Chief Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, P-4, Brasilia, Brazil

Contract

This is a P-4 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 7 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 128,995 USD and 166,313 USD.

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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For every child, an advocate

Since 1950, UNICEF has supported the most important transformation for children and adolescents in Brazil. Through its main office in Brasília and nine field offices, UNICEF Brazil works in close partnership with national and sub-national governments, corporate partners, youth, and civil society organizations. For information of the work of our organization in Brazil, please visit our website: UNICEF Brazil

The UNICEF Brazil Country Office (BCO) is currently in the first year of a new Country Programme Document implementation (CPD 2024-2028). Developing a solid data strategy and research agenda will be important to contribute to the broader policy dialogue and programme monitoring, ensuring a feedback loop into policy and programme adaptation and change, and to advocate for increased budget allocations/investments in favor of children.

How can you make a difference?

Under the general guidance of the Deputy Representative, you will manage the research, planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the country's programme, from strategic planning to the delivery of substantial contributions to the programmatic areas. You will do this by ensuring that BCO has the data and analysis needed for results-based programme planning strategies and tools, and useful, valid, and reliable information on the situation of children’s and women’s rights; while making timely use of programme monitoring information and insights for strategic and programmatic decision making, including insights for coverage, coordination, and coherence in emergency contexts.

This includes the following responsibilities:

1. Planning: Lead the BCO planning function, prioritizing programmes, preparing theories of change, and identifying key risks. Support the Deputy Representative in developing the CPD and its management plan. Develop the Results and Resources Framework (RRF) and the Costed Evaluation Plan. Consult with key partners to align UNICEF priorities with government plans and the UNSDCF. Participate in preparing various planning documents, ensure VISION represents results accurately, and manage periodic reviews to ensure consistency with CPD goals, contributing to the Annual Management Plan and improving programme delivery.
2. Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (IMERP): Ensure the Country Office and national partners utilize a realistic Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan to manage the Country Programme effectively, including all aspects such as climate change, gender, and social protection. Make professional contributions to planning and establish research and evaluation priorities in line with child-rights partners. In humanitarian crises, draft short-term data collection or rapid situation analysis plan promptly, and post-crisis, support the management of the medium-term response with a revised IMERP.
3. Situation Monitoring and Assessment: Ensure the BCO and national partners maintain timely and accurate data on national conditions to facilitate planning and impact analysis of programmes. Coordinate with stakeholders to collect SDG and other development data to improve planning. Support the management of statistical databases and develop Situation Monitoring and Assessment with partners, focusing on children’s and women’s rights, influencing policy. Provide technical support for global reporting on Brazil implementation of the SDGs, CRC, and CEDAW.
4. Programme Performance Monitoring: Ensure the BCO utilizes quality data to assess progress toward the goals set in the CP RRF and annual work plans. Maintain and use dashboards and scorecards effectively. Provide technical support for defining and adjusting programme performance indicators, emphasizing coordination with partners for well-designed monitoring systems and standardized data collection. Focus on programme performance monitoring, especially in humanitarian responses, and support budget management. Collaborate with the Deputy Representative to guide and draft the Country Office Annual Report and related processes.
5. Evaluation and National Evaluation Capacity Development (NECD): Support the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to ensure evaluations meet UN standards, with findings disseminated promptly to enhance programme performance and learning. Lead the development of the Costed Evaluation Plan. Provide high-quality technical support for evaluation design, ensuring compliance with organizational policies. Monitor field work and data management, ensuring reports are clear and understandable. Disseminate findings in user-friendly methods, allowing stakeholders to use this knowledge for better decision-making and service improvement. Ensure management responses to evaluation findings are recorded and implemented effectively.
6. RPME Capacity Building: Ensure the research, planning, monitoring, and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners are enhanced to effectively lead and engage in related processes. Promote RPME function awareness through comprehensive training and collaboration with partners to develop an RPME capacity building strategy. Prioritize capacity needs of national and sub-national partners, enhancing their involvement in research and evaluation activities. Develop systems to empower rights holders at the local level for participatory decision-making. Implement varied skill-building strategies for UNICEF staff to apply new RPME policies effectively, and design tailored strategies to address national partners' skills needs, seeking partnerships with knowledge institutions to identify and fill capacity gaps.
7. Coordination and Networking: Ensure the UNICEF office effectively integrates into wider UNICEF RPME developments, enhancing organizational learning on RPME management. Collaborate with Regional PME Advisers, DAPM, and the HQ Evaluation Office to coordinate research, monitoring, and evaluation activities on a regional scale. Partner with regional advisers to incorporate accurate M&E data into reports and knowledge networks. Undertake and share lessons learned from RPME practices at both national and sub-national levels. Additionally, engage in RPME knowledge networks to identify improvements for the RPME function relevant to the Country Office and its partners.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree in social sciences or other relevant disciplines. Practical training in programme management and evaluation, survey and research analysis, or applied statistical data analysis in social sciences an asset.
• Work Experience: i) A minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience in programme development and implementation including planning, monitoring, evaluation, and research. ii) Professional technical knowledge/expertise in PM&E methodologies, including theories, standards and models, quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference methods.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English. Proficient in Spanish and/or Portuguese. As the post will require a commitment to achieve fluency in Portuguese (if not already acquired).

Desirables:

• Experience in managing a decentralized and multi-functional team will be considered a strong asset.
• At least one experience in emergency programming, including preparedness planning is an asset.
• Gender equality and diversity awareness.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable afro-descendants, indigenous, LGBTQIA+ and other minorities are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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