Job Overview
Open recruitment (advertised)
Advertisement end date:04/04/2023
General
Description of assignment title Monitoring Officer
Assignment country Libya
Expected start date 15/04/2023
Sustainable Development Goal
11. Sustainable cities and communities
Volunteer category
National UN Youth Volunteer
DoA reserved for persons with disabilities No
Host entity UNICEF
Type Onsite
Duration 12 months
Number of assignments 1
Duty stations Tripoli (LBY)
Details
Mission and objectives
For more than 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection, and development. Guided by the Convention of the Rights of the Child, 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 and exploitation. UNICEF Libya is starting a new country programme 2023 – 2025 that is aligned with UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework of the same duration, in Libya, and derived from UNICEF global strategic Plan 2022 – 2025.
Context
The national UNV Monitoring Officer will be part of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (PME) section and will be reporting to the PME specialist. This national UNV officer will provide professional technical, operational and organizational assistance throughout the planning, monitoring, and evaluation process and supporting a variety of technical and administrative tasks to contribute to overall section functions on planning, implementation, oversight and reporting to ensure programme excellence.
Task description
Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Representative of Programme and the direct supervision of Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Specialist, and in close coordination with the various programme sections, the UN Volunteer Monitoring Officer will:
1. Provide support as necessary in organizing and managing annual and mid-year country programme reviews ensuring consistency with objectives and goals set out in the Country Programme.
2. Provide technical and organizational support to the monitoring function, including situation monitoring, post-distribution monitoring, activity monitoring, and tracking of programmatic visits conducted by UNICEF staff and the third part monitoring team, especially for EU grants.
3. Support the roll-out of the Field Monitoring Module (FMM) in the country office, including developing and designing data collection tools/ templates and assist with regular data collection/generation process.
4. Support in tracking visits entered in eTools FMM, including reviewing the Monitoring Visit Reports for quality and completeness and identify potential follow-up Action Points in the system.
5. Provide technical and organizational support to UNICEF corporate (mid-year and end-year reporting), inter-agency, and donor reporting, including on EU grants.
6. Support promotion and integration of accountability to affected population (AAP) principles in UNICEF’s programmes, and the coordination of the Common Feedback Mechanism (CFM) in particular EU-funded programmes.
7. Provide support to the production of quality evidence generation as in the CO IMEP, EISI, including follow up/quality control to the on-going and planned research, evaluations and studies, including supporting MICS.
8. Contribute to the design of TORs, training materials, communication materials related to the research, evaluations and studies within the country office, including these funded from the EU.
9. Any other relevant tasks requested by supervisor. Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work.
As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible. Results/expected outputs.
• As an active UNICEF Libya Country Office (LCO) team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to UNICEF LCO and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including.
• Improved monitoring function including the roll out of the Field Monitoring Module (FMM) in Libya country office.
• Technical and organizational support to the PME section office-wide functions and project including the MICS.
• Updated FMM module and monitoring visits of UNICEF staff and third-party monitors are entered in FMM with complete reports.
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for peace and development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.
Eligibility criteria
Age 18 – 26
Nationality Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.
Requirements
Required experience
2 years of experience in the national and/or international level in monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience with UN agencies, or other international development organization is an asset;
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
• Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
Area(s) of expertise
Social work, Development programmes Driving license
Languages English, Level: Fluent, Required Arabic, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable
Required education level
Bachelor degree or equivalent in social science, statistics, international studies, development studies, or other related field;
Competencies and values
• Professionalism: demonstrated understanding of operations relevant to UNICEF; technical capabilities or knowledge relevant or transferrable to UNICEF procedures and rules; discretion, political sensitivity, diplomacy and tact to deal with clients; ability to apply good judgement; ability to liaise and coordinate with a range of different actors, especially in senior positions; where appropriate, high degree of autonomy, personal initiative and ability to take ownership; resourcefulness and willingness to accept wide responsibilities and ability to work independently under established procedures; ability to manage information objectively, accurately and confidentially; responsive and client-oriented;
• Integrity: demonstrate the values and ethical standards of the UN and UNICEF in daily activities and behaviours while acting without consideration of personal gains; resist undue political pressure in decision-making; stand by decisions that are in the organization’s interest even if they are unpopular; take prompt action in cases of unprofessional or unethical behaviour; does not abuse power or authority;
• Teamwork and respect for diversity: ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and harmonious working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, mixed-gender environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity; sensitivity and adaptability to culture, gender, religion, nationality and age; commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of UN operations; ability to achieve common goals and provide guidance or training to colleagues;
• Commitment to continuous learning: initiative and willingness to learn new skills and stay abreast of new developments in area of expertise; ability to adapt to changes in work environment.
• Planning and organizing: effective organizational and problem-solving skills and ability to manage a large volume of work in an efficient and timely manner; ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor (own) work; ability to work under pressure, with conflicting deadlines, and to handle multiple concurrent projects/activities;
• Communication: proven interpersonal skills; good spoken and written communication skills, including ability to prepare clear and concise reports; ability to conduct presentations, articulate options and positions concisely; ability to make and defend recommendations; ability to communicate and empathize with staff (including national staff), military personnel, volunteers, counterparts and local interlocutors coming from very diverse backgrounds; capacity to transfer information and knowledge to a wide range of different target groups;
• Flexibility: adaptability and ability to live and work in potentially hazardous and remote conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort; to operate independently in austere environments for protracted periods; willingness to travel within the area of operations and to transfer to other duty stations within the area of operations as necessary;
• Genuine commitment towards the principles of voluntary engagement, which includes solidarity, compassion, reciprocity and self-reliance; and commitment towards UNICEF’s mission and vision, as well as to the UN Core Values.
Other information
Living conditions and remarks
The UNV will be based in Tripoli, Libya and working from Tripoli Office (Lemon Tree), Ben Gharsa Land-Ghot Shaal Area, Tripoli, Libya (see the map here). Economy: The Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil sector, which account for over half of GDP and 97% of exports. Libya holds the largest proven oil reserves in Africa and is an important contributor to the global supply of light, sweet crude. During 2010, when oil averaged at $80 a barrel, oil production accounted for 54% of GDP. Apart from petroleum, the other natural resources are natural gas and gypsum. The International Monetary Fund estimated Libya’s real GDP growth at 122% in 2012 and 16.7% in 2013, after a 60% plunge in 2011. Public transportation: majority of the population depend on their private vehicle for transportation In addition to the private taxi services; there is also a new public transportation (buses) but they are not yet operational everywhere in the capital city.
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.
Reasonable accommodation
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.
Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements
In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.
Libyanjobs.ly part of the Libyan Investment Website Co for E-commerce
AL Amrus Road, Souq Al Juma, Tripoli – Libya
