Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Health) P-3, Nairobi, Somalia Desk, Six months, INTERNAL VACANCY

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 111,152 USD and 145,545 USD.

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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.

For every child, HEALTH

How can you make a difference?

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (Health) reports to the Chief of Health for guidance and general supervision. He/ She supports the development and management of the health program information system and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the progress of achievement within the country program. The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), organizational Strategic Plans and goals, standards of performance, and accountability framework.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Support to Health Program Development & Planning

• Conduct and update the situation analysis for the development, design and management of health-related programs. Research and report on development trends.
• Contribute to the development and establishment of sectoral program goals, objectives, strategies and results-based planning through analysis of health needs and areas for intervention and submission of recommendations for priority and goal setting.
• Participate in strategic program discussions on the planning of health programs. Formulate, design and prepare sectors of health program proposals, ensuring alignment with UNICEF's Strategic Plan, the Country Program, as well as coherence/integration with the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.

2. Program management / Monitoring & Delivery of Results using the Health Management Information System (HMIS)

• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts to assess programs and to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
• Support HMIS meetings and training activities as required.
• Provide technical guidance for upcoming DHIS indicator review and oversee institutional technical support.

3 Technical and Operational Support to Health Program Implementation

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors.

4. Networking and Partnership Building

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with health sector government counterparts, national stakeholders, as well as global partners, allies, donors, and academia.

5. Innovation, Knowledge Management and Capacity Building

• Apply and introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders, and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable program results.

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

• Master's degree in Public Health (MPH) / medical statistics / epidemiology or an equivalent degree from a recognized University or College.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in health management information systems in large organizations or at country level.
• Demonstrated experience in data collection, data analysis as well as preparing reports and presentations. Sound knowledge of DHIS, data analysis and management
• Background/familiarity with Emergency/Fragile Country setting is desired.
• Demonstrable interpersonal and communication skills and good analytical skills are desirable attributes
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

Core Values

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Trust

• Accountability

• Communication - Level III

• Working with People - Level III
• Drive for Results - Level III

Functional Competencies

• Analyzing - Level II
• Planning and Organizing - Level II
• Relating and networking - Level II
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts - Level II
• Persuading and influencing - Level II
• Entrepreneurial Thinking (Level II)

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, 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:

This advert is open only to all personnel with an ongoing employment relationship with UNICEF, including staff members on a continuing, fixed term and temporary appointment, individual contractors and full-time time-based consultants, and UNVs. It does not include interns and employees of external entities performing duties for UNICEF.

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