About UNICEF: Employment
Regional Adviser, Monitoring and Evaluation, P-5, Geneva CEE/CIS Regional Office, Switzerland
If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF seeks a Regional Adviser, Monitoring and Evaluation to be based in its Geneva CEE/CIS Regional Office, Switzerland.
Under the general guidance of the Regional Chief, Planning and Policy, you will be responsible for implementing the UNICEF evaluation policy and regional evaluation strategy by advising and supporting country offices in monitoring and evaluation issues. This will be carried out through supporting COs in their work on CCA and UNDAF, country programme document (CPD), country programme action plan (CPAP), mid-term reviews (MTR) and integrated monitoring and evaluation plans (IMEPs) as well as sectoral monitoring plans; also responsible for regional training, policy guidance and development of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, including TransMONEE, demographic and health surveys (DHS), multiple indicator cluster surveys (MICS), DevInfo and inter-agency Regional MDG Info to assess progress towards achievement of goals. The post provides leadership for regional evaluation strategies and evaluative initiative there under, with particular focus on themes agreed upon by Regional Leadership Team (RLT) and by sub region and quality assurance of evaluation function.
Your profile:
Advanced university degree in social sciences, or relevant technical field.
Knowledge of latest development and applications in monitoring and evaluation and social development programmes and development of social statistics.
Knowledge and experience with computer management and relevant application.
Ten years progressive experience at national and international levels in programme planning and management in a relevant field, including leading/conducting evaluations/assessments.
Field experience in programme planning training, monitoring and evaluation.
Extensive experience in preparation of technical reports/manual.
Experience in dealing with senior level partners in governments and other agencies.
Proven ability to conceptualize, plan and manage programmes.
Proven ability to transfer knowledge and train others.
Leadership and organizational ability.
Good analytical and negotiation, communication, and advocacy skills.
Latest programme monitoring and evaluation theory, methodology, technology and tools.
Advocacy skills in an international context.
Professional technical expertise in demography, statistics or economic analysis.
Knowledge of computers.
Core Values: commitment, diversity and inclusion, integrity.
Core Competencies: communication, working with people, drive for results.
Functional Competencies: Leading and supervising, Formulating Strategies and concepts, Analyzing, Relating and networking, Applying technical expertise, Adapting and responding to change.
Comprehensive understanding of various approaches and methods of programme and project monitoring and evaluation
Professional technical knowledge/expertise in methodical guides for all types of monitoring and evaluation
Knowledge of human rights, gender issues and the implications
Knowledge of institutional evaluation, environment assessment, result based management and strategic evaluation
Professional technical knowledge/expertise in planning for influential evaluation, project evaluation
Fluency in English and another UN language required. Knowledge of Russian or another regional language is an asset.
If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting VN-09-374 to: recruit.PME@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 22 July 2009. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
UNICEFs salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.
