Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Overview

Establish M&E systems for WHO Country Office to improve health outcomes.

You have:

• University degree in information management, public health, epidemiology, economics, international development, life sciences, public or business administration.
• 5 years' experience with international exposure in providing management advisory services and in design, monitoring and evaluation of projects.
• Expert knowledge of English.
• Intermediate knowledge of another WHO official language.
• Training or experience in public health, training in project management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of principles, disciplines and techniques to implement Monitoring and Evaluation strategies.
• Demonstrated skills in assessment, monitoring and analysis of health situations.
• Proven ability to formulate and manage budgets and conduct financial analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Demonstrated knowledge of information technology and ability to apply it in work assignments.
• Documentation skills.
• Ability to gather, analyze and disseminate information on best practice in accountability and results-based management systems.
• Excellent presentation skills.

Contract

This is a P-3 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 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 100,925 USD and 132,154 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

To ensure that effective WHOcountry presence is established to implement WHO country cooperation strategiesthat are aligned with Member State's health priorities, sustainable development agendas and harmonized with the United Nations country teams and partners toimprove health outcomes and progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

The incumbent will perform the following duties:

1- Establish an effective M&E system for the deliveryof WHO Country Office and implementing partners results.

2- Provide technical support to the differentpublic health programmes in identifying baseline, targets and indicatorsfor specific interventions; synergize the integration and incorporation intorelated workplans, ensuring alignment with WHO in-country implementation plans,health sector strategies/priorities, regional and global commitments,humanitarian health appeals (if any).

3- Review and reprogramming planned activities in coordinationwith technical officer to adjust to possible developments in the health sectorto ensure maximum relevance and impact on the intended programme objectives.

4- Facilitate the monitoring of the technicalprogrammes, design methodologies, tools, and indicators for monitoring the implementation of projects and operations; evaluating the quality of outputsincluding the management, coordination, effectiveness and action plans toinform programme direction.

5- Maintain risk management matrices, project calendars,indicator tracking tables, resource schedules and other monitoring tools; drawattention of programme managers to activities and awards that are over- or under-fundedor behind schedule.

6- Prepare monthly technical reports based on analysis ofproject activities and progress towards targets and measurable indicators,provide quality assurance of reports, proposals, programme documents, etc.

7- Determine the data information elements that arerequired internally and externally to support the health sector coordination and decision-making; ensuring its reliability, validity and accuracy that feeds programme performance monitoring, and that data and results are included in regional and global reports; multi-country studies and knowledge sharing networks.

8- Build and strengthen national capacities for monitoringand evaluation of national health programmes, through conducting needsassessment, defining training needs, develop strategies to achieve targets andfacilitate implementation of training activities.

9- Design standardized methods of knowledge sharingplatforms and liaise with WHO and other professional M&E knowledge networksto identify innovations and lessons learned that may be relevant for the countryand partners to improve M&E functions.

10- Conduct regular management monitoring meetings to ensure adherence to standardoperating procedures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: University degree in information management, public health, epidemiology, economics, international development,life sciences, public or business administration. Desirable: Degree in monitoring & evaluation in health Programmes

Experience

Essential: 5 years' experience with international exposure in providing management advisory services and in design,monitoring and evaluation of projects. Desirable: Training or experience in public health, training in project management.

Skills

- Demonstrated knowledge of principles, disciplines andtechniques to implement Monitoring and Evaluation strategies.

- Demonstrated skills in assessment, monitoring andanalysis of health situations.

- Proven ability to formulate and manage budgets andconduct financial analysis.

- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to workunder pressure.

- Demonstrated knowledge of information technology andability to apply it in work assignments.

- Documentation skills.

- Ability to gather, analyze and disseminate information on best practice in accountability and results-based management systems.

- Excellent presentation skills.

WHO Competencies

- Teamwork - Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences - Communication - Producing results - Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable: Intermediate knowledge of another WHO official language.

REMUNERATION

WHO salaries for staff in the Professional category are calculated in US dollars. The remuneration for the above position comprises an annual base salary starting at USD 62,692 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable), a variable post adjustment, which reflects the cost of living in a particular duty station, and currently amounts to USD 2403 per month for the duty station indicated above. Other benefits include 30 days of annual leave, allowances for dependent family members, home leave, and an education grant for dependent children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level.
• Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to apply on-line through Stellis. For assessment of your application, please ensure that: 1 -Your profile on Stellis is properly completed and updated. 2- All required details regarding your qualifications, education, training and experience are provided under relevant sections. 3- Your experience records are properly entered with elaboration on tasks performed at the time.

• Enhanced WHO Global Competency Model: https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/enhanced-who-global-competency-model

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

• Staff members in other duty stations are encouraged to apply.

• For information on WHO's operations please visit: http://www.who.int.

• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.

• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• WHO has a mobility policy which can be found at the following link: http://www.who.int/employment/en/. Candidates appointed to an international post with WHO are subject to mobility and may be assigned to any activity or duty station of the Organization throughout the world.

• Applications from women and from nationals of non and underrepresented Member States are particularly encouraged.

• *For WHO General Service staff who do not meet the minimum educational qualifications, please see e-Manual III.4.1, para 220.

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