UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)
KENYA COUNTRY OFFICE
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT “KCO/PLAN/2014-083”
Duty Station – Nairobi
MONITORING OFFICER, NO-B, POST#71925
Date of Issue: 05 December 2014
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Closing Date: 18 December 2014
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the above Fixed Term position
in UNICEF Kenya Country Office (KCO), Nairobi.
Purpose of the Post: Under the supervision of the Chief, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, the
incumbent will be accountable for technical contribution to programme planning, monitoring and
evaluation; support programme data analysis and progress reporting; capacity building; developing
standards for planning and monitoring, in support of achievement of planned results, aligned with
country programme results and strategy.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
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Monitor the situation of children’s and women’s rights with national partners and keep
updated information on research that address issues and challenges affecting children and their
families. In collaboration with other Sections, coordinate a series of interactive activities aimed at
initiating the bottleneck analysis, SitAn review, update and timely publication.
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Plan and implement a series of virtual discussions targeting SitAn working groups comprising of
several representatives from various Universities.
Drive the review and update of the various chapters for the new SitAn report emphasizing
knowledge gained from pilot studies, analysing bottlenecks and scale up of innovative
technologies and programmatic approaches.
Coordinate and carry out preliminary synthesis and analysis to inform the bottleneck analysis from
an external view of local publications and information sources.
Coordinate technical support for programme reviews particularly with respect to gap/bottleneck
analyses and level three monitoring
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Support management of available baseline information on national and county statistics and
key indicators through established databases (e.g., DevInfo) for easy access and use. Prepare
national and county level statistical reports on the status of children’s and women’s human rights
issues, and provide a technical support to global reporting obligations including national reports on
progress toward the MDGs, toward CRC fulfilment, and toward CEDAW fulfilment.
Coordinate/support the development of survey reports and final launch of the county level reports.
Includes linking findings to KenInfo platforms and develop sector briefs and factsheets for policy
advocacy.
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Support the TOR preparation and monitoring of surveys (e.g. MICS), evaluations and studies
initiated by the section and other programme teams.
Support the final report writing and publication activities of research activities and extraction of
relevant data for developing factsheets and supporting advocacy plans.
Manage the dissemination activities and advocacy plan at the national and county levels to ensure
maximum use of the survey findings.
Analyse and support the new CRING web enabled web-link and support data extraction for
supporting the data entry for the new online platform.
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Coordinate with the Country Office and partners and provide assistance in using up-to-date
information in, inter alia, Situation Analysis, Common Country Assessment, Early Warning
Monitoring Systems, Annual Reviews, Mid-Term Reviews, and Annual Reports or other progress
reports. Coordinate opportunities for enhancing quality in national level surveys and studies, M&E
systems support and exchange of knowledge and information sharing on M&E monitoring tools
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Provide technical support to priority surveys that evaluate the situation of women and children in
Kenya (household budget survey, etc.)
Identify opportunities for highlighting progress, experiences, and lessons learned through various
channels, such as presentations at key events, newsletter articles, or other publications.
Support the birth registration planning activities on increasing coverage and equity re-dress in
proportions of births registered among the most vulnerable and marginalised populations.
Support the review and update of statistical annexes featured in the UNCRC report.
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Support and contribute to effective and efficient planning, management, coordination,
monitoring and evaluation of the country programme and work plans and reporting. Supports
learning and knowledge management within the UNICEF country team, specifically to the
development of knowledge products and dissemination of lessons.
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Provide technical support and leadership to the development of annual work plans;
Develop standards and guidelines and work processes for planning, monitoring, evaluation and
reporting for both the Nairobi office and Zonal Offices
Participate in field monitoring to apply the standards and guidelines
Contribute to interpretation and adaption of UNICEF Global guidelines and work processes for
planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Required Qualifications:
University degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, or another information managementrelated discipline with relevance to UNICEF’s work on research and evaluation.
Experience:
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At least two years progressive experience working for international organization in statistics,
research and project design, or monitoring and evaluation.
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Familiarity of tools and techniques related to multi-disciplinary assessment and analysis of data
on children and women;
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Strong skills and proven track record in development of factsheets, data synthesis and familiarity
with data manipulation skills or quantitative data analysis.
Excellent report writing skills and ability to present data and graphics in a user-friendly manner;
Familiarity with issues related to equity, gender analysis, public health, bottleneck analysis, child
development;
Experience in empirical research and reporting;
Language:
Good knowledge of English language and knowledge of the working language of the duty station.
Competencies:
Core Values (Required)
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Commitment
Diversity and Inclusion
Integrity
ii) Core Competencies (Required)
Communication [II]
Working with People [I]
Drive for Results [I]
iii) Functional Competencies (Required)
Formulating Strategies and Concepts [I]
Relating and Networking [I]
Applying Technical Expertise [I]
Learning and Researching [II]
Leading and Supervising [I]
Analyzing [III]
Planning and Organizing [I]
Interested and suitable candidates should ensure they forward their applications along with their P11,
curriculum vitae, P11 (internal candidates should attach copies of their last two Performance Evaluation
Reports), to:
The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF Kenya Country Office
Email address: kenyahrvacancies@unicef.org
Please indicate:
Reference No. “KCO/PLAN/2014-083” in the email subject.
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