Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, (NO-1) 7 months, Costa Rica

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This is a NO-1 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-1 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

UNICEF Costa Rica country office is looking for a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer for a 7 months Temporary Appointment

Key End-Results Expected

1. Country Reporting and Validation Exercise (CRAVE) is prepared and in place to provide strategic priority and realistic plan of activities for M&E.

2. Timely monitoring and measurement of changes in conditions due to programme or policies in country or region are conducted with the participation of relevant partners and are provided to the Country Office and national partners to facilitate national planning, and assess the impact of the programmes and policies, and report on the progress being made.

3. Country Office Performance are systematically monitored and data for key indicators of the Annual Management Plan and management reports are collected, analyzed and made available to management and the Country Management Team.

4. Strategic planning activities developed to support the implementation of the current and new CPD 2023-2027, as well as interagency planning activities in Programme Management Team (PMT), gender and nutrition.

5. Evaluation is designed and carried out with quality process and products in line with priority and strategy. Evaluation findings, recommendations and reports are used to improve programme performance and are effectively disseminated to the intended audience. Major partners are kept abreast and/or contribute to these exercises as required.

6. The monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners are strengthened, enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring and evaluation processes.

7. Effective communication and partnerships are achieved in carrying out integrated planning of research, monitoring and evaluation activities within the Country Office and with the Regional office, and with all other stakeholders, including national partners, the UN Country Team and the international community; and the results are shared with all partners to stimulate joint engagement.

How can you make a difference?

1. Country Reporting and Validation Exercise (CRAVE)

Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office and national partners use a well-prioritised and realistic plan of research, monitoring and evaluation activities that will provide the most relevant and strategic information to manage the Country Programme, including tracking and assessing UNICEF’s distinct contribution.

Duties & Tasks

  • Contributes to provision of technical assistance for the planning and establishing the major research, monitoring and evaluation activities in multi-year and annual CRAVE, which is to be reflected in UNDAF M&E Plans.
  • Participate in management studies and support/participate in thematic/strategic evaluations to improve development & organizational effectiveness.
  • Support in the process of preparing of the Analysis of the Situation of Children and Adolescents as part of the development of the new National Policy on Children and Adolescents. Support in the execution of activities programmed for 2021, in the use and dissemination of data from the Women, Children and Adolescents Survey (EMNA) and Childhood and Adolescence Well-being Index (IBINA).
  • Provide support in the implementation of the phases of the measurement process of investment in children and adolescents, which include the development of the monitoring and evaluation system, as well as the use and dissemination of information.
  • Contribute to the incorporation of M&E tasks which were identified within the CO Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, in order to anticipate and prepare for the information needs and operational modalities of an emergency, in consultation with humanitarian partners.
  • Support the process of design, implementation and analysis of the National Telephone Survey on the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on children, adolescents and their environment.

2. Situation Monitoring and Assessment

Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office and national partners have timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions in the country or region, including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the country’s wider policy, economic or institutional context, to facilitate planning and to draw conclusions about the impact of programmes or policies.

Duties & Tasks

  • Support management of available baseline information on national statistics and key indicators through established databases for easy access and use. Prepare country level statistical reports on the status of children’s and women’s human rights issues and provide a technical support to global reporting obligations including national reports on progress toward the SDGs, toward CRC fulfilment, and toward CEDAW fulfilment.
  • Keep monitoring the situation of children’s and women’s rights with national partners and keep updated with the information of the quality research that address issues and challenges affecting children and their families.
  • Support the process of strengthening the national and local health surveillance system, within the framework of the child overweight prevention strategy.
  • Coordinate with the Country Office and partners and provide assistance in their using up-to-date information in, inter alia, Situation Analysis, Common Country Assessment, Early Warning Monitoring Systems, Annual Reviews, Mid-Term Reviews, and Annual Reports or other progress reports.

3. Programme Performance Monitoring

Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans.

Duties & Tasks

  • Provide technical support as necessary to identifying and adjusting a set of programme performance indicators, in the context of the multi-year and annual CRAVE, the Annual Management Plan and Annual Work Plans, as outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures Manual.
  • Provide technical support to ensure that monitoring system are in place and that key annual programme indicators are tracked and analysed, including those related to partnerships initiative, and provided regularly to the Country Management Team/ Senior Management Team to guide programme and management decisions.
  • Provide support in the implementation of the pilot system for the use and management of knowledge.
  • Carry out data collection and analysis from field visits, standardising them across programmes, to feed into to programme performance monitoring.
  • Keep tracking of follow-up action based on management decisions resulting from Country Office performance monitoring and evaluation.
  • Compile monitoring and evaluation information/data and make them available to programme/planning sections. Contribute to the preparation of management reports (e.g., relevant sections of the annual reports), drawing on monitoring and analysis of key management indicators. Assist in the preparation of reports on systemic issues, good practices or any other analysis or data related to programme implementation and/or evaluation, including programme’s performance, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability; as well as good practices in partnerships and collaborative relationships.

