Planning & Monitoring Specialist, P-3, Damascus, Syria #123355 (Temporary Appointment) (Re-advertisement)

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 93,162 USD and 121,988 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, Hope

In Syria, 14.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including 6.9 million children (Humanitarian Needs Overview 2022). UNICEF humanitarian appeal for Whole of Syria (WoS) is over USD 300 million for 2023, and its response is implemented by Damascus-based Syria Country Office, as well as Gaziantep outpost and WoS team based in Amman with oversight by MENA Regional Office. Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) Section of UNICEF Syria Country Office (SCO) performs the PM&E functions for the Country Office and provides technical support to related functions on behalf of WoS in close coordination with Gaziantep and Amman offices.

With the scale of humanitarian response, combined with the complex programming context SCO has enhanced its systems for implementation and results monitoring and accountability to affected populations. SCO is looking for a committed, dynamic and solution-oriented professional who will help us explore ways to meet the complex needs in country.

Find out how UNICEF programmes drive change for children and young people every day, in Syria by visiting this: www.unicef.org/syria

How can you make a difference?

Under the general guidance and supervision of Chief Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E), this post will provide oversight for and technical support to the humanitarian response planning processes; performance, implementation and programme results monitoring and reporting; and accountability to affected population, in coordination with programmes, as well as partners. Major responsibilities include:

• Manage the SCO’s monitoring system and provide oversight to the Third Party Monitoring so that it is consistently strengthened and improved to ensure independent oversight to programme delivery, quality, effectiveness as well as understanding on the situation of children. Explore and establish areas of collaboration with UN agencies, partners as well as other UNICEF offices. Scan the availability and applicability of analytical and innovative tools and approaches that can help enhance SCO’s programming to reach vulnerable children more effectively. Promote the use of data visualization tools, and support their use for the triangulation of monitoring mechanisms. Work with and support M&E team to identify innovative and creative ways to promote evidence generation and use of evidence for programming and decision making.
• Provide oversight to the Accountability to Affected Population systems, monitor and quality assure the service line and the way it supports beneficiaries, ensure that beneficiaries feedback are received and their needs are met. Innovate and introduce new feedback mechanisms, as appropriate. Collaborate with partners and UN agencies to address the diverse needs of beneficiaries and establish referral pathways.
• Coordinate with diverse stakeholders to develop humanitarian response plan and other office strategies as required, provide guidance with clear timeline and deliverables in consultation with different offices across Whole of Syria structure, quality-assure and provide technical guidance and support as necessary.
• Produce high-quality analytical reports to highlight the situation of children and their families in Syria, and UNICEF’s response to this situation. This include strategic documents describing SCO programme response to address the dynamic situation in country, country office annual reports, development and updates of Humanitarian Appeal for Children in Syria, and regular Whole of Syria Situation Reports and infographics in coordination with the Programmes, Field Services, Whole of Syria Gaziantep and Amman Offices.

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

• An advanced university degree in social sciences, planning development, monitoring, and project management is required.
• A minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in the areas of humanitarian response planning, programming, reporting, implementation, monitoring, and data analysis.
• Exposure to complex humanitarian programming context, proven knowledge about humanitarian-development nexus and resilience programming considered as advantage.
• Good understanding of the overall programming and operational context of Syria and Whole of Syria approach is an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse group of people at all levels of the organization and with external partners to deliver results.
• Fluency in English is required; Excellent writing skills in English and proven ability to write evidence-based analytical and strategic documents is required. Knowledge of the local language (Arabic) is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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.

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”

Remarks:

The VA is open to all (internal and external candidates). Noting that Priority will be given to all the eligible internal candidates participating in 2022 Mobility Exercise and Staff on Abolished post.

Eligible UNICEF Staff Members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent contracts applying to this TA, which is dedicated to Emergency Response, may be able to retain a lien on their existing post for the duration of this TA.

Please attach your CV elaborating your technical knowledge for this role.

This position is not considered an elevated risk role. However, UNICEF reserves the right to conduct further vetting/ assessment within the scope of child safeguarding as appropriate.

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates from industrial countries are encouraged to apply.

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

Please note that Damascus is a non-family duty station.

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

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Temporary Appointment for 364 days