Current Vacancy at Federal Ministry of Youth Development for Programme Analyst Performance Monitoring Delta State Nigeria 2014

Federal Ministry of Younth Decelopment - Following the approval of His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and in line with youth empowerment programme thrust under the Transformation Agenda of Mr. President, the Federal Ministry of Youth Development (FMYD) in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) invite applications from suitably qualified young Nigerians to participate in the Junior Professional Officers’ Programme (JPO-P)

The Junior Professional Officers’ Programme (JPO-P) was established in 1963 to provide young professionals pursuing a career in development with hands-on experience in multilateral technical cooperation. It is funded with donations from donor countries. Currently, there are 19 sponsors comprising 16 countries from Europe and 3 from Asia. The programme is administered by the JPO Service Center in Copenhagen. Denmark and initially for one year with possibility of extension for another one year, depending on satisfactory performance making a total of two years objective of the programme

Job Title: Programme Analyst Performance Monitoring

State of Origin: Delta State
Agency: UNDP-UNCDF
Main Sector of assignment: Local governance and microfinance
Detailed Sector of assignment: Local Development Finance and Inclusive Finance
Country and Duty Station: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Duration of assignment: One Year Renewable based on satisfactory performance

General Information

• Main Sector of assignment: Local governance and microfinance
• Detailed Sector of assignment: Local Development Finance and Inclusive Finance
• Country and Duty Station: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
• Duration of assignment: One Year Renewable based on satisfactory performance

Content and methodology of supervision:
As part of the UNDP JPO programme overall framework, the JPO will benefit from the following supervision modalities:

• Structured guidance provided by the supervisor, especially in the beginning of the assignment, with the purpose of gradually increasing the responsibilities of the JPO
• Establishment of a work plan, with clear key results
• Effective supervision through knowledge sharing and performance/development feedback throughout the assignment
• Easy access to the supervisor
• Participation in Unit/Team/Office meetings to ensure integration and operational effectiveness
• Guidance and advice in relation to learning and training opportunities within the field of expertise
• Completion of the yearly UNDP Results and Competency Assessment (RCA)
• If more than one supervisor; clear agreement of the roles and responsibilities between the relevant parties. 

In addition, the following specific supervision arrangements will apply:

Duties, Responsibilities and Output expectations
The Performance Monitoring Officer will be responsible for supporting the programmes covered by the UNCDF Regional Office for Southern and East Africa (i.e. Comoros, DRCongo, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Somalia, Madagascar, Comoros, Burundi, and Lesotho) and new programmes as they develop.

The support will have two objectives. Firstly, ensure that the management of the projects implemented by UNCDF is systematically informed by relevant and valid data throughout the programme cycle. This involves providing support to teams at country level and programme managers and technical advisors at regional level, and assist in the development of systems and processes for supporting evidence-based decision-making. Such systems and should be as efficient as possible, and take into account existing systems and processes at corporate level as well as at the level of partners to the projects. The post holder will support the planning and reporting at the level of the regional project portfolio and ensure that sufficient project data supports decision-making and strategic direction of the project portfolio. Secondly, the post holder will collect and organize valid and relevant project data for corporate use. This includes planning and reporting by each of the two practice areas in the Southern and East Africa Region, in accordance with corporate policies and frameworks.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the Regional Portfolio Specialist at the UNCDF Regional Officeand liaise closely with the Management Specialist in UNCDF HQ (New York). The post holder will also liaise with the Evaluation Unit as required. The post holder will be responsible for:

• Assisting in establishing a coherent project performancemonitoring system that provides reliable data for both project Results and Resources Framework (RRF) and corporate Strategic Results Framework (SRF) indicators;
• Reviewing the RRF design for new projects and providing analysis of the 'evaluability' of the RRF in terms of delivering clear, verifiable results
• Assisting in establishing and supporting a project performance monitoring system that ensures linkages between country, regional and HQ data collection and review;
• Strengthening the project performance monitoring capacity of UNCDF staff at project and Country Office level of the entire regional portfolio of Local Development and Inclusive Finance programmes;
• Improving the quality and substance of UNCDF's reporting on project performance and the achievement of development results;
• Training systematically all UNCDF project/programme teams - POs, CTAs and project-level performance monitoring experts - in the region on corporate or regional policies, approaches, and systems for monitoring of project performance, as appropriate;
• Technical backstopping for project performance monitoring systems established at country level;
• Contribute to the preparation and the conduct of external project evaluations by acting as the focal point in the region for the Evaluation Unit on evaluation matters (these duties will inter alia involve assist with formulation of Terms of Reference, participation in the selection of consultants, ensuring appropriate backstopping arrangement for evaluation missions in-country, ensuring the completion of Management Responses and tracking and reporting on the implementation of evaluation recommendations) ;
• Assist the Regional Office with new project formulations in regard to the area of project performance monitoring;
• Assist the Regional Office in gathering and analyzing data from CO for quarterly and annual reports;
• Assist the Regional Office in organizing regular reviews on project performance;
• Other tasks as assigned. 

Qualifications and Experience
Required Education and Work Experience:

• Master's Degree or equivalent Advanced Degree in a related field of expertise
• A minimum of two years of paid working experience in a relevant field
• Working knowledge of English
• Other working knowledge language requirements, if applicable: French
• Age: Must not be more than 32 years on the date of application
• Information Technology skills, including word processing, database application (excel) presentation software (power point) and internet appreciation.
• An interest in adapting to varied physical environments; and a desire to work with people with different language, national and cultural backgrounds;
• Evidence of ability to think strategically, work independently and demonstrate a sense of self-assuredness.
• Respect for the UN principles of the United Nations Charter and the participating UN organization’s mission statement

Other desirable education and work experience:

• Proven experience in Result Based Management of projects/programmes, planning and implementation of project monitoring systems;
• Using IT tools for project management, in particular Enterprise Resource Systems, is a distinct advantage;
• Data management and analysis;
• Experience in conducting and managing external project and programme evaluations is an advantage;

Core competences:

• Ethics & Values
• Working in Teams
• Communicating Information & Ideas
• Self-management & Emotional intelligence
• Decision making

Functional competences:

• Results-based management
• Application of IT tools to project management
• Data Management and Analysis

Training and Learning
As part of the UNDP JPO programme overall framework, the JPO will benefit from the following training and learning opportunities: 

• Participation in a two-week long Programme Policy and Operations Induction Course in New York within the first 3 to 6 months of assignment
• Use of yearly JPO duty-related travel and training allocation (DTTA), as per the online DTTA guide
• Other training and learning opportunities, as presented in the UNDP JPO Orientation Programme
• In addition, the JPO will benefit from the following specific training and learning modalities/opportunities in the receiving office:
• On-the-job training with colleagues at the Regional Office, through dedicated work sessions and field missions in the Region.

Mode of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note:

• All Vacancies sorted by State (Applicants are to apply for vacancies in their state of origin)

Application Deadline: 31st December, 2013 by 11:59pm