VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
MONITORING OFFICER - PROGRAMME ARCC
(Alternative Responses for Communities in Crisis) –
Assistance Monétaire
Post Level:
P-3
Duty Station:
Goma (DRC)
Type of Contract:
Temporary Assignment
Vacancy n°:
VN-2014-IP-005
Closing Date:
11 July 2014
I.
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Since 2009, the Emergency/Transition section of UNICEF’s DRC (Democratic Republic of
Congo) country office has explored different uses of cash-based assistance (particularly
vouchers) as humanitarian response options, especially in the sector of NFI (Non-Food
Items), Shelter materials, and Livelihoods. Through large-scale assistance programs in
collaboration with a number of partner organizations in several provinces in the DRC and
through its leadership of the NFI/Shelter Cluster in DRC, UNICEF and partners have
progressively scaled up pilot initiatives to support and finance large-scale use of the cash
voucher fair approach in the NFI assistance sector.
In 2011, with the support of UK AID (DFID), UNICEF expanded this experience of cash-based
assistance through a programme called ARCC (Alternative Responses for Communities in
Crisis). This first phase of the ARCC programme allowed UNICEF and operational partners to
assist 22,930 households (114,650 people) primarily through voucher fairs for NFI, shelter
materials and livelihood-related items, but it also included pilot initiatives using coupons for
NFI, shelter, and livelihood-related items in open markets as well as unconditional cash
transfers to disaster-affected populations. In addition to the assistance component, the
ARCC programme supported research, learning, and the promotion of cash-based
approaches through several other activities:
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Promotion and capacity building of the humanitarian community in the DRC through
trainings on the NFI fair approach
Work on a Guide on NFI voucher fairs based experiences of UNICEF and partners in
the DRC
Pilot projects targeted at documenting experiences in open markets and
unconditional cash transfers in a context like DRC (efficiency, effectiveness,
appropriateness of each approach in different contexts)
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In 2013, with continued support from UK AID / DFID, began a second ARCC programme,
focused on three major areas:
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Assistance to vulnerable displaced, returning displaced and host families through
different cash-based approaches, including multi-purpose vouchers in fairs and open
markets and unconditional cash transfers (Output 1)
Pilot initiatives to study the use of cash-based assistance in education (conditional
grants to schools), programmes for treatment of children with severe acute
malnutrition, and socio-economic re-insertion programmes for survivors of sexual
violence (Outputs 2, 3, and 4)
Research, documentation, and promotion of cash-based approaches through
learning papers, external studies and sharing forums (Output 5).
Begun in late 2013 and running through February 2015, UNICEF’s ARCC programme
continues to focus on providing assistance to vulnerable emergency-affected
populations through multi-sector cash-based response interventions. The ARCC
programme also includes exploration of cash-based approaches in other key sectors
for UNICEF including Nutrition, Education, and Protection. A particular priority is
placed on chronically vulnerable populations in the prolonged emergency context of
DRC with the objective of reinforcing capacities for resilience.
The Monitoring component of all the programme components is particularly important for
the programme’s success. ARCC is a programme based on the use of different cash-based
approaches with the primary objective of providing humanitarian assistance to emergencyaffected populations, but a secondary objective of gathering data and evidence on the
effectiveness and appropriateness of these methods in different contexts and sectors. As
such, each component has built rigorous monitoring systems harmonized across different
operational partners as the core of the programme. The ARCC donors (UK Aid / DFID) places
a particular priority on the importance of monitoring, learning and documentation of the
programme.
In order to ensure the management of this monitoring component of the ARCC programme
in general, but in particular the first Output focused on different multi-purpose cash
transfers to emergency-affected families (Output 1), UNICEF is looking for qualified and
motivated candidates to be part of the ARCC team and UNICEF DRC’s Emergency/Transition
section. Based in Goma, and with frequent travel in North Kivu and Orientale provinces, this
position is a TA (Temporary Assignment), level P3. The contract will run through 28
February 2015; contract duration will depend on start date.
II.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
He/she will be responsible for monitoring all the work linked to the monitoring of the
ARCC programme. This work will be focused on two main areas: ARCC monitoring
systems and the documentation of the results of this programme. This work in
monitoring systems will include:
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On the basis of the conclusions and recommendations of the mid-year review,
review and modify as needed the approaches, indicators, and monitoring tools
developed and used by the ARCC Output 1 partners during the first operational
phase of the programme (Feb – July)
Accompany and support the partners in consequent updating digital data collection
tools/forms
Train partner monitoring teams in adapting/using the revised monitoring systems
Organize, facilitate and ensure the follow up of workshops with partners, colleagues
and other stake-holders in all monitoring aspects of this programme
Conduct monitoring missions of ARCC partner work in the field
Accompany implementing partners in undertaking all monitoring activities
Analyze information/reports from partner and colleague monitoring missions in
order to modify/improve the monitoring systems and provide feedback to colleagues
and partners
Revise the systems for information management from ARCC Output 1, including
processes for data cleaning, formatting and consolidation of data
Technical supervision of database/information management consultants
Provide occasional support to the Nutrition, Education and Protection (for Outputs 2,
3, and 4) for the monitoring systems and operational research for these pilot
components.
Maintain a network with monitoring officers/colleagues of other cash-based
programmes to ensure that the systems and processes being put in place for ARCC
Output1 are informed by best practices of monitoring systems of other cash-based
programmes in other countries and at a global level.
The Monitoring Officer will also be responsible for internal and external reporting and the
coordination of the learning documents of the different experiences and lessons learned
from the ARCC programme’s Output 1 activities. This work will include:
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Coordinating inputs and drafting updates on the program results in situation reports,
briefing notes and other updates on ARCC
Ensuring coordination of all documentation, studies, evaluations related to ARCC
Developing terms of references for consultants undertaking studies, learning
documents, and final evaluations as needed
Accompany and support all documentation work
Oversea work of the final evaluation
Manage all aspects of the publication of documents related to Output 1
Oversea consultants and internal staff involved in communication/visibility work for
ARCC
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QUALIFICATION and COMPETENCIES
Master’s degree or equivalent in areas of International Relations, Development,
Humanitarian Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation, or Social sciences
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in humanitarian assistance or development
programmes
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in cash-based assistance projects in humanitarian or
development contexts
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in programme monitoring in
humanitarian/development contexts
Experience in the development of monitoring tools/methods and developing
monitoring systems is an advantage
Experience in the development and/or analysis of information management systems
including developing digital forms and managing complex databases is an advantage
Experience in market analysis is an advantage
Experience in Non-Food Item, Food Security, Shelter and Livelihood sectors an
advantage
Capacity to work with attention to detail and to be meticulous in one’s work
High-level competency in French is imperative with verbal capacity to lead
workshops and communicate with partners and written competency for
revising/developing documents, daily communication, and some reporting
High-level competency in English, especially written communication necessary for
reporting and some external communication
Capacity to work in an international and multi-cultural environment
Capacity to work on own as well as to work a team/group
High-level competencies in Word, Excel, Powerpoint; experience with database
software such as SPSS and digital data collection is an advantage.
Familiarity/past work experience in the DRC is an advantage.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
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Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications by E-mail to :
kinshasahr@unicef.org
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The applications should contain an updated UN Personal History Form (P.11), CV,
copies of academic certificates, diplomas, degrees etc.
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The UN P11 from could be downloaded from:
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_apply.html
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UN staff members are requested to provide last two Performance Evaluation Reports
(PERs).
Only short-listed applicants will be acknowledged.
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