Summary
Date Posted: 30th January 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: RwF

JOB DETAILS:
Background
With the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at its core, and in response to the General Assembly resolution 71/243 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system, the UN Secretary General’s report (December 2017) “Repositioning the United Nations development system to deliver on the 2030 Agenda: our promise for dignity, prosperity and peace on a healthy planet” puts forward a comprehensive proposal on further improvements to the resident coordinator system to ensure more coherent, accountable and effective support for the 2030 Agenda. This was further reinforced by General Assembly resolution 72/729 of 1 June 2018, which gave the Secretary-General the mandate to implement the repositioning. A reinvigorated resident coordinator system is at the centre of a repositioned United Nations development system, and while the system has been instrumental in driving coherence on the ground over the past four decades, it is now insufficiently robust to respond to the needs of the 2030 Agenda. The report stresses that resident coordinator offices will need to be adequately staffed to ensure sufficient substantive capacities to lead United Nations country teams. The core capacity will include expertise in coordination and strategic planning, economics, tailored policy support, results monitoring and evaluation, and strategic partnerships, plus a robust standing communications capacity within the United Nations country team. This post is part of this new generation of resident coordinator office, with the new skillset and competencies required to deliver on the 2030 Agenda.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Development Coordination Officer-Strategic Planning/Team leader the Data Management &Results Monitoring/Reporting officer will work in a medium size of large office to support in the design, management and implementation of the One UN Data Monitoring and Reporting strategy which are geared towards realization of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The officer will also lead and guide the monitoring and reporting activities of the Resident Coordinators office. The position is located in the UN Resident Coordinator Office in Rwanda.
The Data Management &Results Monitoring/Reporting officer will work in close collaboration with Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Staff of all relevant UN Agencies (as per the Delivering as One (DaO) approach) through the Monitoring &Evaluation Technical Working Group and members of the Resident Coordinators Office (RCO). The officer will maintain close working relationship with relevant Government officials, subject matter experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful implementation of One UN Data Monitoring and Reporting strategy. The specific deliverables of the post will be reviewed annually.
Duties and Responsibilities
Provide substantive support for the development and implementation of the UNCT's data and research strategy
• In alignment with the CCA/UNDAP/F, coordinate design and implementation of the UNCT's data and research strategy;
• Apply expertise in empirical analysis, data mining and visualization to assist the RC/UNCT, including results groups, in developing reports and working papers on a range of sustainable development topic;
• Collect information on the latest developments of the use of new types of data sources and tools (e.g. big data) for sustainable development;
• Provide substantive and analytical support to RC/UNCT in preparing and positioning the UN vis-å-vis SDG acceleration in the country, including the preparation of reports, as well as analytical and position papers;
• Support UNCT research and the development of adequate tools and methodologies at the country level;
• Keep abreast of emerging development issues to galvanize UNCT's analytical capacity to respond to national priorities;
• Contribute substantively to the development and implementation of peer review and quality assurance mechanisms for UNCT's research products;
• Act as the administrator for UNINFO and lead the development of the One UN Country Results Report.
Develop and expand strategic research and data partnerships, including with UN entities at regional and HQ level, government counterparts, research institutes, leading global thinkers on development, and civil society, among others.
• Support UN's engagement with national data and statistical systems, facilitating this engagement with national entities and data system;
• Communicate and coordinate with existing partnerships and help form new partnerships with UN agencies, academia, the private sector, and governmental agencies to further the use of data science for development;
• Communicate and coordinate with internal and external partners on data collection and project/research implementation;
• Support the convening of key thinkers on sustainable development and 2030 Agenda to input on, advise and steer the UNCT's research and data agenda;
• Strengthen the UNCT's partnerships with research institutions and sections across the UN system though concrete collaboration on areas of the 2030 agenda
Coordinate monitoring and reporting of UNCT results under the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)
• Support inter-agency efforts on results and progress monitoring and reporting on the UNDAF and Joint Programmes, particularly through UNINFO;
• Provide quality assurance of the UNDAP/F M&E Framework and results reporting to country, regional and global levels;
• Facilitate independent evaluations of UNDAP/Fs as a key element of the UNDAP/F cycle, and other interagency work related to monitoring, evaluation and reporting;
• Act as country focal for country-level, regional and global M&E initiatives and networks.
Support knowledge management and capacity development related to data and monitoring
• Facilitate the sharing of best practices within the UNCT and with UNCTs in the (sub)region and globally, based on a solid understanding of the incentives that people need to utilize knowledge;
• Serve as a key advocate for knowledge sharing, inspiring others within the RCO and UNCT to contribute their expertise through internal and external platforms and tools, working closely with colleagues at the regional level to ensure usable knowledge is shared and acted upon from one UN country team to another;
• Support the identification of good practices and lessons learned at the different levels of the UN System (national, regional and global) and share findings with HQ, Regional and country colleagues so that best practices benefit UN's work;
• Lead the UNCT' s exchange of best practice, trends, knowledge and lessons learned with external partners;
• Lead in designing thematic activities and knowledge-sharing forums and encourages others to participate;
• Contribute to knowledge sharing (notably through training and facilitating peer exchange) amongst UN staff on issues related to UN strategic planning frameworks, methodologies and tools;
• Draw upon other UN experiences, lessons learned and knowledge networking to provide contributions to strategic planning processes.
• Undertake other activities relating to the smooth operations of the RC Office
Competencies
• Innovation
• Ability to make new and useful ideas work
• Leadership
• Ability to persuade others to follow
• People Management
• Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
• Communication
• Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
• Delivery
• Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
• Advocacy
• Professionalism
• Client Orientation
• Planning and Organizing
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Technological Awareness
• Creativity
Required Skills and Experience
Education
• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in business or public administration, information management, statistics, sustainable development, social sciences, education or related area
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in providing strategic support to research and data analysis, knowledge management or project/programme management in the context of development cooperation or related area is required.
Language requirements
Fluency in English and local language are required. Knowledge of another official language of the UN will be desirable.

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