Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (Reporting) Vacancy-Job Ref: JKZAUNICEF/0705/202474

Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (Reporting) Vacancy-Job Ref: JKZAUNICEF/0705/202474
Pretoria (South Africa)
JOB DESCRIPTION

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.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, protection.

UNICEF South Africa, there for every child. We believe that ensuring a child is happy and healthy begins before birth: from ensuring their mother has access to good health care to reaching adulthood as a healthy, empowered and informed young person of the next generation. This journey relies on every child having access to quality health care, good nutrition, education, and growing up in a safe environment free from violence.

We are committed to ensuring that every child survives and thrives, that every child has access to quality learning. UNICEF South Africa is committed to ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for every child.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this temporary appointment is to support the various steps in the Country Programme Development process and fill the gap in capacity of the Programme Planning, Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation (PMR-E) section to manage these additional requirements.

The main tasks and responsibilities fall under 4 main areas; however, the staff member may be called upon to support across any of the PMRE work area pillars outside of this primary focus:

1. Support the Country Programme Planning (CPP) Process

Act as focal point for organizing key workshops and meetings including provision of logistical and administrative support to various consultations and workshops including the SitAn validation, Strategic moment of reflection and Theory of Change (ToC) /Prioritization workshops.
Ensure documentation for key Country Programme Planning milestones – i.e., contribute to minutes / notes / reports from meetings etc.
Support the roll out of the country programme evaluation.
Contribute to the development of materials for Country Programme milestones such as the strategic moment of reflection etc.
2. Donor Reporting and Proposals

Undertake regular updates to the donor reports schedule and ensure communication to the section on upcoming reports.
Quality assurance for donor reports and donor proposals.
Ensure timely submission of donor reports following established procedures.
3. Knowledge Management

Support the on-going roll-out of the knowledge management platform including updating document repositories, tagging and site design.
Act as a super user for the Enterprise Content Management Platform including on-going capacity building of staff and troubleshooting where relevant.
4. Planning and Monitoring

Support the 2023 end year review and corporate reporting obligations.
Contribute to operationalizing the UNICEF country office monitoring strategy.
Act as the focal point for e-work planning.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

The following minimum requirements:

• Education: A first university degree (equivalent to a Bachelor’s) in any discipline

• Work Experience:

A minimum of 1-year progressive professional experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and/or knowledge management is required and with a UN agency preferred.
Understanding of UN/ UNICEF planning and reporting process is required.
Familiarity with donor reporting requirements, and knowledge management systems in international organizations / UN is required.
Experience working in international organizations specifically the UN is preferred.

• Language Requirements:

Fluency in English, both written and verbal is required.
Knowledge of another official UN language or the local language is an asset.

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