Assistant Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Contract

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WHO in the African region is advancing results based programme management cul-ture mainstreamed through planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation practic-es which form the basis of PBM unit. While some work in the form of instruments and guidance documents were developed, additional efforts are required to facilitate implementation at both regional and country office levels. The purpose of the as-signment is to strengthen results-based planning, monitoring, evaluation and report-ing practices at the Regional Office and country offices. The UN Volunteer will support the Regional Office, the Planning, Budgeting, Moni-toring and Evaluation (PBM) unit. He/she will be working with all PBM unit, Region-al Clusters Programme Management focal points and Country based Programme Management Officers Programme Management Officers under the guidance of the Technical Monitoring and Evaluation Officer on planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation. Furthermore, it is intended to improve the quality and results orien-tation of Cluster and Country Offices within the context of GPW 13 through the de-sign and the implementation of the key Planning, Budgeting, Monitoring and Eval-uation interventions in an integrated and holistic manner.

The Volunteer will undertake the following duties: • Support to the development and adaptation of tools and guidance and train-ing materials on planning, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation including capacity building of country office and regional office staff results based pro-gramme management. • Support in knowledge, generation, management and maintenance of neces-sary tools, procedures, methodologies in coordination with the Technical Of-ficer through SharePoint repository • Support the PBM Team in following up with Clusters and Country Offices to ensure early, timely and appropriate utilization of resources. • Support the review and publishing of impact case studies generated through appropriate channels in coordination with the M&E Officer and Communica-tion teams. • Support in organizing PBM lead regional events that include MEC meetings, AFRO regional day, Regional Committee, Operational planning meetings and team retreats. • Support provision technical assistance to country offices and regional office clusters in planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation related activities particularly during SAM 1, MTR, SAM 2 and end of biennium assessments. • Support in the compilation and summarization of high-quality evidence from countries and clusters to facilitate results-based corporate reporting. • Support in coordination of evaluation activities with HQ including follow up on implementation of the biennium workplan by country offices, status of evaluation recommendations and HQ centralized evaluations. • Support Monitoring and Evaluation Officers in development of Member States briefing notes and organizing briefing sessions. • Any additional duties that may be assigned

Strong analytical skills, excellent facilitation skills and ability to organize and imple-ment knowledge of results-based management, monitoring and evaluation frame-works and evaluations.

Essential: Skills/Competencies A good knowledge of MS Office programs, in particular MS Word, Excel, and Power Point is essential. Proficiency in the use of any design and reporting software would be an advantage.

progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international levels in designing, implementing, monitoring and evalu-ating large scale public health programmes, particularly in developing countries.

Brazzaville is the headquarters of the WHO Regional Office for Africa and the capital of the Republic of the Congo. It is a quiet city on the borders of the Congo river with a relatively low crime rate and as such is a family station. WHO staff live either in the WHO compound which is a 30 minutes’ drive from the centre of town or in the city centre. There are a range of apartments available, with all the necessary amenities including furniture but it should be noted that the cost of living in Brazzaville is relatively high. The climate is generally warm year-round with several different rainy and dry seasons. While Brazzaville is a fairly quiet city there are a range of restaurants including European, Asian (Chinese, Indian and Japanese) and bars. WHO has a medical clinic. The Republic Congo is a unique country and WHO AFRO is a unique operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential. https://www.unv.org.