INTERNATIONAL CONSULANT: Project Management Support Officer

The Position:

Project Management Support Officer (P2 UN Grade equivalent)

Under the direct supervision of the Emergency Coordinator and in close collaboration with the Planning and Monitoring; Gender and Social Inclusion; and Integrated SRHR units, the consultant will provide high-quality project management and M&E support. 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

To respond to these challenges, UNFPA has secured multi-year funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to implement a project from 2024 - 2027 focused on life-saving and early recovery services. To ensure effective project implementation, monitoring, and reporting, UNFPA is recruiting a qualified Project Management Support Officer. The consultant will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, but will be part of the South Sudan Country Office. 

You would be responsible for:

Project Management
•     Coordinate quarterly planning of activities and budgets in collaboration with implementing partners.
•     Prepare regular situation updates, quarterly progress reports, and donor briefings.
•     Contribute to the drafting of concept notes, inter-agency plans, and project proposals supporting humanitarian preparedness and response.
•     Provide technical guidance and ongoing support to implementing partners and stakeholders.
•     Participate in (virtual) review meetings and present key lessons learned.
•     Support the preparation of annual work plans, budgets, and other programmatic documents.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
•     Design and implement a comprehensive M&E plan aligned with UNFPA and KOICA requirements and project log-frame.
•     Develop standardized M&E tools and templates for use across project sites to measure the project results and satisfaction of beneficiaries with project results.
•     Lead routine monitoring of project implementation against targets and key performance indicators.
•     Coordinate and support regular field monitoring visits to assess project quality and progress, document lessons learned from the visits and track the implementation of outcomes from monitoring visits. 
•     Support mid-term and end-of-project evaluations, and performance review exercises.
•     Lead data collection, validation, and analysis to inform project adjustments and learning.
•     Document lessons learned and integrate them into planning and reporting cycles.
•     Represent UNFPA in relevant coordination meetings, workshops, and relevant fora, as assigned.
Data Management and Reporting
•     Establish and maintain a project monitoring database aligned with country office monitoring systems.
•     Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to generate actionable insights.
•     Support timely preparation of donor reports with quality M&E inputs and visualizations.
•     Develop knowledge products such as case studies, learning briefs, and human-interest stories to capture project impact.
 

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  
•     Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Project/Programme Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health, Statistics, Demography, Social Sciences, or a related field.
•     A first-level degree combined with additional relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree

Knowledge and Experience: 

•     Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in project management and M&E in humanitarian or development contexts.
•     Strong proficiency in data collection, analysis, and visualization using tools such as SPSS, Stata, R, or Power BI.
•     Demonstrated experience supporting SRH and GBV programming is highly desirable.
•     Familiarity with donor reporting standards, particularly KOICA, is a strong asset.
•     Experience working with UN agencies or international NGOs is preferred
Languages: 

Required Competencies: 

Values:

Core Competencies: 

Functional Competencies:

•    Conceptual innovation in the provision of technical expertise
•    Job knowledge/technical expertise
•    Adaptation/application of knowledge in different contexts
•    Integration in a multidisciplinary environment
 

Managerial Competencies (if applicable):

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.