The African Union,
established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with
spearheading Africa’s rapid integration and sustainable development by
promoting unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of
Africa and African States as well as developing a new partnership worldwide.
Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia.
The
directorate of strategic
policy planning, Monitoring,
Evaluation and Resource
Mobilization general mandate, under the
direct authority of the Chairperson of the AU Commission, is to promote and
follow the modernisation of the management tools of the Commission, to support
the improvement of the AU’s capacity to define priorities and to plan, execute,
and monitor the policies and programmes adopted by the different departments of
the Commission. The SPPMERM is composed of four Divisions each under the
responsibility of one Head of Division. Together with the Director of the
SPPMERM these
four Heads of
Division constitute the
management team of the
Directorate.
The Directorate of SPPMERM
is mandated to ensure inter departmental coordination in the strategic planning
and for continuous monitoring and evaluation of programmes, projects and
outputs against action plans. The directorate is also responsible for assessing
the efficiency and effectiveness of the programmes and projects in realizing
organizational goals and objectives. It is equally expected to develop
strategies for and coordinate the monitoring and evaluation system of
programmes and projects and to this end establish and maintain constructive
relations between Africa and the wider world.
Job Purpose
Policymaking and planning
requires diverse and complex information and expertise based on evidence from
the ground. Widening the space for policy dialogue and citizen participation in
policymaking and planning brings a wider range of information, ideas, perspectives,
and experiences to the process. Therefore, Head of Planning manages,
coordinates and organizes the Commission's overall operation and serves as
professional advisor to the Chairperson of the Commission. He/she will be
responsible for developing, maintaining and administering a comprehensive
planning program for the Commission and the Union, including financial targets,
and performance metrics. The principal objective of this post is to manage the
Division responsible for building up the Commission’s capacity to define
priorities and to formulate, implement and follow policies and programmes in a
transparent and responsible manner and to ensure the Division delivers on its
responsibilities and objectives
Post
title: Head of Planning, Monitoring and
Evaluation Division
Post
level: P5
Department: SPPMERM DIRECTORATE
Supervisor: Director Head of Division
Duty
Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Main
duties and responsibilities
! Devise
and implement the work programme of the Division so as to ensure it provides
the strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation capacity required by the
Commission.
! Defines
the organization’s Commission’s goals and objectives and develops strategic and
operational plans.
!
Ensure
that the Division contributes effectively to the work of the Directorate.
! Undertake
scenario analysis and formulates planning policy recommendations for
presentation to the Commission.
! Periodically
evaluates information to determine feasibility of proposals and identifies
factors requiring amendment on a frequent basis, and ensures an effective
framework exists for managing and diagnosing progress against objectives.
!
Prepare
rules and procedures for Policy formulation, coordination and evaluation.
! Promote
internal best practices concerning strategic planning, monitoring and
evaluation
! Participate
actively in the management of the Directorate along with the other members of
the management team
!
Manage
the Division and provide a proactive and dynamic framework for the work of the
staff of the Division;
! Finalize
the Strategic Plan of the Commission, to periodically update as circumstances
require and, in due time, for the next planning period, to prepare the
successor Strategic Plan;
!
Monitor
the day to day implementation of the Strategic Plan;
! Ensure
a set of prioritized annual objectives for each directorate and division is
prepared on the basis of the Strategic Plan and in close consultation with the
head of each these departments;
! Ensure
the preparation of the annual declaration of the AU’s major orientations and
priorities on the basis of material collected from each department on the
activities and programmes of the Union.
! Promote
internally the use of best practices in terms of strategic planning, monitoring
and evaluation
! Support
all AUC departments and directorates in the strengthening of their strategic
planning capacity;
! Organize
and conduct regular internal seminars on strategic planning, monitoring and
evaluation;
!
Ensure
annual sectoral evaluations are conducted in each Directorate
! Coordinate
a feasibility study for the proposed Institut de Prospective (Futures
Institute);
•
Candidates must have a University Master’s
Degree in Economic Science, with solid knowledge of planning analytical tools
and statistical Analysis packages. A
Higher
qualification will be an added advantage.
•
At
least Ten years of experience in the field of Strategic Planning and Programmes
Evaluation with particular reference to the
African Situation of which three(3) years at a management level.
•
Proven professional experience and ,
Excellent writing, drafting and analysis skills, including Statistical and or
Econometric packages;
4. Competencies
•
Proven
experience of programme management methodologies and practice
•
Excellent
analytical, problem solving and strategic thinking skills.
•
Advanced knowledge of planning, monitoring
and evaluation methodologies;
•
Ability to synthesize and help stakeholders
identify strategic priorities in complex work programmes;
•
Ability to manage effectively
multi-stakeholder planning processes.
•
Excellent
leadership and negotiating skills. Proven ability to communicate effectively
both orally and in writing.
•
Solid management skills and good team spirit;
•
Adequate computer skills so as to give a
relative autonomy in the preparation of work.
5. LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENT:
Proficiency
in one of the African Union working languages. Proficiency of one or several
other working language(s) would be an added advantage.
6. TENURE
OF APPOINTMENT:
The
appointment will be made on fixed term contract for a period of three (3)
years, of which the first twelve months be consider as a probationary period.
Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject
to satisfactory performance and deliverables.
7. LEAST
REPRESENTATIVE COUNTRIES:
Candidates from
the following least
represented countries are
encouraged to apply:
Eretria, Central
African Republic, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Equatorial
Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Sahrawi Arab Republic, SaoTome and
Principe, Seychelles
and Somalia.
8. GENDER
MAINSTREAMING:
The
AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly
encouraged to apply.
Indicative
basic salary of US$ 47829.00 per annum plus other related entitlements
e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 14,414.40! per
annum), education allowance (75% of tuition and other education related
expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child
per annum), etc for internationally recruited staff of the Commission.
Applications must be made through the
AUC E-recruitment Website
http://www.aucareers.org not later
than 16th August 2014.
Directorate of Administration and
Human Resource Management
African Union Commission
