About UNICEF: Employment

Monitoring Specialist, L-3, Amman Regional Office, Jordan

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF seeks a Monitoring Specialist to be based in its Amman Regional Office, Jordan.

Under the supervision of the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, you will provide support for planning and implementation of the regional monitoring, research and evaluation plan, specifically to regional trend analysis, multiple-indicator cluster surveys, data base and monitoring systems.

Your profile:
Advanced university degree in social sciences, demography, 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.
Strong analytical, quantitative and qualitative research skills.
Knowledge of computer management skills, including internet navigation and various office applications.
Ability to organize and implement training. 
Good analytical and communication skills.
Fluency in English. Knowledge of Arabic and/or French is an asset.

If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting VN-08-208 to: recruit.PME@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 3 April2008. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.

UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit  www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.