Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

How can you make a difference?

Reporting to the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (Research) Specialist and in collaboration with the Chief of Child Survival and Development, the M&E Specialist will also support the Ministry of Health and other relevant Line Ministries in strengthening the demand and use of the sectoral national management information systems.  Specifically, the M&E Specialist will be responsible for the following duties:

Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (IMEP) 

• Ensure that the Country Office and national partners use a well-prioritised and realistic plan of research, monitoring and evaluation activities that will provide the most relevant and strategic information to manage the Country Programme, including tracking and assessing UNICEF’s distinct contribution.

Situation Monitoring and Assessment 

• Ensure that the Country Office and national partners have timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions in the country or region, including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the country’s wider policy, economic or institutional context, to facilitate planning and to draw conclusions about the impact of programmes or policies.

Programme Performance Monitoring 

• Ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans.

Quality assurance of evaluation and research activities

• Ensure that evaluation and research activities led and support by the Country Office comply with methodological standards as well as organisation policies and guidelines.

M&E Capacity Building

• Ensure that the monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners – government and civil society – are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring and evaluation processes.

Coordination and Networking 

• Ensure that the UNICEF office is effectively linked to wider UNICEF M&E developments in a way that both contributes to and benefits from organizational learning on effective M&E management.

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

The following minimum requirements:

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Masters’) in Economics, statistics, planning development, and relevant social sciences.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of five years of progressive professional work experience in conducting research monitoring and evaluation as required.
• Expertise in data analysis and report writing.

Language Proficiency

• Fluency in English is required as well as knowledge of a local language. Knowledge of an official UN Language is considered an asset.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/571335