Programme Specialist - Results and Resources (P-3), PGLT CEED at UNICEF

For every child, Hope for all……

Under the close supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the Results and Resources officer shall have the following responsibilities: 1) Tracking and evaluation SCAP programming and its progress across UNICEF and 2) Co-ordinating resource needs and allocations for successful SCAP implementation across the organisation.

How can you make a difference?

Monitoring and Assessing SCAP progress:

• Develop and implement results frameworks and tools for monitoring UNICEF climate and sustainability programmeming
• Systematically monitor and review core strategic indicators reported by UNICEF country offices, ensuring they accurately reflect the progress and challenges in implementing the SCAP.
• Analyze these indicators to identify trends, gaps, and areas for improvement, providing actionable insights and recommendations to enhance programme effectiveness and alignment with strategic goals.

Reviewing Country Office Annual Reports:

• Conduct thorough reviews of annual reports submitted by UNICEF country offices, assessing the integration and effectiveness of sustainability and climate change strategies within their regional contexts.
• Evaluate the outcomes and impacts highlighted in these reports, comparing them against established benchmarks and objectives to gauge overall success and areas needing attention.

Compiling Progress and Annual Reports:

• Compile comprehensive progress and annual reports detailing UNICEF's global achievements and challenges in relation to the sustainability and climate change agenda.
• Ensure these reports effectively communicate the scope of work, key accomplishments, lessons learned, and strategic recommendations to both internal and external audiences, including stakeholders and partners.

Compilation of Best Practices:

• Gather and document best practices from various UNICEF programmes and initiatives focused on sustainability and climate change, creating a repository of successful strategies, methodologies, and case studies.
• Share these best practices internally to promote learning and replication of effective approaches across different regions and programmes.

Strengthening Knowledge Management and Decision-Making:

• Support in the enhancement of knowledge management related to UNICEF's sustainability and climate change work, ensuring that crucial information, data, and insights are accessible and usable for staff across the organization.
• Support knowledge-sharing sessions, webinars, and workshops to disseminate key findings, innovative approaches, and new sustainability and climate action research.
• Actively engage in internal and external meetings, bringing a results-oriented and resource-focused perspective to sustainability and climate action discussions.
• Provide expert insights on resource allocation, efficiency, and the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives, contributing to strategic planning and decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders, including programme teams, regional offices, and external partners, to ensure that discussions and decisions are aligned with UNICEF's sustainability goals and resource capabilities.

All of the above will be performed in close collaboration with HQ programme teams and divisions and with UNICEF regional and country offices.

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

• An advanced university degree in climate change, environmental science, engineering, disaster management, International Development, International Relations, Government, Public Administration, Public Policy, Social Policy or other relevant disciplines is required
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in areas related to monitoring, evaluation, resource management and reporting is required
• Familiarity with children’s rights in the context of climate change, environmental degradation and disaster risk reduction
• Knowledge on climate, environment, and DRR impacts, assessments, and adaptation solutions considered an asset
• Expertise in monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and developing related tools,  as part of a global/regional role in support of other country offices will be considered an asset.
• Experience working on CEED issues within UNICEF or other international development agencies is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.