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If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 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.

Vacancy Announcement: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, at NOA Level (Temporary Appointment Post) based in Harare

Job organizational context

The Health and Nutrition Section is managing a multi donor pooled fund (Health Development Fund) to support the Ministry of Health and Child Care to achieve its goal of improving the quality of life of its citizens through guaranteeing every Zimbabwean access to comprehensive and effective health services. The HDF requires a robust and realistic program monitoring system that uses existing M&E systems in the health sector including the Vital Medicines Availability and Health Services (VMAHS) Survey, which was commissioned in response to a need articulated by the donor community in conjunction with Ministry of Health to routinely obtain data concerning expected and actual deliveries of vital medicines to public health facilities as well as information on user fees, staff establishment and vacancies, facility infrastructure and communication.

There is still need to continue providing the information to the donors to demonstrate the results that the HDF is achieving in the health sector through continuation of the VMHAS survey. The management of the survey requires that there is a full time staff to provide operational and technical support to the organization contracted to collect the data, analyze the data and produce quarterly reports which will support inform the program implementation as well as meet the reporting requirements of the

Purpose of the Job:

Under the overall supervision of the Essential Drug Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is accountable for contributing to the accomplishment of the Health and Nutrition results by providing professional expertise and assistance in monitoring & evaluation of the Health Development Fund, by supporting national and subnational data collection to generate evidence to guide the implementation of the Health and Nutrition program and produce reports for dissemination.

Key End Results

  1. Ensure the efficient preparation for data collection for the quarterly Vital Medicines and Health Services Survey
  • Organizes meetings with relevant technical staff to revise the data collection tool as and when required
  • Uploads up to date data collection tools on to the mobile data collection devises
  • Proactively works with the contracted data collection organization to train enumerators on data collection tools
  • Proactively works with the data collection organization to ensure that the enumerators are adequately and efficiently deployed to collect the data from facilities within the stipulated data collection period.
  1. Data collection for the Vital Medicine and Health services survey is systematically and timely conducted.
  • Support real time data collection through Open Data Kit software
  • Monitor data uploads during data collection and take corrective action to ensure timely uploads
  • Provide technical assistance to trouble shoot data uploading
  • Provide quality assurance for data collection data uploaded to the VMAHS server for analysis, quality checks and data cleaning is conducted before data analysis
  • Maintain and regularly update data storage systems for the Vital Medicines and Health Services survey
  1. Analyze quarterly data and draft quarterly survey reports
  • Undertake quality checks and data cleaning before data analysis
  • Analyze data for the quarterly VMAHS report and as and when further analysis is required by programs

Qualifications and Competencies

  • University degree in social sciences, development planning, planning, evaluation, survey implementation, advanced statistical research.
  • Minimum one (1) year of technical knowledge/experience in data collection and analysis for monitoring of health programs
  • Demonstrated analytical ability, and the capacity to develop strategies take informed decisions while working under pressure
  • Teamwork abilities and ability to work independently
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong Computer skills and demonstrated knowledge of data analysis software

Desirable Qualifications

  • Knowledge of ODK software
  • Experience working in data collection and analysis for any UN agency.

Competencies

  • Core Competencies: Communication, Drive for Results and Working with people
  • Functional Competencies: Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Applying Technical Expertise, Planning and Organizing

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff, and equal opportunities for people living with disabilities. Well qualified candidates, particularly women and people living with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

UNICEF does not charge a fee or require personal banking details at any stage of the recruitment process

How to apply:

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 organization.

 

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UNICEF is a leading humanitarian and development agency working globally for the rights of every child. Child rights begin with safe shelter, nutrition, protection from disaster and conflict and traverse the life cycle: pre-natal care for healthy births, clean water and sanitation, health care and education.

UNICEF has spent nearly 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Working with and for children through adolescence and into adulthood requires a global presence whose goal is to produce results and monitor their effects. UNICEF also lobbies and partners with leaders, thinkers and policy makers to help all children realize their rights—especially the most disadvantaged.

The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations (UN) programme headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. It is one of the members of the United Nations Development Group and its executive committee.

UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. The Polish physician Ludwik Rajchman is widely regarded as the founder of UNICEF and served as its first chairman from 1946. On Rajchman's suggestion, the American Maurice Pate was appointed its first executive director, serving from 1947 until his death in 1965. In 1953, UNICEF's mandate was extended to address the needs of children in the developing world and became a permanent part of the United Nations System. At that time, the words "international" and "emergency" were dropped from the organization's name, making it simply the United Nations Children's Fund, or popularly known as "UNICEF".

