Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Associate- NPSA 7 at UN Women: (Deadline 15 June 2026)
Background:
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's mandate (GA resolution 64/289)
is to lead, coordinate and promote accountability of the UN System to deliver
on gender equality and women empowerment (GEWE) with the primary objective of
enhancing country-level coherence, ensuring coordinated interventions, and
securing positive impacts on the lives of women and girls, including those
living in rural areas and face other forms of vulnerabilities. It provides
strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and
efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant
actors. UN Women is committed to the principle of Leaving No One Behind, by
intentionally supporting targeted actions aimed at addressing barriers
preventing marginalized and vulnerable groups of women and girls from fully
exercising their rights. The UN Women Rwanda Country Office leverage its triple
mandate- normative, coordination, and operational, to translate global gender
standards into national policies, strengthen UN system coordination, and
deliver evidence-based programs. In partnership with government, civil society,
development partners, and the private sector, UN Women Rwanda forsters, an
enabling environment for women and girls, advancing the SDGs, Convention of the
Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Beijing
Platform for Action, and Rwanda’s Governance as well as socio-economic
transformation agenda.
The UN Women Rwanda Country Office (CO) Strategic Note (2026–2029), aligned
with NST II, the UNSDCF 2025–2029, and the UN Women Strategic Plan 2026–2029,
advances a refocused country presence centered on upstream policy influence,
evidence-based advocacy, catalytic programming, and strengthened UN system
coordination to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE).
Leveraging UN Women’s triple mandate, normative, coordination, and operational,
the CO plays a central coordination and advocacy role across national
development processes and multi-stakeholder partnerships, strengthening
inter-agency collaboration, supporting government-led gender integration in
policies, plans, and budgets, and advancing strategic engagement with
development partners, civil society, the private sector, and academia. The CO
also promotes high-level advocacy, visibility, and accountability for GEWE
commitments while facilitating knowledge exchange and positioning gender
equality as a cross-cutting development priority.
Reporting to the Country Representative,
the Planning, Monitoring and Reporting Associate will provide support to the
Country Office to strengthen results-based management, monitoring and reporting
and ensuring the timely documentation and communication of results to internal
and external stakeholders.
III. Key Functions and Accountabilities.
1. Strategic Planning &
Results-Based Frameworks
- Support strategic, bi-annual, and annual planning processes,
ensuring alignment with UN Women corporate planning, monitoring and
reporting standards.
- Contribute to the development and quality assurance of results
frameworks and indicators in project design and proposals.
- Ensure integration of evaluation findings, lessons learned, and
recommendations into programme formulation and planning.
- Manage and update Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Plans,
ensuring coherence with CO priorities and corporate guidance.
- Contribute to UN Women reporting frameworks including UNSDCF
and Results Groups monitoring processes.
2. Monitoring, Data Management &
Performance Tracking
- Track progress against programme indicators and targets on a
quarterly basis, highlighting performance issues and follow-up
actions.
- Support field monitoring visits with programme teams to verify
results and strengthen data quality.
- Maintain and manage data across UN Women planning and
monitoring platforms, including UNINFO and donor systems.
- Monitor partner performance, expenditures, and delivery trends
to support programme oversight and decision-making.
3. Reporting, Donor Compliance &
Results Communication
- Coordinate timely preparation of high-quality internal and
external reports (quarterly, semi-annual, annual, donor and financial
reports).
- Review and provide feedback on implementing partner reports to
improve quality, accuracy, and timeliness.
- Track donor reporting obligations and ensure compliance with
agreements and deadlines.
- Compile and analyze programme performance data for management
briefs, executive reporting, and donor communications.
4. Capacity Building, Knowledge
Management & Learning
- Strengthen staff and partner capacity in RBM, monitoring,
evaluation, and reporting through training and practical guidance.
- Develop and support knowledge products including briefs,
lessons learned, best practices, and success stories.
- Promote organizational learning by disseminating monitoring and
evaluation findings across programmes and stakeholders.
- Facilitate awareness and shared accountability for planning,
monitoring, reporting across the Country Office.
Competencies :
Core Values:
- Integrity;
- Professionalism;
- Respect for Diversity.
Core Competencies:
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
- Accountability;
- Creative Problem Solving;
- Effective Communication;
- Inclusive Collaboration;
- Stakeholder Engagement;
- Leading by Example.
Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s
Values and Competencies Framework:
Functional Competencies:
- Good knowledge of programme formulation, implementation, and
Results-Based Management
- Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, evaluation design,
data collection and analysis, and reporting
- Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce
analytical reports
- Analytical and report writing skills
IV. Recruitment Qualifications
Education and certification:
- Completion of secondary education is required.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations or
journalism is desirable.
Experience:
- At least 7 years of relevant experience at the national or
international level in monitoring and reporting of development projects/
programmes is required.
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software
packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and spreadsheet and database packages,
experience in handling of web-based management systems is required.
- Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System,
preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
- A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®,
PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English and Kiryarwanda is required.
- Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French,
Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).
Statements :
In July 2010, the United Nations General
Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and
the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN
reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It
merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of
the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on
gender equality and women's empowerment.
Diversity and inclusion:
At UN Women, we are committed to creating a
diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits,
employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion,
color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national
origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is
decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and
organizational need.
If you need any reasonable accommodation to
support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please
include this information in your application.
UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on
conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations
and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse
of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to
adhere to UN Women’s policies and
procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN
Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and
background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic
credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to
provide additional information to conduct a background check.)
Note: Applicants must ensure that all
sections of the application form, including the sections on education and
employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the
application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.
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