Sobre UNICEF: Empleo
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, L-3, Luanda, Angola
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 Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, L-3 in its Office in Luanda, Angola.
Purpose of the post:
Under the supervision of the Programme Planning Specialist the officer will be responsible for supporting the government of Angola in monitoring the progress and achievements of the 11 commitments of children. All this will reinforce M&E to ensure that policy making and planning authorities have the right information to support decision making. Finally the position provides integrated coherent and coordinated tools to ensure UNICEF budgeting is adequately proportioned and is reported to donors in a timely fashion in order to assist Government of Angola reach the MDG goals.
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 program monitoring and evaluation. Practical experience in community-based research.
. Strong analytical, quantitative and qualitative research skills. Good knowledge of health sector planning and management information systems, especially in the context of developing countries
. Specialized training in statistics. Proven experience with household surveys such as MICS, Nutrition Survey, DHS, Census or similar quantitative surveys. Very good working knowledge of Microsoft office package and economic software (specifically in Stata, SPSS). Knowledge of computer management skills, including internet navigation and various office applications
. Good analytical, negotiating, communication, and advocacy skills to liaise with government, UN and other partners
. Good skills at writing, documentation and reporting
. Ability to organize and implement training
. Fluency in English and another UN language. Fluency in Portuguese as the national language of the duty station is an asset.
If you have the 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-09-775 to: recruit.PME@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 30 November 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.
