UN International Jobs - Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist at United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

• Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Planning: The
  
  Country Office and national partners have a well-prioritized and realistic
  
  plan of research, monitoring and evaluation activities, developed
  
  collaboratively that provides all the relevant and strategic information
  
  needed to manage the Country Programme.


• Situation Monitoring and Assessment:
  
  Conduct Situation Monitoring and Assessment system owned by all key
  
  partners is in place, through which the Country Office and national
  
  partners have timely and accurate measurements of change in conditions of
  
  children, women, and their families in the country or region; this
  
  information is available to facilitate planning and measure program
  
  impact.


• Programme Performance Monitoring:
  
  Ensure that the planning function of the Country Office has quality
  
  information collected and disseminated with the participation of all
  
  concerned partners to assess progress towards expected annual and
  
  multi-year results.


• Evaluation: Ensure that UNICEF-supported
  
  evaluations attain established UN quality standards, and the results are
  
  disseminated in a timely fashion to stakeholders for improving programme
  
  performance and contributing to national and corporate learning.


• M&E Capacity Building: Responsible for the monitoring and
  
  evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners –
  
  government and civil society – enhanced with the contribution of UNICEF
  
  knowledge partners meet the expectations and requirements of their
  
  positions and responsibilities.


• Coordination and Networking: The
  
  UNICEF office is linked to wider UNICEF M&E developments in way that
  
  both contributes to and benefits from organizational learning on effective
  
  M&E management.

• The applicant for the United Nations UNICEF Monitoring
  
  & Evaluation Specialist job opportunity should hold an advanced
  
  university degree in social sciences, statistics, planning development,
  
  planning.


• At least five years of relevant professional
  
  work experience in programme development and implementation including
  
  monitoring and evaluation. At least one instance of exposure to emergency
  
  programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a
  
  humanitarian crisis response programme


• Language Proficiency: Fluent (speaking and writing) in
  
  English.

• Core Values (Required): Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion;
  
  Integrity


• Core Competencies (Required):
  
  Communication; Drive for Result; Working with People


• Functional Competencies (Required):
  
  Applying Technical Expertise; Leading and Supervising; Formulating
  
  Strategies and Concepts; Analyzing; Planning and Organizing

 NB: UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate

and its staff; qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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