Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women China Office is implementing programmes in women’s economic empowerment, ending violence against women and strengthening governance through gender responsive research, legal and policy frameworks at the national and provincial levels as well as holds a strong partnership, communication, and advocacy portfolio. The office is currently development Strategic Note (SN) 2021-2025, aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, 2021-2025, with aim of scaling up its programmatic and partnership efforts in the country.

Reporting to the Programme and Partnership Specialist, the UN Youth Volunteer on Gender Equality and Youth Engagement will help develop innovative partnerships that support the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment in China’s philanthropic community, develop mentorship programmes aimed at empowering young women, and create partnerships tackling gender stereotypes in cyberspace, including social media and gaming.

Under the direct supervision of International Programme Management Consultant, the National UN Youth Volunteer will:

• Liaison with RO planning and M&E specialists to ensure alignment to the corporate standards related to planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Follow up on required action/outstanding issues and report on outcome/ result. Alert the Country Representative/ CO on critical issues to be addressed.
• Participate in and provide support to joint inter-agency UN planning processes and similar exercises.
• Prepare briefing materials for the office on issues to be discussed in the UN and other events and meetings.
• Assist and coordinate monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes; ensure the use of relevant evaluation findings, conclusions, and recommendations are incorporated to program formulation.
• Coordinate and finalize annual work plan monitoring, reviews, and reporting.
• Coordinate on UN Women annual report as well as other corporate reporting requirements as per set deadlines/timelines
• Ensure the availability (including collecting and maintaining) of data for related reporting requirements, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations.
• Manage the development and dissemination of good practices and lessons learned; ensure incorporation into programme planning.
• Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring & Reporting among all staff members through communication, training, learning and hands-on technical assistance.
• Assist in SN development and review process, and reporting for 5 years Strategic Plan Period.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end of assignment self- reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.