Purpose of the Position
Under the general guidance of the Chief, Procurement Services and in close coordination with other PS specialists, the Planning Officer will be responsible for the data management, forecasting and planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities in support of Procurement Services.
Key Expected Results
Planning and Forecasting:
- Work closely with Supply Division procurement centers and UNICEF Country Offices on issues of long term forecasting of quantities and planning of funding.
- Ensure timely, high-quality PS forecast preparation and regular update and monitoring
- Work closely with the PS Funded positions in the field offices and provide support to the PS Funding process
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Ensure that quality information is available to assess progress towards expected results established in OMP
- Ensure that the Supply Division procurement centers, UNICEF stakeholders and key external partners have timely and accurate information on the implementation of PS projects
- Provide support M and E activities for PS projects and key accounts (DRC, Malawi, UNDP etc) Overview and support PS partners satisfaction management process
Data Management:
- Development of new / improved data analysis approaches and reporting formats on key PS activities (including data for performance management and KPI monitoring, as well as providing divisional report data on request)
- Ensure key Procurement Services data and information reports is available for Supply Division procurement centers, UNICEF stakeholders and key external partners
- Track key PS statistics and trends and provide comparative analysis against UNICEF PS procurement trends.
- Prepare key UNICEF PS data for external audiences, including partners, auditors, consultants, etc.
- Performs other duties as requested by the supervisor.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
Academic qualifications:
Advanced university degree in social sciences, statistics, planning development, planning.
Work Experience:
Five years relevant experience in development planning, monitoring and evaluation, and data management.
Five years relevant experience in development planning, monitoring and evaluation, and data management.
Any other requirements
Specific Technical Knowledge Required:
- Excellent data management and analysis skills
- Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation approaches
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Evaluation Process Management, Follow-up on Recommendations and Dissemination of M&E results.
- Emerging international good practice in monitoring and evaluation partnerships.
Specific Technical Knowledge Required:
- Excellent data management and analysis skills
- Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation approaches
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Evaluation Process Management, Follow-up on Recommendations and Dissemination of M&E results.
- Emerging international good practice in monitoring and evaluation partnerships.
Common Technical Knowledge Required:
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in data management. Professional technical knowledge/expertise in methodology of M&E, including theories, standards and models, quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference methods.
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Activity Monitoring & Evaluation, Evaluation Design, data analysis, and reporting.
- Gender equality and diversity awareness
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in data management. Professional technical knowledge/expertise in methodology of M&E, including theories, standards and models, quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference methods.
- Professional technical knowledge/expertise in Activity Monitoring & Evaluation, Evaluation Design, data analysis, and reporting.
- Gender equality and diversity awareness
Language requirements:
- Fluency in English and another UN language
- Fluency in English and another UN language
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
- Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
- Adjusts team or department`s approach to embrace changing circumstances.
- Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.
- Ensures that team or department follows relevant company policies and procedures.
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
- Sets clearly defined objectives and plans activities for self, own team or department.
- Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
- Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
- Adjusts team or department`s approach to embrace changing circumstances.
- Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.
- Ensures that team or department follows relevant company policies and procedures.
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
- Sets clearly defined objectives and plans activities for self, own team or department.
Remarks
Post established with effect from 1 January 2014
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
Post established with effect from 1 January 2014
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
How to apply:
APPLICATIONS:
Please be informed that all applications to UNICEF are handled via UNICEF Employment, which is UNICEF's online recruiting system. You can apply to the above position by creating your profile, and application at our web site: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index.php. Kindly note that all applications should be in English and that applications outside of the online recruiting system will not be accepted.
