Head of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Division (OSPD) Full Time

Organization Information

Reports to: Director OSPD

Directorate: Office of Strategic Planning and Delivery (OSPD)

Division: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Division 

Number of Direct Reports: 2

Number of Indirect Reports: 17

Number of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Regular

Job Grade: P5

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Purpose of Job

The Division of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation consolidates functions related to strategic planning,  monitoring , evaluation and reporting, as well as results based management. The Division’s main focus  is to guide and support institutional-wide strategic planning, including multi-year and multi-partner planning; ensure simplified, evidence-based and coherent annual planning and resource allocation; strengthen results-based management and reporting/analysis on impact and outcomes and monitoring.  The Division will need to simplify processes and systems; develop tools, guidance and normative frameworks that are more user-friendly; provide predictable and useful support to the AUC and other AU Organs; and ensure organizational coherence in achieving corporate strategic priorities. The incumbent will lead the service and its related change management.

Main Functions

Strategic Leadership:
•    Oversee the development of respective continental strategic frameworks and ensure they are appropriately aligned.
•    Align the Division’s vision with the AU Strategic Plan 2024–2028 and STYIP moonshots.
•    Oversee the institutionalization of Results-Based Management (RBM) across AU organs.
•    Lead the development of tools and frameworks for simplified, user-friendly planning and reporting.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting:
•    Implement the AU’s robust M&E framework, including KPIs from the Strategic Plan Scorecard (Annex 1).
•    Track progress on moonshots such as “Every Member State Attains Middle-Income Status” and “Africa as a Global Player.”
•    Coordinate biennial reviews of Agenda 2063 and annual progress reports for AU Policy Organs.
Capacity Building and Innovation:
•    Strengthen PME systems using digital tools (e.g., AI, data analytics) to automate reporting and enhance decision-making.
•    Build capacity across AU departments, RECs, and member states in strategic planning, M&E, and gender-responsive budgeting.
Stakeholder Engagement:
•    Foster partnerships with RECs, UN agencies, development partners, and civil society to harmonize continental and global agendas (e.g., SDGs, AfCFTA).
•    Lead consultations to integrate stakeholder feedback into planning cycles.
Resource Mobilization and Risk Management:
•    Liaise with the Risk Management Division of the Commission to update update the union’s risk register and develop a mechanism for monitoring and mitigating risks.
•    Align budgeting with the AU Strategic Plan’s funding priorities
•    Mitigate risks identified in the AU Corporate Risk Register, including funding shortfalls and geopolitical disruptions.

Specific Responsibilities

•    Institutionalization of Results Based Management within the union
•    AU-wide long term and medium-term strategic planning, implementation and delivery
•    Monitoring and evaluation of strategy implementation across the Union
•    Capacity building in strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation within the AUC and other AU Organs
•    Ensure that AU’s resources are efficiently allocated and used based on data and evidence on expected impact, assessed needs, priorities and gaps,
•    Define and assign accountability to stakeholders in the development and implementation of the results framework through a consultative process.
•    Coordinate approaches to the assessment and prioritization of strategic initiatives by aligning strategic decisions at the AUC level to those taken by the AU Policy Organs and RECs.
•    Ensure that adequate levels of innovation and automation are applied in developing tools and systems and in their implementation.
•    Ensure that internal control mechanisms are operational and applied within the Division.
•    Establish mechanisms to enhance team building within the Division and across Divisions, AUC departments and other AU Organs to promote sound deliverables.
•    Provide advice and monitor compliance with strategic directions decided by the Organization through the Division, in the relevant field of responsibility, and provide data-based analytics to promote improvements and efficiencies.
•    Provide strategic guidance within the Division and to all other stakeholders (within and outside AU) on applicable policies and strategies within AU on subjects covered by the Division, providing clear outlines on the implementation and monitoring of these frameworks.
•    Engage, and manage Division’s staff and consultancies for designing, developing, testing and applying the required technical tools for the proposed results frameworks.
•    Bring coherence and build linkages with partners within and outside of the Organization.
•    Develop action plan and lead management change required for introducing, application and mainstreaming of the Framework into processes related to the relevant services provided by the Division.
•    Provide regular updates on team dynamics, existing or foreseen gaps (gap analysis) on AU or stakeholders¿ performance and any other ethical matters that would impact the corporate image and deliverables.
•    Ensuring overall efficient and effective management of the division with the aim of ensuring that the objectives cascaded to the division are met
•    Contributing to the work of OSPD by playing an effective role in the OSPD Senior Management Team
•    Developing divisional work plans and budgets and ensuring their integration into those of OSPD

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

•    A Master’s Degree in Strategic Management, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics or other relevant area.
•    At least 12 years of working experience in relevant strategic management field; of which seven (7) years should be at managerial level and five (5) years at supervisory level.
•    Advanced training in planning, monitoring and evaluation is needed, including exposure to and understanding of
•    trends and developments with respect to data revolution.
•    Working experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation, including experience in setting up and managing PME systems at national or regional levels.
•    Evidence of regional and international experience.

Required Skills

•    A demonstrated ability to initiate and promote collaborative approaches between geographically and culturally disparate partners
•    Demonstrable expertise in project management, balanced scorecard and key performance indicators
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations both internally and externally
•    Ability to develop and delegate clear program goals, plans and actions, including budgets, that are consistent with agreed strategies
•    Ability to effectively lead, supervise, mentor, develop and evaluate staff
•    Computer literacy and use of modern means of communication tools.
•    Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

Leadership Competencies

Core Competencies

Functional Competencies

TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING:

The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

LANGUAGES:

• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

REMUNERATION:

• Indicative basic salary of US$ 50,746.00 (P5 Step 1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 26,208.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.

How To Apply

Applications must be submitted no later than July 25, 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.

Link: https://jobs.au.int/job/Head-of-Planning-Monitoring-and-Evaluation-Division-%28OSPD%29/2747-en_US

– Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
– Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV),