Monitoring and Reporting Assistant

Volunteering Finance & Economy

Overview

Support monitoring and reporting initiatives in the UN Women Kenya Country Office.

You have:

• Political or Social Science, Economics, International Development Studies, or Gender/Women's Studies with training in Data Analysis/Data Science is required.
• A minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in monitoring, reporting, and data analysis of development projects or programmes is required.
• Experience in the United Nations systems is desirable.
• Field experience is desirable.
• Experience in data visualization using Power BI and SQL for database querying.
• Familiarity with spreadsheet and database packages, and handling of web-based management systems is required.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

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.

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

The Kenya Country Office aligns with national priorities, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF), and the UN Women Strategic Plan. The office focuses on: 1. Women’s leadership and participation in governance. 2. Women’s economic empowerment. 3. Ending violence against women and girls (EVAWG). 4. Women, peace, and security (WPS). 5. UN Coordination and Planning

The Monitoring and Reporting Assistant will provide support to the Country Office (CO) colleagues in incorporating monitoring and reporting into programme formulation as well tracking against Strategic Plan targets and the reporting of results to internal and external audiences.

Key responsibilities include:

1.Substantively contribute to the incorporation of monitoring and reporting into programme formulation •Facilitate and substantively contribute to the development of results frameworks, monitoring plans and quality assuring new programmes and projects. •Include inputs from relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations into programme formulation. •Contribute to KCO annual work planning and reviews. 2.Contribute to the monitoring and tracking of results against country/ regional level targets and UN Women Strategic Plan •Coordinate with Programme Team to ensure that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programmes; •Monitor and assess results and data from partners on a quarterly basis and provide substantive inputs to regular management briefs to inform decision making; •Visit partners, along with the Programme Team, to support monitoring of results and planning processes as required; •Monitor the spending of donor funds and other programme expenditures and disbursements; •Provide technical support to partners as needed, including through capacity building and coaching. 3.Facilitate reporting of results to internal (Corporate) and external (Donors) audiences •Facilitate the process of KCO meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines, including annual reporting process; •Draft donor and programme reports (narrative); •Identify relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations and input them into programme reporting; •Review progress reports submitted by partners and provide feedback to improve quality and timeliness of reporting. •Support implementation of the KCO Reporting Roadmap. 4.Provide technical support to the CO in the implementation the UN Women Evaluation Policy •Coordinate the implementation of UN Women’s Evaluation plan in the CO; •Provide guidance to programme staff on evaluations; •Coordinate the completion of management’s response to the UN Women Global Accountability and Tracking of Evaluation Use (GATE). 5.Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building •Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons and knowledge, as identified through programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities. •Contribute to the development of capacity development tools, including training materials and packages. •Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.
6. Data Analysis •Support in designing, building, and updating interactive dashboards using tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Excel to visualize results across UN Women Kenya’s thematic areas •Support the consolidation, cleaning, and standardization of programmatic, financial, and results data from various sources (RMS and DAMS) to enable accurate analysis and reporting. •Conduct descriptive and trend analysis to generate actionable insights on programme performance, geographic coverage, and beneficiary reach.

7.The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

•Accountability •Client orientation •Creativity •Integrity •Knowledge sharing •Planning and organising •Professionalism •Respect for diversity •Working in teams

Political or Social Science, Economics, International Development Studies, or Gender/Women's Studies with training in Data Analysis/Data Science is required.
A degree in a related field is also desirable. •A minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in monitoring, reporting, and data analysis of development projects or programmes is required •Experience in the United Nations systems in desirable. •Field experience is desirable. •Experience in data visualization using Power BI and SQL for database querying. Familiarity with spreadsheet and database packages, and handling of web-based management systems is required. •Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has seven administrative provinces plus the Nairobi Area. Provinces are further divided into districts. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 39 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 a 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) The normal “lean season” is in June and July. Severe drought in 1999-2000 led to decreased agricultural production, and according to FAO, “seriously undermined the food security of 4.4 million people, particularly in pastoral areas. Kenya.

Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services are available locally at cost. 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 is serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP.

You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos.”

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