Internal/ External Vacancy- Planning & Monitoring Specialist, NO-3, Harare, Zimbabwe, #68708, Open to Zimbabwe Nationals Only

Job no: 579954

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Duty Station: Harare

Level: NO-3

Location: Zimbabwe

Categories: 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.

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For every child, response

UNICEF has been operating in Zimbabwe since 1982. We are a team of passionate professionals committed to the protection and fulfillment of children’s rights.

Supporting the Government’s vision of a prosperous and empowered upper-middle-income society, the country programme is aimed at contributing to sustainable socioeconomic development that provides all children, including adolescents, with opportunities to fulfil their potential, lead a healthy life, access quality learning and protection and meaningfully participate in society.

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How can you make a difference?

A challenging and exciting opportunity has arisen within UNICEF Zimbabwe’s Programme Planning and Monitoring section for the post of Planning and Monitoring Specialist (NO-3). Reporting to the Cheif PPM, the role of the Planning and Monitoring Specialist will be:

● To ensure that the UNICEF Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on the situation of children’s 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.

● To work within the UN country team to support UNCT goals for delivering valid and reliable information on the attainment of the SDGs and other goals, and on the performance of UN supported programmes.

● To assist in the establishment of planning and monitoring tools which enhance partnership between the UNCT, government and other key players to collectively track progress on SDGs and other international commitment for children.

● To assist in developing national capacities for planning and monitoring with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of government, community, and civil society stakeholders.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

● Programme planning.

● Programme Performance Monitoring.

● Support to implementing partnership management.

● Programme Planning and Monitoring Capacity Building.

● Information and Knowledge Management and Learning.

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

Minimum requirements:

● Advanced university degree in social sciences, statistics, planning development, planning

● Professional work experience in programme development and implementation including programme planning and monitoring activities as follows:

● Five years of relevant professional work experience either developing country work experience or field work experience

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

Technical Knowledge

a) Specific Technical Knowledge & Competencies Required

● Knowledge of Project Planning and Monitoring

● Professional technical knowledge/expertise in project planningand monitoring.

● Emerging international good practice in planning andmonitoring partnerships.

b) Common Technical Knowledge Required

● Professional technical knowledge/expertise in demography,statistics, and data management.

● Professional technical knowledge/expertise in methodology ofM&E, 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 Planning and Monitoring, data analysis, and reporting.

● Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as 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

The 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) Nurtures, leads and manages people.

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