L’Unicef recherche un spécialiste en suivi et évaluation, Antananarivo, Madagascar

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

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, a Hope :

Under the supervision of Health Specialist, The incumbent is responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and administration of the Health programme within the country programme. Accountable for effective technical and programme support to facilitate the application and adaptation of UNICEF policies and strategies to achieve strategic priorities and objectives and expansion of UNICEF assisted Health interventions, including the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals agenda.

 

How can you make a difference?

1. 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.   

Duties & Tasks  :

• Make professional contributions to and provide technical assistance for the planning and establishing the major research, monitoring and evaluation objectives, priorities, and activities in UNICEF’s multi-year and annual IMEPs, in consultation with child-rights and implementing partners ;
• Likewise, support the development of UNDAF M&E Plans from a sound results-based programming process ;
• Identify the M&E objectives, priorities, and activities required for effective CO and partner Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans ;
• In humanitarian response situations, within the first month, draft and recommend a simple one-month data-collection plan to cover key data gaps as required for the initial emergency response, working in close collaboration with the humanitarian clusters partners ;
• After the initial humanitarian response, support management of the medium-term response with a revised  IMEP

2.  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.

Duties & Tasks  :

• In coordination with other stakeholders, support the collection of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) and other key social development indicators (through MICS or other surveys) to improve national planning ;
• Support partners in the establishment and management of national statistical databases (e.g., DHIS-2), 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 ;
• Develop a collectively Situation Monitoring and Assessment  system owned by all key partners which supports  the preparation of country level statistical and analytic reports on the status of children’s and women’s rights  ;
  issues; and which allow,  when opportunities emerge to influence developmental and social policies.  To include  technical support to global reporting obligations including national reports on progress toward the MDGs, and 
  toward CRC and CEDAW fulfilment ;
• 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, working in close collaboration with the humanitarian clusters partners.   

3.  Programme Performance Monitoring    :

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

Duties & Tasks  :

• Provide technical support to ensure that a set of programme performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary, with inputs of all concerned partners in the context of the multi-year and annual IMEPs, the  Annual Management Plan and Annual Work Plans, as outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures  Manual).
• 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 programme 
  performance monitoring, with special attention to humanitarian response.
• Drawing on monitoring and analysis of key program performance and management indicators, provide 
  professional input to management reports, including relevant sections of the annual reports.

4.  Evaluation  :

Ensure that UNICEF-supported evaluations are designed and implemented to established UN quality standards, and the results are disseminated in a timely fashion to stakeholders in order to  improve programme performance and contribute to wider learning. 

Duties & Tasks :

• Technically support programme partners to formulate Terms of Reference and evaluation designs of high  quality, when relevant drawing on the know-how of knowledge institutions, in compliance with the organization’s  programme evaluation policies and guidelines.
• Monitor and ensure the quality of the field work and data management during the implementation phase, and the  quality of the analysis and ease of understanding during the report writing phase ;
• Disseminate evaluation findings and recommendations to the intended audiences in user-friendly methods.  In particular, to ensure that effective participatory feedback is provided to community and civil society stakeholders ;
• Monitor and ensure that a management response to the findings and recommendations of the evaluation is  completed, recorded, and followed up for implementation.  Most specifically, 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.

5.  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. 

Duties & Tasks  :

• 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 ;
• In close collaboration with partners, ensure that an M&E capacity building strategy for UNICEF/UN staff national  partners and institutions exists in the context of the IMEP, or UNDAF M&E plan.  Pay particular attention so the  capacity needs of national partners such as professional evaluation associations will be strengthened by involvement in evaluation processes and possibly through specific capacity building initiatives;
• Collaborate to implement capacity building strategies as a joint commitment with other developmental partners.  Utilize a range of appropriate skills building strategies including self-learning, seminars and workshops and practical experience in order that UNICEF and UN staff have the basic knowledge and skills in understanding and applying new M&E policies, tools, methods to fulfil their responsibilities. Similarly, design and implement strategies suited to the skills needs of national partners.
• Actively seek partnerships with knowledge institutions for the identification of capacity gaps and development of  strategies to address them.

6. 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.

Duties & Tasks :

• Collaborate with Regional M&E Advisers and HQ Evaluation Office for overall coordination of priority research, monitoring and evaluation activities, especially those of regional scope requiring the coordinated effort of multiple countries ;
• Partner with the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser to ensure that current and accurate M&E data and results are included in regional reports, multi-country studies, and knowledge sharing networks ;
• 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.

 

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Public Health social sciences, statistics, planning development, planning or other relevant disciplines ;
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience at the national and international levels in planning, programming, implementation monitoring and evaluation of technical cooperation programmes related to Health and Nutrition ;
• Professional work experience in a managerial position, or a technical expert position in child survival & development, health and nutrition care ;
• At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response programme preferred. Experience in developing country wide M&E and research plans for big organisations  ;
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset ;
• Fluency in French and English is required.

 

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competencies required for this post are : 

• Leading and supervising (I) ;
• Formulating strategies and concepts (II) ;
• Analyzing (III) ;
• Relating and networking (II) ;
• Deciding and Initiating action (II) ;
• Applying technical expertise (III).

View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

 

HOW TO APPLY :

Interested candidates are requested to apply only online by clicking the APPLY button, and attach a cover letter, detailed CV, and a copy of the highest accredited diploma.

Incomplete or late submission after the deadline (22 December 2021) will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and will receive an official response to their application. Our job applications are also available on the site http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/

* See the list of accredited institutions on the link: www.whed.net

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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.