POSTE 1 : Chief Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, P4
Job no: 558546
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: P-4
L’UNICEF travaille dans certains des endroits les plus difficiles du monde, pour atteindre les enfants les plus défavorisés du monde. Pour sauver leur vie. Pour défendre leurs droits. Pour les aider à réaliser leur potentiel.
Dans 190 pays et territoires, nous travaillons pour chaque enfant, partout, chaque jour, afin de construire un monde meilleur pour tous.
Et nous n’abandonnons jamais.
Pour chaque enfant, l’engagement
Chad continues to face a combination of rapid-onset and protracted humanitarian crises that have been exacerbated by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The humanitarian needs overview reveals that 6.1 million people will be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2022, a 17% increase compared to 2021. This persistent humanitarian situation is related to the growing insecurity in some parts of the country and in neighbouring countries, natural disasters, growing food insecurity, high rates of malnutrition, economic crisis, and political instability in a context of climate challenges. Humanitarian access remain limited in the north provinces and in Lake Chad basin, particularly in the island areas and the border area between Nigeria, Niger and Chad.
Against a national poverty rate of 43.2% and low social protection coverage, child poverty and social exclusion remain pervasive.
UNICEF in partnership with national and international development and humanitarian actors, supports the Chadian Government in developing programmes and policies to promote and respect children’s rights to survival, education and protection.
To this end, UNICEF Chad has 4 zonal offices and a central office that ensure regular implementation and monitoring of the cooperation programme. Through its offices, UNICEF ensures proximity to populations in need and fosters accountability to these populations.
To learn more about UNICEF in Chad, please visit our website UNICEF Chad | UNICEF Chad
How can you make a difference?
To ensure that the UNICEF Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on
- the situation of children’s and women’s rights and on the child-focused SDG indicators;
- the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.
To work within the UN country team to support UNCT goals for delivering valid and reliable information on the attainment of the SDGs and other goals, and on the performance of UN-supported programmes
To assist in the establishment of monitoring and evaluation tools which enhance partnership between the UNCT, government and other key players to collectively track progress on SDG and other international commitment for children.
To assist in the development of national capacities for monitoring, evaluation and research, with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of government, community, and civil society stakeholders.
KEY END-RESULTS
1. Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Planning
2. Situation Monitoring and Assessment
3. Programme Performance Planning and Monitoring
4. Evaluation
5. M&E Capacity Building
6. Coordination and Networking
For more information, please see the attached job description 
GJD Chief PME Level 4.doc
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- Advanced university degree in social sciences, statistics, planning development, planning.
- Professional work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities as follows:
- Eight years of relevant professional work experience. Developing country work experience (for IP) or field work experience (for NO)
- At least one instance of exposure to emergency programming, including preparedness planning. Active involvement in a humanitarian crisis response programme preferred.
- Fluency in French and English are required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Other knowledge required for the position:
Country Program Size: Medium or larger country program (based on UNICEF’s Country Office Category)
Risk of Emergencies: Humanitarian crises may include sudden-onset natural disasters, longer-term recurrent problems like drought, or complex emergencies involving violence and displacement.
Technical Breadth: Must be capable of independent leadership in IMEP development and management. Should have significant professional strength and technical leadership responsibilities in at least 3 of the 4 functional areas (Social Data, Programme Planning, Evaluations, Capacity Building, Coordination and Partnership).
Sectoral Breadth: Will be required to offer substantive data support across all the SP Key Results Areas; should possess academic or professional work exposure to the SP themes prioritized in the Country Programme.
Innovation and Conceptualization: Considered fully competent to apply standardized monitoring, evaluation and research approaches and models; also considered competent to autonomously innovate approaches, techniques and policies while seeking support when necessary.
Technical and Managerial Engagement: Primary role is overall management of the PM&E function, as opposed to technical support and quality assurance in implementing PM&E activities. Counterparts extend beyond technical specialists to M&E and programme policy-makers. Is frequently a Coordinator/Team Leader of data initiatives with broader managerial roles across several programme components / sectors.
Capacity Strengthening: Fully capable of organizing and delivering specialized training, including the design of PM&E materials and methods. Also fully capable of designing complex capacity strengthening strategies.
Networking: Ability to effectively liaise with and draw on knowledge institutions inputs to identify innovations and lessons learned.
Supervisory Role: Supervision of one or more professional PM&E staff of Levels 3 or lower is an important responsibility; may supervise multiple consultants up to Level 5 work.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. For this position, eligible and suitable women are encouraged to apply.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
N’Djamena is a Non-Family Duty Station (classified as D) with Rest & Recuperation every 8 weeks.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID).
Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF.
UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
POSTE 2 : Chief Social Policy, P4
Chad continues to face a combination of rapid-onset and protracted humanitarian crises that have been exacerbated by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The humanitarian needs overview reveals that 6.1 million people will be in need of humanitarian assistance in 2022, a 17% increase compared to 2021. This persistent humanitarian situation is related to the growing insecurity in some parts of the country and in neighbouring countries, natural disasters, growing food insecurity, high rates of malnutrition, economic crisis, and political instability in a context of climate challenges. Humanitarian access remain limited in the northern provinces and in Lake Chad basin, particularly in the island areas and the border area between Nigeria, Niger and Chad.
Against a national poverty rate of 43.2% and low social protection coverage, child poverty and social exclusion remain pervasive.
UNICEF in partnership with national and international development and humanitarian actors, supports the Chadian Government in developing programmes and policies to promote and respect children’s rights to survival, education and protection.
To this end, UNICEF Chad has 4 zonal offices and a central office that ensure regular implementation and monitoring of the cooperation program. Through its offices, UNICEF ensures proximity to populations in need and fosters accountability to these populations.
To learn more about UNICEF in Chad, please visit our website UNICEF Chad | UNICEF Chad
How can you make a difference?
The Chief, Social Policy reports to the Representative for general guidance and direction, and is responsible for leading, managing and supervising all stages of social policy programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programmes aimed at improving (a) public policies to reduce child poverty; (b) social protection coverage and impact on children; (c) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of child-focused public investments and financial management; and (d) governance, decentralization and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social services. This encompasses both direct programme work with government and civil society partners, the UN and Technical and Financial partners as well as linkages and support to teams working on education, health, HIV, nutrition, child protection, water and sanitation, and gender transformative programming.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities
1. Managerial leadership
2. Improving data on child poverty & vulnerability for increased use for policy and programme action
3. Strengthening social protection coverage and impact for children
4. Improving use of public financial resources for children
5. Strengthening capacity of local governments to plan, budget, consult on and monitor child-focused social services.
6. Strengthened advocacy and partnerships for child-sensitive social policy
7. UNICEF Programme Management
For more information, please see the attached job description JD Chief of Social Policy Level 4.docx
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field..
- A minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience is required.
- Experience working in a developing country is considered as a strong asset.
- Background and/or familiarity with emergency is considered as a strong asset.
- Fluency in French and English is required.. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others and Nurtures, leads and manages people (8).
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. For this position, eligible and suitable women are encouraged to apply.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
N’Djamena is a Non-Family Duty Station (classified as D) with Rest & Recuperation every 8 weeks.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID).
Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF.
UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
