Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, (P-3), Office of Innovation (Giga), Geneva, Switzerland, #127761 (Temporary Appointment 364 days)

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

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each youngster, in all places, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each youngster, hope 

Giga (giga.world) is a partnership between UNICEF (unicef.org) and the ITU (itu.int) working to attach each college on this planet. The staff (https://giga.global/about-us/) has expertise and background in constructing know-how merchandise, finance and funding, design, and infrastructure.  It’s a worldwide staff, with two “facilities of gravity” (in Barcelona, Spain and Geneva, Switzerland) however with many staff members situated around the globe.

Giga is damaged into three primary areas: Mapping, Finance, Procurement, supported by cross-cutting help providers. The Nation Engagement Crew helps the initiation and implementation of all three areas of Giga’s help in international locations. The Mapping staff maps colleges and their connectivity, making a real-time show of entry and want on Challenge Join (https://projectconnect.unicef.org/map). The Finance staff works to create the financing (grant, mortgage, and funding) for connectivity. The Procurement works intently with UNICEF Provide Division to help governments by means of public procurement processes for contracting sustainable, prime quality and inexpensive college connectivity. There are additionally crosscutting groups that help on communications, partnerships, workers wellbeing, operations and finance. 

We goal to have agility and suppleness in how we work, and to be pushed by realtime information about what we’re doing.  We additionally work inside the political and world framework of the UN, which implies that we are able to collaborate with coverage makers and regulators, governments, civil society, and naturally, most intently with our 135 nation workplaces, in every part we do.

How will you make a distinction?

The Monitoring and Analysis Specialist performs a key function within the Monitoring and Analysis (M&E) perform inside the Giga administration staff. This place is tailor-made in the direction of a person with a sturdy background in data-centric monitoring, program monitoring and reporting, information evaluation and visualization, and analysis. Reporting to the Senior Adviser (Giga Financing and Market Shaping), the Specialist can even work intently with the Planning Officer to make sure an efficient M&E framework is in place and adhered to. They can even coordinate with the ITU’s planning personnel and the Workplace of Innovation (OOI) to make sure alignment in monitoring frameworks and to foster a tradition of data-driven decision-making.

Technical Programme Monitoring, Reporting and Information Evaluation:

• Develop and implement sturdy M&E programs and frameworks to trace program progress in opposition to set aims and indicators.
• Make the most of superior information evaluation strategies to interpret advanced information, offering insights into program efficiency and areas of enchancment.
• Present contributions for programme monitoring reviews.

Programme Analysis:

• Work intently with the Planning Officer to make sure efficient planning and implementation of evaluation-related actions.
• Assist conducting periodic evaluations/evaluability assessments to evaluate the impression and effectiveness of this system, figuring out classes realized and recommending corrective actions.

Coordination with ITU and Workplace of Innovation [OOI]:

• Liaise with the ITU’s planning personnel and OOI to align M&E frameworks, guaranteeing consistency in monitoring and information reporting requirements.
• Share planning and monitoring frameworks, methodologies, and programme monitoring reviews with ITU and OOI to foster collaborative studying and enchancment.

Capability Constructing and Technical Assist:

• Present technical help and coaching to program workers in M&E methodologies, information assortment, and evaluation to reinforce their M&E capability.
• Develop and disseminate user-friendly M&E instruments and templates to facilitate information assortment and evaluation.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Put together and submit well timed and correct M&E reviews, documenting program achievements, challenges encountered, and options adopted.
• Guarantee correct documentation of all M&E actions, information, and findings for future reference and for sharing with stakeholders.

6. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication:

• Have interaction with varied stakeholders, together with authorities companions, donors, and different related entities, to make sure alignment in M&E practices in international locations the place Giga is supporting common college connectivity efforts.
• Talk program progress, challenges, and achievements to stakeholders in a transparent and concise method.

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you should have:

• Grasp’s diploma in Statistics, Information Science, Monitoring and Analysis, or a associated discipline. *A primary College Diploma in a related discipline mixed with 2 extra years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College diploma
• A minimal of 5 years of related work expertise in monitoring and analysis, with a deal with information evaluation and programme planning.
• Proficiency in information evaluation software program (e.g., SPSS, R, or comparable) and powerful technical abilities in information administration and evaluation.
• Expertise in designing and implementing M&E frameworks and instruments, ideally inside worldwide or supranational initiatives.
• Expertise in offering coaching and technical help to enhance the M&E capability of program workers.
• Glorious interpersonal and communication abilities, with the power to work collaboratively with numerous groups and stakeholders.
• Capacity to work independently, prioritize duties, and handle a number of deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
• The profitable candidate might be a person who values information accuracy and integrity and has a eager eye for element. They need to be able to play a essential function in advancing the monitoring and analysis perform of Giga, contributing to this system’s general effectiveness and success.
• Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

For each Youngster, you exhibit…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every part 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 realize outcomes for impression (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages folks

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

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the range of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another 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. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer extra data to conduct a background examine.

Remarks:

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the obligation station, which might be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are additionally topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Authorities staff which can be thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the appropriate to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance isn’t obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities are usually not met, inside an affordable interval for any motive.

Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.