Procurement Summary
Country: Yemen
Summary: Coordination Officer, Data Management and Results Monitoring/Reporting
Deadline: 06 Nov 2019
Posting Date: 26 Oct 2019
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 37468238
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Competition: ICB
Financier: United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership: -
Tender Value: Refer Document
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72322000 - Data management services
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Tenders are invited for Assistant Development Coordination Officer, Data Management and Results Monitoring/Reporting - Resident Coordinator's Office
Vacancy End Date: (Midnight New York, USA) 06/11/2019
Background
The UNCT in Yemen has developed the Bridging Framework which seeks to respond to the HRP+ priorities in a strategic and coordinated manner. The Bridging Framework purpose is to have a coordinated and coherent planning framework for United Nations assistance to Yemen that facilitates the strategic planning and operational coordination of actions that build on ongoing humanitarian response and peacebuilding activities ensuring that the additional resources, capacities and institutional arrangements required for such an approach are realized. It aims at strengthening institutional and community resilience with the focus of enhancing the impact of humanitarian response and building a stronger foundation for sustainable solutions to the crisis when the situation allows. As its title suggests, it will serve as a programmatic bridge between the current humanitarian assistance (HRP) and future recovery and post crisis programming.
The Resident Coordinator's Office (RCO) is responsible for the management, the operationalization, monitoring and reporting of the Bridging Framework, and for the support to the United Nations Country Team (UNCT). The RCO - Assistant Development Coordination Officer, Data Management and Results Monitoring/Reporting, provides support and assistance for the monitoring, Evaluation and reporting for the UNCT work in Yemen.
Duties and Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Assistant Development Coordination Officer, Data Management and Results Monitoring/Reporting will be responsible of the following duties:
1. Provides analytical support for the development and implementation of the UNCT data and research strategies
Assists in the design and implementation of the UNCT-s data and research strategy, in alignment with the Country Common Analysis (CCA) and Assistance Framework;
Undertakes empirical analysis, data mining and visualization, as assigned, to assist the Resident Coordinator (RC) and UNCT, including results groups, in developing reports and working papers on a range of sustainable development topics;
Compiles and analyses information on the latest developments of the use of new types of data sources and tools (e.g. big data) for sustainable development;
Provides analytical support to RC/UNCT in preparing and positioning the UN to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country, including the preparation of reports, as well as analytical and position papers;
Contributes to UNCT research and development of data and research tools and methodologies at the country level;
Keeps abreast of emerging development issues to optimize UNCT-s analytical capacity to respond to national priorities;
Contributes to the development and implementation of peer review and quality assurance mechanisms for UNCT-s research products;
Administers UNINFO planning, monitoring and reporting system and contributes to the development of the One UN Country Results Report.
2. Assists in the development and expansion of 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.
Supports the UN-s work with national data and statistical systems, facilitating engagement with national entities and data systems;
Contributes to communication and coordination with existing partners and helps form new partnerships with UN agencies, academia, the private sector, and governmental agencies to further the use of data science for development;
Contributes to communication and coordination with internal and external partners on data collection and project/research implementation;
Assists in the convening of key thinkers on sustainable development and 2030 Agenda to provide inputs on, advise and steer the UNCT-s research and data agenda;
Participates in strengthening the UNCT-s partnerships with research institutions and similar entities across the UN system though concrete collaboration on areas of the 2030 agenda.
3. Contributes to the monitoring and reporting of UNCT results
Supports inter-agency efforts on results and progress monitoring and reporting on the;
Assists in preparing the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework and assists in reporting results at country, regional and global levels;
Contributes to independent evaluations of Assistance Framework, and other interagency work related to monitoring, evaluation and reporting;
Serves as country focal point for country-level, regional and global M&E initiatives and networks.
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