CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 03 Oct 2014

Title:Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Type of Contract & Duration:Temporary Appointment (TA), 1 year

Post level: P-4

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Under the supervision of the Director - Global Innovation Center, the incumbent will assist in all monitoring and evaluation and donor reporting related efforts, responsible for identification, planning and implementation of policies, strategies and activities in M&E for programs carried out by the Global Innovation Centre. The position requires close work collaboration with Innovation Centre project and product managers and frequent international travel. He/she will also liaise with UNICEF HQ, Regional and Country Offices to identify and build a set of M&E solutions for innovations supported through the Global Innovation Centre.

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

1. Contribute to the development and implementation of UNICEF Global Innovation Centre´s annual Workplan and reports, ensuring adequate monitoring and reporting of program performance
2. Develop an internal quality assurance system for monitoring and evaluation of programs carried out through the Global Innovation Centre
3. Provide support and advise on M&E to UNICEF COs engaged in implementing Innovations programs through the Global Innovation Centre (i.e. RapidPro roll-out)
4. Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation capacity of the Global Innovation Centre staff
5. Support the incorporation of adequate M&E measures into Innovation Centre programs
6. Develop concepts to carry out impact assessments of programs implemented by the Innovation Centre to ensure ongoing and future programs are in line with overall strategies and priorities
7. Act as focal point for all UNICEF Global Innovation Centre M&E related matters.

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Reporting to the Director, Global Innovation Centre, in Nairobi, the incumbent will work closely with the Senior Advisor of the Innovation Centre, the Global Innovation Lab in Uganda and the Innovation Unit in New York HQ.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The assignment is office-based in Nairobi, with frequent international travel.

QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES required to perform the duties of the assignment

1. Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, International Relations or a related technical field.
• Eight years of professional work experience at national and international levels in monitoring and evaluation, program monitoring and reporting or related field.
• Experience in supporting monitoring and evaluation capacity and working with professional M&E associations
• Experience in developing comprehensive and well-focused guidelines, terms of reference and experience in M&E design within the UN system
• Experience in working with multiple countries and with various stakeholders is an asset
• Fluency in English
• Working knowledge of another UN language is an asset

2. Competencies

• Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking
• Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural, multi-country environment
• Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals
• Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear
• Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives
• Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources
• Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizations
• Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities
• Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization

How to apply:

Interested and suitable candidates should send their applications (Cover letter, P-11 and CV (http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc) and copies of their last two Performance Evaluation Reports to: ugderecruit@unicef.org or jobsugic@gmail.com before 3 October 2014.1. Applications will be consideredonly if accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, as well as the most recent performance evaluation report.

Applicants must clearly indicate the position applied for and use this order to name file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed bydocument e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_MukasaApplication. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.