Vacancy Announcement Ref:UNSOM/2011/083
Title: Planning & Monitoring Officer
Category and Grade Level: National Officer – NOB
IMIS NOs: 72985
Type of Contract:Fixed Term – 1 Year
Organization Unit: Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation
Duty Station: UNICEF Somalia - (Galckayo)
Date of Issue: 28 November 2011
Closing date of Application: 12 December 2011
If you are qualified Somali National and looking for a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali children while gaining opportunities for career growth, you are invited to apply for the above post of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, with UNICEF Somalia, Central South Zone Programme to be based in Galckayo.
If successful, you’ll be part of a dynamic and passionate team in Somalia and Nairobi that works together to improve the health, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and basic education of Somali girls and boys and protect them from violence, exploitation and abuse.
The successful candidate will be offered a Fixed Term Appointment for one year. Further extensions will be based on organizational needs, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Purpose of the Post:
Under the supervision of the Chief of Field Office, responsible for the coordination of internal zonal planning and review processes; supports the planning and review processes; development and implementation of the integrated monitoring and evaluation strategies; and supervision of interventions to strengthen social policies in the zone.
Major duties and responsibilities:
1. Participate in Programme mid-term review, annual reviews, previews, meetings. Facilitates and guides zonal planning and review meetings. Analyze and evaluate data to ensure effective coordination and achievement of objectives and recommends corrective actions, when necessary. Provides technical advice to programme staff, government officials and other counterparts on planning, with a focus on the most vulnerable, and management of integrated monitoring and evaluation.
2. Participate in inter-sectoral collaboration with operations and programme colleagues in tracking programme financial inputs and outputs. Prepare the programme status reports required for management, donor reporting, budget reviews, programme analysis, annual reports, etc. Review Project Cooperation Agreements for compliance with programmatic objectives and strategies and standard operating procedures. Ensure the accurate and timely input of programme information in the computerized programme system, and issuance of status reports for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
3. Assist Government authorities and partners to plan and organize PM&E training programmes. In collaboration with UN and other development partners, identifies training needs for the purpose of capacity building in planning, monitoring and evaluation.
4. Assess trends and measures outcomes relating to achieving MDGs relevant to the social sector, in context of country programme. Maintain a data bank of social indicators on the situation of women and children, in collaboration with government and other partners. Assess trends and measure outcomes related to delivery on UNICEF’s Core Commitment to Children in humanitarian action in the context of current and future emergencies in Somalia, including humanitarian performance monitoring and support to Cluster performance monitoring and evaluation.
5. Analyze and evaluate zonal policy and programming environment and design and implement project activities to strengthen the overall policy environment for children, including advocacy for CRC ratification and implementation.
6. Participate in the development of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation section's workplan, ensures compliance to specific assigned objectives. Provide guidance and support to staff on planning, monitoring evaluation and reporting.
7. Contribute towards the preparation of the Situation Analysis, through reviews of research findings and data analysis. Prepares zone specific integrated monitoring, evaluation and research plans. Collaborate with the Information/ Communication staff in the selection and dissemination of statistical results from the Situation Analysis to national and local levels.
8. Design data collection methodologies and research related to programme interventions; (Sentinel Site Survey, RAP, CAP, etc.) in concert with other zones and USSC. Assists in the introduction of new approaches and methods in project monitoring and evaluation.
9. Provide zonal inputs to the Monitoring and Evaluation sectoral documents for the Country Programme Recommendation (CPR) and Plans of Operations, Plans of Action, Country Programme Summary Sheet (CPSS).
Qualifications, Experience and Attributes
Title: Planning & Monitoring Officer
Category and Grade Level: National Officer – NOB
IMIS NOs: 72985
Type of Contract:Fixed Term – 1 Year
Organization Unit: Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation
Duty Station: UNICEF Somalia - (Galckayo)
Date of Issue: 28 November 2011
Closing date of Application: 12 December 2011
If you are qualified Somali National and looking for a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali children while gaining opportunities for career growth, you are invited to apply for the above post of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, with UNICEF Somalia, Central South Zone Programme to be based in Galckayo.
