Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Manager, P-4, FT, Child Protection Programme Team at UNICEF

Under the general supervision of the Senior Advisor, Child Protection, #86259, P5 (Planning and Evidence Building Team), the Planning and Monitoring Manager will be responsible for supporting the Child Protection Section to strengthen results based management including planning, monitoring and reporting overall results in Goal Area 3 (Child Protection) of UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2018-2021 and development of the results framework for Child Protection for the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan. This also involves technical support for the development of programme results frameworks and the provision of expert technical support and quality assurance on child protection monitoring and evaluation to Headquarters and regional and country offices. The Planning and Monitoring Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining systems and frameworks for tracking progress against the results framework at global and national level. Planning and Monitoring Manager is responsible in ensuring quality data analyses are available on child protection programme results and financial information. The staff member (SM) will be responsible for providing back up and support to the Head of the Planning and Evidence Building Team. The SM works closely with the Child Protection Focal Point in Data and Analytics (D&A) on further strengthening monitoring capacity for child protection globally. The SM serves as Evaluation focal point for the Child Protection Section, including technical support. 

How can you make a difference?

Strategic Plan Monitoring and Reporting

• Coordinate monitoring and reporting against Strategic Plan indicators (in collaboration with Headquarters colleagues, Regional Advisers and focal points) and provide indicator definitions and guidance
• Collaborate with the Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring on the Strategic Monitoring Questions (SMQs) process including supporting quality assurance, analysis and collation of Country Office (CO) Annual Report results (in conjunction with technical leads in Headquarters)
• Ensure global and regional Strategic Plan progress analyses and financial analyses are available for the sector
• Collaborate with the Data and Analytics specialists on outcome and impact monitoring for child protection to ensure alignment of results framework with global monitoring efforts and latest trends
• Support alignment of Strategic Plan indicators with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), targets and indicators   Plan and/or collaborate with internal and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results in Child Protection   Maintain overview of developments in the field of child protection Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) that can inform refinements to and development of UNICEF’s next Strategic Plan results framework in collaboration with regional colleagues

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

• Advanced university degree in relevant disciplines of Social Sciences (International Development, International Relations, Statistics, and Economics).
• At least eight years of solid experience working for international organization in Child Protection related issues, programme design, monitoring and evaluation, statistics.
• Solid experience in managing and designing M&E frameworks and results based management in development and humanitarian contexts.
• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills in English.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Experience working and familiarity in the UN, other international development organization is an asset.
• Demonstrated skills in writing and producing succinct, high quality and analytical reports using a range of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Demonstrated organizational skills: ability to work independently and productively, with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, powerpoint and other presentation or statistical software.
• Language Requirements: Oral and written proficiency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (preferably French or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.