​Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Special Focus on Minorities

Volunteering Medical & Health Crisis & Emergency Response

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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 Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is guided by the Convention of the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children’s rights as governing ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children. Protecting children from violence and institutionalisation is thus central to UNICEF’s mandate. In Belize, UNICEF works to ensure that girls and boys vulnerable and exposed to violence, those separated from their family, or at risk of separation, are increasingly protected by laws and protection services which are enhanced by a supportive community environment.

The 2022-2026 UNICEF Programme Outcomes are aligned with the country’s long-term development agenda, Horizon 2030, the National Children’s Agenda and Belize’s Medium-Term Development Priorities. The country programme has three components: (a) every child free from violence; (b) every child learns; (c) every child survives, thrives and lives free from all forms of poverty, which respond to UNICEF’s global sector strategies. Cross-cutting issues such as gender equality, climate change and disaster risk reduction are embedded in the programme design with a focus on the most disadvantaged girls and boys, including migrants, those living with disabilities, in poverty and crime hotspots, especially in rural and urban communities in the northern and southern districts. Support for individual and social change will be strengthened through Social Behaviour Change Communication as a cross-cutting strategy to promote positive social norms and behaviours, and inclusive community engagement.

In addition, central to the achievement of result is evidence generation for more evidence-based policies, programming and decision-making to inform the strategic direction for UNICEF as well as when working with key external partners. Evidence generation is captured under the dedicated output: Data, Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Management to give presidency to evidence informed programming.

This United Nations Volunteers (UNV) assignment focuses on strengthening the data ecology. UNICEF Belize Mid-Term Review of the 2022-2026 Country Programme recommended strengthening the data ecology both internally and externally by addressing the key bottlenecks for evidence-based policy and decision making for children and adolescents.

The UNV will be working with the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist of UNICEF and will support the design, implementation, and management of the M&E framework for the 2022-2026 Country Programme, with special focus on the most disadvantaged and minority groups in Belize. Further, the UNV will support the evaluation of the 2022-2026 Country Programme Document, strengthening programme monitoring by working with Programme Officers to ensure that high-quality data is collected and reported to inform the Core Standard Indicators (CSI) monitoring and reporting, decision-making and demonstrate the impact of the programme interventions.

The UNV will engage a wide range of government and non-government partners (including private sector and young people), enhance communication and advocacy at national and community levels to improve effectiveness in service delivery and achieve accelerated results for children at scale.

The UNV-M&E Specialist will be responsible for the following tasks:

Develop M&E Framework and Tools:

Assists Government authorities to plan and develop its information systems, with special emphasis on disadvantaged and minority groups Assists the Government to organize M&E training programmes. Identifies training needs for the purpose of capacity building in monitoring and evaluation.

Develop data collection methodologies for programme reports (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups).

Provides technical advice to programme staff, government officials and other counterparts on planning and management of integrated monitoring and evaluation.

Data Collection and Management:

Supports the collection, analysis and user-friendly presentation of data including strengthening national capacity to collect routinely, report and use data for policy decision-making, with particular focus on minorities and disadvantaged groups.

Supports Programme Officers to update their intervention’s database.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

Support M&E Specialist to analyse data to generate insights and trends in the Core Standard Indicators (CSI) and Key Performance Indicator (KPIs), Programme Visits and Spot Check

Support Programme Officer (PO) to validate Country Strategic Indicators planning

Evaluation

Support the Evaluation Reference Group and Evaluation Advisory Group to evaluate the extent to which its intended results have been achieved to date and are likely to be achieved by the end of the period, and to draw lessons to inform the design of the next Country Programme, 2027-2030.

Core Values :

Care

Respect

Integrity

Trust

Accountability

Sustainability

Core Competencies :

Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)

Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)

Works Collaboratively with others (2)

Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)

Innovates and Embraces Change (2)

Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)

Drive to achieve impactful results (2)

Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

monitoring and evaluation in developing countries with excellent understanding of evaluation principles and methodologies, including capacity in an array of qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods and previous experience supporting evaluations involving national government partners.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.

Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing.

Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Willingness to travel to project sites as required.

Bringing a strong commitment to delivering timely and high-quality results.

Have affinity with or interest in working with person with vulnerable population, including those left furthest behind and volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Belize is in Central America between Guatemala to the west and south and Mexico to the north. English is the official language, although Belizean Creole English, known as Kriol to native speakers, Spanish and Maya languages are also widely spoken. Belizeans have long described themselves as a “Caribbean nation” that just happens to be in Central America, for they have more in common with the distant islands on the Caribbean than their next-door neighbors of Central America. They share a British heritage and cultural influences such as music, dance and folklore. Belize’s colorful history has blessed the country with a diverse and rich cultural heritage. Generations of racial mixing have made it impossible to describe the “typical” Belizean, with a complete range of skin tones and eye colors. And despite the diversity, there is strong national pride and unity, where everyone, despite their varying ethnic backgrounds, describes themselves first and foremost as a Belizean.

Attire: Even in business settings, dress attire for both men and women are typically casual. It is suggested that men wear cotton or khaki long pants and collared or knit shirts. Sandals are acceptable and a blazer may be worn on formal occasions. Women can wear khaki or cotton long pants, capri length pants, skirts or shorts and knit tops of any kind. Sandals are acceptable for women as well.

Cuisine: Most restaurants in Belize serve inexpensive, but delicious cuisine in the Latin American or Creole style.

Safety and Security: When attending official activities or when at the hotel, there is no worries or concerns. Gang related crime is high as of late, especially in Belize City and surrounding areas. It is important to follow all advice and guidelines offered by the UNICEF staff and UNDSS official while in Belize. Staff, consultants, UNVs and interns will receive a safety briefing upon arrival.

Belize provides for an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness. Flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving some level of physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.

Currency: US Dollar is used as legal currency in Belize. The exchange rate is 1USD to 2 BZD. Currency conversions can be done through local banks. Most places accept US currency and travellers checks.

• ATMs: Most ATMs in Belize give Belize dollars at a slightly lower exchange rate than that on the street, different banks have different withdrawal fees between 3BZD up to 8BZD.

• Credit and Debit Cards: Credit and Debit cards accepted in bigger restaurants, hotels and supermarkets. When using credit cards some establishments will add a 5% service charge to the bill.

• Taxes: 10% sales tax is applied to all goods and services. In restaurants and hotels, the tax is sometimes added at the time of payment, this is then indicated on the menu.

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