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The Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist is based in the UNICEF South SudanCountry Office within the Programme function and reports to the Chief of Planning,Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER). The South Sudan Country Office operates in acomplex and predominantly humanitarian environment characterized by conflict anddisplacement, climate shocks, disease outbreaks, economic fragility and acute food insecurity.These conditions require UNICEF to maintain life-saving humanitarian assistance whilesimultaneously strengthening national and subnational systems and building greaterresilience for children and communities.

The position will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistancethroughout the planning, monitoring, evaluation process preparing, executing, managingand implementing a variety of technical and administrative tasks to contribute to evaluationplanning, implementation, oversight and reporting to ensure that evaluations are carried outaccording to schedule and that results and recommendations are implemented and followedup.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Setting Standards for Programme performance planning and monitoring
Support the preparation of the integrated monitoring and evaluation plan (IMEP)
Support implementation of evaluations
Dissemination and follow up of evaluations
Networking and partnership building
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Leadership and management of assigned personnel

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD_Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist_NO3

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Minimum requirements:

Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Development Studies, Social Science, Statistics, Economics, Public Policy, Programme Plannning, Monitoring and Evaluation or any other related fields.
Work Experience: At least 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in strategic programme planning, results-based management, programme monitoring, evaluation, data analysis and performance reporting is required. Relevant professional experience in a fragile, conflict-affected or humanitarian setting is required.
Skills:
- Experience developing and applying results-based planning and monitoring tools, including results frameworks, theories of change, indicators, workplans, and management performance reports is required.
- Experience analyzing complex quantitative and qualitative data and presenting findings through dashboards, scorecards, strategic briefs, and practical recommendations for senior management is required.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and at least one data-analysis or visualization platform, such as Power BI, Tableau, SPSS, Stata or R is required.
- Experience providing technical quality assurance for evaluations, assessments or research, and coordinating planning, monitoring or evaluation processes with government institutions, UN agencies, development partners and civil society organizations is required.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Demonstrated experience supervising and managing a team is highly desirable.
Experience with UN or UNICEF programming processes, decentralized programme delivery, humanitarian performance monitoring or oversight of programmes implemented through partners is highly desirable.
Specialized postgraduate training or professional certification in a relevant area is 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

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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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

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, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of misconduct.

UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable. Appointment, selection and continued engagement are subject to the satisfactory completion of all required checks. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information and consent to enable UNICEF to undertake these 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

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 are conditional on the selected candidates' willingness to comply with current or future vaccination requirements, should UNICEF mandate it for personnel. Failure to comply with such requirements, where applicable and without a duly approved medical exemption from the relevant UN authority, will result in the cancellation of the selection or may lead to other administrative measures, including separation from service.

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 is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates 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.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

Visa residence requirements: i.e. UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and working authorization for candidates under consideration for positions at the national officer and general service category.

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.

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Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, NO-3, Fixed Term Position, #119488, Juba, South Sudan (Open to the nationals of South Sudan)