Planning & Monitoring Specialist,
Kabul
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Closing date: Friday, 27 July 2018
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- Provide technical support to ensure that a set of programme performance indicators is identified and adjusted as necessary, with inputs of all concerned partners to assess progress towards expected annual and multi-year results in the context of the Annual Management Plan and Rolling Work Plans, as outlined in the Programme Policy and Procedures Manual.
- Coordinate with partners to ensure that monitoring systems are properly designed, and that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programmes to feed into programme performance monitoring, with special attention to humanitarian response.
- Drawing on monitoring and analysis of key programme performance and management indicators, provide professional input to management reports, including relevant sections of the annual reports.
- Provide technical support to the programme and zonal offices staff to establish and roll-out programme monitoring mechanisms including mid-year and annual reviews, mid-term reviews, strategic moments of reflection, to record the progress and identify potential bottlenecks to be addressed by the programme sections and field offices.
- Provide technical support and inputs on setting up programme monitoring systems/tools using, inter alia, digital platforms. This includes field-monitoring by programme staff and extenders, third-party monitoring (TPM) – including the management of TPM contracts – humanitarian performance monitoring (HPM) and community-based monitoring.
- Provide technical support to programme sections and zonal offices on the design of project-specific monitoring systems, including the design of various types of questionnaires and surveys.
- Support programme staff and zonal offices in the implementation of the programme monitoring system and provide inputs for regular adjustment of the standard operating procedures to ensure optimal monitoring results.
- Provide technical support to, and closely collaborate with, the Programme Specialist (HACT) and Programme Officer (HACT) to ensure that HACT monitoring constitutes an integral part of the ACO comprehensive monitoring system.
- Support and facilitate the regular conduct of the Programme Management Meetings, with two monthly meetings – one on KPIs and one on thematic issues