External Emergency Roster - Monitoring %26 Evaluation Officer
Multiple locations
- Organization: WHO - World Health Organization
- Location: Multiple locations
- Grade: Mid level - P-3, International Professional - Internationally recruited position
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Occupational Groups:
- Medical Practitioners
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Disaster Management (Preparedness, Resilience, Response and Recovery)
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Closing Date: Closed
Purpose of the Position
In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies incident management system, the incumbent will systematically track the evolution of the incident, as well as the response, within the defined strategy. This involves defining the indicators and source(s) of information, gathering and interpretation of related data to ensure that the response is on track, analyse implementation gaps and recommend solutions, advocate the application of the results chain and promotion of best practices.
In the context of the WHO Health Emergencies incident management system, the incumbent will systematically track the evolution of the incident, as well as the response, within the defined strategy. This involves defining the indicators and source(s) of information, gathering and interpretation of related data to ensure that the response is on track, analyse implementation gaps and recommend solutions, advocate the application of the results chain and promotion of best practices.
Objectives of the Programme and of the immediate Strategic Objective
The mission of WHOâs Health Emergencies Programme (The Programme) is to help countries, and to coordinator international action, to prevent, prepare for, detect, rapidly respond to, and recover from outbreaks and emergencies.
Organizational context
Reporting to the Information Management Team Lead, under the overall guidance of the Incident Manager and the Head, WHO Country Office (WCO), and working closely with counterparts at the respective regional office and HQ, the incumbent will act as the focal point for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for the incident. S/he will have the front line responsibility for promoting effective M&E strategy throughout the full cycle of the incident management. This involves ongoing contacts with the relevant stakeholders including UN agencies, nongovernmental organizations, other WHO teams, field offices and health cluster partners.
Summary of Assigned Duties
During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme.
1. Facilitate the monitoring of the incident at the country level, design methodologies, tools, and indicators for monitoring the implementation of projects and operations; evaluating the quality of outputs including the management, coordination, effectiveness and resource mobilization of multisectoral emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery action plans and programmes.
2. Provide technical support to the different health clusters in identifying public health baselines, health specific interventions that are evidence based; synergize the integration and incorporation into related work plans, ensuring compliance with existing reporting requirements.
3. Determine the data information elements that are required internally and externally to support the health sector/cluster coordination and decision-making, design standardized methods of capturing and consolidating evidence based health interventions and document lessons learnt, best practices and trend analyses for promoting accountability, responsiveness and transparency.
4. Build and strengthen national capacities for monitoring and evaluation of national health programmes, through conducting needs assessment, defining training needs, develop strategies to achieve targets and facilitate implementation of training activities.
5. Assess the impact and effectiveness of responding to health emergencies at the national level, evaluate the relationship between emergency programmes and operational structures in WCO; identify gaps, recommend capacities required to improve effectiveness; suggest remedial actions to allow greater predictability, accountability, and partnerships.
6. Prepare background documents, concept papers, situation analysis, develop monthly technical reports assessing the implementation of related programmes.
7. Facilitate the operational planning and reporting of related health emergencies activities, verify results-oriented formulations and brief technical leads on proper submissions that culminate in approved operational work plans, and their subsequent programmatic monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
8. Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
Competencies
1. Communication
2. Promoting innovation and organizational learning
3. Moving forward in a changing environment
4. Teamwork
5. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Functional Knowledge and Skills
⢠Demonstrated knowledge of principles, disciplines and techniques to implement monitoring and evaluation strategies.
⢠Good research and documentation skills especially for âbest practicesâ in organizational change.
⢠Proven ability to make recommendations related to work-processing approaches and procedures which would lead to more efficient systems design.
⢠Advanced ability to gather, analyse and disseminate information on best practice in accountability and results-based management systems.
Education Qualifications
Essential
⢠First level university degree in Information Management, Public Health, Epidemiology, Economics, International Development, Life Sciences, Public or Business Administration from an accredited and recognized academic institution.
