Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ghanaian Nationals for the post of: WASH Officer - Monitoring and Evaluation (National Officer Category)

•   VN No.: VN-16-10
•   Post Level: NO-B
•   IMIS #: Temporary Appointment
•   Duty Station: Accra
•   Type of Contract: Temporary Appointment for 364 days

Job Purpose:

•   Under the general supervision of the WASH Specialist, responsible for coordinating monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tasks, processes and outputs across UNICEF Ghana WASH programming.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

•   Ensure the country WASH team has a well-prioritized and structured IMEP system in place
•   Gather data from WASH sector leads for data analysis and evaluation
•   Provide technical support to implementing partners and UNICEF WASH stuff on WASH related M&E with respect to data gathering and analysis.
•   Ensure clear communication between WASH and M&E department on plans, roles and responsibilities.
•   Develop training materials for capacity building of Implementation Partners (IPs) on the use of WASH M&E tools and other related areas.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s degree in engineering, public health, social science, statistics or in a related field.
•   Professional/training qualifications on the use of M&E tools and techniques including
•   Database software and tools
•   Digital data gathering techniques
•   Data analysis software

Work Experience:

•   A minimum of 2 years progressively responsible work experience in WASH or M&E fields (overlapping responsibilities are an asset)
•   Proven experience of writing good quality evaluation reports and concise evaluation summaries
•   Establish networks within the WASH and M&E sectors in Ghana.
•   Experience of developing training materials and delivering to a diverse group of participants

Language Proficiency

•   Fluency in English required.
•   Knowledge of local working language of the duty station and another UN working language is an asset.

Competency Profile

Core Values (Required)

•   Commitment
•   Diversity and Inclusion
•   Integrity

Core competencies (Required)

•   Communication
•   Working with people
•   Drive for results

Functional competencies (Required)

•   Formulating Strategies and Concepts Analysing
•   Applying technical expertise
•   Learning and researching
•   Planning and organizing

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

If you have experience working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children and match the profile outlines, send a brief application letter that addresses all requirements (academic and work experience) supported by detailed curriculum vitae, UN Personal History form (which can be downloaded from http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/p11.doc) and photocopies of other supporting documents to:

HRghana@unicef.org

OR

The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF,
P.O. Box 5051,
Accra-North

Applications can also be hand delivered to:

Location: 4-8 Rangoon Close, Cantonments
(Behind UNDP, near Ghana National Fire Service Headquarters on the Ring Road)

Closing Date: 11 May, 2016

PLEASE INDICATE CLEARLY THE TITLE AND VACANCY NUMBER OF THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING TO ON THE ENVELOPE

Well qualified candidates, particularly females are encouraged to apply.

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