Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host entity: WHO

Assignment country: Egypt

Expected start date: 01/10/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 3. Good health and well-being

Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Specialist

Type: Onsite

Duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Cairo

Details

Mission and objectives

The World Health Organization serves as the directing and coordinating authority for public health within the United Nations system. WHO seeks to promote health, ensure everyone can attain the highest level of health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable through partnerships, people and countries.

Context

This UNV assignment is part of WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Office’s Planning, Budget, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) team’s scope of work to support operational planning, performance monitoring, reporting, and evaluation.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Technical officer, Performance Monitoring & Assessment or his designate, the UN Volunteer will: • Support the Regional operational planning exercise for 2024-2025 ensuring results-based planning; • Assist in WHO end-of-biennium performance assessment for 2022-2023 ensuring results were delivered as planned and quality reports are submitted on time; • Support technical monitoring of WHO’s deliverables in EMR countries and use of information for decision making; • Assist in the submission of quality donor technical reports on thematic funds; • Support the development and implementation of regional and country evaluation work-plans; • Support management of new and ongoing evaluations in the region, including both corporate and decentralized evaluations; • Assist in organizing PME monitoring & evaluation capacity enhancement activities across budget centers at regional office and country offices; • Assist in M&E-related meetings, briefings, workshops, and other events facilitated by PME; • Any other related tasks (administrative and/or technical) as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

5 years of experience in of combined professional M&E work experience at the national and/or international level in programme management, monitoring, reporting and evaluation. Experience working for an organization implementing a results-based management approach is highly desirable. • Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including high-level proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; familiarity with database management; and other office technology equipment; • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; • Have affinity with or interest in public health, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Area(s) of expertise

Development programmes

Driving license

-

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required Arabic, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable French, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

Required education level

Master degree or equivalent in in a relevant area, e.g. Monitoring & Evaluation, Public Health, health sciences, Statistics, social sciences, or related field from a recognized university.

Competencies and values

• Teamwork; • Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences; Communication; • Producing results; • Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond.

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. UN International Specialist Volunteer gets the following package: • Volunteer Living Allowance (around USD 2218.6/Month) • Entry Lump-Sum = USD 4000 (one-time payment paid in EGP) • Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract. • Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy. • Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning. Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

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