Organization: United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Assistant
Representative and Programme Specialist
UNFPA, the United Nations
Population Fund, is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every
pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person’s potential is
fulfilled. UNFPA expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead
healthy and productive lives. Since UNFPA started working in 1969, the number –
and rate – of women dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth has
been halved. Families are smaller and healthier. Young people are more
connected and empowered than ever before.
Job Summary: The UNFPA
Programme Analyst will provide technical leadership in coordinating and
strengthening capacity of CO staff and implementing partners in programme
monitoring, evaluation and reporting. S/he will play a pivotal role in Quality
Assurance for all UNFPA programmes. The incumbent will also play a supportive
role to the CO Programme Specialist in facilitating the Common and Country
Programming Processes. Further, s/he will participate in building capacity and
managing UNFPA implementing partners to ensure effective and efficient
programming. S/he will be required to participate in National, Interagency and
UNFPA Regional Office technical working groups/teams. S/he will be required to work
with other UN agencies in Uganda as team; in line ‘Delivering as One’ model.
S/he will work jointly with the Government of Uganda and other relevant
stakeholders that align with the UNFPA’s programme Agenda. S/he will ensure
that the monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities are compliant with the
Result-Based Management (RBM) principles and UFPA guidelines/standards. S/he
will be instrumental in mobilizing resources from potential donors.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Actively
coordinate monitoring of implementation of Country Programme activities
and outputs/results and CP financial/logistic resource utilization rates. - Take
part in Joint monitoring visits, prepare synthesis reports from the visits
and monitor the implementation of the recommendations from the monitoring
missions
Supports in implementing partners in establishing monitoring and
evaluation systems, while ensuring that population, RH (including
emergency RH) and Gender issues are well integrated in these systems - Works
closely with project managers, provides technical input and building
capacity of IPs in data collection for monitoring progress of programme
interventions - Provide
programme oversight and monitor CO’s compliance with UNFPA’s rules and
regulations (with emphasis on adherence to NEX requirements, OFA
management principles and management audit observations). - Actively
coordinate and provide technical support in preparing programme
implementation reports (quarterly and annual); - Conduct
quarterly and annual analysis of programme reports and consolidate
programme results by output area; Liaises with IP management to collect
and analyze data and report progress achieved by individual projects. - Significantly
contribute to preparation of UNDAF Annual Reports, Country Profiles,
County Office Annual Report and other relevant reports as required; and
ensure that their timely submission. - Technically
support the documentation of good practices on various interventions by
the CO, humanitarian, and government sectors - Actively
coordinate and provide technical guidance to Country Programme/project
results focused reviews and evaluations exercises. - Facilitate
capacity building of IPs (particularly on M&E and reporting). - Participate
in UNFPA data collection, management, analysis, storage and dissemination
including the humanitarian assistance data. - Provide
leadership in conducting periodic IP assessment exercises. - Continuously
update IPs on UNFPA policies and guidelines with regard to monitoring,
evaluation and reporting. - Actively
participate in UN Joint M&E Technical Working Group (TWG);
National/Sector Programme Development and M&E TWGs; and Regional
Office Programme Support Team as required. - Technically
support CO Programme Specialist to coordinate the development of the
Integrated Technical, Operational and Programmatic Support (ITOPS) and
monitor its implementation; and development, monitoring and review of the
Office Management Plan (OMP). - Work
in liaison with the CO Programme Specialist to coordinate and provide
policy guidance in developing the National Development Frameworks
(National Development Plans, Sector Plans and District Plans) and provide
synthesized information on UNFPA Strategic Plan/CP focus areas for
incorporation/integration in the national planning frameworks. - Actively
participate in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)
development process (from roadmap development, country analysis, strategic
prioritization/planning, writing UNDAF narrative and developing M&E
Framework). - Support
CO Programme Specialist to coordinate and provide technical guidance for
the Development of the Country Programme (CP); strengthen capacity of
staff and partners in CP Programme development processes; and facilitate
development of CP M&E framework. - Support
the CO Programme Specialist to strengthen UNFPA staff and Implementing
Partners (IPs) capacity in developing Annual Work plans (AWPs); and
coordinate review and compilation of the IP AWPs.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA Program
Analyst should hold an advanced university degree in any one of the
following: Statistics, Population Studies, Demography, or Public Health. - Hold
a Post-graduate training in monitoring and evaluation will be an added advantage. - A
minimum of five years’ experience in a related field and/or research. - Thorough
knowledge and understanding of the UN system in general, and especially
UNFPA mandate, its policies and operations and current development topics
and political issues in Uganda will be an added advantage. - Excellent
computer/information systems skills.
- Advocacy/Advancing
a policy oriented agenda - Results-based
programme development and management - Innovation
and marketing of new approaches - Leveraging
the resources of national governments and partners/Building strategic
alliances and partners - Resource
mobilization
Values: Integrity/Commitment to mandate, Knowledge
sharing/Continuous learning, Valuing diversity, Respect for Human Rights.
Managing Relationships: Working in teams, Communicating information
and ideas, Conflict and self-management.
Working with people: Empowerment/Developing people/Performance
management.
Personal Leadership and
Effectiveness: Strategic
and analytical thinking, Results orientation/Commitment to excellence,
Appropriate and transparent decision making.
All candidates who so desire to
join the United Nations UNFPA in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to
send a cover letter and P11 Form, download here to vacancyug@unfpa.org. Please
clearly indicate position title in the subject of the email and include your
full names.
NB: The
complete applications should be less than 10MB.
Deadline: 20th
March 2015
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