New Vacancies at UNICEF Tanzania August 2026

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New Vacancies at UNICEF Tanzania August 2026, 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. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Tanzania is a youthful nation, with children and adolescents making up half of its population, and has made significant progress in access to health care, reducing child mortality, enrolment in education, and social protection for households in poverty.

Position: Deputy Representative Operations, (P-5), Fixed-Term, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania # 00002965

Job no: 595120

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam

Level: P-5

Location: United Republic of Tanzania

Categories: Operations

Minimum requirements:

Education:

An Advanced University Degree (Master’s and above) in one of the following areas is required: Business management; Financial management; Accounting; Public Finance; and related operations function (Supply Chain, Human Resources, Information Technology,

International Business, Project management, etc.) or a full professional accounting designation (CA, ACA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CPFA, Expert Comptable) from an internationally recognized institute/body of accountancy with valid membership in good standing is required.

Work Experience:

A minimum of 10 years of professional experience, at the national and international level, is required, specifically in advocating and implementing strategic organizational initiatives in one or more operations management area including budget; financial management and reporting; facilities management; administration; supply and logistics management; information and communication technology; human resources.

Experience in humanitarian settings is strongly desired.

Prior experience in the development sector or UN system/ international NGOs would be an asset.

For country offices with a significant private sector fundraising operation, prior experience working with or in the private sector, and supporting private sector fundraising, is desirable

Additional experience in one or more of the following areas, would be desired:

Audit and investigations
Safety and security
Grant Management
Enterprise Risk Management

Experience in a UN system agency, large private or public company, or experience working in a developing country and/or humanitarian/ emergency context is an asset.

Experience in working with corporate ERPs (Enterprise Resource Planning) and IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) is highly desirable.

Experience in Results Based Management is a requirement.

Experience in managing successful client-oriented work units is an asset.

Experience in co-creating policy is desirable.

Prior experience working with diverse stakeholder groups or multi-stakeholder partnership is highly desirable.

Previous hands-on experience in strategic and managerial leadership is required.

Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications is required.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Desirables: