Monitoring Officer, NO-1, TA (364 days), #136918, Gaza, State of Palestine
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them reach their full potential. In the State of Palestine, particularly Gaza, UNICEF addresses the complex challenges of conflict, displacement, and limited access to essential services, working to deliver life-saving assistance and support long-term recovery and resilience.
Job Purpose
The Monitoring Officer, under the supervision of the Planning & Monitoring Specialist, provides essential professional and operational support for programme and field monitoring activities in Gaza. This role is crucial for ensuring the effective planning and execution of routine monitoring, including data collection, verification, and basic analysis. The officer will be responsible for consolidating monitoring information, preparing reports, and following up on agreed actions to enhance programme delivery and accountability. This position requires close collaboration with programme sections and partners, while escalating strategic decisions and significant risks to the supervisor. The role contributes to UNICEF's mission by ensuring that programmes are effectively monitored and that interventions are responsive to the needs of children and families in a challenging environment.
Responsibilities
The Monitoring Officer will be responsible for supporting Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Planning (IMEP) by contributing to the development and implementation of monitoring plans. They will conduct situation monitoring and assessment to gather real-time information on the operating environment and its impact on children. A key function is monitoring programme performance, ensuring that activities are on track and achieving intended outcomes. The role involves managing and strengthening community feedback mechanisms to capture beneficiary perspectives. The officer will also contribute to M&E capacity building for partners and staff, and support communication and partnerships related to monitoring efforts. This includes collecting, compiling, verifying, and analyzing programme or field-monitoring information, identifying data gaps and inconsistencies, and supporting appropriate follow-up actions. The position requires preparing monitoring reports and analytical products for management use, and potentially supporting monitoring-related training and coaching initiatives. The officer will conduct field visits and programme verification activities, applying data quality assurance methodologies, and working collaboratively with programme teams, implementing partners, and other stakeholders in a complex operating environment.
Work Experience
At least one year of relevant professional experience in programme monitoring, field monitoring/data collection, data management, analysis, and/or reporting is required. Experience in collecting, compiling, verifying, and analyzing programme or field-monitoring information, and working with programme teams, implementing partners, and/or other stakeholders in support of programme monitoring is also required.
Skills
Programme and field-monitoring approaches, Data collection, verification, and follow-up, Quantitative and qualitative data analysis, Identifying data gaps and inconsistencies, Analytical skills, Planning skills, Organizational skills, Report-writing skills, Collaboration with diverse stakeholders, Communication skills, Interpersonal skills, Monitoring frameworks and indicator tracking