Apply: UNICEF Planning, Monitoring Specialist

Deadline: 07 June, 2021

Location: Mekelle, Ethiopia

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the position of Planning and Monitoring Specialist.

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

Responsibilities

  • Provide support to the chief of field office and to the planning and monitoring chief in preparation, review and analysis of strategic programme planning processes and documentation, including the conduct of situation analyses, mid-term reviews, the development of the country programme document, programme strategy notes and facilitate field office mid/end year reviews
  • Support the development of the country programme framework at the level of the field office, including indicators, baselines and targets, the identification of PIDB codes
  • Provide technical support to the programme staff of the field office to establish and roll out programme monitoring mechanisms, including mid-year and annual reviews, mid-term reviews, strategic moments of reflection
  • Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of RBM among staff members, and national partners through communication, training, learning and development activities across organisation
  • Provide regular support to the chief of field office in the coordination activities to ensure field office programme results and targets are well monitored and on track
  • Collaborate with field office staff, planning and monitoring section team, peers at other UNICEF field offices and country office sections, as well as with the UN agencies in the duty station, and national partners for overall coordination of priority planning and monitoring activities
  • Partner with the relevant staff to ensure that current and accurate planning and monitoring data and results are included in regional reports, multi-country studies, and knowledge sharing networks
  • Undertake lessons-learned reviews on successful and unsuccessful planning and monitoring practices and experience at the national and subnational level, and ensure they are shared as appropriate

Requirements

  • Advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher) in Social Sciences, Statistics, Planning Development
  • First degree in a relevant field with two years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of advanced university degree
  • Five years, minimum, of relevant professional experience in programme planning, implementation, budget monitoring
  • Practical experience in monitoring large programmes will be an asset
  • At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning
  • Developing country experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset
  • Fluency in English
  • Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset
  • Nationality of Ethiopia

To apply and for more information, click here.

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