The purpose of the job is to develop and maintain a strong programmatic monitoring and reporting system for global immunization programme and associated grants, including on COVID-19 vaccination, and to coordinate the panning, monitoring, packaging and dissemination of immunization-related learning and research activities, most notably Canadian grant for COVID-19 vaccine delivery and integration.
The key result is to ensure that UNICEF HOPE evolving business needs are captured and disseminated from a technical perspective through relevant documents across the various stakeholders involved.
Monitoring, Learning and Research Strategic Planning:
Coordinate and provide technical assistance for planning and establishing monitoring, evaluation and research objectives, priorities, and activities in UNICEF’s Immunization Section in line with the Immunization Roadmap and the COVID-19 vaccine delivery/integration agenda.
Coordinate and monitor the development and implementation of multi-year learning and research agenda in line with the Immunization Roadmap.
Develop COVID-19 vaccine delivery and integration measurements and integrate them into the Results and Monitoring Framework for the Immunization Roadmap.
Support the development of UNICEF Immunization M&E strategic plans using a sound results-based programming process
Situation and Results Monitoring and Assessment:
Develop a methodology for measuring UNICEF's contribution to achievement of immunization results (RI & C-19); including with aim of computing number of children vaccinated annually with UNICEF support and UNICEF contribution to system level investments, e.g., supply chain, financing, demand etc. Facilitate the implementation of the proposed method as part of global immunization monitoring and reporting.
Articulate an agreed set of data sources for all the immunization indicators, including C-19. Establish and maintain statistical and indicator databases within the Immunization Section.
Ensure the strategic alignment of indicators between UNICEF Immunization M&E strategic plans, grants, and activities. Ensure there is an effective monitoring system to support effective global immunization programming, immunization section and strategic grant management.
Lead and coordinate the collection of immunization outcome indicators from country and regional offices for analytical and reporting purposes (e.g., RAM, Annual Results Report, ED Annual report)
Integrate COVID-19 vaccine delivery/integration measurements into the Results and Monitoring Framework for the Immunization Roadmap.
Maintain an effective immunization result monitoring and reporting system, including COVID-19 vaccine delivery/integration to help fulfil institutional obligations of the Immunization Section (e.g., RAM, Annual Results Report, ED Annual report) and reporting obligations to key immunization donors.
Facilitate documentation and dissemination of key achievements of the UNICEF Global Immunization programme, including through the development and publication of biannual UNICEF immunization bulletins capturing key results in RI and C-19 vaccination.
Coordination and Networking:
Collaborate with UNICEF Data and Analytics Department on collection and analysis of vaccination coverage data and DHIS2 enhancement efforts.
Collaborate with the UNICEF Digital Health Section on electronic vaccination data recording
Undertake lessons-learned reviews on successful and unsuccessful M&E practices and experience, and ensure they are shared as appropriate.
Pay attention to M&E knowledge networks to identify innovations and lessons learned that may be relevant for immunization partners to improve monitoring and evaluation.
Collaborate with other UNICEF sections to leverage strategic insights and optimize grant management and organizational learning
Collaborate strategically with other relevant UN agencies such as WHO and donors such as the Gavi Secretariat including on COVID-19 vaccine coverage data analytics.
Capacity Building for monitoring and reporting on results:
Develop and deploy tools to strengthen monitoring and reporting on the immunization programmes among UNICEF staff through communication, training, learning and development activities.
Collaborate with other partners (WHO, Gavi secretariat, etc.) to implement capacity building strategies as a joint commitment as relevant. Utilize a range of appropriate skills building strategies including self-learning, seminars and workshops and practical experience in order that UNICEF and UN staff have the basic knowledge and skills in understanding and applying monitoring tools, methods to fulfil their responsibilities.
Evaluation:
Participate in implantation research activities undertaken as part of COVID-19 vaccine and routine immunization grants and initiatives;
Supervise and participate in the monitoring and the optimization of the quality of field work and data Management during the implementation phase of projects and research activities.
Supervise and ensure the quality of the analysis and ease of understanding during the report writing phase.
Disseminate evaluation findings and recommendations to the intended audiences in user-friendly methods.
Generate strategic insights for grants management and corporate learning.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Business Administration, Public Health, Data Science, Statistics or a related technical field is required.
A minimum of 8 (eight) years of professional work experience especially in program evaluation, Monitoring & Evaluation or research linked to immunization is required.
Strong quantitative skills are an asset
Experience working in a low-income setting
Excellent interpersonal skills to develop and maintain good working relationships
Ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
Additional experience considered an asset:
Record of research publications in international academic journals
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization.
Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) is an asset.
