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The African Union Head, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Division Jobs in Ethiopia

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Head, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Division

Job Title
The African Union (AU), established as a Pan-African continental body, is charged with spearheading the
implementation of Agenda 2063 - the 50-year continental shared strategic framework for inclusive growth and
sustainable development, and its Ten Year Implementations Plans (the first of which spans 2013-2023) - in
order to realize the African Union Vision of “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own
citizens and representing a dynamic force in the international arena”.

The Agenda 2063 Framework was adopted by the AU Policy Organs in January 2015 and its First Ten Year
Implementation Plan (FTYIP) in July 2015. Attention is now on its implementation, focusing on: domestication in
Member States’ National Plans; alignment of strategic plans of AUC departments, Organs and RECS with the
FTYIP; development and roll out of an accountability/measurement framework; capacity development;
popularization, advocacy and awareness raising, etc.

The Directorate of Strategic Planning, Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation and Resource Mobilization under the
Bureau of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, had a key role in the formulation of Agenda 2063
(with the support of key partners such as the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency – NPCA, AfDB, and
UNECA), and is now actively engaged (in collaboration with partners and stakeholders) in facilitating its
implementation.

The Directorate consists of four Divisions, namely:

(i) Policy Analysis and Research;

(ii) Planning, Monitoring
and Evaluation;

(iii) Resource Mobilization; and

(iv) Knowledge Management.

The mandate of the Directorate is
to: coordinate implementation of Agenda 2063; undertake, planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation of the
Commission’s strategic plan and related programmes; mobilize partners’ resources; undertake policy analysis
and research to inform the Commission’s work; and provide various AU entities, staff and various stakeholders
access to up to date information and information products, as well as archival material on the OAU/AU to
facilitate discharge of their mandates.

The Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, within the Directorate of Strategic Planning, in the context of
Agenda 2063 implementation, is tasked with, among other things to:

• Provide the Departments, Directorates and various Units of the Commission with technical support and
build their capacity to define priorities, plan, execute and monitor implementation of policies and programmes in
Organization

the context of Agenda 2063 Ten Year Implementation Plans;
• Institutionalize Results-Based Planning and Management within the Commission, using among other
tools the Logical Framework Approach (LFA);

• In close collaboration with all partners (AUC Departments, AU Organs, RECs and NPCA), develop, and
put in place and oversee a functioning Integrated, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting System
(IPMERS) for Agenda 2063, building upon AMERT;

• Take the lead in developing the strategic plans or other planning frameworks of the Commission to
ensure effective implementation of those areas of Agenda 2063 that fall within Commission’s ambit, and ensure
the timely evaluation of these plans, and synthesize best practices and lessons;

• Develop, test, adapt and roll out relevant and adapted planning, monitoring and evaluation systems,
tools and formats and ensure compliance and update when necessary;

• Work with the AHRM Department to develop and implement training and capacity building activities
related to planning, monitoring and evaluation for all relevant staff of the Commission;

• Contribute to the annual reports of the Commission, as well as to the overall report on the
implementation of Agenda 2063;

• Establish and maintain a data base on focal points of National Planning Entities (NPE) of Member
States, Regional Economic Communities and AU Organs in order to facilitate follow up support to Member
States by the Commission.

Core Deliverables of the Post

The core deliverables (managerial and technical) of the post include, but are not restricted to the following:

• Approved Division work plans and budgets, on a timely basis, as part of integrated work plan and
budget of the Directorate and that of the Commission, in line with established rules and procedures;

• Sound staff management (approved individual work plans, regular appraisals and career counseling
and staff development plans), in accordance with rules and regulations of the Commission.

• Regular progress, and other reports produced to inform the work/deliberations of Agenda 2063 statutory
bodies, such as the Commission, the Coordination Committee (AUC, NPCA, AfDB, UNECA, ACBF, RECs), the
Ministerial Committee on Agenda 2063, and AU Policy Organs;

• A functioning integrated PME system for Agenda 2063;

• Annual Budget Framework Paper produced in a timely manner and of high standard;

• Strategic Plans of the Commission in line with Agenda 2063 Ten Year Implementation Plans;

• Institutionalized Results Based Planning and Management within the Commission and its Regional
Offices;

• Commission’s Departments, Directorates and Units planning, M&E and budgeting needs fully met by
adequate, effective and timely support.

• Other deliverables as determined by Director, SPPMERM and in line with the requirements of the job.

Candidates from the following least represented countries at the African Union Commission are encouraged to
apply: Angola, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea,
Guinea (Rep), Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Namibia, Sahrawi Arab Republic, Sao Tome and Principe,
Seychelles , Somalia and South Sudan.

Job title: Head, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Division

Grade: P5

Department: Directorate of Strategic Planning, Policy, Monitoring, Evaluation and Resource Mobilization
(SPPMERM)

Supervisor: Director, Strategic Planning, Policy, Monitoring, [Evaluation and Resource Mobilization

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Department
Approved Division work plans and budgets, on a timely basis, as part of integrated work plan and budget of the
Directorate and that of the Commission, in line with established rules and procedures.

• Sound staff management (approved individual work plans, regular appraisals and career counseling
and staff development plans), in accordance with rules and regulations of the Commission.

• A functioning Agenda 2063 knowledge management platform in place to serve the needs of AUC,
Regional Offices, AU Organs and external stakeholders.

• The Commission as a prime gateway and major hub for sources of information and knowledge on
Africa’s historic, political, and socio-economic developments.

• Library resources and archives that are up to date with global standards and responsive to the needs of
all stakeholders and clients.

• Other deliverables as determined by Director, SPPMERM and in line with the requirements of the job.
Project
Under the overall supervision of the Director, SPPMERM, the Head of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation shall
discharge the following managerial and substantive/technical duties and responsibilities: