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Job Title:    Monitoring and Reporting Officer

Organization: The
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN
WOMEN)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Grade: SB-4

About US:

The United Nations
Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, grounded in
the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works
for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment
of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and
beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and
security.

Job Summary:  The Monitoring and Reporting Officer will
provide substantive support to the planning, monitoring, reporting, evaluation,
and Knowledge Management functions of the UN Women Uganda Country Office while
executing functions at the SDG Secretariat.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

·       
Support
the Secretariat in the implementation and monitoring of the SDG Roadmap,
including organization of engagement activities including workshops and other
events related to the Agenda 2030,

·       
Support
collection of necessary information and data for reports required at different
times,

·       
Support
regular update on SDG progress, including outcomes of SDG committee meetings
and Technical Working Groups to all Government and non-government entities,

·       
Participate
in drafting, reviewing policy briefs, info-graphic presentations and other
documents as required.

·       
Support
in development of measurement systems at the SDG Secretariat that integrate UN
Women M&E requirements including identifying data sources as they relate to
SDG;

·       
Support
establishment and coordination of effective mechanisms of SDGs technical
working committees including development of evaluation processes, innovative
approaches;

·       
Support
the Monitoring & Evaluation Unit at UN Women with data management and
identifying programmatic issues and prompt corrective actions to enhance result
orientated programs;

·       
Identify
and formulate lessons learned and document goods practices from evaluations and
studies to be integrated into Programme reports;

·       
Contribute
to regular technical capacity building of implementing partners and CO staff on
RBM, M&E and other relevant topics.

·       
Perform
other M&E duties including across CO programmes as may be required and
assigned by the supervisor(s).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·       
The
ideal candidate for the UN Women Monitoring and Reporting Officer career
vacancy should hold an advanced university degree (Master’s degree or
equivalent degree) in business or public administration, information
management, economics, statistics, sustainable development, social sciences,
education or related area;

·       
A
first-level university degree in combination with six additional years of
qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university
degree;

·       
A
Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and evaluation is an additional advantage.

·       
A
project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®)
would be an added advantage.

·       
A
minimum of five years, of progressively responsible experience in providing
strategic support to research and data analysis, knowledge management or
project/programme management in the context of SDG or related area is required.

·       
Experience
coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is an asset.

·       
Language
Requirements: Fluency in
written and spoken English is essential. Working knowledge of another official
UN language is an asset; Knowledge of Uganda and the Great Lakes region is an
asset

Competencies

Core Values /
Guiding Principles

·       
Integrity:
Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in
actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

·       
Professionalism:
Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent
substantive areas of work.

·       
Cultural
sensitivity and valuing diversity: Demonstrate an appreciation of the
multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff.
Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and
learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies

·       
Ethics
and Values: Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity

·       
Organizational
Awareness: Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment

·       
Development
and Innovation: Take charge of self-development and take initiative

·       
Work in
teams: Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment
and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national
and cultural backgrounds.

·       
Communicating
and Information Sharing: Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive
for effective communication

·       
Self-management
and Emotional Intelligence: Stay composed and positive even in difficult
moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent
behavior towards others

·       
Conflict
Management: Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging
different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable
solution.

·       
Continuous
Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge

·       
Appropriate
and Transparent Decision Making: Demonstrate informed and transparent decision
making

Functional
Competencies

·       
Development/programming
skills particularly those that are pertinent to UN Women strategic priorities
on gender issues and women’s rights

·       
Ability
to support formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of
development programmes and projects

·       
Knowledge
and understanding of sustainable development theories, concepts and approaches.

·       
Ability
to identify and develop sources for data collection. Ability to undertake research,
analyze data, make recommendations and write draft reports on sustainable
development issues.

·       
Knowledge
of Results Based Management principles and approaches

·       
Ability
to maintain networks and partnerships with UN agencies and other international
partners to promote partnership and build alliances to advance organizational
interests and competencies on sustainable development issues.

·       
Ability
to gather and interpret data, reach logical conclusions and present findings
and recommendations

·       
Good
knowledge of gender equality and SDGs

How to Apply: 

If interested in
joining the UN WOMEN in the aforementioned capacity, please click on link below
to visit website and create profile or express interest if you already have a
profile on the UN system

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Deadline: 2^nd June 2020

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