Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

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Overview

Support the Regional Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Unit.

You have:

• Experience in monitoring & evaluation preferably in development or humanitarian contexts.
• Excellent drafting/reporting skills.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others).
• AI utilization for data and reporting: ability to leverage Generative AI and automated tools for data synthesis and drafting analytical summaries.
• Advanced Data Visualization: Experience using AI-driven features in tools like PowerBI, Tableau, or Excel to create interactive regional dashboards.

Contract

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UNFPA’s strategic plan (2026-2029) focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress toward realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. In line with UNFPA’s global Financing the ICPD Strategy, the new strategic plan has a specific output that focuses on leveraging sustainable financing and investments.

The purpose of this assignment is to support the Regional Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (PM&E) Unit in ensuring that regional and country-level interventions are backed by robust evidence and results-based reporting. The UNV will provide technical assistance in tracking regional progress, Working within the PM&E Unit, the UNV Associate will collaborate with Country Offices to strengthen monitoring and reporting quality and align regional reporting with the 2026–2029 Strategic Plan requirements.

Under the supervision of the M&E Advisor, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Monitoring & Reporting:

• Results-Based Management: Support the implementation of RBM principles across the Arab States region to ensure programming remains impact-oriented.
• Quality Assurance: Support the Review process of Quarterly and Annual reports for both regional and country offices against standard UNFPA quality criteria.
• Data Analysis: Support the analysis of regional implementation progress, overseeing regular data quality checks and tracking higher-level indicators.
• Framework Development: Assist regional units and country offices in developing robust M&E frameworks and monitoring plans.
• Support in providing input to the country offices’ Midterm reviews.
• Support in reviewing the terms of reference of the country offices programme evaluations.
• AI & Digital Tools: Support the unit in utilizing AI for data synthesis and predictive analysis to improve regional reporting efficiency.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

in M&E preferably in development or humanitarian contexts. - Experience in management of development projects. - Excellent drafting/reporting skills, - Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; - Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management - Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines - AI utilization for data and reporting: ability to leverage the Generative AI and automated tools for data synthesis, drafting analytical summaries, and streamlining reporting workflows. - Advanced Data Visualization: Experience using AI-driven features in tools like PowerBI, Tableau, or Excel to create interactive regional dashboards

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. You can check full entitlements at the duty station at https://app.unv.org/calculator. The complete UN Volunteer Conditions of Service is available at https://explore.unv.org/cos

The National UN Specialist Volunteer receives the following package: • Volunteer Living Allowance (USD 1,306.5/Month) • Entry Lump-Sum = USD 4000 (one-time payment) • Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract. • Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy. • Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning. Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service

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