Programme & Planning Specialist, P-3, TA (6Months), #137387, Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo - WCAR

## Programme & Planning Specialist, P-3, TA (6Months), #137387, Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo - WCAR

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**Contract type:** Temporary Appointment
**Duty Station:** Bunia
**Location:** Democratic Republic of Congo
**Categories:** Programme Management, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is responding to its 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, confirmed in May 2026 and affecting Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. The situation remains complex and evolving, with transmission occurring in both community and health-care settings. Response efforts are led by national authorities in a context shaped by health system limitations, logistical constraints, insecurity, displacement, and diverse community perceptions influencing health-seeking behaviors.

UNICEF supports the Government through a multi-sectoral approach, focusing on community engagement, surveillance, infection prevention, and the continuity of essential services for vulnerable populations.

This context requires strong coordination, adaptability, and cultural sensitivity to support effective and equitable response efforts, particularly for children and at-risk communities.

**How can you make a difference?**

You lead and coordinate the planning, monitoring, analysis, and reporting functions for the UNICEF Ebola response in Bunia. You establish and maintain a practical emergency monitoring system, support inter-sectoral planning, track programme performance, produce analytical products to inform decision-making, strengthen data quality, and contribute to accountability mechanisms, including HACT, PSEA, field monitoring, third-party monitoring, and partner performance reviews.

You provide hands-on support to programme sections, field teams, and partners in a fast-paced emergency environment, ensuring effective coordination, timely reporting, and evidence-based response management.

**Summary of key functions/accountabilities:**

1. Technical leadership and operational coordination are provided for planning, monitoring and performance management of the Ebola response in Bunia and affected health zones.
2. A coherent Ebola response monitoring framework, indicator matrix, data flow and dashboard are established and regularly updated to support evidence-based decisions.
3. Programme implementation, partner performance and field monitoring are tracked against agreed targets, timelines, geographic priorities and risk levels.
4. Data quality, analysis, information management and visualization are strengthened across sectors and partners.
5. High-quality emergency reporting, SitReps, management briefs and donor updates are produced on time and based on verified evidence.
6. Accountability, risk monitoring, HACT assurance linkages, PSEA, gender, equity and AAP considerations are integrated into planning and monitoring processes.
7. Capacity of UNICEF staff, field teams, government counterparts and partners is strengthened on emergency monitoring, indicators, reporting and evidence use.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: 08 - GJP TA PPM Specialist P3 Ebola Bunia.docx

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**Minimum requirements**

- **Education**: An advanced university degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas is required: public health, statistics, monitoring and evaluation, demography, economics, social sciences, development studies, information management, international relations, management or another relevant technical field.
- **Work Experience**: A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation, inf