Chief, Planning and Monitoring
Category | Grade:Professional | P-4Deadline:2 Aug 2026Job ID:594654Posted on:22 Jul 2026
Overview
Lead UNICEF Sierra Leone's programme planning, monitoring and reporting, overseeing knowledge management, HACT assurance, budgets and contributions; strengthening results-based management, household-survey evidence and real-time analytics; and coordinating teams and partners.
Department: UNICEF Sierra Leone Country Office
Languages
Required: English
Desired: Another UN language or local language
Job Areas
- Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
- Programme & Project Management
Minimum Experience
8 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Coordinate country-programme planning, implementation monitoring and reporting
- Oversee knowledge management and HACT assurance
- Monitor budgets, contributions and programme performance
- Strengthen results-based management capacity and quality assurance
- Guide household surveys, data analysis and real-time monitoring
- Coordinate programme sections, field offices and external partners
Requirements
- Advanced degree in social sciences, development, programme planning, public administration, statistics, demography or a related field
- At least eight years of relevant national and international programme-planning, budget, monitoring and evaluation experience
- Experience monitoring large programmes
- Previous experience as a Chief of Planning and Monitoring or Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
- English fluency
Skills
Programme planningMonitoring and evaluationResults-based managementHousehold survey designQuantitative analysisBudget oversightTeam leadershipKnowledge management
Additional info
- International Professional post
- Mobility is a condition of employment
- Staff may be deployed to support humanitarian response