Programme Officer ( Monitoring ) NO-A – Temporary Appointment, Tripoli, Libya # 00116707

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How can you make a difference?

Monitoring Officer is accountable for the accomplishment of the stated key end-results by providing professional expertise and assistance in information/data collection, statistics and data analysis, monitoring, HACT assurance activities, preparation of reports, monitoring, building with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of primary stakeholders.

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results.

1. Programme Performance Monitoring

Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans.

 Duties & Tasks

• Provide technical support as necessary to identifying and adjusting a set of programme performance indicators, in the context of, the Annual Management Plan and Annual Work Plans, as outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures Manual (especially, Chapter 6, section 6: IMEP).

• Provide technical support to ensure that monitoring systems are in place and that key annual programme indicators are tracked and analyzed, including those related to partnerships initiative, and provided regularly to the Country Management Team/ Senior Management Team to guide programme and management decisions.

• Carry out data collection and analysis from field visits, standardizing them across programmes, to feed into to programme performance monitoring.

• Keep tracking of follow-up action based on management decisions resulting from Country Office performance monitoring.

• Compile monitoring information/data and make them available to programme/planning sections. Contribute to the preparation of management reports (e.g., relevant sections of the annual reports), drawing on monitoring and analysis of key management indicators. Assist in the preparation of reports on systemic issues, good practices or any other analysis or data related to programme implementation, including programme’s performance, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, as well as good practices in partnerships and collaborative relationships. 2. HACT monitoring assurance activities Provide technical support to ensure that the office HACT assurance plan is adhered to and action points are closed.

2. HACT monitoring assurance activities

Provide technical support to ensure that the office HACT assurance plan is adhered to and action points are closed.

Duties & Tasks

• Ensure the full adherence of the country office to the HACT guidelines,

• Ensure the HACT minimum assurance plan for the office is adhered to,

• Ensuring appropriate implementation to the HACT assurance plan, including programmatic visits and the financial activities, Audit, MA, SP

• Ensure all actions are uploaded and updated in the eTools, and documented, Ensure follow up with concerned parties including partners, third party contractors to ensure timely delivery and closure of the observations and the pending issues on timely manner,

• Report and monitor status and progress on the needed levels, eTools, Performance management, KPIs AMP, CMT etc.

• Act as PRC Secretary, ensuring adherence the pertained SoP, providing support to programmes for the presentation of up to date documentation, maintain records and prepare minutes,

• Establish/activate the collaboration with UN agencies, on the UN partnership portal,

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

• Academic qualifications: University degree in social sciences, development planning, planning, survey implementation, advanced statistical research.

  Work experience: Professional work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities as follows:

  • One year of relevant professional work experience. Developing country work experience (for IP) or field work experience (for NO)

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

  Language experience: Fluency in English and Arabic 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 UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

▪ Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)

▪ Works Collaboratively with others (1)

▪ Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)

▪ Innovates and Embraces Change (1)

▪ Thinks and Acts Strategically (1) ▪ Drive to achieve impactful results (1)

▪ Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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.