Programme Analyst, Monitoring, Reporting and Communications - P2

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. UN Women provides support to Member States’ efforts and priorities in meeting their gender equality goals and for building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. 

UN Women operationalizes this through Gender Equality Accelerators (GEAs) developed to achieve transformative results for gender equality and women empowerment. The GEAs respond to the expanded agenda for Beijing+30 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The main objective of UN Women’s support to Government under Humanitarian Action is to ensure protection, as well as equitable and safe access to and benefit from the humanitarian and development assistance to the most vulnerable, and marginalized refugee and host community women and girls. It also promotes women’s participation and leadership in the camps and host community, and women’s active role in maintaining peace and social cohesion. The main objective of UN Women’s support to Government under Peace and Security is to facilitate Women’s contribution to sustainable peace and see to it that Women contribute to and benefit from prevention of conflict and disaster. 

At national level, UN Women operates based on the UN Cooperation Framework (2021 -2025), working closely with other UN Agencies and Government to achieve i) Transformative and inclusive governance, peace and justice, ii) Shared prosperity in a healthy environment; and iii) Human wellbeing and resilience with positive cultural norms, in terms of gender and human rights. The above focus aligns with Uganda’s National Development Plan (NDP 3), the SDGs as well as UN Women’s Global Strategic Plan. 

The UN Women Uganda Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action (WPSHA) team will be implementing a new project focusing on advancing the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Refugee Settlements and Host Communities of Uganda. This project will complement the Country Office’s existing programmes in WPS and Humanitarian Action. The Programme Analyst will be a core member of this project team, whilst also contributing more broadly to the Country Office’s work in Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Communications.

Reporting to the Programme Specialist Women Peace and Security, with matrix management by the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Specialist, and under the overall guidance and supervision of the UN Women Deputy Country Representative, the Programme Analyst will work closely with the Women, Peace, Security and Humanitarian Action (WPSHA) Team to provide support to the Country Office (CO) in incorporating monitoring and reporting into programme formulation as well tracking against Strategic Plan targets and the reporting of results to internal and external audiences.

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

Facilitate and substantively contribute to the incorporation of communications, monitoring and reporting into programme formulation:

• Facilitate and substantively contribute to the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes; 
• Support the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies, support to business development;
• Include inputs from relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations into programme formulation;
• Contribute to annual work plan monitoring, reviews and reporting; 
• Provide technical support to partners in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks (PMFs), systems and plans, and Baseline Surveys;
• Facilitate the clearance of donor agreements and Programme Cooperation Agreements with CO. 

Contribute substantively to the monitoring and tracking of results against country level targets and UN Women Strategic Plan: 

• Coordinate with Programme Team to ensure that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programmes;
• Monitor data from partners/countries on a quarterly basis and provide substantive inputs to regular management briefs to inform decision making;
• Visit partners, along with the Programme Team, to support monitoring of results and planning processes as required; 
• Monitor the spending of donor funds and other programme expenditures and disbursements; 
• Contribute to drafting and monitoring the CO Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Plan. 

Facilitate the reporting of results to internal (Senior Management) and external (Executive Board, Donors) audiences:

• Facilitate the process of the CO meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines, including annual reporting process; 
• Contribute to drafting donor and programme reports (both narrative and financial) alongside Programme Team colleagues; 
• Identify relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations and input them into programme reporting; 
• Review progress reports submitted by partners and provide feedback to improve quality and timeliness of reporting; 
• Collect and maintain data for country, regional and global corporate reports, midterm reviews, and final evaluations;
• Maintain a strong relationship with project donor, ensuring, with the Programme Specialist, that they receive regular updates, and promote the visibility of the donor through project communication materials.

Provide technical support to the CO in the implementation the UN Women and Evaluation Policies:

• Coordinate the implementation of UN Women’s Communications and Evaluation plans in the CO; 
• Provide guidance to programme staff on evaluation guidelines; 
• Ensure communication between the CO and RO regarding Evaluations; 
• Coordinate the completion of management’s response to the UN Women Global Accountability and Tracking of Evaluation Use (GATE). 

Support the formulation and implementation of internal and external communications and advocacy strategies:

• Prepare and conduct of communications needs assessments for the project and corporate change initiatives, etc. 
• Develop communication materials for marketing and awareness-raising campaigns, including project briefs and human-interest stories, press releases and storylines for publications and substantive articles contributing to debates on key development issues in coordination with the supervisor.
• Provide inputs and research information in programme formulation to integrate advocacy and communication strategies into all aspects of UN Women’s WPSHA Programme. 
• Plan, implement and monitor WPSHA communication and media activities, including monitoring and collecting electronically all national news relevant to WPS. 
• Liaise and coordinate with Country office (CO) communications staff to ensure communication and media outreach strategy and activities align with the country level strategy and activities. 
• Support and prepare content for the website parts related to the WPSHA Programme ensuring consistent quality and appropriateness of the materials. 
• Maintain Project communication information database and photo library. 

Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building: 

• Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons and knowledge, as identified through programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities; 
• Contribute to the development of capacity development tools, including training materials and packages;
• Facilitate capacity building opportunities for staff and partners in the country in the areas of Results Based Management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation; 
• Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization. 

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Good knowledge of programme formulation and implementation and Results Based Management 
• Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, evaluation design, data collection and analysis, and reporting 
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports 
• Good analytical and report writing skills
• Knowledge of UN programme management systems
• Ability to communicate sensitively, effectively and creatively across different constituencies 
• Good knowledge of local country media landscape 
• Good communication, presentation, networking and advocacy skills 

Education and certification:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Political or Social Science, Economics, International Development Studies, Gender/Women's Studies is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in monitoring and reporting of development projects/ programmes is required;
• Experience in Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action is required;
• Experience in communications for development projects/programmes is highly desirable
• Experience in promoting the mainstreaming of gender equality and women’s empowerment in refugee response, disaster contexts and emergency situations is desirable.
• Experience coordinating and liaising with government agencies and/or donors is desirable.
• Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

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