TA- Planning Officer NOB (#124889) (Only Argentinian Nationals)

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, care

The Officer provides professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the planning, monitoring, evaluation process preparing, executing, managing, and implementing various technical and administrative tasks to contribute to oversight and ensure that the CPD is results-oriented, developed on time, and under the quality standards of the organization.

How can you make a difference?

Summary of key functions/accountabilities: 1. Setting Standards for Programme performance planning and monitoring 2. Support to the preparation and execution of the integrated monitoring and evaluation plan (IMEP) 3. Networking and partnership building 4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

1. Setting Standards for Programme performance planning and monitoring -Provide technical support as necessary to the process of developing and monitoring Annual Work Plans, including reporting on progress of the equity and gender marker as outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures Guidance -Provide technical support as necessary in organising and managing annual/mid-year/midterm/ end term country programme reviews ensuring consistency with objectives and goals set out in the CPD and contribute to the Annual Management Plan. -Monitor follow-up actions based on management decisions resulting from Country Office performance monitoring and evaluation. -Support the programme components to effectively monitor and report on the intersectoral programme results, cross sectoral -programme component results and field office results to facilitate programme coherence and convergence where appropriate. Contribute to development of programme monitoring framework for the learning zones including technical backstopping to the field team for convergent programming. -Provide technical support to programme sections to effectively monitor and report on the intersectoral programme results to suggest mechanisms to improve reporting process in close collaboration with T4D colleagues -Support planning and financial monitoring of the program area in close collaboration with the operations area. -Support the planning and monitoring of interagency work, in particular the planning, monitoring and reporting of the UNSDCF and joint programs. -Keep the UNINFO updated

2. Support to the preparation and implementation of the integrated monitoring and evaluation plan (IMEP) -Participate in evaluation planning and discussions and support the development and completion of IMEP through research, collection, analysis and reporting of evaluation related information/data to facilitate integrated evaluation planning and priority and goal setting. -Provide technical and operational support throughout the evaluation process by executing/administering a variety of technical, operational and administrative transactions, preparing related materials/documentations and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support evaluation results based planning (RBM) and monitoring and assessing results. -Prepare required documentations/materials/data to facilitate evaluation planning, implementation and reporting.

3. Networking and partnership building -Provide technical and operational support to a wide range of stakeholders and evaluators on UNICEF and UNEG policies, practices, standards and norms. -Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate evaluation and build their capacity for evaluation planning and implementation. -Participate in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) meetings/events on evaluations to collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNDAF operational planning and preparation and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF position and strategies with the UNDAF development and planning process.

4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building -Identify, capture, synthesize and share lessons learned from evaluations for integration into broader knowledge development planning and management efforts. -Research and report on best and cutting-edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems for evaluations. -Participate as resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to coordinate internal and external knowledge management strategy -Build UNICEF' s organizational capacity to do knowledge management effective Embed learning from experience and use of knowled programming and business processes. -Strengthen UNICEF ability to exercise its technical leadership externally and effectively engage in knowledge exchange with partners for mutual learning and achievement of rights and results for children.

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

Education:

A University Degree in industrial engineering, development planning, statistics, economics and/or any related field.

Experience:

A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in social development analysis and programming at the international and/or in a developing country is required.

Relevant experience in program/project monitoring and evaluation in a UN system agency or organization is an asset. As well as the management of SAP platform.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language 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) *N**urtures, 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.

Remarks:

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

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

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.

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