Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Contract

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The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is present within 9 offices across Brazil. Monitoring and Evaluation is part of the Social Policy, M&E and South-South Cooperation area of UNICEF Brazil, with the Chief Social Policy, Monitoring Evaluation and South-South Cooperation, an M&E Specialist and an M&E Officer based in Brasilia, and three other M&E Officers located in São Paulo (serving the South East Territory), in Manaus (serving the Amazon Territory) and Recife (serving the Semiarid Territory), and two Humanitarian Performance Monitoring consultants based in Brasilia and Boa Vista, to support UNICEF’s response to the Venezuelan Migrant Crisis. UNICEF is implementing its 2017-2021 Country Programme in Brazil. The current programme has important knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation and advocacy components, to which the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit contributes significantly with data and evidence. This assignment will contribute to the M&E function and strengthen its capacity to respond adequately to the needs of UNICEF and the country. UNICEF is also currently developing the next 2023-2027 Country Programme (CP). M&E plays a crucial role in supporting this process, especially in the evaluation of the current CP, in the development of a situation analysis of children and adolescents and in supporting the design of the next CP results framework. The UN Volunteer will integrate the Social Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation and South-South Cooperation Team (SPM&E) and will work closely with all Programme Sections, particularly Communication.

Under the direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, and in close collaboration with the SPM&E Team and Programme Sections, the National UN Volunteer Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will undertake the following tasks:

Support the M&E function in UNICEF Brazil and the implementation of the studies, research and evaluations planned in the Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Planning (EISI Plan) • Support the preparation, consolidation and follow-up of the 2023 and 2024 EISI plan and M&E work plan; • Support data collection, data analysis and quality assurance for the studies, research and evaluations planned for 2023 and 2024. • Provide ad-hoc support to M&E and evidence generation activities planned for 2023 and 2024.

Support activities related to Situation Monitoring and Assessment
• Follow national research and databases for the most up-to-date information on the situa-tion of children and adolescents; • Help prepare Concept Notes, Terms of References, reports, summary briefs and anal-yses on a range of themes to support the BCO. • Support data collection, updates, quality control and preparation of briefs for a range of local, regional and international initiatives.

Support activities related to Programme Performance Monitoring • Support the Deputy Representative, Planning Officer, and SPM&E team in the implemen-tation of mid-year and annual programme reviews; • Support data collection and consolidation for reporting on M&E outputs and outcomes during mid-year and annual programme reviews;

Support the preparation of Country Office Annual Report (COAR) • Support data collection, quality control, preparation and consolidation of specific chapters of the COAR 2023.

Support the implementation and management response of selected evaluations and studies • Support the design, implementation and management response of the evaluations under-taken and planned for 2023-2024.

Support the implementation of UNICEF’s equity approach • Support data collection, analysis and quality assurance of selected initiatives that pro-mote UNICEF’s equity approach, including in the implementation of the current edition of the UNICEF Seal and the Agenda Cidade UNICEF initiatives.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to: • Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take an active part in UNV activities (for in-stance 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 publica-tions/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 Adaptability and Flexibility Commitment and Motivation Commitment to Continuous Learning Communication Creativity Ethics and Values Integrity Judgement and Decision-making Knowledge Sharing Planning and Organizing Professionalism Respect for Diversity Self-Management Technological Awareness Working in Teams

monitoring and evaluation, statistics and/or data management ( practical professional experience, preferably with international work experience). • Experience in international development organizations, a human rights organization, or a national development organization (including public sector organizations).

Specific Technical Knowledge Required • Experience in data and information management, including systems such as Excel and statistical and graphics packages (RStudio, SPSS or Stata, Power BI and/or Tableau Knowledge would be an asset). • Experience working with microdata from the population Census, School Census and PNADs and GIS softwares, such as ArcGIS and QGIs would be an asset. • Experience developing dashboards using Power BI, Tableau or another data visualization software would also be an asset. • Solid knowledge of international development and humanitarian issues, including aid policies of major donors particularly those pertinent to UNICEF in Brazil; • Solid knowledge of human rights and results-based programming

Common Technical Knowledge Required General knowledge of: • Computer systems, including internet navigation and office applications; • United Nations or other international organizations; good understanding of world affairs, current events and international development issues; • Global human rights issues, specifically relating to children and women, and current UNICEF position and approaches; • UNICEF goals, visions, positions, policies, guidelines and strategies; • UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specially the SGDs for children.

Central location inside Brasilia. Brasilia’s design is divided into numbered blocks as well as sectors for specified activities, such as the Hotel Sector, the Banking Sector and the Embassy Sector. Brasília was chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its modernist architecture and uniquely artistic urban planning. All three branches of Brazil's federal government are centred in the city: executive, legislative, and judiciary. Brasília also hosts 124 foreign embassies. The city's international airport connects it to all other major Brazilian cities and many international destinations and is the third busiest airport in Brazil. Brasília is the second most populous Portuguese-speaking capital city after Luanda. The city has a unique status in Brazil, as it is an administrative division rather than a legal municipality like other cities in Brazil. Although Brasília is used as a synonym for the Federal District through synecdoche, the Federal District is composed of 31 administrative regions, only one of which is the area of the originally planned city, also called Plano Piloto. The rest of the Federal District is considered by IBGE to make up Brasília's metropolitan area. The living conditions in Brasilia are good as well as the access to health services. The accommodation facilities are in general good and the choice is wide. As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging their own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan.

Brazil is security level 3 (moderate). United Nations Department of Safety and Security UNDSS Brazil advises to exercise a high degree of caution in Brazil due to high levels of serious and violent crime, particularly in major cities. Violent crime as muggings, armed robbery, kidnappings, and sexual assault, is very high. Avoid shanty towns (favelas) in the big cities and if you are attacked or robbed, do not resist. Demonstrations can occur at any time and may turn violent with little or no warning. All United Nations personnel must scrupulously comply with UNDSS procedures and recommendations during their assignment in Brazil. For missions in rural areas or indigenous reservations, special procedures may apply; UN personnel should consult with the local DSS office in advance