- Optimum Use of Program Funds
- Programme Monitoring and Evaluations
- Rights-Based and Results-Based Programme Management Approach
- National and Local Capacity Building/Sustainability
- Rights Perspective and Advocacy at the National, Community and Family Levels
- Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration
Minimum requirements:
- Education: An advanced university degree in public health, medicine, epidemiology, health policy and management, global or international health, health systems, community health, or another relevant health-related technical field is required.
- Work Experience: A minimum of five years of professional work experience in program management, planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation and any other related fields.
- Skills: Health Programming, Health Systems, Project management, Human Rights Awareness are required skills.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in French and intermediate/working knowledge of English are required.
Desirables:
- Knowledge of another official UN language 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.
Advertised: 07 Sep 2026
Deadline: 21 Sep 2026
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