Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Manager (P-4), Pretoria, South Africa #83708 (Open for Non Sou[...]

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.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, Advocacy

UNICEF South Africa

UNICEF South Africa Country Programme (2020-2025) is aligned with the Government of South Africa’s National Development Plan for 2030 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). The programme supports the Government of South Africa to meet its commitment to respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights in line with international conventions and standards. The country programme is guided by the principles of children’s rights, equity, gender equality, inclusion and resilience, and supports evidence-based, integrative and innovative programming.

The programme focuses on: early childhood development; early learning and quality education; adolescent development and participation; social and child protection; social policy and child rights advocacy and programme effectiveness.

This post is responsible for providing strategic leadership to planning, monitoring, evaluation and innovation within the office and for providing in-house technical support in planning, monitoring, evaluation and innovation for programming by all sections.

How can you make a difference?

Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager ensures that UNICEF South Africa has strategic and results-based programme planning strategies and documents; useful, valid, and reliable information on the situation of children’s and women’s rights; relevant, effective, and timely use of programme monitoring information and insights for strategic and programmatic decision making.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

1. Programme Planning and the Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (IMEP):

• Support the Country Office and national partners to develop a well-prioritised and realistic programme plan, and monitoring and evaluation activities, collaboratively to deliver results for children.
• Lead development of the Country Programme Document (CPD), Country Programme Management Plan (CPMP), Results Framework, Programme Strategy Notes (PSNs), and Country Office Programme Workplans.
• In coordination with the Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (IMEP) Committee, 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.

• Ensure that the Country Office and national partners have a timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions in the country or region.
• Support partners in establishing and managing national statistical databases, ensuring key indicators are readily accessible to key stakeholders.

• Ensure the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans.
• Coordinate analysis of quality information collected and disseminated with the participation of all concerned partners.

• Ensure that the monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners are strengthened.
• Develop and maintain guidance, tools, templates, and materials for planning, monitoring and reporting.

• Ensure that the UNICEF office is effectively linked to wider UNICEF M&E developments.
• Support coordination of UNICEF inputs to UN-wide planning, monitoring, and reporting requirements.

Impact of Results:

The efficiency and efficacy of direction provided by the PME Manager to the Country Management Team and the wide range of stakeholders contribute to the successful results-based planning and monitoring of programmes that in turn, result in the improved country office and national stakeholders’ development planning, performance, and achievement of concrete and sustainable results for children in South Africa.

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advanced university degree in social sciences, statistics, planning development, or related social science field.
• Work Experience: Eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme planning, and monitoring.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.

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.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (2)
• Works Collaboratively with others (2)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
• Drives to achieve impactful results (2)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Functional Competencies:

• Analyzing (III)
• Applying Technical Expertise (II)
• Planning & Organizing (III)

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes.