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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,Opportunity

How can you make a difference? 

The main purpose of the assignment is to support the Regional Office in advancing the implementation of the new global monitoring procedure, strengthening the planning of monitoring activities (including performance, output and outcome, implementation and third-party monitoring) and drafting of the regional office Annual report and midterm review report of the ROMP.

Scope of Work:

Proposed actions:

1. Draft the Regional Office Annual Report (ROAR) based on inputs from all programmes and available documentation, ensuring that the ROAR summary narrative considers all the different analysis and documents and bring these together in one coherent accessible text which is adequate for external audiences.

2. Draft the final Mid-Term Review (MTR) report of the Regional Office Management Plan (ROMP).

3. Contribute to integration of the Data Action Plans and programme monitoring plans/activities into the Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (IMEP), leading to the design and roll out of a comprehensive IMEP for the Regional Office and Country Offices. Support its roll out with COs.

4. Conduct analysis of 2023 Core Standard Indicators (CSIs) for all MENA countries.

5. Prepare SDGs analysis for MENA, building on DAPM analysis dataset and GER analysis.

6. Conduct data processing, analysis and visualization from corporate digital tools and statistical sources.

7. Support the review of Common Country Assessment (CCAs), Situation analysis, and evidence synthesis as part of the CPD requirement.

8. Establish the regional Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) for key areas of work including Third Party Monitoring (TPM), and Data visualization/GIS mapping.

Deliverables:

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

•  An advanced university degree (Master’s) in Social Sciences, Development Planning or a directly related technical field(s) is required.
•  A minimum of five (5) years of relevant UN/UNICEF experience, at the national and international levels, in programme planning, implementation, management, monitoring and/or reporting is required.
•  Fluency in English (written & verbal) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language, especially Arabic or French, is considered an asset
• Experience in working with Information Management Systems and administrative data is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

To view our competency framework, please visit  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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.