Duty Station: Monrovia
Country: Liberia
Region: WCARO
Position#: NETI12016
Purpose of the Position
To ensure that the UNICEF Liberia Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on the situation of children and women’s rights ; the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.
Key Expected Results
Support the preparation of country level statistical and analytic reports during the development of country programme document such CPD, CPAP, annual report and other reports pertaining the status of children’s and women’s rights .
Support partners in the establishment and management of national statistical databases (e.g., LiberiaInfo), ensuring that key indicators are readily accessible by key stakeholders. Potential uses include the Situation Analysis, Common Country Assessment, Early Warning Monitoring Systems, and Mid-Term Reviews.
Provide technical support to ensure that a set of programme/project performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary, in the context of the multi-year and annual IMEPs, the Annual Management Plan and Annual Work Plans, including the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans.
Ensure that evaluation recommendations are submitted to the Country Management Team and follow-up actions recorded in CMT minutes. Submit electronic copies of all evaluations to NYHQ via the Evaluation Data Base web portal, with full accompanying documentation.
Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of M & E function among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities organization-wide.
Undertake lessons-learned reviews on successful and unsuccessful M&E practices and experience at the national level, and ensure they are shared as appropriate. Similarly, pay attention to M&E knowledge networks to identify innovations and lessons learned that may be relevant for the CO and partners to improve their M&E function.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
University degree, preferably advanced, in Statistics, Social Sciences , or other relevant disciplines.
Professional work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation . Work experience in emergency situation s in developing countries desirable.
Fluency in English and another UN working language.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
• Professional technical knowledge in Activity Monitoring & Evaluation, Evaluation Design, data analysis, and reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in computer software, especially for data analysis (e.g. SPSS, EPIInfo, GIS)
• Technical knowledge/expertise in demography, statistics, and data management.
• Latest programme monitoring and evaluation theory, methodology, technology and tools
Remarks
The New and Emerging Talent Initiative (NETI) is an entry point for dynamic professionals interested in an international career with UNICEF. Aside from the qualifications indicated in the job description for this post, all NETI programme applicants must also meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) completion of an advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent) at the time of application;
(2) proficiency in English and another official language of the United Nations;
(3) readiness to be assigned to any UNICEF office worldwide, including hardship duty stations;
(4) at least 2 years of relevant work experience for functions at the P-2 level, and at least 5 years of relevant work experience for functions at the P-3 level. Relevant experience should include work in developing countries and in multicultural environments.
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Closing Date: Friday, 04 November 2011
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