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DigitalImpact Division (DID)
DID works in close collaboration with regional Digital Impact teams and colleagues across headquarters divisions, regions, and country offices to leverage technologies and capabilities that accelerate progress on UNICEF’s goals, strengthen community resilience, and expand access to essential digital services and information.
Our mission is to enhance UNICEF’s general digital impact by promoting equitable access to information and services, empowering communities to create lasting, positive change for children, and foster a more inclusive, interconnected, and sustainable world for every child, everywhere.
The Strategic Enablers pillar is a core element of UNICEF’s Digital Impact Strategy 2026–2029, acting as the structural backbone of the division. This pillar brings together key enablers—People & Culture, Communications, Operations and Artificial Intelligence — to create an integrated ecosystem for sustainable digital impact. Together,



these enablers anticipate trends, foster innovation, and ensure UNICEF can deliver inclusive, future‑ready digital solutions that advance child rights globally.
Under the supervision and guidance of the designated supervisor, the Administrative & Finance Associate will provide PMO, project, procurement, financial, cost recovery and operational coordination support to ensure continuity of critical digital operations.
The role will support work planning, project meetings and documentation, project monitoring and reporting, end-to-end procurement processing, individual contractor recruitment coordination, vendor and consultant follow-up, budget monitoring, chargeback processing and service request follow-up.
The position requires a highly organized, service-oriented and detail‑focused colleague who can work independently, coordinate across multiple stakeholders, manage competing deadlines, maintain accurate records and help ensure that operational processes are completed in a timely and compliant manner.
Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:
1. PMO and Project Support:
Support the PMO Specialist in work planning, including annual planning, individual consultant planning, events, supplies and related PCM processes.
Support project meetings, documentation, coordination, follow‑up and record keeping.
Support project monitoring and reporting by maintaining trackers, compiling updates, identifying pending actions and following up with relevant focal points.
Support project‑related audit queries, including collection of supporting documentation, coordination of responses and follow‑up on outstanding information.
Perform other PMO‑related tasks as required during the coverage period.
2. Procurement, Contracts and Consultant Coordination:
Support end‑to‑end procurement processes, including requisitions, pre‑

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