Programme Monitoring Officer-UNOCHA-(Nationals Only)

BACKGROUND

OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to: 

In December 1991, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 46/182, designed to strengthen the United Nations' response to both complex emergencies and natural disasters. In addition, it aimed at improving the overall effectiveness of the UN's humanitarian operations in the field. 

Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous and most violent, crisis-ridden countries in the world, with a continued deepening and geographic spread of the conflict and natural disasters. 

 At the same time, Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes, flooding, drought, landslides, and avalanches. Over three decades of conflict, coupled with climate change, environmental degradation, and insufficient investment in disaster risk reduction strategies, have contributed to the increasing vulnerability of the Afghan people to cope with the sudden shock of natural disasters and increased risks posed to livelihoods. On average, each year, around 230,000 people are affected by natural disasters. Destruction of shelters, crops, food stocks, and damage to household and community assets such as water and sanitation infrastructure result in the need for emergency support to protect people from the different hazards. 

The OCHA manages, among others, the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF), which is a multi-donor country-based pooled fund managed by OCHA Afghanistan under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator. It receives unearmarked contributions from donors into a single fund. The funds are used for ongoing humanitarian operations and to respond to new emergencies. 

Position Purpose:

The incumbent reports to the Programme and Data Management Lead, under the overall supervision of the Head of the Humanitarian Financing Unit/AHF Fund Manager. The incumbent will provide support to the HFU in maintaining several monitoring tasks and responsibilities in terms of conducting field monitoring visits to do a physical verification for the partners' self-reported progress, reporting on project progress and findings, collecting data and analyzing the collected information, designing a survey questionnaire for the Remote Call Monitoring, and coordinating between the AHF partners and the Third Party Monitoring service contractor/s. Main duties will include developing monitoring plans, coordinating monitoring missions with OCHA field offices, relevant clusters, and respective implementing partners, traveling to project sites, preparing monitoring reports, analyzing and processing of collected information, sharing reports with clusters and IPs, uploading to the Grant Management System (GMS), and other responsibilities as required.

Key Duties and Accountabilities: 

Within delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties

1.) Fund Management and Coordination

2.) Monitoring 

Core Competencies:

Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies:

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Experience:

Language:

Equal opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, UNOCHA values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination. 

UNOCHA is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.

Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority

UNOCHA does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination, or abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles. 

Probation

For all new UNOCHA fixed-term appointments (FTA), including for staff members being transferred or seconded to UNOCHA under the Inter-Organization Agreement concerning Transfer, Secondment or Loan of Staff, on an appointment of more than one year, continuation of the appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.

Right to select multiple candidates

UNOCHA reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement.  We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNOCHA at the same grade level and with a similar job description, experience, and educational requirements.

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