Internal & External VA: Programme Officer – Monitoring and Evaluation, NO-B (Temporary Appointment) 364 days – Juba (Open for South Sudanese Only)

UNICEF works in a number of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, all over the place, each day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each youngster, Well being.

Sudan well being outcomes are among the many worst globally, with an exceptionally excessive maternal mortality price (MMR) throughout the nation, an estimated 789 ladies dying for each 100,000 reside births. Neonatal, toddler mortality and below 5 deaths charges are excessive, it’s estimated that 38 out of 1,000 reside births die within the first month of their life, with the primary causes being low delivery weight and untimely delivery, accidents sustained throughout delivery, and infections. Ninety-one out of each 1,000 youngsters die earlier than the age of 5 from frequent childhood infections. Communicable illnesses stay a significant public well being problem. Malaria is endemic throughout the nation and almost half (44%) of all youngsters who search medical consideration can have malaria # many extra might be contaminated however have minor signs. Malaria, diarrhea, and pneumonia represent about 77 % of the whole out-patient attendance for kids below 5. Close to vaccine preventable illnesses, vaccination protection continues to be low with simply over a 3rd (39%) of youngsters totally immunized in opposition to the primary vaccine-preventable illnesses. The well being sector has been put below additional pressure by the Covid-19 outbreak, with vital disruptions in service supply for finish customers.

The World Fund is the main donor for supporting the Malaria Programme in South Sudan. A brand new GF Malaria Grant is being finalized and UNICEF has been nominated as Principal Recipient of the up-coming $50 million Grant to assist the malaria management interventions within the nation for the subsequent 3 years. from the World Fund Malaria Spherical 3 scheduled to begin by 1^st October 2021 with the target of lowering malaria morbidity and mortality within the nation by means of the mix of methods together with malaria case administration, Resilient Well being System Strengthening – HMIS and M&E and, Vector Management. This Grant will cowl the complete nation for the interval from 1^st Oct. 2021 to 31 dec 2023.

South Sudan Malaria Indicator Survey – 2017 https://www.malariasurveys.org/surveys.cfm

How will you make a distinction?

Goal/process & Anticipated Outcomes

The GF Malaria grant implementation grant cycle 7 commenced by 1^st January 2024 and the Well being Part urgently wants to make sure it places in place the Venture Administration Unit (PMU to efficiently run the Grant). The place of Monitoring and Analysis Officer is crucial throughout the PMU as it will likely be chargeable for offering assist to the supervisors and colleagues within the workplace in oversighting the Efficiency Framework lately signed by UNICEF in assist of the Malaria Strategic Plan 2024 – 2026 by administering and executing a wide range of skilled and technical duties associated to the World Fund Malaria Grant implementation, making use of theoretical abilities and thorough information of organizational targets, aims, guidelines, rules, insurance policies, and procedures to finish the duties in alignment with the Nation Program Doc.

1. Information Administration for Programmes

• Contribute to Programme by supporting information administration by means of offering skilled help in knowledge assortment and evaluation, full and correct reporting. This consists of facilitating End result surveys eg. Malaria Indicator Survey, therapeutic efficacy survey to facilitate fixed proof era.
• Take part in data change with companions and guaranteeing sustenance of the varied authorities led coordination platforms. Take part within the preparation of, and making skilled contribution to, the preparation of Programme experiences required for the administration.

2. Programme Growth and Administration

• Present skilled technical help within the preparation of the Scenario Evaluation for program growth and administration by amassing and analyzing knowledge and monitoring implementation progress. This consists of however not restricted to supporting the overview of the Malaria Strategic Plan, Nation Malaria Proposal, and many others
• Contribute to the identification of crucial intervention factors and measures by administering a constant and clear monitoring system; analyze nation degree socio-political-economic traits and their implications for ongoing programmes and initiatives. Suggest changes/modifications in work plans.

3. Programme Monitoring and Evaluations

• Undertakes discipline visits to watch and assess programme implementation and decides on required corrective motion, facilitating Information high quality evaluation and coaching to county knowledge officers.
• Collaborate with companions to hold out a rigorous and clear strategy to analysis and take part within the main programme analysis workout routines to enhance effectivity and high quality of programme supply.
• Collaborate and put together annual program standing experiences in a well timed method, as required.

4.  Rights-Primarily based and Outcomes-Primarily based Programme Administration Method

• Collaborate with companions and help within the strengthening of high quality youngster rights-based programmes by means of constant and efficient planning, design, implementation, monitoring and/or analysis of programmes and initiatives.
• Contribute to coherence, synergy and added worth to the programming planning and design processes utilizing a results-based administration strategy to programme planning and design.
• Present skilled technical help in making ready viable suggestions on mission implementation, different approaches, new initiatives, and optimum utilization of sources that contribute successfully to the fulfilment of the rights of youngsters and ladies.

5. Partnership, Coordination and Collaboration

• Collaborate with the Operations Part to ascertain and keep sound inside controls supportive of programming endeavors and to coordinate monetary and provide administration necessities and accountability and cascade similar to the Nationwide ministry of well being.
• Present skilled assist in provision of technical recommendation, negotiation, advocacy, and promotion of space degree targets, resulting in settlement on practicable and precedence actions to be supported by the UNICEF programme

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have…

Minimal {Qualifications} & Competencies

1. Schooling: A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: Social Sciences, Worldwide Relations, Authorities, Public Administration, Public Coverage, Social Coverage, Social Growth, Neighborhood Growth, or one other related technical discipline.
2. Work Expertise: A minimal of two years of related skilled work expertise is required. Expertise working in a growing nation is taken into account as an asset. Background/familiarity with emergency is taken into account as an asset.
3. Language Proficiency Fluency in English is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic) or an area language is an asset.

For each Youngster, you show…

UNICEF’s Core Values of;

• Care,
• Respect,
• Integrity,
• Belief,
• Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the pieces we do and the way we do it.

Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

1. Builds and maintains partnerships
2. Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness
3. Drive to attain outcomes for influence
4. Innovates and embraces change
5. Manages ambiguity and complexity
6. Thinks and acts strategically
7. Works collaboratively with others.

Throughout the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should replicate the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. 

Remarks:

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