Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Education (NO2) (#: 114660) Suva, Fiji *OPEN TO FIJI NATIONALS ONLY**

Contract

This is a NO-2 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-2 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.

For every child, education

UNICEF works with and for disadvantaged children and adolescents across 14 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Our ambition is to get each entire country, and the entire Pacific Region, working together - as one - on behalf of its most vulnerable children. Explore the different areas of our work in the link provided here https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/what-we-do

How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief, Education (Level 4), the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Education is based in Suva, Fiji and is accountable for the accomplishment of the stated key end-results in the education programme across the Pacific. This is to be achieved by providing professional expertise and assistance in evidence-based planning, monitoring, and reporting; information/data collection; statistics and data analysis; knowledge management; and M&E design at national, sub-national and programmatic levels; and implementing training programmes for regional, national and sub-national data collection, monitoring, and research capacity building with special attention to results-based management and strengthening of existing monitoring and data management systems, including through Pacific methodologies.

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

Education:

University degree in social sciences, development planning, planning, evaluation, survey implementation, advanced statistical research.

Work Experience:

Professional work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities as follows:

Two years of relevant professional work experience. Developing country work experience (for IP) or field work experience (for NO)

At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response programme preferred

Language Proficiency:

Fluency in English and another UN language. Additional language(s) an asset.

• For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

UNICEF's competency framework: Builds and maintains partnership, Demonstrates self and ethical awareness, Drive to Achieve impactful results, Innovates and embraces change, Manages ambiguity and complexity, Thinks and acts strategically, Works collaboratively with others and Nurtures, leads and manages People

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:

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