United Nations UN Volunteer Jobs – Programme Officer – Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)

 

 

Job Title:    Programme Officer
Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Communication– Women Peace and
Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)

Organization: United
Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host Organization: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
(UNWomen)

Duty Station:
Uganda

 

About US:

The United Nations
Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through
volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly
motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and
promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. UNV is administered
by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and reports to the
UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Support
the monitoring and reporting of WPHF grantees and sharing of results to
internal (Senior Management) and external (WPHF Secretariate, NSC, Donors)
audiences

·       
Review,
coordinate and monitor the submission quarterly progress reports submitted by
WPHF grantees and provide feedback to improve quality and timeliness of
reporting;

·       
Lead
development and monitor the WPHF Monitoring and Evaluation Plan; incl.
technical support to design of monitoring and evaluation standards, development
of monitoring tools and standards.

·       
Lead and
support in all reporting obligations; quarterly and yearly WPS reports, annual
WPHF report(s), quarterly calls with the WPHF secretariat and other donor reports
as necessary;

·       
Include
inputs from relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations into
programme formulation, knowledge and outreach products.

·       
Collect
and compile program activity information, evaluating progress toward
achievement of annual work plans and related program outcomes.

·       
Implement
and provide technical support incl. through trainings to partners on M&E
and reporting, in particular in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks
(PMFs), systems and plans, evaluation tools, SMART indicator development and
Baseline Surveys;

·       
Provide
substantive inputs to internal and external communication efforts and advocacy
efforts

·       
Lead the
implementation of the internal and external WPHF Uganda communications and
advocacy strategy in close coordination with the Communication Unit/Lead CO
Uganda and WPHF secretariat;

·       
Develop
communication materials for marketing and donor outreach, including program
briefs, partner profiles and press releases in coordination with the
supervisor;

·       
Liaises
and coordinates with Country Office (CO) communications staff to ensure
communication and on WPHF activities;

·       
Support
and prepare content for the WPSHA quarterly newspaper; website and social media
platforms of the UN Women regional and country office ensuring consistent
quality and appropriateness of the materials;

·       
Support
the preparation of regular updates to the WPHF National Steering Committee and
Quarterly Calls with the WPHF secretariat;

·       
Ensure
quality and timely documentation of success stories and share within the
relevant network;

·       
Maintenance
of Project communication information database and photo library.

·       
Prepare
relevant documentation such as project summaries, conference papers, briefing
notes, speeches, presentations and donor profiles related to the WPHF
activities in Uganda.

Secondary Tasks:

·       
Support
WPHF focal point in programme implementation

·       
Support
in guiding WPHF grantees in project implementation through regular
communication, monitoring and as well as ensuring appropriate and timley
deliviery of reports and financial documentation through quarterly
implementation reports.

·       
Maintain
relationships with WPHF grantees to support implementation and coordination of
the WPHF grantee projects in Uganda.

·       
Support
in administrative tasks to support WPHF focal pointas necessary.

·       
Support
WPHF focal point in implementing WPHF Uganda capacity building (CB) programme
for WPHF grantees

·       
Support
the implementation of the WPHF Uganda capacity building programme and
coordinate with relevant colleagues in the CO, external experts and WPHF
grantees on its implementation.

·       
Identify
opportunities for capacity building of partners based on project implementation
and reporting of WPHF grantees and facilitate support to capacity building
measures.

·       
Identify
relevant good practices, evaluation findings, lessons learned, conclusions and
recommendations for the development of knowledge products and capacity
development tools.

·       
Support
the development and dissemination of capacity building and knowledge products
including training materials and packages for WPHF grantees.

 


Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the UN Volunteers Programme Officer Monitoring, Evaluation,
Reporting and Communication– Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) job must
hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in International relations, Development
Studies, Monitoring & Evaluation, Communication, Gender/Women’s Studies.

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

·       
At least
2 years of progressively advanced level responsible experience in monitoring
and evaluation, communication and programme management in development
cooperation context

·       
Experience
in the Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action is essential;

·       
Relevant
experience in working with civil society organisations, donor agencies,
Ministries, Agencies and Departments of Government and the media is an asset;

·       
Experience
in the United Nations systems in an asset.

·       
Good
knowledge of programme formulation and implementation and Results Based
Management

·       
Good
knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, evaluation design, data collection and
analysis, and reporting

·       
Ability
to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports

·       
Good
analytical and report writing skills

·       
Language
skills:
English(Mandatory),
Level – Fluent

·       
Age: 22 years and above

 

Competencies values: Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Commitment and Motivation,
Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Ethics and Values, Integrity,
Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity,
Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

 

How to Apply:

All candidates who
wish to join the United Nations Volunteers UNV in this capacity should apply
online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 29th March 2021

 

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