Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, NO-A, Pretoria South Africa - TA), 364 days (South Africans Nationals Only

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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.

For every child, a champion

How can you make a difference?

Purpose With the expanded role of the PMRE section in 2021 to support the strengthening of knowledge management in the office, as well as the donor reporting quality assurance process, this temporary appointment will fill a critical gap in the PMRE section. This is in addition to the provision of ongoing support to the cross cutting planning and monitoring function in the office.

Main Tasks and responsibilities

The main tasks and responsibilities fall under 3 main areas, however the staff member may be called upon to support across any of the PMRE work area pillars outside of this primary focus:

1) Donor Reporting

  • Undertake regular updates to the donor reports schedule and ensure communication to the section on upcoming reports.
  • Quality assure incoming donor reports.
  • Ensure timely submission of donor reports following the established SoP.
  • Build capacity of staff in donor reporting including periodic reviews of SoPs and templates.

2) Knowledge Management

  • Support the on-going roll-out of the knowledge management platform including updating document repositories, tagging and site design.
  • Act as a super user for the Enterprise Content Management Platform including on-going capacity building of staff and troubleshooting where relevant.

3) Planning and Monitoring

  • Support mid and end year reviews including report elaboration.
  • Support corporate reporting including mid and end year reports (summary note and RAM)
  • Provide inputs into the SACO monitoring plan.
  • Assist in reviews of work plans.

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

Education

• First University degree/Bachelors in social sciences, international development, development planning, public administration or a related technical field • Masters Degree in relevant field – i.e. Monitoring and Evaluation, Demography and Populations Studies, Political Science and Development etc. is an advantage

Experience

  • A minimum of 1-year progressive professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, reports and / or knowledge management is required however 2-3 years is preferable.

  • Familiarity with donor reporting requirements, knowledge management systems and UN planning and monitoring processes would be an asset.

  • Experience working in international organizations specifically the UN is preferred.

Language

  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal is required.
  • Knowledge of another official UN language or the local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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

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)
  • Drives to achieve impactful results (1)
  • Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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.

Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unicef.org

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