Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (P3), Fixed Term, Kabul, Afghanistan #114923 (for Non-Afghans only)

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 110,481 USD and 144,666 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, Education!

Working for UNICEF: https://youtu.be/43aiG4w2q_M?t=2

UNICEF in Afghanistan: https://www.unicef.org/afghanistan/

How can you make a difference?

Background

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children's rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society's most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Afghanistan’s education system has been severely strained by chronic conflicts and recovery of service delivery has been affected by recurrent natural shocks. Public schools do not have enough capacity and reach to absorb all children and provide them access to education both in quantity and quality terms. As a result, about one third of school-age children are out-of-school (4,2 million) of whom 60% reported to be girls, with substantial disparities among provinces. In areas like Kandahar, Uruzgan, Helmand, Zabul, Paktika, and Wardak as many as 85% of girls are reported out-of-school.

Children are out of school for multiple reasons such as conflict, poverty, damaged and inadequate supply of classrooms, shortage of teachers (especially female teachers), insufficient relevant learning and teaching resources, lack of inclusive facilities at schools, cultural norms which de-prioritize education for girls, and long travel distances to schools. Continuity of education is another significant problem, with many girls and boys unable to progress from one stage of study to the next, largely due to capacity limitations in the nearest formal schools to the location where they are receiving community-based education. Conflict has deprived Afghan children of access to education in situations where their schools are occupied or damaged in fighting, when parents withdraw their children due to insecurity, or because of overcrowding due to displacement/returnee influxes.

Furthermore, the current situation, aggravated by two interrupted school years due to COVID-19 restrictions has now severely exacerbated the challenges faced by the education sector as a whole as well as children and families and put the education of over 9,5 mln children, but in particularly of the almost 4 mln girls in school at risk. More than ever, adequate and structured monitoring of the situation on the ground is key to effective and efficient program design.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Lead the development of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework and plans for UNICEF projects and programs:

• Establish, maintain and strengthen Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework and plan for UNICEF education projects and programme summarizing monitoring and evaluation objectives, priorities, and activities for effective programme implementation
• Develop M&E tools to facilitate data collection, monitoring and reporting on the progress of the education program implementation in close collaboration with unit managers and implementing partners and extenders
• Collaborate with partners and extenders to implement innovative M&E approaches to showcase the impact of education projects and programmes on education and learning outcomes of children.
• Support implementing partners M&E activities and ensure harmonization/alignment and comparability of M&E systems across partners.
• Develop and maintain a database of projects and programme outputs, activities and achieved results to provide information for both internal and external reporting.
• Establish accountability to affected populations (AAP) framework for education projects and programmes and support implementing partners in its implementation.
• Ensure alignment and comparability of education projects M&E framework and plans with stakeholders including the Ministry of Education (MoE), Education in Emergencies Working Group (EiEWG), donors and implementing partners.

2. Support Programme Delivery:

• Prepare monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
• Undertake regular monitoring visits to programme sites and report on programme progress and constraints; further monitor progress on learning outcomes, level of gender responsiveness, as per the M&E plan - update the plan as required; prepare and maintain monitoring spreadsheets of programme activities.
• Support implementing partners in data collection, analysis, dissemination and reporting.
• Research, document, analyze and share best practices and lessons learned of individual partners and the programme in order to improve programming and share best practices among partners and through EiEWG/Education Sector for organizational learning and decision making.
• Prepare communication and information materials for programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support fund raising for UNICEF education projects and programmes.
• Strengthen capacity of the national information management officer supporting the Education section.

3. Support and coordinate the development of information produced, including donor reports

• Prepare inputs to the Projects and programmes reports and ensure consolidated results report is submitted to donors in line with established dates, with a particular focus on ECW and GPE reporting
• Develop visual information products (infographics, factsheets, thematic profiles, etc.) to support programme planning, monitoring, decision making and advocacy.
• Carry out regular information sharing and consultations with stakeholders, including EIE implementing partners, government, local civil society, donors and development actors at Kabul and field level.

4. Any Other Duties

• Perform any other duties as required by the chief of section.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in the area of data analysis and M&E, education or other related social science. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in information management (collection, processing, analysis), results-based management, planning, costing, management and results reporting in education, humanitarian and development action, and related areas at the international level.
• Proven experience in production of infographics or data informed reports.
• Relevant experience in education and education in emergencies program development and management.
• Previous work experience in humanitarian response in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholder groups or multi-stakeholder partnerships such as ECW and GPE is highly desirable.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• 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…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...

Core Competencies

• 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, 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:

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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