VACANCY NOTICE NO. 012/2016

Post Title:Planning & Monitoring Officer;Post Level: NO-B; Contractual Status: Fixed Term (FT);

Issued: 3 October 2016; Closing: 17October 2016; Duty Station: Barisal, Chittagong,Rangpur,Khulna, Mymensingh Sylhet;

Purpose of the post:

Planning and Monitoring Officer is accountable for the accomplishment of the stated key end-results by providing professional expertise and assistance in data management, bottom-up-planning, preparation of reports, communication and partnership and in implementing programmes to develop capacity of national and sub national level on planning and monitoring.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES and DUTIES & TASKS:

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. Situation Monitoring and data management:

Provide technical support to ensure that the Field Office and sub-national partners have timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions in the division, 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.

2. Planning and coordination:

Support sectoral officers when developing bottom-up district and divisional plans ensuring quality control, standardization and convergence. Support CFO for coordinating and monitoring emergent cross-sectoral issues. Coordination annual report and annual review meetings in support of CFO.

3. Programme performance monitoring:

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

4. P&M Capacity Building

Provide technical support to ensure that the Planning and monitoring capacities of Field Office staff and Sub-national partners – government and civil society – are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead bottom-up-planning and monitoring.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:University degree in social sciences, development planning, planning, evaluation, survey implementation, advanced statistical research.

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

• Two years 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 Proficiency: Fluency in English and another UN language. Additional language(s) anasset.

Competency Profile:

Core Competencies / Functional Competencies
•Communication
•Working with People
•Drive for Results / • Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Analyzing
• Applying Technical Expertise
• Planning and Organizing

Submission:Application should be submitted with an updated CV, a completed UN Personal History Form (P-11 Form) and copies of the latest two Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs)/ACR addressed to the Chief, Human Resources Section, via email to:

Attractive remuneration including social security and family medical benefits will be available to the selected candidate as per UN policy. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Any attempt to unduly influence UNICEF’s selection process will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become part of our organisation.

UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.

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