PLANNING, MONITORING & REPORTING SPECIALIST

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The Central African Republic (CAR) has sixteen Prefectures in addition to the District of Bangui. The country is landlocked with very limited travel possibilities and surrounded by countries with volatile and security problems (Chad, DRC, Sudan, and Cameroon). Volatile socio-political situation and social unrest and grievance with frequent civil servants strikes causing interruption of health, education and civil service due to years of unpaid salaries. Power cuts are a norm causing insecurity in town. The population including the expatriates is concerned about increasing cases of criminalities as a direct result of the March 2013 coup by SELEKA – a coalition of rebel groups and recent events in December 2013 that carried country into a chaos. Flights are subject of cancellation when security situation volatility increases. UN flights are also available to move towards UN operation areas in the country. R&R scheme has been re-established since August 2013 and maintained for all CAR duty stations to a 6-week frequency. Living conditions are becoming more and more difficult due to the prices increase and scarcity of basic products and food. Fresh vegetables and fruits are available in the market. Private accommodation possibilities are limited and getting a house according to the security measures can take about 4 weeks or more. Nevertheless, currently all serving UN Volunteers can live in UN Compounds with a decent accommodation ensuring minimum and above the minimum standard of comfort. The average cost for accommodation varies from around 500 USD, for a small apartment with no furniture and no power generator, to 1700 USD with all commodities. For the sake of rewarding experience, UN volunteers in CAR carry out their duties with flexibility, commitment, and a willingness to live and work in challenging conditions including heat and limited water and electricity supply

Reporting to the Country Representative, the Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Specialist will provide support to CAR UN Women country Office program colleagues in incorporating monitoring and reporting into programme formulation as well tracking against Strategic Plan targets and the reporting of results to internal and external audiences, more specifically: 1. Provide guidance to CAR UN Women Office in incorporating monitoring and reporting into Program formulation and management • Provide quality assurance of program documents through review of results frameworks in order to meet SMART criteria; • Manage the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes; ensure use of relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations are incorporated to programme formulation; • Coordinate annual work plan monitoring, reviews and reporting; • Ensure linkage of Annual Work Plans (AWPs) and corresponding Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) Plans with the UN Women Strategic Plan; • Provide strategic guidance to partners and CAR UN Women Office in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks (PMFs) and Baseline Surveys; • Provide advice to country offices in the clearance of donor agreements and Programme Cooperation Agreements; • Ensure sufficient funds for monitoring, evaluation and reporting at country/ regional level. 2. Provide technical guidance to the CAR UN Women Office in oversight, monitoring and tracking of results against country/ regional level targets and UN Women Strategic Plan • Ensure data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programmes; • Monitor data from partners on a quarterly basis and draft regular management briefs to inform decision making; • Visit partners to support monitoring of results and planning processes; • Lead the review of financial reports based on contractual obligation; • Monitor the spending of donor funds and other programme expenditures and disbursements; • Develop and monitor the CAR UN WOEMN PROGRAM Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Plan. 3. Oversee reporting of results to internal (Senior Management) and external (Executive Board, Donors) audiences: • Coordinate and provide technical guidance to the country office in meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines, including annual reporting process; • Finalize donor and programme reports (both narrative and financial); • Ensure use of relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations are incorporated into programme reporting; • Review progress reports submitted by partners and provide feedback to improve quality and timeliness of reporting; • Ensure the availability (including collecting and maintaining) of data for country, regional and global corporate reports, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations. 4. Provide technical support to the CAR UN Women Office in the implementation the UN Women’s evaluation policy: • Provide technical support to the implementation of UN Women’s Evaluation plan at the country level; • Provide guidance to CAR UN WOEMN PROGRAM / programme staff on evaluations; • Ensure communication between the CAR UN WOEMN PROGRAM and RO regarding Evaluations; • Represent the country offices in monitoring and evaluation working groups in the context of United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). 5. Provide support to the Country Representative in strategic planning for the CAR UN Women Office: • Provide advice on the formulation of concept notes for UN Women's intervention areas; as well as the office’s strategic note; • Develop country programming processes and products, including the annual workplan, strategic note, and programme/ project documents, the preparation of United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and other UN system joint programming documents; • Follow up on required action/outstanding issues and report on outcome/ result. Alert the Country Representative/ CO on critical issues to be addressed. 6. Provide technical support and guidance to the development of strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts: • Manage activities and other promotional events to engage bilateral and multilateral institutions/ donors, private sector and civil society to expand and/or sustain interest and resources for UN Women programmes and joint UN system programmes; • Provide support and advice to the Country Representative in forging and implementing strategic partnerships to increase outreach on UN Women’s work in country; • Provide guidance and advice to development partners and national counterparts on implementation of key UN frameworks and conventions on gender equality; • Provide network and capacity development to partner Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders. 7. Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building • Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons and knowledge; as identified through programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities; • Develop capacity development tools, including training materials and packages; • Manage capacity building opportunities of staff and partners in the region/country in the areas of Results Based Management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E); • Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of M&E among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.

• Accountability • Adaptability and Flexibility • Commitment and Motivation • Commitment to Continuous Learning • Communication • Integrity • Planning and Organizing • Working in Teams

• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience at the national and international level in Project Management cycle, including planning, monitoring & evaluation and reporting of development projects/ programmes; Experience in the United Nations Systems, more specifically with UN-Women is an asset; Field experience is an asset.

CAR is a post-conflict country. From 2013, a bloody conflict between the Seleka and the Anti Balaka armed groups, over almost the entire territory of the country. Fearing the risk of genocide, the United Nations decided to send peacekeepers to the country, to protect civilians and restore peace.

The clashes having ended, entire areas of the country are always occupied by armed groups which continue to commit abuses against populations. Following the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation signed on February 6, 2018 between the 14 Armed Groups and the Government of CAR, the State started to deploy its services, in particular the Armed Forces, the police, the gendarmerie, justice in several regions of the country.

The CAR has only one international airport (Bangui M’poko) which provides all air links with the outside and regions of the country. There are aerodromes in the 16 capitals of each Prefecture and in some of sub-prefectures. The road network is very poor, since there is only one main road that connects CAR to Cameroon which is paved.

Two seasons alternate the climate in CAR. A dry season and a rainy season spread over 6 months each. The most feared disease is malaria, which kills many people every year.

The hotel network is experiencing increasing growth but is still very expensive. In terms of food, there is a wide variety of local and imported products in Bangui and in some of cities of the country. But access to these products is different in parts of the country. All these difficulties make the cost of living more expensive. It is the same for services like banks, hospitals, electricity etc. which access is very limited and concentrated only in Bangui the capital.