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Position Title: Planning Specialist,
Vacancy No: E-VN-2014-000479
Duty Station: Kampala
Country: Uganda
Contract Type: Long-term Staff (FT)
Region: ESARO
Organisation: UNICEF
Job Level: P-4
Position#: 00016916
Application Close: 14-Mar-14
Background Information:
For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and
territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The
world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports
child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education
for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence,
exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary
contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Position
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Representative, provide leadership
to the Planning Section and guidance to the PCR Managers, Chiefs of Field
Offices, Zonal and Sectoral specialists
on all aspects of the country programme needs for planning, monitoring and
evaluation, including those related to UN Delivering-as-One in Uganda. Work
closely with the Chief of Social Policy and Evaluation to ensure timely
implementation of all planned studies, assessments and evaluations during the
country programme period, including the MTR, rolling situation analysis and end
of cycle evaluation, and integration of results/outcome in the rolling
work plans and budgets, and annual
programme progress and other reports.
Key Expected Results
1. Keep continuously abreast with the situation of children and women in
Uganda, and ensure collection, analysis and dissemination of updated data and
information on child survival,
protection and development in the country,
with emphasis on updated human rights-based
district specific situation analysis for the 58 UNICEF districts for additional
emphasis. Ensure continuous flow of information on the situation to the Dep.
Rep, the Representative and the PCR Managers for policy development, planning,
advocacy and resource mobilization.
Provide substantive technical support to the Deputy Representative for the
new country programme process, including preparation of strategy note, country
programme document (CPD), country programme plan of action (CPAP) and coordination
of UNICEF inputs to the UN Country Assessment, UNDAF strategies/outcomes or
UNDAF Action Plan and Joint Programmes, ensuring coherence with UNICEF CPD/CPAP
and emerging needs of children.
2. Responsible for the development and continuous updating of HRAP based
planning and monitoring guidelines for the country programme and ensure that
they also reflect decentralization of
government planning procedures, participatory planning approaches and indicators
for community and district monitoring. Ensure timely preparation and
integration of UNICEF inputs into the District Development Plans for the
58 districts of additional emphasis,
GOU Sector plans and UNICEF/GOU Rolling
Work Plans for both districts and
nationwide support. Ensure synchronization of the UNICEF support with the GOU
planning cycles.
3. Provide guidance and procedures to the area programme managers and
project officers, districts on all aspects of program planning and monitoring according
to UNICEF`s, policies, guidelines and operational procedures, especially those
specifically developed for the CP.
4. Ensure timely implementation and effective monitoring of UNICEF inputs
(cash, supply, contract, training, and travel) and participate in quarterly and
annual reviews and planning exercises for the 58 districts supported by the CP on a rotating
basis and the national level meetings when needed. Undertake frequent CP
monitoring visits to the 58 districts to assess the effectiveness and cost
efficiency of UNICEF assistance to the districts for planning monitoring and
adjustment of strategies and approaches.
5. Ensure establishment of an effective district based monitoring system
for regular assessment of community and district specific targets and outcomes
related to CP goals and ensure linkage between lower government and district
and national monitoring systems. Establish capacity building monitoring system
at district level which reflects UNICEF`s contribution to the individual districts
in terms of training, management support, communication and logistics and other
items which are supposed to enhance and facilitate country programme
implementation.
6. Provide backstopping to the Reports Specialist to ensure timely
submission of donor, progress and any other reports requested by the Deputy
Representative or the Representative`s office.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
- Advanced university degree in Social Sciences or other related field.
- Eight years (8) years of progressively responsible relevant work
experience in programme planning, administration, monitoring and evaluation.
- Fluency in English and another UN working language. Knowledge of the
local working language of the duty station would be an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Has highest-level communication skills, including engaging and
informative formal public speaking.
- Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
- Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project
goals.
- Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group
activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
- Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an
effective network of individuals across
organizational departments.
- Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
- Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.
- Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
- Seeks and proposes opportunities for advancing UNICEF`s mission.
How to Apply:
If you are qualified and interested in discussing this engagement in more
detail,
please submit your resume in confidence to the website on the link below:
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and
encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious
and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to
become a part of our organisation.
