VACANCY NOTICE

DUTY STATION: UNICEF YAOUNDE

Type of contract : FT Appointment

Title: Chief Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation

Level: NOD

Duration : One year renewable

As per UNICEF rules and regulations

PURPOSE OF POST:

To ensure that the UNICEF Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on 

• the situation of children’s and women’s rights; 
• the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence;
• the evaluations are done in accordance with UNICEF evaluation policy
• the country programme reflects’ UNICEF’s engagement in international agendas notably SDG

REPORTS TO: Deputy Representative

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

1. Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (IMERP)

Ensure that the Country Office and national partners use a well-prioritised and realistic plan of research, monitoring and evaluation activities that will provide the most relevant and strategic information to manage the Country Programme, including tracking and assessing UNICEF’s distinct contribution.

2. Situation Monitoring and Assessment

Ensure that the Country Office and national partners have timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions in the country or region, including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the country’s wider policy, economic or institutional context, to facilitate planning and to draw conclusions about the impact of programmes or policies

3. Programme Performance Monitoring

Ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans

4. Evaluation

Ensure that UNICEF-supported evaluations are designed and implemented to established UN quality standards, and the results are disseminated in a timely fashion to stakeholders in order to improve programme performance and contribute to wider learning

5. M&E Capacity Building

Ensure that the monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners – government and civil society – are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring and evaluation processes

6. Coordination and Networking

Ensure that the UNICEF office is effectively linked to wider UNICEF M&E developments in a way that both contributes to and benefits from organizational learning on effective M&E management

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

Education:

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, statistics, planning development, planning.

Work Experience:

Professional work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities as follows:

• Eight years of relevant professional work experience. Developing country work experience (for IP) or field work experience (for NO)
• At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response programme preferred

Language Proficiency

• Fluency in French and English

Competencies:

i) Core Values (Required)

• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

ii) Core Competencies (Required)

• Communication [II]
• Drive for Result [I]
• Working With People [II]

iii) Functional Competencies (Required)

• Leading and Supervising [ II ]
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts [II]
• Analyzing [ II ]
• Applying Technical Expertise [ II ]
• Planning and Organizing [ III

Deadline for receiving applications at UNICEF Yaounde, Maroua, Bertoua and Douala desk front is 08th February 2016. Applications could also be sent through mail Post (sending date would be considered) or via email address yaoundehr@unicef.org.

Completed files (Letter of motivation, CV, copy of diplomas, References, P11 form (to be collected at UNICEF) to be addressed with the mention “DO NOT OPEN” with the post title on the envelope to the attention of:

CHIEF OPERATIONS

UNICEF

P.O.Box 1181 Yaoundé

The submission and processing of candidates’ files are free of charge. UNICEF is not liable for any amount of money paid by a candidate as part of this recruitment.

Only qualified and short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. UNICEF is a smoke-free environment and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.