Associate Director (Applied Research Knowledge Management), D-1 level, in the Office of Research, Florence, Italy.
UNICEF is seeking a research leader who will transform, plan, guide, support and stimulate organizational change and promote high quality research for children across UNICEF. You will guide efforts to develop implementation research in support of UNICEF’s equity agenda, ensure that UNICEF policy and advocacy is informed by research and provide leadership on knowledge management related to research. This is a major transformational task, critical to the future effectiveness of UNICEF, which will take several years to implement.
As a key member of the senior research management team, you will:
• Lay the foundation for organization-wide change of the research function across UNICEF through development of priorities, standards (including ethical standards), guidelines, tools and mechanisms for improving both quality of research and more effective use of research in UNICEF.
• Develop a plan for organizational change of research across UNICEF, including establishment of standards, guidelines, tools and mechanisms for research and its use.
• Lead support to different parts of the organization, particularly the field part of UNICEF, in mainstreaming improvement to relevance, quality, credibility and impact of research.
• Lead and support extensive use of research knowledge management in improving relevance and credibility of research carried out by UNICEF, and in strengthening use of research in advocacy and policy on children. Design and carry through capacity building efforts within UNICEF and with partners in applied research especially on equity.
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships between UNICEF and outside research entities, including North-South and South-South collaborations, so as to strengthen research on children, particularly that managed by UNICEF Regional and Country offices.
• Develop guidelines for assessment of research quality and impact. Oversee implementation of these across UNICEF, support their use outside and develop and manage associated databases that are critical to global research on children.
• Promote and bring about culture change around research within UNICEF, as part of change management strategies.
• Guides and manages staff in the Office of Research and provides technical guidance to senior research officers in Regional Offices.
Minimum Requirements:
• PhD level in social science or other relevant development field, with advanced multidisciplinary study in one or more specialized areas relevant to children.
• Twelve to Thirteen years of progressively responsible experience in research and research management in relevant technical areas, at the national and international levels. Experience in leading the development and implementation of a policy related research agenda. Strong professional reputation and profile as demonstrated by a substantive publication record on issues related to the work of UNICEF and the global research agenda.
• Fluency in English and at least one other UN working language
To apply, please send your application, updated Curriculum Vitae as well as a completed United Nations Personal History form (available at our Web site at www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc ), quoting Associate Director Research to: recruit.SSR@unicef.org Closing date is 01 July, 2011.
As a key member of the senior research management team, you will:
• Lay the foundation for organization-wide change of the research function across UNICEF through development of priorities, standards (including ethical standards), guidelines, tools and mechanisms for improving both quality of research and more effective use of research in UNICEF.
• Develop a plan for organizational change of research across UNICEF, including establishment of standards, guidelines, tools and mechanisms for research and its use.
• Lead support to different parts of the organization, particularly the field part of UNICEF, in mainstreaming improvement to relevance, quality, credibility and impact of research.
• Lead and support extensive use of research knowledge management in improving relevance and credibility of research carried out by UNICEF, and in strengthening use of research in advocacy and policy on children. Design and carry through capacity building efforts within UNICEF and with partners in applied research especially on equity.
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships between UNICEF and outside research entities, including North-South and South-South collaborations, so as to strengthen research on children, particularly that managed by UNICEF Regional and Country offices.
• Develop guidelines for assessment of research quality and impact. Oversee implementation of these across UNICEF, support their use outside and develop and manage associated databases that are critical to global research on children.
• Promote and bring about culture change around research within UNICEF, as part of change management strategies.
• Guides and manages staff in the Office of Research and provides technical guidance to senior research officers in Regional Offices.
Minimum Requirements:
• PhD level in social science or other relevant development field, with advanced multidisciplinary study in one or more specialized areas relevant to children.
• Twelve to Thirteen years of progressively responsible experience in research and research management in relevant technical areas, at the national and international levels. Experience in leading the development and implementation of a policy related research agenda. Strong professional reputation and profile as demonstrated by a substantive publication record on issues related to the work of UNICEF and the global research agenda.
• Fluency in English and at least one other UN working language
To apply, please send your application, updated Curriculum Vitae as well as a completed United Nations Personal History form (available at our Web site at www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc ), quoting Associate Director Research to: recruit.SSR@unicef.org Closing date is 01 July, 2011.
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