Deadline: 31 August 2015
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Reporting and M&E Specialist based in Kabul, Afghanistan.
UNOPS mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Reporting and M&E Specialist will perform the following functions-
- Ensure a reporting schedule is established, regularly updated, monitored, and compliance ensured for all projects and units under the hub.
- Be prepared to provide communications and administrative support to projects in preparation of formal Project Board meetings, including helping project personnel in production of effective PowerPoint presentations as requested.
- As requested, provide content quality assurance, thorough editing, and data verification of all information products produced under hub.
- Facilitate development of information flow and file maintenance procedures to achieve maximum clarity and efficiently in information access and use among all eligible stakeholders.
- In close collaboration with internal stakeholders, ensure effective follow up on project logical frameworks (or equivalent information thereof) and make sure these are used as the basis for objective and effective reporting to clients and donors.
- Assist project and relevant programmatic personnel in drafting communication strategies and plans.
- Coordinate with the communications officer and relevant internal stakeholders to assure proper visibility of projects in the media, through print and electronic publications, videos, and other means of communications to enhance hub’s public profile and effectively communicate project achievements.
- For project closure purposes, work in close coordination with the programme personnel to ensure comprehensive closure reporting is completed throughout the closure process.
- Identify and anticipate in a timely manner any potential issues which may impact adversely organization’s reputation as a service provider of choice, and alert relevant personnel to ensure mitigation.
- Contribute to stakeholder mapping and analysis and to the development and maintenance of stakeholder profiles for all hub engagements in close coordination with project managers and programmatic personnel ensuring synergies and alignment.
- Contribute to programme’s lessons log on the matters of reporting, communication and stakeholder engagement.
- Be prepared to provide relevant drafting, reporting, communications planning, presentation development or other relevant training to hub personnel.
- Contribute to reporting and analytical requirements under hub’s business plan and investment plan priorities, UNDAF, UNCT and other relevant platforms.
- In collaboration with programmatic personnel, contribute to development of management information systems, project problem tree analysis, capturing interdependencies among projects, tracking related benefits and indicators.
- Conduct project site visits as needed.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- An advanced university degree (Master’s) in International Development, Social Studies, Public Affairs (Policy or Administration), Law, or similar.
- Bachelors Degree with additional 2 years relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the Advanced University Degree requirement.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in extensive research and reporting, editing, donor liaising, project management, public outreach and communications.
- Substantial field experience and demonstrated ability to analyze and report on multi-disciplinary projects/programs/operations in conflict and/or post-conflict environments and development setting.
- Proven ability to demonstrate success in dealing with diverse groups of stakeholders.
- Proven ability to deal with ambiguity, conflicting priorities and substantial workload.
- Prior working experience with UN an advantage.
- Strong analytical and drafting skills required (supported with relevant reports if and when requested).
- Excellent oral, written, and structured presentation skills with the ability to address a wide variety of leadership, governmental, business, technical, beneficiary audiences.
- Demonstrated experience in working on multiple and/or complex assignments and managing conflicting work schedules.
- Familiarity with knowledge/information management systems.
- PRINCE2 Practitioner and MSP Foundation certification desirable.
- Excellent knowledge of both written and oral English is required.
- Fluency in foreign languages desirable.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit UNOPS.
