UNICEF Representative Job opportunity – Yaounde

Job opportunity for UNICEF Representative – Yaounde.

The Representative is responsible for establishing dialogue with the Government to develop the framework of cooperation in the country and for working closely and collaboratively with the Government and national institutions, stakeholders and partners, to develop the Government-UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation in active support of  efforts to advance children’s rights as established under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, other international treaties/frameworks, the SDGs, and UN intergovernmental bodies.

Profile needed:

• Strong communication and advocacy skills.
  
• Capacity to effectively lead, inspire, motivate and develop a team of international and national staff towards the realization of sustainable programme results in a complex environment.
  
• Oral and written proficiency in French and English is required to be successful in the position.
• International and developing country work experience and field work experience.
• Background/familiarity with emergencies.
• Rights-based and results-based approaches and programming in UNICEF.
• Integration and synthesis of various programme activities in accordance with professional practices and UNICEF programme policy, procedures and guidelines.
  
• Knowledge and skills to operate in a complex programming environment and in humanitarian, post-conflict, fragile countries;
  
• Experience in low / middle-income countries with demonstrated ability to build the capacity of the government to develop child rights-based policies, norms and standards as well as to monitor service delivery at the operational level;
  
• Political savvy with strong analytical skills and ability to distill complex and sensitive issues.
  
• Ability to strategically position UNICEF as a partner of choice in the development sector, both at the governmental and non-governmental level, to advance national and local initiatives aimed at fulfilling children’s rights.
  
• Proven ability in mobilizing resources (including domestic ones namely from the government) and in building strategic relations with donors and stakeholders;
• Expert knowledge of advanced concepts in primary discipline, with a broad knowledge of related disciplines, in-depth knowledge of relevant organisational policies and procedures.;
• Ability to strategize, effectively lead teams and achieve results in a complex programmatic, operational and unstable security context.

Qualifications needed

• A minimum of thirteen (13) years professional development experience that combines intellectual and managerial leadership in development cooperation at the international level, some of which served in developing countries and emergency context is required.
• An Advanced University Degree in social sciences, international relations, government and public relations, public or social policy, sociology, social or community development or other related fields, is required. 
• Relevant professional experience in any UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Oral and written proficiency in French and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

Representative, D-1, Yaounde, Cameroon

• Job no: 583632
• Position type: Fixed Term Appointment.
• Location: Cameroon
• Division/Equivalent: Dakar (WCAR), Senegal.
• School/Unit: Republic of Cameroon
• Department/Office: Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon.
• Categories: Senior Leadership Vacancies, Executive Management.
• Application close: Apr 28 2026 W. Central Africa Standard Time.