Chief of Operations - Valencia, España - cinfo

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Valencia, España

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Isabel García

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COMPANY PRESENTATION

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development.

The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS.

More than 13,000 staff work with UNICEF, with approximately 85 per located in the field in 190 countries.

Seven regional offices and over 124 country offices worldwide, 34 national committees, a research centre in Florence, a supply division in Copenhagen, a shared services centre in Budapest and offices in Berlin, Brussels, Seoul and Tokyo, and UNICEF headquarters in New York and Geneva work on helping children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence.

We employ committed professional to work in our five focus areas: Child Survival and Development, Basic Education and Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS, Child Protection and Policy Advocacy and Partnerships. We also employ staff with expertise in administration and finance, human resources, information technology, supply and logistics as well as external relations and communication. UNICEF's presence in humanitarian crises means that we also seek experts in emergency preparedness and response.
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We are looking for a Chief of Operations to support the Chief Information Officer, on managing the office and monitoring operations and ICT programs as needed, while providing advice on best and innovative management practices to enhance office performance. The function is a strategic Business Partner role within the Senior Management team, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children.
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.

And we never give up.

For every child, a connected world

The overarching strategic goal of UNICEF's Information and Communication Technology Division (ICTD) is to transform and build partnerships with our stakeholders to successfully implement UNICEF programmes globally through innovative technologyenabled solutions.
UNICEF is going through an exciting digital transformation that will influence the work across the organization. We are looking for dynamic, innovative professionals to drive the transformation and play a key role in shaping the way forward.
The Operations function reports to the Deputy Director (Strategy, Risk management & Governance
SRG) and supports the Chief Information Officer (CIO), on managing the office and monitoring operations and ICT programs as needed, while providing advice on best and innovative management practices to enhance office performance. The function is a strategic Business Partner role within the Senior Management team, assuring the best use of UNICEF assets in alignment with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results for children.

How can you make a difference?

As a Strategic Business Partner and Deputy for the Deputy Director of Strategy, Risk and Governance, the incumbent will be responsible to lead for results, drive change, provide risk informed, solutionfocused analysis, advice and services and contribute to ICT programs and management decisions for delivering results for children in all operational contexts.

Strategic Operations will accomplish this by:

Leading by example and supporting the CIO and Deputy Director, SRG, on managing the office;
Acting as Officer in Charge in the absence of the Deputy Director, SRG;
Managing services in the functional areas of operations support: budget, financial management and reporting, facilities management, administration, procurement, human resources, and safety and security and convening the other functions to arrive at a unified vision;
Ensuring processes are in place to identify, promote and empower the potential in staff through career development, opportunities for stretch assignments and succession planning;
Developing and supporting ICT specific budget and financial frameworks, processes and tool to
Acting as member of the ICTD Senior Management Teams, representing the organizational risk, governance systems and policies perspective in management discussions, and promoting resultsbased management.
Understanding business needs for the ICT function, to anticipate challenges, propose viable solutions, provide creative and innovative ideas aimed at a solution

- focused approach to include value for money strategies, all underp