Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - UNICEF

Purpose: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is accountable for the accomplishment of the stated key end-results by providing professional expertise and assistance in information/data collection, statistics and data analysis, monitoring & evaluation, preparation of reports, communication and partnership.
 
Qualifications and competencies required:

• Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Development Planning, Statistics or a related technical field.
• Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international levels in programme monitoring and evaluation. Practical experience in community-based research.
• Fluency in English, Romanian, and Russian is required and another UN language is an asset.
• Strong analytical, quantitative and qualitative research skills.
• Knowledge of computer management skills, including internet navigation and various office applications.
• Specialised training in statistics.
• Ability to organize and implement training.          
• Good analytical, negotiating and communication skills.

Assignments:

• Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office and national partners use a well-prioritised and realistic plan of research, monitoring and evaluation activities that will provide the most relevant and strategic information to manage the Country Programme, including tracking and assessing  UNICEF’s distinct contribution.
• Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office and national partners have timely and accurate measurement of change in conditions with regard to the situation of children and women, including monitoring of socio-economic trends and the country’s wider policy, to facilitate planning and to draw conclusions about the impact of programmes or policies.
• Provide technical support to ensure that the Country Office has quality information to assess progress towards expected results established in annual work plans.
• Provide technical support to ensure that a well-prioritized and strategic selection of surveys and evaluations at programme or Country Office level is managed in order to ensure the quality of process and products and that the results are useful to the intended audience. 
• Provide technical support to ensure that the monitoring and evaluation capacities of Country Office staff and national partners – government and civil society – are strengthened enabling them to increasingly engage in and lead monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Provide technical support to ensure that all of the above tasks are carried out and accomplished through effective communication and partnerships.

Personal History Form

Interested persons should submit their applications in English i.e. P11, Cover Letter, related recommendation letters and references, if any, with the mark "M&E Officer" by 28 August 2009, 5pm to the following address: UNICEF Moldova Office, 131, 31 August str., Chisinau or by email at the following address Chisinau@unicef.org (Word Document or PDF) or fax (373 22) 22 02 44.

ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS
INCLUDING PENSION FUND, MEDICAL INSURANCE COVERAGE
AND COMPETITIVE SALARY

Only pre-selected persons will be contacted.

UNICEF is a non-smoking working environment.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff.
Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.