Desirable
⢠Advanced university degree (Master's level or above) in Information Management, Public Health, Epidemiology, Economics, International Development, Public or Business Administration from an accredited and recognized academic institution.
Essential
⢠At least five (5) years of relevant professional work experience, at the national and international levels, in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation strategies, methodologies and tools.
Desirable
⢠Prior emergency disaster and health outbreak response work experience at field level, with WHO/UN, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organizations.
Use of Language Skills
⢠Excellent knowledge of English or French (depending on the country of assignment). Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.
Other Skills (e.g. IT)
⢠Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
⢠Demonstrated knowledge of information technology and ability to apply it in work assignments.
During deployment, the duty station may change, and duties may be modified, based upon the technical needs of the Programme.
1. Facilitate the monitoring of the incident at the country level, design methodologies, tools, and indicators for monitoring the implementation of projects and operations; evaluating the quality of outputs including the management, coordination, effectiveness and resource mobilization of multisectoral emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery action plans and programmes.
2. Provide technical support to the different health clusters in identifying public health baselines, health specific interventions that are evidence based; synergize the integration and incorporation into related work plans, ensuring compliance with existing reporting requirements.
3. Determine the data information elements that are required internally and externally to support the health sector/cluster coordination and decision-making, design standardized methods of capturing and consolidating evidence based health interventions and document lessons learnt, best practices and trend analyses for promoting accountability, responsiveness and transparency.
4. Build and strengthen national capacities for monitoring and evaluation of national health programmes, through conducting needs assessment, defining training needs, develop strategies to achieve targets and facilitate implementation of training activities.
5. Assess the impact and effectiveness of responding to health emergencies at the national level, evaluate the relationship between emergency programmes and operational structures in WCO; identify gaps, recommend capacities required to improve effectiveness; suggest remedial actions to allow greater predictability, accountability, and partnerships.
6. Prepare background documents, concept papers, situation analysis, develop monthly technical reports assessing the implementation of related programmes.
7. Facilitate the operational planning and reporting of related health emergencies activities, verify results-oriented formulations and brief technical leads on proper submissions that culminate in approved operational work plans, and their subsequent programmatic monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
8. Perform any other related incident-specific duties, as required by the functional supervisor.
Competencies
1. Communication
2. Promoting innovation and organizational learning
3. Moving forward in a changing environment
4. Teamwork
5. Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Functional Knowledge and Skills
⢠Demonstrated knowledge of principles, disciplines and techniques to implement monitoring and evaluation strategies.
⢠Good research and documentation skills especially for âbest practicesâ in organizational change.
⢠Proven ability to make recommendations related to work-processing approaches and procedures which would lead to more efficient systems design.
⢠Advanced ability to gather, analyse and disseminate information on best practice in accountability and results-based management systems.
Education Qualifications
Essential
⢠First level university degree in Information Management, Public Health, Epidemiology, Economics, International Development, Life Sciences, Public or Business Administration from an accredited and recognized academic institution.
Desirable
⢠Advanced university degree (Master's level or above) in Information Management, Public Health, Epidemiology, Economics, International Development, Public or Business Administration from an accredited and recognized academic institution.
⢠Certified training in monitoring and evaluation.
Experience
Experience
Essential
⢠At least five (5) years of relevant professional work experience, at the national and international levels, in the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation strategies, methodologies and tools.
⢠Prior experience in emergency operations or humanitarian context.
Desirable
⢠Prior emergency disaster and health outbreak response work experience at field level, with WHO/UN, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations or with an international nongovernmental organizations.
Use of Language Skills
⢠Excellent knowledge of English or French (depending on the country of assignment). Working knowledge of another WHO official language would be an asset.
Other Skills (e.g. IT)
⢠Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
⢠Demonstrated knowledge of information technology and ability to apply it in work assignments.
Note\: This Vacancy Notice is only open to external candidates, WHO consultants and short term staff on SSA/TA contracts who meet the minimum requirements of the position.
This vacancy is now closed.
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