Monitoring and Data Analytics and Reporting Office

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable communities, towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

UN-Habitat’s Programme Review Committee Working Group is the linchpin for the whole of UN-Habitat’s project approvals and is a repository for all project-approval-related information across the agency. This Group whose membership includes select senior managers who represent key functions within the UN-Habitat has recently received an extended mandate to periodically and randomly select strategic projects for in-depth monitoring, for the purpose of learning, risk management and accountability. Monitoring is a continuous process of collecting and analysing information to compare how well a project, program or policy is being implemented against approved plans.

Projects being complex adaptive systems, they must reflect, learn and adapt. Implementation must therefore be resilient and able to adapt to change. Claims of success must be supported by data evidence. Failure must be explained by data, and decisions/choices made must be supported by data evidence. The PRC’s new mandate is to ensure that this process of learning, adapting and steady progression towards results is happening as required. However, projects Outcomes are usually not directly measured—but reported on progressively.

UN- Habitat is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UN-Habitat does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates may, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Under the direct supervision of the PRC Secretariat/Working Group and Chief Strategic Planning the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Facilitate and substantively contribute to the incorporation of monitoring and reporting into programme formulation · Support Facilitate and substantively contribute to the development of monitoring indica-tors, monitoring calendars, field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes. · Include inputs from relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations into programme formulation. · Helps confirm or challenge the theory of change in new projects · Contribute to annual work plan monitoring, reviews and reporting. · Provide technical support to partners in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks (PMFs), systems and plans,

2. Contribute substantively to the monitoring and tracking of results against Domain of Change indicators · Coordinate with Programme Teams to ensure that data collection and analysis from the field are coordinated and standardized across programmes. · Analyse and Reporting Data · Give information on the status of projects, programs, and policies · Provide clues to problems and new trends · Creates opportunities to consider improvements in the (projects, programs, or policy) implementation strategies · Provides important information over time on trends and directions · Monitor data from projects on a quarterly basis and provide substantive inputs to regular management briefs to inform decision-making. · Support monitoring of results and planning processes as required. · Facilitate the process of meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines, including the annual reporting process. · Identify relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations and input them into programme reporting. · Review progress reports submitted by branches and regions and provide feedback to improve the quality and timeliness of reporting. · Collect and maintain data for global corporate reports,

3. Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building · Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons and knowledge, as identified through programme implementation, monitoring activities. · Contribute to the development of capacity development tools, including training mate-rials and packages. · Facilitate capacity building opportunities for staff and partners in the areas of Results-Based Management (RBM), Monitoring. · Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities. · Assist projects develop Key Performance Indicators · Develop timely and quality technical support to the programme team and partners in line with the work plan · Develop quality and timely review of systems for tracking/monitoring · Make timely submission of quality and accurate reports

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

· Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and taking an active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). · Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. · Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities. · Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. · Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers. · Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Accountability, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

monitoring and reporting development projects/programmes at the national or international level Experience in the United Nations systems is an asset Field experience is an asset.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighboring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO).

Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP.

The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.

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