Digital Impact Manager, P-4, Fixed Term Position, Kampala, Uganda, #00051311

Lead digital innovation. Strengthen systems. Transform outcomes for children.UNICEF Uganda is seeking a visionary Digital Impact Manager to lead innovation and digital transformation across programme and operations. You will harness technology, data and strategic partnerships to scale effective solutions, strengthen national systems, enhance organizational effectiveness and accelerate sustainable results for children.Ready to turn digital ambition into lasting impact? Join UNICEF Uganda and help reimagine what is possible for every child. Apply now. UNICEFworks 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. Visitour websiteto learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child,the right to Innovation How can you make a difference? As digital transformation and innovation become key accelerators of UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2026-2029, UNICEF Uganda is advancing the use of digital technologies, data and innovation to strengthen programme results and operational effectiveness. Digital solutions are increasingly critical to improving service delivery, supporting evidence-based decision-making, strengthening national systems, and accelerating outcomes for children and young people. The Digital Impact Manager will provide enterprise-wide leadership for UNICEF Uganda’s digital impact agenda, shaping strategy, governance and investment across programme and operations. Working with senior leadership, government, development partners, the private sector and UNICEF teams, the role will build strategic alliances, influence digital ecosystems and drive scalable, responsible solutions that strengthen national systems, improve organizational performance and accelerate sustainable results for children and young people. TheDigital Impact Managerwill: 1. Foster innovation and digital transformation (DX), and oversee piloting, evidence generation and scaling of priority Digital Transformation / Digital Impact and Innovation initiatives. 2. Enhance ICT, Digital Transformation / Digital Impact and Innovation governance, collaboration, build internal and external relationships and capacity. 3. Excellence in ICT services and systems to create an enabling environment for the release and management of organizational ICT services to UCO staff. 4. Improve delivery results. If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here:JD - Digital Impact Manager 51311 P4.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… Minimum requirements - Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Software engineering, Information technology Management and any other related fields. - Work Experience: 8 years of relevant work experience in Information Communication Technology, Digital Impact Project Management, Business Operations, Networks Information Security, Large international organizational experience and any other related fields. - Skills: Experience is required in Team Leadership, Project Management, Business Analytics, Partnerships, Information Security, Audit and Risk Management. - Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Desirables - Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. - UN experience, Leading Change management, Certification in Prince II, ITIL - Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. For every Child, you demonstrate... UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter:UNICEF Values UNICEF competencies required for this post are… (1) Builds and maintains partnerships(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness(3) Drive to achieve results for impact(4) Innovates and embraces change(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity(6) Thinks and acts strategically(7) Works collaboratively with others(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people Familiarize yourself withour competency frameworkand its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpageAccessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially. UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments are conditional on the selected candidates willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel. Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service. Remarks: As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. UNICEF is committed to foste