The Ugandan Jobline

• Make professional contributions to and
  provide technical assistance for the planning and establishing the major
  research, monitoring and evaluation objectives, priorities, and activities
  in UNICEF’s multi-year and annual IMEPs, in consultation with child-rights
  and implementing partners.
• Likewise, support the development of UNDAF
  M&E Plans from a sound results-based programming process.
• Identify the M&E objectives,
  priorities, and activities required for effective CO and partner Emergency
  Preparedness and Response Plans,
• In humanitarian response situations,
  within the first month, draft and recommend a simple one-month
  data-collection plan to cover key data gaps as required for the initial
  emergency response, working in close collaboration with the humanitarian
  clusters partners.   
• After the initial humanitarian response,
  support management of the medium-term response with a revised IMEP

• Work in close coordination with other
  stakeholders, support the collection of Millennium Development Goal (MDG)
  and other key social development indicators (through MICS or other
  surveys) to improve national planning.
• Support partners in the establishment and
  management of national statistical databases (e.g., DevInfo), ensuring
  that key indicators are readily accessible by key stakeholders. Potential
  uses include the Situation Analysis, Common Country Assessment, Early Warning
  Monitoring Systems, and Mid-Term Reviews.
• Develop a collectively Situation
  Monitoring and Assessment system owned by all key partners which supports
  the preparation of country level statistical and analytic reports on the
  status of children’s and women’s rights issues; and which allow,  when opportunities emerge to influence
  developmental and social policies. 
  To include technical support to global reporting obligations
  including national reports on progress toward the MDGs, and toward
  CRC  and CEDAW fulfilment.
• In humanitarian response situations,
  provide professional support for one or more rapid assessments
  (inter-agency or independently if necessary) to be carried out within the
  first 48-72 hours, working in close collaboration with the humanitarian clusters
  partners.

• Offer timely technical support to ensure
  that a set of programme performance indicators is identified and adjusted
  as necessary, with inputs of all concerned partners in the context of the
  multi-year and annual IMEPs, the Annual Management Plan and Annual Work
  Plans, as outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures Manual).
• Coordinate with partners to ensure that
  monitoring systems are properly designed, and that data collection and
  analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardised across
  programmes to feed into to programme performance monitoring, with special
  attention to humanitarian response.
• Drawing on monitoring and analysis of key
  program performance and management indicators, provide professional input
  to management reports, including relevant sections of the annual reports.

• Technically support programme partners to
  formulate Terms of Reference and evaluation designs of high quality, when
  relevant drawing on the know-how of knowledge institutions, in compliance
  with the organization’s programme evaluation policies and guidelines..
• Regularly monitor and ensure the quality
  of the field work and data management during the implementation phase, and
  the quality of the analysis and ease of understanding during the report
  writing phase.
• Disseminate evaluation findings and
  recommendations to the intended audiences in user-friendly methods. In
  particular, to ensure that effective participatory feedback is provided to
  community and civil society stakeholders.
• Regularly monitor and ensure that a
  management response to the findings and recommendations of the evaluation
  is completed, recorded, and followed up for implementation. Most
  specifically, ensure that evaluation recommendations are submitted to the
  Country Management Team and follow-up actions recorded in CMT minutes.
  Submit electronic copies of all evaluations to NYHQ via the Evaluation
  Data Base web portal, with full accompanying documentation.

• Actively promote the awareness and
  understanding of the shared responsibility of M& E function among all
  staff members through communication, training, learning and development
  activities organization-wide.
• Work in close collaboration with partners,
  ensure that an M&E capacity building strategy for UNICEF/UN staff
  national partners and institutions exists in the context of the IMEP, or
  UNDAF M&E plan. Pay particular attention so the capacity needs of
  national partners such as professional evaluation associations will be
  strengthened by involvement in evaluation processes and possibly through
  specific capacity building initiatives.
• Collaborate to implement capacity building
  strategies as a joint commitment with other developmental partners.
  Utilize a range of appropriate skills building strategies including
  self-learning, seminars and workshops and practical experience in order
  that UNICEF and UN staff have the basic knowledge and skills in
  understanding and applying new M&E policies, tools, methods to fulfil
  their responsibilities. Similarly, design and implement strategies suited
  to the skills needs of national partners.
• Actively seek partnerships with knowledge
  institutions for the identification of capacity gaps and development of
  strategies to address them.

• Work collaboratively with Regional M&E
  Advisers and HQ Evaluation Office for overall coordination of priority
  research, monitoring and evaluation activities, especially those of
  regional scope requiring the coordinated effort of multiple countries.
• Partner with the Regional Monitoring and
  Evaluation Adviser to ensure that current and accurate M&E data and
  results are included in regional reports, multi-country studies, and
  knowledge sharing networks.
• Undertake lessons-learned reviews on
  successful and unsuccessful M&E practices and experience at the
  national level, and ensure they are shared as appropriate.  Similarly, pay attention to M&E
  knowledge networks to identify innovations and lessons learned that may be
  relevant for the CO and partners to improve their M&E function.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  UNICEF Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist should hold an advanced
  university degree in social sciences, statistics, planning development,
  planning. 
• Professional work experience in programme
  development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation
  activities
• At least five years of relevant field work
  experience
• At least one instance of exposure to
  emergency programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement
  in a humanitarian crisis response programme preferred. 
• Knowledge of Project Evaluation.
• Professional technical knowledge/expertise
  in Evaluation Process Management, Follow-up on Recommendations and
  Dissemination of M&E results.
• Emerging international good practice in
  monitoring and evaluation partnerships.
• Professional technical knowledge/expertise
  in demography, statistics, and data management.
• Professional technical knowledge/expertise
  in methodology of M&E, including 
  theories, standards and models, quantitative/qualitative/mixed
  methods, validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and
  interpretation, and statistical inference methods.
• Professional technical knowledge/expertise
  in Activity Monitoring & Evaluation, Evaluation Design, data analysis,
  and reporting.
• Gender equality and diversity awareness
• Professional/technical knowledge/expertise
  in Team Management, Coaching & Training.
• Mastery of UNICEF’s M&E policies and
  procedures. 
• Latest programme monitoring and evaluation
  theory, methodology, technology and tools.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of UN
  Mission and system, current key UN topics; and International Code of
  Conduct.
• Understanding of UNICEF Mission Statement
  and UNICEF Guiding Principles.
• UNICEF strategic framework for
  partnerships and collaborative relationships.

• Core Values (Required):
  Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion; Integrity
• Core Competencies (Required):
  Communication; Drive for Result; Working with People
• Functional Competencies (Required):
  Leading and Supervising; Formulating Strategies and Concepts; Analyzing;
  Applying Technical Expertise; Planning and Organizing.

Related Jobs