MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer) Support Officer

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This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

The UN Capital Development Fund makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 47 least developed countries. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development.

By strengthening how finance works for poor people at the household, small enterprise, and local infrastructure levels, UNCDF contributes to SDG 1 on eradicating poverty and SDG 17 on the means of implementation. By identifying those market segments where innovative financing models can have transformational impact in helping to reach the last mile and address exclusion and inequalities of access, UNCDF contributes to a number of different SDGs.

Since 2008, UNCDF has been supporting digital finance with significant success, with digital finance currently the largest part of its inclusive finance portfolio. This includes digital innovations linked to off-grid energy, agriculture, employment, health and transport. With many professionals with strong digital finance experience across the globe and with several hundreds of projects on digital finance on-going, UNCDF is one of the leading development agencies in digital finance with a mission and expertise to reach low-income customers in some of the world’s most difficult markets.

Based on this experience UNCDF started in 2017 to expand the scope of its programmatic agenda to go beyond digital finance using its newly launched strategy “Leaving no one behind in the digital era”. Through this strategy it intends to move its focus from digital finance (DF) to digital economies which constitutes a logical integration of UNCDF experience in financial inclusion and digital financial services, developed over many years. The legacy of UNCDF intervention programmes was built through a range of country/regional programmes and global thematic initiatives, which has established a very

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Regional Manager - Pacific or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer MEAL Support Officer will:

Set up UNCDF’s data collection system for partner interventions in each of the programme countries:

    Develop data management and data visualization tools to track project results and aggregated programme results.
    Design partner monitoring tools and train partners in data collection and reporting.
    Based on the primary data collected, analyse project and programme performance and extract relevant findings for strategic decision-making and market based interventions.







Supports the MEAL Officer in the planning, preparation and management of M&E strategies and associated activities conducted for the programmes, such as;

    Support to development and execution of M&E work plan, including internal assessments and external evaluation of the programmes
    Support with the data collection, quality control and results measurement for the programmes







Supports the MEAL Officer and other colleagues in the Pacific to implement the use of UNCDF’s Inclusive Digital Economy Scorecard (IDES) and with associated research on thematic topics relevant to UNCDF’s learning agenda:

    Supports the data-collection for the IDES tool for each programme country.
    Identify secondary datasets and research relevant to the implementation of the programme and develop and update the IDES and the country evidence base.
    Conduct analysis of secondary sources on digital economy data to identify programme priorities and inform market engagements.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:

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, Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Empowering Others, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Prior experience working with or in a UN Agency, or with IFI development partners, such as World Bank or ADB is preferred

Fiji consists of 332 islands, and the two largest islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. These two islands are mountainous and covered with thick tropical forests. The region’s highest point, Mt Tomanivi, is an extinct volcano on Vanua Levu. Fijian indigenous society is very communal, with great importance attached to the family unit, the village, and the vanua (land). Fijian society has evolved over the past century with the introduction of traditions such as Indian and Chinese as well as significant influences from Europe and Fiji's Pacific neighbours, particularly Tonga and Samoa. These various cultures of Fiji have come together to create a multicultural national identity. Religion in Fiji is today dominated by Methodists and other Christian sects, followed by Hindus, and other religions. There are many familiar banks in Fiji, including Westpac and ANZ. Long term volunteers who chose to open a bank account, generally use ANZ Suva. VSA will deposit volunteer’s monthly living allowance into their bank account as well as reimbursement for utilities. It can take quite a while to get a bank account so it is best to plan to have a month’s resources available from other sources. Fiji is generally a cash-based society, so it is recommended to keep a good amount of cash on you as you may come across a number of restaurants, shops, etc that do not accept card. Fiji has three main cell phone companies – Vodafone, Digicel and INKK. Coverage is generally good within urban areas but fades quickly as you move to rural locations. Internet connection is good in Suva. To use the internet at home the best thing is to buy a dongle for around FJD $40 which volunteers can then top up.

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