About UNICEF: Employment
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, L-3, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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 and Evaluation Specialist to be based in its Dhaka, Bangladesh office.
Under the overall guidance of the Chief, WES Section and in cooperation with the Government of Bangladesh, the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), NGOs and the private sector, you will be responsible to:
• Develop and coordinate all monitoring and evaluation systems and procedures for the WES programmes. The post will mainly focus on the monitoring and evaluation systems of the Sanitation, Hygiene Education and Water Supply in Bangladesh (SHEWA-B) project which is a large community-based approach for behavioural change. However, the post will also support the monitoring of the other WES activities of the section, including the ones pertaining to emergency preparedness and responses.
• Advise and support the Government of Bangladesh, DPHE and the Ministry of Local Governance, where possible along with other sector partners, to design and implement effective monitoring and evaluation systems for their sanitation, hygiene and water supply programmes.
Your profile:
Advanced university degree in social and behavioural sciences, international development and statistics.
At least five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in monitoring and evaluation of large scale community-based projects, including in the use of participatory methodologies. Active participation of children, women, and the poorest is a main feature of the SHEWA-B project, including its M&E activities.
Experience in designing, conducting, interpreting and documenting complex research studies. The effectiveness of a community-based approach of the scale of SHEWA-B has not been evaluated before in the WASH and Public Health sectors. Hence it is critical for the project to invest in a rigorous documentation of its impacts on hygiene behaviour changes and children health.
Analytical skills and report writing ability are essential together with IT skills, including experience of MIS development and implementation, and use of statistical software.
Experience in networking amongst government agencies, NGOs, the private sector and funding agencies are essential.
Responsible for keeping up-to-date with the latest developments in UNICEF programme and management policies, strategies (including those related to gender).
Responsible for keeping up-to-date with the latest developments in the development sector, both locally and internationally. Adapt proven best practices to programme needs and situation in Bangladesh.
Aware of and sensitive to the local development and political environment.
Aware of and committed to child rights, poverty, inclusion and gender issues and mainstream them all in programme activities.
Fluency in written and spoken English is essential. Knowledge of Bangla would be an advantage.
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-09-202 to: recruit.PME@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 24 April 2009. 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 women are strongly encouraged to apply.
