Closing date: Saturday, 2 May 2015
Posting Title: EVALUATION OFFICER, P3
Job Code Title: Programme Management Officer
Department/ Office: United Nations Environment Programme
Duty Station: NAIROBI
Posting Period: 3 March 2015-2 May 2015
Job Opening number: 15-PGM-UNEP-39051-R-NAIROBI (X)
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
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Organizational Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations systems designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. This post is located in Evaluation Office, a part of Office of the Executive Director, at the Nairobi duty station.
Responsibilities
The Evaluation Officer plays a key role in ensuring programme quality and adherence to organizational standards through the planning, implementation, coordination and reporting of evaluations required by the UN General Assembly and the UNEP Governing Council. Under the supervision of the Director of the UNEP Evaluation Office the incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Manage and/or provide substantive contributions to project-level evaluations conducted by the Evaluation Office.
- The incumbent will, as specified by the Director, Evaluation Office, play a supporting role in higher level evaluations such as: The Evaluation of the UNEP Medium-Term Strategy, Formative Evaluations of the UNEP Programme of Work, Sub-Programme Evaluations, thematic and evaluations.
- Develop Terms of Reference for project level evaluations.
- Keep the standard project-level TOR templates up to date as the evaluation methods and approaches used by the Evaluation Office are periodically revised.
- Identify consultants, review credentials and make recommendations for the selection of qualified consultants to conduct evaluations.
- Oversee the work of project-level evaluation consultants: provide advice on the overall evaluation approach; review and assess the quality of evaluation deliverables and provide constructive feedback to facilitate their finalisation.
- Make presentations and undertake other activities to promote the uptake of evaluation findings across project-level evaluation stakeholders.
- Ensure that evaluation recommendations are communicated to the relevant officers for implementation, with suggestions for preparing an Implementation Plan and follow-up action for future programming.
- Monitor compliance levels for the implementation of evaluation recommendations, and oversee the preparation of recommendation compliance reports submitted every six months to the Deputy Executive Director and Executive Director of UNEP.
- Provide contributions to the Biennial Evaluation Synthesis Report, periodic evaluation progress reports and Evaluation Office Management Studies as requested by the Director of the Evaluation Office.
- Peer review project-level evaluation inception reports and draft evaluation reports being managed by other Evaluation Office staff.
- Actively participate in the preparation process of biennial evaluation plans based on organizational priorities, mandates and previous evaluation reports.
- Ensure that the content of the Evaluation Office website is kept up to date.
- Play an active role in supporting the work of the United Nations Evaluation Group and the Nairobi Inter-agency Evaluation Network.
Competencies
Professionalism
- Demonstrated In-depth knowledge of all aspects of evaluation.
- Proven conceptual and analytical skills and the ability to understand technical documents and write and review evaluation reports;
- shows pride in work and in achievements;
- Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter;
- Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
- Is Motivated by professional rather than personal concerns;
- Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges;
- Remains calm in stressful situations.
Communication
- Ability to research, write, speak clearly, intelligibly and effectively in the English language.
- Ability to communicate with both technical and lay persons, good interpersonal and oral communication skills, including the ability to present sensitive issues/positions and prepare reports on short notice;
- Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately;
- speaks and writes clearly and effectively;
- Asks questions to clarify and exhibits interest in having two-way communication.
Teamwork
- Ability to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds with sensitivity and respect for diversity;
- Proven ability to work collaboratively to achieve organizational and/or collective goals;
- Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals;
- Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise;
- Is willing to learn from others;
- Places team agenda before personal agenda.
Client Orientation
- Ability to identify clients’ needs and accommodate them;
- must have the capacity to maintain productive partnerships with clients;
- Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions;
- Monitors on-going developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems;
- Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects;
- Meets timeline for delivery of products or services t to clients.
Technological Awareness
- Fully proficient computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications, e.g., word processing, spread-sheet and other project management software;
- Keeps abreast of available technology;
- Understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office;
- Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks; Shows willingness to learn new technology.
Education
- Advanced university degree in Environment-related Sciences, Development Studies, Economics or Social Sciences is required.
- A first university degree with a combination of two additional years of professional and academic qualifications may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
Work Experience
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in the field of project and programme evaluation is required.
- Substantive work experience in international settings is required;
- professional experience in developing countries is an advantage.
Languages
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
- For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required.
- Knowledge of other UN Languages, especially French or Spanish, is desirable.
Assessment Method
- Evaluation of qualified candidates for this position may include a substantive assessment which will be followed by a competency-based interview.
United Nations Considerations
Job openings posted on the Careers Portal are taken off at midnight (New York time) on the deadline date.
Applications are automatically pre-screened according to the published evaluation criteria of the job opening on the basis of the information provided by applicants. Applications cannot be amended following submission and incomplete applications shall not be considered. The selected candidate will be subject to a reference checking process to verify the information provided in the application.
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Candidates will be required to meet the requirements of Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter as well as the requirements of the position. The United Nations is committed to the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity for all its human resources, including but not limited to respect for international human rights and humanitarian law. Candidates may be subject to screening against these standards, including but not limited to whether they have committed, or are alleged to have committed criminal offences and/or violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.
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