Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Islamabad, Pakistan, P-3

Contract

This is a P-3 contract. This kind of contract is known as Professional and Director staff. It is normally internationally recruited only. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 5 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be between 108,017 USD and 141,440 USD.

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The Position:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist is responsible for oversight and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework under the UNFPA 10th Country Programme Document (2023-2027). The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist works in an integrated manner with the programme and technical staff in UNFPA Pakistan and partner organizations to ensure the use of results-based indicators, relevant data collection and analysis to inform programming and readjustment processes within the programme cycle. The M&E specialist will contribute to the formulation of the annual M&E plan, ensuring alignment of the system-based indicators and target milestones under the CPD 10 drawing upon the monitoring and analysis of interventions, and lessons learned. Under the overall guidance of the UNFPA Representative and Deputy Representative’s direct supervision, the position will be responsible for ensuring that a results-based monitoring and evaluation plan is developed, implemented, and results acted upon within the project implementation framework.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and 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 towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

In a complex operating environment, you will play a vital role in project planning, performance monitoring and evaluation.

You will play a leadership role with the M&E team in developing and implementing robust monitoring, evaluation and capacity-building plans and establishing collaborative relationships with relevant stakeholders including government institutions, UN agencies, academia, and professional societies in Pakistan. You will facilitate and coordinate technical advisers and experts.

Education:

Advanced university degree in population and development studies, sociology and/or other related social science field

Knowledge and Experience:

• A minimum of five years of professional experience in the field of development, and population activities, with relevant and increasingly responsible professional experience in programme/project management and knowledge of evaluation and research methodologies applied to development, health and/or social programmes
• Recognized expertise in monitoring and evaluation, including sound knowledge of results-based management techniques
• Knowledge of statistical software (SPSS, STATA, CSPro and DevInfo) is an advantage;
• Track record in managing evaluations, with strong qualitative and quantitative research skills, and proven ability to produce demonstrable results
• Experience in project design, management, and monitoring
• Familiarity of working in the UN system is beneficial
• Familiarity with multilateral development programmes and working procedures, especially global RMB and M&E standards and practices
• Field experience is a strong asset
• Strong presentation, communication, and writing skills

Languages:

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of another official UN language is desirable.