Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Contract

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.

Assignment is non-family (GOMA)

Assignment until 30 June 2025, with possible extension depending on the availability of funds and satisfactory of performance

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Transition Advisor on transition-related matters, and with specific guidance by the Head of Integrated Office of the DSRSG/RC/HC, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following responsibilities:

Support to transition-related monitoring and evaluation, data and knowledge management:

• Supports, in close coordination with the IO transition team, the monitoring and evaluation aspects of the implementation of the Revised Joint Transition Plan as well as provincial Transition Plans. • Leads the knowledge management and data collection process of the Integrated Office with a particular focus on transition, notably through systematic monitoring, collection and presentation of information gained from the IO transition team (based in Kinshasa and in Goma), MONUSCO field offices in Ituri, North and South Kivu and Agencies, Funds and Programmes. • Supports the Integrated Office with data gathering and drafting of analytical reports based on transition deliverables. • Facilitates monitoring, evaluation, reporting and benchmarking on the transition in support of the transition team and MONUSCO Heads of Offices, as well as the UN Country Team. • Supports the drafting, collating and editing of specific inputs from progress achieved, best practices and lessons in coordination with the Joint Transition Project (DCO-DPPA-DPO-UNDP); • Supports the Head of Integrated Office in other M&E tasks as applicable..

Support to transition workstreams and IO reporting:

• Supports the Senior Transition Advisor and the IO transition team with respect to other transition workstreams, as requested. • Contributes to the preparation of substantive reports and documents, especially with regards to the transition. • Liaises with M&E colleagues in MONUSCO, the Resident Coordinator Office, the UN agencies, funds and programmes and other partners involved in the MONUSCO transition. • Any other duties as requested.

• Client Orientation;
• Communication;
• Creativity;
• Ethics and Values Integrity;
• Planning and Organizing Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity Technological Awareness Working in Teams.

Social development, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the framework of project or programme cycle management, data processing and reporting are required. Experience working as part of a multicultural team is required. Field experience as well as work experience with the United Nations or other international organizations in a post-conflict or peacekeeping environment is highly desirable. Familiarity with the use of quantitative and qualitative methods of M&E, knowledge in development field is an asset.

Other Assignment Expertise:

Monitoring and evaluation skills (Mandatory) Other development programs/project experience (Optional) Excellent use of Excel, Word, Power Point and social media are also required

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa, and as a result is quite diverse. Living conditions therefore vary between MONUSCO duty stations, with all usual amenities present in the capital Kinshasa, but only very basic conditions in remote duty stations in the provinces, where, for instance, there may be no guarantee of public power supply nor running water. The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential. Accommodation is very expensive in both Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Supermarkets exist in the large towns (e.g. Bukavu, Kisangani), but consumer items are generally very expensive (as everything is imported). For food, local markets offer a much cheaper alternative. All MONUSCO duty stations are considered non-family duty stations, except for Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Entebbe which are now considered family duty stations, and most are currently under UN Security Phase III (“relocation phase”: internationally-recruited staff are temporarily concentrated or relocated to specified sites/locations). In addition to insecurity related to the relatively volatile political situation as well as various conflict situations, certain places are subject to increasing street and residential crime, including in Kinshasa and Goma. Some degree of medical service is provided in all MONUSCO duty stations. Certain vaccinations are mandatory for MONUSCO personnel to enter the DRC, while others are compulsory for all other incoming persons. It is possible for incoming MONUSCO personnel, including UN Volunteers, to be asked to provide proof of some or all vaccinations, though this is unlikely. All UN Volunteers must ensure that they are up-to-date with all appropriate vaccinations, which should be clearly and properly endorsed in the International Certificate of Vaccination (“carte jaune”). Malaria is present virtually throughout the DRC, and it is therefore recommended to take prophylaxis. The unit of currency is the Congolese Franc. The US dollar is the other preferred currency. It may be impossible to exchange traveller’s checks away from the capital city. Credit cards are usually accepted in major hotels only in Kinshasa. In larger towns and cities (e.g. Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu, Kisangani), UN Volunteers are recommended to open US Dollar bank accounts, while in other places, banks may be absent (including ATMs) and VLA payments will be processed in cash. UN Volunteers have the possibility to send part of their allowances to a bank account abroad. In addition to French, there are four major spoken languages in DRC, namely Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili.