M&E Associate

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Overview

Support monitoring and evaluation activities in the UNFPA Country Office.

You have:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in implementing Results-Based Management (RBM) principles and tracking programme delivery metrics.
• Familiarity with digital knowledge management, data reporting, and maintaining data storage systems.
• Experience in supporting capacity-building initiatives or training for internal staff, government counterparts, and implementing partners.
• Experience in developing, updating, and maintaining performance monitoring and evaluation frameworks in humanitarian or development settings.
• Experience in supporting the coordination of monitoring visits and tracking the implementation of follow-up recommendations.
• Attention to detail and results-oriented approach.
• Data literacy and excellent command of spreadsheets and tables.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Desirable: experience with data cleaning principles, and data visualization.
• Have affinity with or interest in Sexual and Reproductive Health, the Prevention and Response to Gender Based Violence, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Contract

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The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Associate will operate within the UNFPA Country Office in Port Sudan, directly supporting the M&E Specialist and working closely with the programme and support teams. UNFPA’s strategic direction focuses on achieving three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. The Country Office is implementing robust information, monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems. The selected candidate will assist the M&E Specialist in strengthening monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning activities, ensuring that UNFPA programming is based on evidence, and well positioned as well as optimally integrated into national frameworks and humanitarian response plans.

● Coordination and RBM Best Practices: o Assist with tracking project metrics and applying Results-Based Management (RBM) principles to data entry and basic reporting. o Assist in gathering data to ensure programme delivery aligns with the Country Programme Document, the UNFPA Strategic Plan, donor requirements, and national frameworks. o Supports the coordination of results planning and reporting across the office.

● Knowledge Management Support: o Assist in the digitalization of knowledge management for ongoing programme, support, and M&E activities. o Help organize and format the collection, systematization, and dissemination of knowledge products, good practices, and lessons learned

● Follow-Up and Capacity Building: o Support the M&E Specialist in strengthening the capacity of Country Office staff and implementing partners (IPs) regarding monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning concepts. o Support follow-up with IPs on regular quantitative and qualitative reporting requirements. o Assist in preparing, collecting, and updating templates and best practices, such as checklist, mission findings, action and recommendation trackers.

● Framework Maintenance and Updating o Help maintain and routinely update M&E master files related to service locations, Monitoring activities, data reporting mechanisms, information frameworks, and work plans

● Achieving results ● being accountable ● Developing and applying professional expertise/ business acumen ●Thinking analytically and strategically ● Working in teams/ managing ourselves and our relationships ● Communicating for impact

● A minimum of 2 years of experience in implementing Results-Based Management (RBM) principles and tracking programme delivery metrics. ● Familiarity with digital knowledge management, data reporting, and maintaining data storage systems. ● Experience in supporting capacity-building initiatives or training for internal staff, government counterparts, and implementing partners. ● Experience in developing, updating, and maintaining performance monitoring and evaluation frameworks in humanitarian or development settings. ● Experience in supporting the coordination of monitoring visits and tracking the implementation of follow-up recommendations. ● Attention to detail and results-oriented approach. ● Data literacy and excellent command of spreadsheets and tables. ● Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; ● Desirable: experience with data cleaning principles, and data visualization ● Have affinity with or interest in Sexual and Reproductive Health, the Prevention and Response to Gender Based Violence, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN system.

Sudan is a unique country, and UNFPA’s interventions represent a unique mandate and area of work. It provides an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as stamina and commitment. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.

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