4. Strategic planning activities

Duties & Tasks

Provide technical support to ensure in the development of strategic planning activities developed to support the implementation of the current and new CPD **2023-2027*, as well as interagency planning activities in PMT, gender and nutrition.***

  • Support in the development of capacities of the programs for the implementation of models, programs, projects in the logic in GBR / ToC and Monitoring and Evaluation Systems.
  • Provide support in the operationalization of action plans and development of policy monitoring systems (Public Policy for the Young Person -PPPJ- and National Policy on Children and Adolescents -PNNA-)
  • Provide technical support in the implementation of the roadmap for the development of the new National Policy on Children and Adolescents -PNNA-.
  • Provide support in the implementation of the roadmap for the preparation of the CPD.
  • Support the development of the planning and monitoring tools in the roadmap of the development of the new CPD 2023-2027.
  • Provide support in the follow-up of activities in the PMT and gender interagency working groups.
  • Support follow-up activities in the SDG implementation plan and roadmap.

5. Evaluation

Provide technical support to ensure that a well-prioritised and strategic selection of evaluations at programme or Country Office strategy level is managed in order that each evaluation is designed and carried out with quality process and products and that evaluation results are useful to the intended audience.

Duties & Tasks

  • Provide support to ensure that the relevant programme partners participate and formulate Evaluation Terms of Reference and design of high quality.
  • Provide technical support to ensure that evaluation design and management meet quality standards as outlined in UNICEF Programme Policies and Procedures and related stand-alone Evaluation Technical Notes, when necessary provide assistance to seek expertise of knowledge institutions. Facilitate and take part in producing Evaluation Office’s responses on specific and substantive issues.
  • Review and provide technical comments on draft evaluation reports. Contribute to the effective dissemination and sharing of knowledge, findings, conclusions, recommendations and lessons from evaluation to the intended audience as described in the Terms of Reference with a view to improving programme performance and contributing to wider learning. Specifically, assist in feeding evaluation results into key UNICEF programme planning processes including the Annual Reviews and the Mid-Term Reviews, and formulation of the Country Programme Document, the Country Programme Action Plan and the Annual Work Plans. Support effective participatory feedback, including to community and civil society stakeholders.
  • Support the strategy for the use and dissemination of the Evaluation of the National Agenda for NNA and the Cantonese Friends of Childhood Program (CAI), finalize the preparation of the Evaluation Management Response (EMR) plans. Provide assistance in tracking to ensure that a management response to the findings and recommendations of the evaluation is completed, recorded, and followed up for implementation. Most specifically, ensure that evaluation recommendations are submitted to the Country Management Team and follow-up actions recorded in CMT minutes. Submit electronic copies of all evaluations to NYHQ via the Evaluation Data Base web portal, with full accompanying documentation.

6. M&E Capacity Building

Provide technical support to ensure that the monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners – government and civil society – are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring and evaluation processes.

Duties & Tasks

  • Contribute to the collaboration of an M&E capacity building strategy for national partners and institutions and corresponding activities for implementation in the context of the CRAVE or UNDAF M&E plan. Provide technical support for implementation of capacity building strategies as a joint commitment with other developmental partners with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of primary stakeholders.
  • In close consultation with senior managers, contribute to formulation of staff capacity development strategy and plans, and exercise effective leadership in implementing them, ensuring that Country Office staffs have the basic knowledge and skills to fulfil their monitoring and evaluation responsibilities, and training is planned and carried out to fill identified gaps.
  • Promote and provide support to ensure that Country Office staff and national partners are aware of and have access to UNICEF monitoring and evaluation learning resources.
  • Contribute to facilitate that Evaluation capacity of national partner organisations is strengthened through their involvement in evaluation processes and possibly through specific capacity building initiatives.
  • Provide assistance to liaise with knowledge institutions to seek partnerships for the identification of capacity gaps and the development of strategies to address them.

7. Communication and Partnerships

Provide technical support to ensure that all of the above tasks are carried out and accomplished through effective communication and partnerships, as elaborated below:

Duties & Tasks

  • Facilitate or contribute to integrated planning of research, monitoring and evaluation activities within the Country Office, with national partners, the UN Country Team and the wider international community, in the context of internal office management plans, the country programme process, the UNDAF and sector wide approaches respectively, in consultation with child-right partners.
  • Facilitate or contribute to joint monitoring and evaluation activities with national partners, the UN Country Team and the wider international community, wherever possible in the context of the above processes.
  • Provide technical advice to Country Office staff and national partners on data collection, data management and data analysis for basic monitoring and evaluation.
  • Provide synthesis of M&E results to the country office senior management, the Country Management Team and key programme and operations staff.
  • Ensure that evaluation recommendations are communicated to the relevant partners for implementation, with advice on the Implementation Plan and follow-up action for future programming.
  • Facilitate learning from the results of monitoring and evaluation within the Country Office and more widely within UNICEF in the region and globally, as well as among national partners and other key stakeholders, engaging more expertise from knowledge institutions.
  • Seek advanced or in-depth technical support on monitoring and evaluation from the Regional M&E Advisors and headquarters advisors on monitoring and evaluation as necessary.
  • Collaborate with the Regional M&E Adviser to ensure the availability of current and accurate monitoring and evaluation data and results.
  • Collaborate with Regional M&E Advisers and HQ Officers for overall coordination of priority research, monitoring and evaluation activities.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • University degree in social sciences, development planning, planning, evaluation, survey implementation and/or advanced statistical research.
  • A minimum of ****1 year**** of professional work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities.
  • Fluency in English and Spanish.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

  • Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
  • Works Collaboratively with others (1)
  • Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
  • Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
  • Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
  • Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
  • Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

THIS POSITION IS OPEN ONLY FOR COSTA RICAN NATIONALS

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