Monitoring and Reporting Officer

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

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1. Provide technical support to the incorporation of monitoring and reporting into program formulation and UN coordination mechanism

• Facilitate the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans
• Contribute to the process of collecting relevant projects’ evaluation, assessment findings and recommendations into programme formulation and UN Coordination mechanism, including coordination on SDGs achievement and Gender Technical Working Group;
• Provide technical support to UN coordination and reporting mechanism on gender quality to ensure quality and to support UN Women’s coordination role within the UN;
• Provide technical support to UN Women Indonesia’s staff and partners in developing Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning frameworks.

1. Contribute substantively to the monitoring and tracking of results against country/regional level targets and UN Women Strategic Plan

• Coordinate with Programme Team to ensure that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programmes;
• Provide support to Programme Team to monitor data collection and results tracking from implementing partners on a quarterly basis, provide substantive inputs to regular management briefs and UN Coordination mechanism;
• Visit partners, along with the Programme Team, to support monitoring of results and planning processes, as required
• Coordinate with Operations team to monitor the spending of donor funds and other programme expenditures and disbursements.

1. Facilitate the reporting of results to internal and external audiences

• Facilitate the process of the Indonesia Country Office meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines;
• Provide substantive support in developing results-based reporting and documentation for external audiences, including donors and public (working together with Communications Team)
• Identify relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations and input them into programme reporting;
• Review progress reports submitted by implementing partners and drafted by team, to provide feedback to improve quality and timeliness of reporting;
• Collect and maintain data for country, regional and global corporate reports, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations.

1. Provide technical support to the Indonesia Country Office in the implementation of UN Women guidance on coordination and planning and Evaluation Policy

• Coordinate the implementation of UN Women’s Evaluation plan and in the country;
• Facilitate the learning about UN Women Evaluation policy and guidance to programme staff;
• Ensure communication between Indonesia Country office and RO regarding Evaluations, coordination and planning and UN accountability mechanism;

1. Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building

• Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons and knowledge, as identified through programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities;
• Contribute to the development of capacity development tools, including training materials and packages;
• Facilitate capacity building opportunities for staff and partners in the country in the areas of Results Based Management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

• Bachelor’s degree in political or Social Science, Economics, International Development Studies, Gender/Women's Studies or any relevant field is required. Recent graduates of Master’s Degree is also welcome to apply.
  • A project/programme management certification and/or certificate on Data Analysis, Research and Monitoring and Evaluation would be an added advantage.

Required experience:

36 Months

Experience remark:

• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience at the national level in monitoring, evaluation and reporting of development projects/ programmes;
• Work experience in programmes or projects management on gender equality and women’s empowerment is an asset;

• Experience in international organizations and/or United Nations systems is an asset.

• Good knowledge in using spreadsheet for data tracking and word processing (MS Words, PowerPoint) is an asset;

• Good knowledge of programme formulation and implementation and Results Based Management;
• Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, evaluation design, data collection and analysis, and reporting;
• Knowledge of UN programme management systems is an asset.

Language skills:

• Indonesian(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent

Area of expertise:

Development programme management, Monitoring and evaluation, Knowledge management, archiving and documentation

Area of expertise details:

• Demonstrated analytical and report writing skills and documentation is preferred.
• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports.

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Vision

Application procedure:

Application procedure * Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply. * Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool? First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply. This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Indonesia and legal residents with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply. Application deadline: 14 April 2021