If successful, you’ll be part of a dynamic and passionate team in Somalia and Nairobi that works together to improve the health, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and basic education of Somali girls and boys and protect them from violence, exploitation and abuse.
The successful candidate will be offered a Fixed Term Appointment for one year. Further extensions will be based on organizational needs, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Purpose of the Post:
Under the supervision of the Chief of Field Office, responsible for the coordination of internal zonal planning and review processes; supports the planning and review processes; development and implementation of the integrated monitoring and evaluation strategies; and supervision of interventions to strengthen social policies in the zone.
Major duties and responsibilities:
1. Participate in Programme mid-term review, annual reviews, previews, meetings. Facilitates and guides zonal planning and review meetings. Analyze and evaluate data to ensure effective coordination and achievement of objectives and recommends corrective actions, when necessary. Provides technical advice to programme staff, government officials and other counterparts on planning, with a focus on the most vulnerable, and management of integrated monitoring and evaluation.
2. Participate in inter-sectoral collaboration with operations and programme colleagues in tracking programme financial inputs and outputs. Prepare the programme status reports required for management, donor reporting, budget reviews, programme analysis, annual reports, etc. Review Project Cooperation Agreements for compliance with programmatic objectives and strategies and standard operating procedures. Ensure the accurate and timely input of programme information in the computerized programme system, and issuance of status reports for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
3. Assist Government authorities and partners to plan and organize PM&E training programmes. In collaboration with UN and other development partners, identifies training needs for the purpose of capacity building in planning, monitoring and evaluation.
4. Assess trends and measures outcomes relating to achieving MDGs relevant to the social sector, in context of country programme. Maintain a data bank of social indicators on the situation of women and children, in collaboration with government and other partners. Assess trends and measure outcomes related to delivery on UNICEF’s Core Commitment to Children in humanitarian action in the context of current and future emergencies in Somalia, including humanitarian performance monitoring and support to Cluster performance monitoring and evaluation.
5. Analyze and evaluate zonal policy and programming environment and design and implement project activities to strengthen the overall policy environment for children, including advocacy for CRC ratification and implementation.
6. Participate in the development of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation section's workplan, ensures compliance to specific assigned objectives. Provide guidance and support to staff on planning, monitoring evaluation and reporting.
7. Contribute towards the preparation of the Situation Analysis, through reviews of research findings and data analysis. Prepares zone specific integrated monitoring, evaluation and research plans. Collaborate with the Information/ Communication staff in the selection and dissemination of statistical results from the Situation Analysis to national and local levels.
8. Design data collection methodologies and research related to programme interventions; (Sentinel Site Survey, RAP, CAP, etc.) in concert with other zones and USSC. Assists in the introduction of new approaches and methods in project monitoring and evaluation.
9. Provide zonal inputs to the Monitoring and Evaluation sectoral documents for the Country Programme Recommendation (CPR) and Plans of Operations, Plans of Action, Country Programme Summary Sheet (CPSS).
Qualifications, Experience and Attributes
- University degree in Social Sciences, Demography, Development Planning, Statistics or a related technical field.
- Five years experience two of which must be in a progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international levels in programme monitoring and evaluation. Practical experience in community-based research.
- Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is required.
- Fluency in English required both oral and written
- Knowledge of global human rights issues, specifically relating to children and women.
- Communication, analytical and training skills.
- Good knowledge of computer management and applications.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications with updated UN Personal History Form (P.11), updated CV, copies of academic certificates to one of the following addresses.
UN staff are requested to provide at least two Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs).
Please quote the vacancy number and the job title in your application.
Or email to: somaliahrvacancies@unicef.org
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Qualified female candidates are especially encouraged to apply
UNICEF is a non-smoking environment
UN staff are requested to provide at least two Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs).
Please quote the vacancy number and the job title in your application.
Or email to: somaliahrvacancies@unicef.org
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
Qualified female candidates are especially encouraged to apply
UNICEF is a non-smoking environment