UNICEF relies on contributions from governments and private donors, UNICEF's total income for 2008 was US$3,372,540,239. Governments contribute two-thirds of the organization's resources. Private groups and some six million individuals contribute the rest through national committees. It is estimated that 92 per cent of UNICEF revenue is distributed to programme services.UNICEF's programmes emphasize developing community-level services to promote the health and well-being of children. UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 and the Prince of Asturias Award of Concord in 2006.

Most of UNICEF's work is in the field, with staff in over 190 countries and territories. More than 200 country offices carry out UNICEF's mission through programmes developed with host governments. Seven regional offices provide technical assistance to country offices as needed.

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0 USD Harare CF 3201 Abc road Contract , 40 hours per week United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 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.

Vacancy Announcement: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, at NOA Level (Temporary Appointment Post) based in Harare

Job organizational context

The Health and Nutrition Section is managing a multi donor pooled fund (Health Development Fund) to support the Ministry of Health and Child Care to achieve its goal of improving the quality of life of its citizens through guaranteeing every Zimbabwean access to comprehensive and effective health services. The HDF requires a robust and realistic program monitoring system that uses existing M&E systems in the health sector including the Vital Medicines Availability and Health Services (VMAHS) Survey, which was commissioned in response to a need articulated by the donor community in conjunction with Ministry of Health to routinely obtain data concerning expected and actual deliveries of vital medicines to public health facilities as well as information on user fees, staff establishment and vacancies, facility infrastructure and communication.

There is still need to continue providing the information to the donors to demonstrate the results that the HDF is achieving in the health sector through continuation of the VMHAS survey. The management of the survey requires that there is a full time staff to provide operational and technical support to the organization contracted to collect the data, analyze the data and produce quarterly reports which will support inform the program implementation as well as meet the reporting requirements of the

Purpose of the Job:

Under the overall supervision of the Essential Drug Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is accountable for contributing to the accomplishment of the Health and Nutrition results by providing professional expertise and assistance in monitoring & evaluation of the Health Development Fund, by supporting national and subnational data collection to generate evidence to guide the implementation of the Health and Nutrition program and produce reports for dissemination.

Key End Results

  1. Ensure the efficient preparation for data collection for the quarterly Vital Medicines and Health Services Survey
  • Organizes meetings with relevant technical staff to revise the data collection tool as and when required
  • Uploads up to date data collection tools on to the mobile data collection devises
  • Proactively works with the contracted data collection organization to train enumerators on data collection tools
  • Proactively works with the data collection organization to ensure that the enumerators are adequately and efficiently deployed to collect the data from facilities within the stipulated data collection period.
  1. Data collection for the Vital Medicine and Health services survey is systematically and timely conducted.
  • Support real time data collection through Open Data Kit software
  • Monitor data uploads during data collection and take corrective action to ensure timely uploads
  • Provide technical assistance to trouble shoot data uploading
  • Provide quality assurance for data collection data uploaded to the VMAHS server for analysis, quality checks and data cleaning is conducted before data analysis
  • Maintain and regularly update data storage systems for the Vital Medicines and Health Services survey
  1. Analyze quarterly data and draft quarterly survey reports
  • Undertake quality checks and data cleaning before data analysis
  • Analyze data for the quarterly VMAHS report and as and when further analysis is required by programs

Qualifications and Competencies

  • University degree in social sciences, development planning, planning, evaluation, survey implementation, advanced statistical research.
  • Minimum one (1) year of technical knowledge/experience in data collection and analysis for monitoring of health programs
  • Demonstrated analytical ability, and the capacity to develop strategies take informed decisions while working under pressure
  • Teamwork abilities and ability to work independently
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong Computer skills and demonstrated knowledge of data analysis software

Desirable Qualifications

  • Knowledge of ODK software
  • Experience working in data collection and analysis for any UN agency.

Competencies

  • Core Competencies: Communication, Drive for Results and Working with people
  • Functional Competencies: Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Applying Technical Expertise, Planning and Organizing

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff, and equal opportunities for people living with disabilities. Well qualified candidates, particularly women and people living with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

UNICEF does not charge a fee or require personal banking details at any stage of the recruitment process

How to apply:

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 organization.

 
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