M&E and Reporting Advisor

Contract

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THE SPOYLIGHT INITIATIVE PROGRAMME IS ADMINISTERED BY UNDP AND THE IUNV WILL BE ASSIGNED TO WORK WITH UNRCO.

The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO) is responsible for providing overarching coordination and support to the implementation of the Afghanistan Spotlight Initiative, supporting the UN Resident Coordinator (RC), who has the final decision-making authority within the UN and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and oversight of the SI Country Programme, including its planning, implementation, communication, monitoring and review, as well as facilitation of collaboration amongst all stakeholders. As such, the RC is accountable to the UN Deputy Secretary-General for the overall design, set-up, implementation and reporting on the Country Programme, including ensuring national ownership at the highest level, sustainability of results, complementing resource mobilization and broad engagement with relevant partners and stakeholders.

Therefore, the RCO is responsible for overall coordination of the Spotlight initiative in Afghanistan, including coordination and follow up on Programme planning, delivery, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and communications. The RCO supports the oversight function of the RC and provides secretariat support to the Country Programme Steering Committee and the CS-NRG. Interactions and communications with the EOSG, Spotlight Initiative Secretariat, Government, EU Delegation, development partners and the CS-NRG are – in principle – streamlined through the RCO. As such, the RCO will be strengthened with a national Senior Coordinator, a national UNV Communications and Knowledge Management Officer, and an International UNV Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer.

• The SI M&E and Reporting Advisor (SI-MRA) will be part of an integrated team within the RCO providing technical support to both the RCO and the Recipient UN Organizations (RUNOs) implementing the SI Programme, namely: UNICEF, UNFPA, UN Women, and UNDP. S/He will work under the overall guidance of the RC, and under the direct supervision of Head of RCO.

• The SI-MRA is expected to assist the RUNOs with the development of the M&E log frames, risk logs and to implement a sound internal monitoring system that will capture all aspects of the Programme. The SI-MRA will provide timely progress updates to the RCO.

• In addition, the SI-MRA will work closely with the RUNO’s and RCO M&E staff, to coordinate data collection, provide technical assistance where needed, and ensure that the M&E and Reporting Plan is incorporated into their planning.

• The SI-MRA, in collaboration with the Senior Coordinator and the RUNO focal points, is the main person responsible for coordinating the establishment and implementation of the project’s monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems, also working closely with the RCO’s Monitoring, Data and Reporting Officer.

• The SI-MRA is further responsible for developing the required SI reports, updates, and progress documents, in line with SI formats/guidelines and standards, as well as working closely with the SI Communications Officer to produce knowledge products for stakeholders. S/He will work closely with other electoral project Advisors and specialist to gather and transfer data and produce accurate electoral reports and flow of communication.

• The SI-MRA will form a M&E-R working group with the RUNOs’ focal points to develop the tools and templates for data collection, evaluation, and reporting, as well as design the plan for M&E-R activities throughout the project life.

Establishment and ongoing implementation of a standardized project reporting mechanism including effective and timely reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

• Take the lead in writing the required Project Reports, capturing in a comprehensive analytical manner project progress against Results Framework; including the documentation of success stories, achievements, lessons learned, risks and issues. • Take the lead in developing project Updates to donors and stakeholders in a timely manner, using the most professional writing and SI formatting requirements. • Actively participate in the development of project management-related documents and concise reports and power-point presentations for various project meetings and workshops. • Support the Senior Coordination Officer and Head/RCO, and work closely with the SI Communication Officer and RUNOs to ensure accurate and timely project progress reporting and communication to donors and stakeholders in line with SI requirements.

Capacity building/advisory support to RUNOS and partners to establish an internal Planning and M&E system, facilitating the set-up of progress reports to the RC, RUNOs, EU, GoIRA, and stakeholders.

• Support the RUNOs to identify M&E indicators that measure the social impact of the SI activities. • Provide capacity building efforts as needed to the RCO and RUNOs to set up a system of internal monitoring and regular and systematic internal data collection to monitor progress and produce internal reports for project management. • Assist the RUNOs and RCO in developing a system to produce the required progress reports. • Support the RUNOs to identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). • Support the RUNOs to produce required evaluative reports, drawing on KPIs. • Consult with the RUNOs, in coordination with the Senior Coordination Officer, to assess needs of staff and to organize opportunities for training and education, as appropriate. • Lead the project’s regular reporting and progress updates, and document capacity building support.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day). • Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. • Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities. • Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc. • Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers. • Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

• Accountability • Adaptability and Flexibility • Building Trust • Commitment and Motivation • Commitment to Continuous Learning • Empowering • Integrity • Knowledge Sharing • Planning and Organizing • Professionalism • Respect for Diversity • Technological Awareness

• Monitoring and Evaluation experience. • Strong M&E and Results Based Management experience, preferably with UN context. • Strong knowledge of gender concepts and tools for measuring social change related to gender. • Proven analytical skills to collect, synthesize, analyses data for compiled analytical reporting writing, including identification of lessons learned and risks/issues. • Strong report writing skills to internal and external partners. • Experience in M&E capacity building advisory to stakeholders. • Working experience in Afghanistan or a demonstrable knowledge/understanding of the current gender and women’s rights context is desirable. • Leadership qualities, including the ability to motivate others, involve all members of a team, inspire a sense of ownership and responsibility among staff, and elicit consistently high-quality output; Ability to quickly adapt to change, and to remain calm under pressure. • Time management and organizational skills, with the ability to undertake multiple tasks. • Working experience in hardship post is required. • Knowledge of Pashto and/or Dari languages would be an asset.

The position is based in Kabul. UNRCO/UNDP will facilitate accommodation for IUNV within UNOCA.