Ukraine Job Openings

UNICEF Україна

Chief of Planning and Monitoring

October 13, 2024

Job no: 576297
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Duty Station: Kyiv
Level: P-4
Location: Ukraine
Categories: Programme Management, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
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KEY END-RESULTS EXPECTED
1. Setting standards for, and lead, programme planning and monitoring at national and sub-national levels: Country Office results are systemically planned and monitored, and data for key indicators are collected, analyzed and made available across management teams;
  • 2. Situation Monitoring and Assessment:Integrated monitoring is prepared and in place to inform strategic priorities and realistic planning, including for the humanitarian response;


  • Programme Performance Monitoring: The Country Office has accurate, coherent and reliable up to date information disaggregated by gender on the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and their coverage, coordination and coherence;
  • Planning and Monitoring Capacity Building: The planning and monitoring capacities of Country Office staff are strengthened, enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead planning and monitoring processes and to develop and use gender-specific indicators and monitoring approaches to address gender inequality;
  • Networking and partnership building: Effective networks and partnerships are achieved in carrying out integrated planning and monitoring activities within the Country Office and with the Regional office, national partners, the UN Country Team and the international community.
  • Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:


IMPACT OF RESULTS

Efficiency and efficacy of the incumbent will positively enhance achievements of results at the country office, through:
  • Improved planning and monitoring capacity which will enhance planning and monitoring for results;
  • Strengthened capacity across the country programme for situation and performance monitoring;
  • Enhanced quality and standards of country programme workplans, partnership documents and donor proposals;
  • Improved results based management and reporting at national and field office levels;


KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS

  • Setting standards for, and lead, programme planning and monitoring within the Country Office:
Lead and provide technical support to the process of developing and monitoring Work Plans, including reporting on progress of the equity and gender marker as outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures Guidance.
Provide technical support in organising and managing annual/mid-year/mid-term/end term field office and country programme reviews, ensuring consistency with objectives and goals set out in the field office and national workplans and which contribute to the Annual Management Plan.
Monitor follow-up actions based on management decisions resulting from Field Office and Country Office performance monitoring.
Provide technical support to develop and finalize partnership programme documents , quality assurance of the PD results frameworks and workplans in line with the CPD and workplans.
Provide technical support to the development of the donor proposals and quality assurance of the proposals results frameworks to ensure alignment with the CPD and workplan priorities.
  • Situation Monitoring and Assessment
Ensure that the office has timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions, including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the state’s policy, economic or institutional context, to facilitate planning and to draw conclusions about the impact of programmes.
Support national partners in the establishment and management of national and sub-national statistical databases, (e.g socio-economic profiles) 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.
  • Support a collective Situation Monitoring and Assessment system owned by all key partners which supports the preparation of statistical and analytic reports on the status of children’s and women’s rights issues.
  • In humanitarian response situations, provide professional support for one or more rapid assessments (inter-agency or independently if necessary) to be carried out within the first 48-72 hours.
  • Programme Performance Monitoring
Ensure that country office and field offices have quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual/multi-year work plans.
Support the programme components to effectively monitor and report on the intersectoral programme results and cross sectoral programme component results to facilitate programme coherence and convergence where appropriate.
Contribute to development of programme monitoring frameworks, , including technical backstopping to the field team for convergent programming.
Provide technical support to ensure that a set of programme performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary across the country office, with inputs of all concerned partners in the context of the multi-year and annual Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation plans, and office Work Plans.
Coordinate with partners to ensure that monitoring systems are properly designed, and that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardised across programmes to feed into to programme performance monitoring, with special attention to the humanitarian response.
Drawing on monitoring and analysis of key program performance and management indicators, provide professional input to office management reports, including relevant sections of the annual reports.
  • Planning and Monitoring Capacity Building
Ensure that the planning and monitoring capacities of office staff and national/local partners – government and civil society – are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead planning and monitoring processes.
  • Networking and partnership building:
Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders, through active sharing of information and knowledge and building their capacity for planning and implementation.
Participate in appropriate inter-agency meetings/events with inter-agency partners/colleagues as necessary.
  • Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building:
Identify, capture, synthesize and share lessons learned from monitoring efforts, for integration into the broader office knowledge development planning and management efforts. Ensure innovations are sought and implemented for planning and monitoring, especially with use of digital technology for data collection and analysis.


To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
QUALIFICATION AND COMPETENCIES (indicates the level of proficiency required for the job.)
1. Education:
Advanced university degree in social sciences, statistics, planning or other relevant discipline. .

2. Work Experience:
  • Professional work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring activities
At least Eight (8)years of relevant professional work experience.

  • At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response programme preferred.


3. Language Proficiency
Fluency in English. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language is an asset.

4. UNICEF values and competency Required (based on the updated Framework)

i) Core Values

  • Care
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Trust
  • Accountability


ii) Core Competencies (For Staff with Supervisory Responsibilities)

 Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
 Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
 Works Collaboratively with others (2)
 Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
 Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
 Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
 Drive to achieve impactful results (2)
 Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)


  • Technical Knowledge


a) Specific Technical Knowledge & Competencies Required (for the job)

  • Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Results Based Management.
  • Professional technical knowledge in data and information management systems.
  • Emerging international good practice in monitoring [EA1] partnerships.


b) Common Technical Knowledge Required (for the job group)
  • Professional technical knowledge/expertise in demography, statistics, and data management.
  • Professional technical knowledge/expertise in methodology of Planning and Monitoring, including theories, standards and models, quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference methods.
  • Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Activity/Programme Monitoring, data analysis, and reporting.
  • Gender equality and diversity awareness
c) Technical Knowledge to be Acquired/Enhanced (for the Job)
  • Professional/technical knowledge/expertise in Team Management, Coaching & Training.
  • Mastery of UNICEF’s M&E policies and procedures.
  • Latest programme monitoring and evaluation theory, methodology, technology and tools.
  • Understanding of UN Mission and system, current key UN topics; and International Code of Conduct.
  • Understanding of UNICEF Mission Statement and UNICEF Guiding Principles.
  • UNICEF strategic framework for partnerships and collaborative relationships.

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
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 measures to include a more diverse workforce, such as paid parental leave, time off for breastfeeding purposes, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will 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 appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-Co V-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.
Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s active commitment to diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable people with disabilites are encouraged to apply.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions 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.
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.
Advertised: 13 Oct 2024 FLE Daylight Time
Deadline: 20 Oct 2024 FLE Daylight Time

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