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Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (NO-2), Fixed Term, Brazzaville -Congo, #90418

Brazzaville

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Brazzaville
  • Grade: Junior level - NO-B, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Closing Date: Closed

UNICEF Congo-Brazzaville is looking for a committed contributor, who will carry the successful planning and execution of evaluation efforts that in turn result in improved country office and national stakeholders’ development planning, performance, and achievement of concrete and sustainable results.

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For Congo-Brazzaville nationals only.

Female candidates are highly encouraged.

 

 

UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

 

For every child, results.….

 

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the Organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give more children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. Therefore the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations. 

The efficiency and efficacy of support provided by the Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to the Country Management Team and wide range stakeholders contribute to the successful planning and execution of evaluation efforts that in turn result in improved country office and national stakeholders’ development planning, performance, and achievement of concrete and sustainable results.

Effective implementation of evaluations enhances UNICEF’s capacity and credibility in delivering highly effective programs and concrete and sustainable results that directly improve services to mothers and children in the country.

 

Purpose of the job

The Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer reports to the Deputy Representative for supervision. The Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the planning, monitoring, evaluation process preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative tasks to contribute to evaluation planning, implementation, oversight and reporting to ensure that evaluations are carried out according to schedule and that results, and recommendations are implemented and followed up. 

 

How can you make a difference?

Key function, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

 

1. Setting Standards for Programme performance planning and monitoring

 • Provide technical support as necessary to the process of developing and monitoring Annual Work Plans, including reporting on progress of the equity and gender marker as outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures Guidance

• Provide technical support as necessary in organizing and managing annual/mid-year/mid-term/end term country programme reviews ensuring consistency with objectives and goals set out in the CPD and contribute to the Annual Management Plan.

• Monitor follow-up actions based on management decisions resulting from Country Office performance monitoring and evaluation.

• Support the programme components to effectively monitor and report on the intersectoral programme results, cross sectoral programme component results and field office results to facilitate programme coherence and convergence where appropriate. 

• Contribute to development of programme monitoring framework for the learning zones including technical backstopping to the field team for convergent programming.

• Provide technical support to programme sections to effectively monitor and report on the intersectoral programme results.

 

2. Support to the preparation of the integrated monitoring and evaluation plan (IMEP)

• Participate in evaluation planning and discussions and support the development and completion of IMEP through research, collection, analysis and reporting of evaluation related information/data to facilitate integrated evaluation planning and priority and goal setting.

• Provide technical and operational support throughout the evaluation process by executing/administering a variety of technical, operational, and administrative transactions, preparing related materials/documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support evaluation results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and assessing results.

• Prepare required documentations/materials/data to facilitate evaluation planning, implementation, and reporting.

 

3. Support implementation of evaluations

• Draft and/or develop terms of reference for external consultants and initiate the recruitment process to ensure the timely selection and recruitment of evaluators. Manage the various processes of assessing and/or selecting consultant and evaluation teams to facilitate the recruitment/selection process

• Organize materials, briefings and all required administrative arrangements to ensure external consultants are provided appropriate and comprehensive information to start and continue effectively and efficiently the conduct of evaluations.

• Keep abreast of evaluation progress to proactively meet the evaluators’ need for information or other related issues to ensure delivery of results as scheduled and allocated.

• Support the evaluation budget preparation. Monitor and verify the use of resources for compliance with approved allocation/goals, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on critical issues/findings to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution.

• Collect and maintain roster of qualified evaluators and firms, ensure continued update, verification, and quality assessment of their suitability for evaluation projects. Develop and maintain an effective system for dissemination of the roster for easy access.

• Prepare timely analytical documents highlighting critical areas for management progress monitoring, oversight and action.

 

4. Dissemination and follow up of evaluations

• Consult stakeholders to seek clarification and/or validate findings from draft and final evaluation reports and reports on feedback to facilitate timely action.

• Upload/disseminate completed evaluation reports into Global Evaluation Data base to allow global sharing and final quality review.

• Upload each approved management response in the tracking systems and monitor quarterly update and produce analytical reports for management action and decision on implementation of evaluation agreed actions/recommendations.

• Actively follow up with stakeholders on the implementation of evaluation results. Provide appropriate technical support to facilitate implementation and/or report to relevant stakeholders to ensure time action to ensure the implementation of evaluation results.

 

5. Networking and partnership building

• Provide technical and operational support to a wide range of stakeholders and evaluators on UNICEF and UNEG policies, practices, standards, and norms.

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate evaluation and build their capacity for evaluation planning and implementation.

• Participate in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) meetings/events on evaluations to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF position and strategies with the UNDAF development and planning process.

 

6. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Identify, capture, synthesize and share lessons learned from evaluations for integration into broader knowledge development planning and management efforts.

• Research and report on best and cutting-edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems for evaluations.

• Participate as resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders.

 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you should have:

Education

A University Degree in economics, psychology, sociology, education or other social science field is required.

 

Work Experience and Requirements:

A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in social development analysis and programming at the international and/or in a developing country is required. Relevant experience in program/project monitoring and evaluation in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.

 

Language Proficiency

Fluency in both French and English is required.  Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

 

 

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS). Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues  

 

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

  • Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
  • Works Collaboratively with others (1)
  • Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
  • Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
  • Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
  • Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
  • Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

 

 

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: here.

 

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. 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. 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.

 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable Congolese national professionals are encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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