The Position:
The M&E Specialist provides support for planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM (JP) within the Gender and Human Rights Branch, Technical Division in New York.
You will report directly to the Senior Adviser, Coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2022-2025), focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire, and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.
Job Purpose:
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Coordinator of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGMJP). S/he will provide technical support and quality assurance to the FGM Joint Programme’s planning, monitoring, evaluation, research, and knowledge management, at global, regional, and country level.
S/he will strengthen capacities for robust planning (AWP), monitoring, and evaluation work within the conceptual and programme framework. S/he will be responsible for ensuring that the indicators and measures incorporated in the results framework of the Joint Programme are tracked at the country level and incorporated into the online monitoring platform. S/he will be responsible for writing consolidated performance-based and results-driven reports on progress towards the elimination of FGM. These tasks will be conducted in consultation with UNICEF M&E specialists. S/he will contribute to the Technical Division-wide inputs towards strategic planning.
Education:
Advanced university degree in statistics, Demography, Economics, or other related disciplines.
Knowledge and Experience:
- 7 years of progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international level in developing, implementing, managing monitoring, and evaluating portfolios.
- Strong quantitative, qualitative, and analytical research skills;
- Demonstrates experience in designing conceptual and results frameworks, M&E tools, and strategies;
- Demonstrates experience in being able to define theories of change and guide programme implementation staff on the causal chain between inputs, intermediate, and ultimate results.
- Experience with using data collection and analysis software.
- Effective communications skills in translating results, indicators, and measurement language into actionable steps for programme staff;
- Demonstrates ability to synthesize disparate measures, indicators, and results into cohesive narratives on programmatic progress for the purposes of reporting to senior management and donors;
- Experience with data and measures on gender and FGM is highly desirable;
- Experience working in the UN or other international development organizations, preferably in a country office, an asset
Languages:
- Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of French is an asset.
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