UNITED NATIONS ENTITY FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND THE
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. UNIFEM/SC/2010/023
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Date of Issue: 27 December 2010
Closing Date:
11 January 2011 |
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I. Position Information |
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Job Code Title :
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Organization : UN Women – United
Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Classified Grade : SC- Band- 8
Direct supervisor : Regional Program Director
Duty Station : New Delhi , India
Type of Contract : Service Contract
No. of positions : One
Duration : One Year
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This vacancy is open to applicants of either sex
with an approach
to have a workforce which reflects diversity and
gender balance, to promote equal opportunities. UN does not solicit
or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS status. All
selections are based on merit.
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II. Organizational Context
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UN WOMEN is the women's fund at the United Nations.
It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative
approaches aimed at fostering women's empowerment and gender
equality. UN WOMEN is essentially a learning organization and
strongly believes in promoting accountable and transparent
processes to achieve its objectives/goals. Therefore, in its
Strategic Plan (SP) for 2008-2011, UN WOMEN commits itself to
strengthening and sharpening the focus of monitoring and evaluation
in its programmes and projects. This approach is anchored in three
accountability frameworks:
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The
Development Results Framework
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the Management
Results Framework
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the Biennium
Support Budget
UN WOMEN is therefore proposing to appoint a Monitoring and
Evaluation Specialist to be assigned in its South Asia Regional
Office (SARO) based in Delhi, and to also work closely with its
Country Offices (COs) in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Maldives, Sri Lanka, Iran, Bhutan and Afghanistan.
Under the overall supervision of the Regional Programme
Director and the Deputy Regional Programme Director in the UN WOMEN
South Asia Regional Office (SARO), the Monitoring and Evaluation
Specialist will be expected to carry out the following functions :\
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III. Functions / Key
Results Expected |
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Summary of Key functions:
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Programme Performance Monitoring
II.
Reporting
III.
M&E Capacity Building
IV.
Evaluation
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I. Programme Performance Monitoring
Monitoring
Indicators
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Provide technical support to ensure that a set of programme
performance indicators is identified for the SARO Sub-Regional
Programmes in the context of the SARO Sub-Regional Strategies in
close collaboration with the thematic advisers and partners,.
Data Collection
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Provide technical support to ensure that data collection and
analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardised across
programmes to feed into programme performance monitoring.
Monitoring System
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Technically support the SARO and COs to design Programme monitoring
systems and implement the same.
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Ensure that adequate performance monitoring systems and indicators
for M & E are part of design of new programmes.
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II. Reporting
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Drawing on
monitoring and analysis of key program performance indicators,
provide professional input to management reports including
relevant sections of the annual reports,
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Work closely
with the programme managers to ensure timely submission of
analytical progress reports to the donors. These reports would need
to be submitted in a standard reporting format as required by HQ,
donors and partners.
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Review
evaluation reports for quality assurance purposes, applying high
professional standards in line with UN WOMEN's Evaluation Policy
and UN Evaluation Norms & Standards.
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III. M&E Capacity Building
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Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared
responsibility of M& E function among all staff members through
communication, training, learning and development activities
organization-wide and applying UN WOMEN’s Evaluation Policy and
tools.
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In close collaboration with partners, identify capacity needs of
national partners such as professional evaluation associations will
be strengthened by involvement in evaluation processes and possibly
through specific capacity building initiatives.
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IV. Evaluation
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Prepare, monitor and ensure compliance on evaluation plan and
assist in preparation of evaluation budgets for individual
evaluations, Technically support programme partners to formulate
Terms of Reference and evaluation designs of high quality in
compliance with the organization’s programme evaluation policies
and guidelines.
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Assist in the supervision of evaluation process. Monitor and ensure
the quality of the field work and data management during the
implementation phase of evaluations, and ensure a high quality of
analysis and reporting of the evaluation findings.
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Disseminate evaluation findings and recommendations to the intended
audiences in user-friendly methods. In particular, to ensure that
effective participatory feedback is provided to community and civil
society stakeholders.
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Monitor and ensure that a management response to the findings and
recommendations of the evaluation is completed, recorded, and
followed up for implementation.
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Submit electronic copies of all evaluations to SARO, the
Asia-Pacific section and the Evaluation Unit at the Headquarters.
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Any other tasks assigned by the Regional Programme Director.
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IV. Impact of Results
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The key
results of the post are formulation of forward-looking strategies
and policies for the SARO related to Monitoring and Evaluation
plans and their implementation. This highly strategic post will
ensure rigorous monitoring and evaluation of UN WOMEN programmes in
the South Asia Region.
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V. Competencies and Critical
Success Factors
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Competencies/ Requirements
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Knowledge of current theories and practices
in the area of evaluation and knowledge management.
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Knowledge of UN context and topics.
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Substantive knowledge and understanding of gender
equality issues and more broadly, human rights issues
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Knowledge of the regional realities and their
related gender and development issues.
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Technical and professional skills:
1) Evaluation design –required
competencies to identify issues that would lead to work planning
items,; research relevant issues and subjects of interest for; and
contribute in the development of a well-focused Terms of Reference;
good understanding of various methodologies in evaluation;
2) Data collection and analysis –
Has the required competencies to collect reliable, valid and
accurate information in an objective way.
3) Gender analysis – has experience
in conducting gender analysis; understands issues regarding gender
equality and women’s rights. |
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Oral and written communication: Has the
required competencies to: write accurately in a clear and concise
drafting style; review documents for content and style, including
evaluation reports that meet UNEG reporting standards; assist
with formal presentations; articulate relevant subject matter in
a clear and concise way.
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Training:
Has the ability to design and provide basic training on
evaluation and Results Based Management,
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Evaluation process management:
Has evaluation management skills, including developing a plan and
schedule, assigning tasks, ensuring milestones are met on a
timely basis, ensuring project costs are within an approved
budget and ensuring evaluation objectives are adequately
addressed. Have competencies in working together in a
professional manner with team members exhibiting patience,
courtesy, cultural sensitivity and respect for others and their
ideas.
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Ethics:
Acts according to the standards of ethical conduct for
evaluators. Acts with integrity and honesty in relationships with
all stakeholders.
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VI. Recruitment Qualifications |
Education: |
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Masters degree in social science or related field
and/or evaluation of public policy related field;
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Experience: |
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A minimum of 7 - 10 years professional experience, preferably
in the field of evaluation;
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Experience in the management of gender equality programmes, or
analytic work in gender and development, gender analysis and/or
human rights;
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Background in international relations and knowledge of current
development issues;
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Experience related to UN WOMEN's mandate and activities an
asset;
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Field work experience desirable;
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Language Requirements: |
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Fluency in English and working knowledge of local language.
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