Position: Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer
Type of Appointment:Service Contract
Post Level: SB4
Duty Station:Nairobi, Kenya
Duration of the Initial Contract: 12 Months
Application Deadline: 16th November 2011
Background
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Country Office in the East and Horn of Africa, including Kenya focus on addressing issues of women's poverty, violence against women (VAW) and governance in post conflict situation and in peace through initiating and supporting mechanisms and processes that call for accountability of duty bearers to the principles of gender equality and women's Human rights; contributing to the increase of women's security in both the private and public sphere; and providing concrete support to women's organizations and networks.
UN Women is seeking a Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer (PME & R Officer) to support the Kenya country office in ensuring that results are well articulated in the programme development processes; results are tracked and documented; and that both internal and external reports capture the actual changes that are happening as a result of the UN Women initiatives. Special emphasis of the monitoring process will be on monitoring qualitative changes based on the theory of change stated in the programme design.
Qualifications
Type of Appointment:Service Contract
Post Level: SB4
Duty Station:Nairobi, Kenya
Duration of the Initial Contract: 12 Months
Application Deadline: 16th November 2011
Background
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Country Office in the East and Horn of Africa, including Kenya focus on addressing issues of women's poverty, violence against women (VAW) and governance in post conflict situation and in peace through initiating and supporting mechanisms and processes that call for accountability of duty bearers to the principles of gender equality and women's Human rights; contributing to the increase of women's security in both the private and public sphere; and providing concrete support to women's organizations and networks.
UN Women is seeking a Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer (PME & R Officer) to support the Kenya country office in ensuring that results are well articulated in the programme development processes; results are tracked and documented; and that both internal and external reports capture the actual changes that are happening as a result of the UN Women initiatives. Special emphasis of the monitoring process will be on monitoring qualitative changes based on the theory of change stated in the programme design.
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Gender or women's studies, social sciences, international relations, or a related field
- A minimum of 7 years experience in monitoring, evaluation and results-based management
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in reporting (internal and donors) using results based management principles
- Demonstrated knowledge of bilateral and multirateral donors reporting requirements
- Demonstrated experience of assessing progress and sustainability of projects/ programmes of identifying timely corrective action
- Demonstrated experience of building and maintain a reliable M&E database on the status of project implementation, delivery, evaluations and reporting
- A minimum of 2 years of experience of supporting capacity of the partner organizations in the 3 areas of planning, M&E and reporting
- Experience of evaluating the effective and efficient use of project inputs and impact.
- Experience of working in teams and coordinating with project/programme personnel located in distant offices
- Experience of producing M&E Guidelines, frameworks, training material
- Demonstrated experience in capturing learning and documenting knowledge
Application procedure
Interested and qualified Kenyan Nationals are advised to apply online after a careful perusal or the Terms of References with the details of the duties and responsibilities, competencies, qualifications and experience required.
Apply through: http://jobs.undp.org
The successful applicant shall be entitled to an attractive remuneration package as per advertised grade and commensurate with his/her qualifications and experience applicant.
UN WOMEN reserves the right to offer the position to the best suited candidate with re-classification to a lower salary grade, if none of candidates meet all the requirements.
Incomplete applications or applications received after the closing date (16th November 2011) will not be given consideration.
Please note that only applicants who are short-listed will be contacted.
Interested and qualified Kenyan Nationals are advised to apply online after a careful perusal or the Terms of References with the details of the duties and responsibilities, competencies, qualifications and experience required.
Apply through: http://jobs.undp.org
The successful applicant shall be entitled to an attractive remuneration package as per advertised grade and commensurate with his/her qualifications and experience applicant.
UN WOMEN reserves the right to offer the position to the best suited candidate with re-classification to a lower salary grade, if none of candidates meet all the requirements.
Incomplete applications or applications received after the closing date (16th November 2011) will not be given consideration.
Please note that only applicants who are short-listed will be contacted.
