Making progress towards a Zero Hunger world requires the translation of WFP’s Strategic Plan (2022-2025) into programmes and activities at country level. WFP is committed to improving performance through strengthening its evidence base and promoting a culture of using evidence for better programmatic decisions and accountability.

The World Food Programme (WFP) oversees a diverse range of food assistance programmes in its efforts to address food insecurity in Haiti. The Research, Assessment, and Monitoring (RAM) section provides technical assistance to the country office for the monitoring and evaluation of programme operations as part of these activities. This unit is in charge of conducting studies and analysis relating to Haitian programmes in order to inform the effectiveness of our interventions and gather lessons learned. Furthermore, the RAM Unit is in charge of accountability to the affected community (including complaints management/feedback), as well as learning and evaluating our programmes.

JOB PURPOSE:

Job holder will lead the M&E sub-Unit under RAM composed of 6 staffs, and is expected to contribute to the development and implementation of Monitoring, Review and Evaluation Plans aligned to WFP corporate standards to generate quality evidence on the lives of beneficiaries and inform policy, strategy and programme design and implementation. This includes coordinating monitoring activities, managing decentralized evaluations, and thematic/mid-term reviews and positioning WFP as a reliable partner for governments to build monitoring and evaluation strategies. They may also contribute to the formulation of country monitoring and evaluation strategies, lead various initiatives and contribute to policy development.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):

Monitoring and Evaluation

Contribute to (or lead when requested) the development of Monitoring, Review and Evaluation plans that will provide the most relevant and strategic information toward achieving expected results (as set out in the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) and other global and regional plans), while being compliant with WFP evaluation and monitoring requirements.
Budget for M&E costs and advocate for appropriate financial and human resourcing.
Provide inputs to the formulation of the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Strategies and support their operationalization.
Contribute and support evidence-based decision-making on programme design and implementation, notably through making monitoring, review and evaluations findings accessible, developing innovative, user-friendly and informative products.
Support WFP Management in addressing recommendations from monitoring, reviews and evaluations to ensure that follow-up actions are taken as required in medium complex portfolios.
Build M&E capacity of WFP staff and partners through delivery of training and information sharing. Manage junior staff members and guide as required to enable high performance.
Contribute to the development and implementation of national government and inter-agency monitoring, reporting and evaluation frameworks, including United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) aligned with nationally owned sustainable development goals.
Take responsibility for integrating protection and gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.

Specific to the monitoring function

Facilitate at Country Strategic Plan (CSP) design stage the development of a Theory of Change outlining how the expected results are likely to occur and listing key assumptions and risks.
Ensure that CO monitoring systems and tools are in place and compliant with corporate standards, including the minimum monitoring requirements (MMR), standard operational procedures (SOP) and establishment of baselines and targets in alignment with the updated corporate results framework (CRF).
Produce regular monitoring reports, including running data analysis, with status of results and implementation progress.
Facilitate/contribute to mid-term and thematic reviews, which are intended for internal learning, strategic and operational decision-making. Specific to the evaluation function
Manage decentralized evaluations to high professional standards in line with WFP Evaluation Policy and Decentralized Evaluation Quality Assurance System (DEQAS). This entails managing evaluation processes from planning to completion; sourcing, hiring and supervising external evaluators; engaging stakeholders appropriately in the evaluation process and managing communications and budgets.
Contribute and support centralized evaluations managed by the Office of Evaluation, joint UNDAF evaluations and donor-led evaluations in country.
Other duties as required.

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS (details to be determined by Post Managers):

This section is optional to describe other duties, skills & knowledge required for the specific job.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: COMMON STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR

Upholds WFP values, principles, and standards

Respects others and values diversity

Stays focused and calm under pressure

Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn

Leads by Example with Integrity

Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP values,

principles and standards

Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to do the same

Stays focused and calm when under pressure, encourages others to do the same, and offers guidance and support to manage difficult situations

Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and pursuing opportunities to develop

Delivers results for maximum impact

Identifies and aligns objectives to the required outcomes, holding self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results for maximum impact

Delegates appropriately

Delegates responsibly and provides appropriate support empowering others to deliver results

Adapts readily to change

Responds readily to change in different contexts and adapts accordingly

Drives Results and Delivers on

Commitments

Is inclusive and collaborative

Promotes inclusive teamwork and psychological safety by encouraging colleagues to collaborate by sharing ideas and openly raising issues

Gives timely and constructive feedback

Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback

Builds and shares new perspectives

Seeks out, trusts and listens attentively to diverse views to capture, learn, build and share new perspectives

Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative

OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS (details to be determined by Post Managers):

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: COMMON STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOUR

Upholds WFP values, principles, and standards

Respects others and values diversity

Stays focused and calm under pressure

Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn

Leads by Example with Integrity

Demonstrates and encourages others to uphold the WFP values,

principles and standards

Values diversity using respectful and inclusive language, and encourages others to do the same

Stays focused and calm when under pressure, encourages others to do the same, and offers guidance and support to manage difficult situations

Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn and share knowledge, frequently seeking and acting on feedback, and pursuing opportunities to develop

Delivers results for maximum impact

Identifies and aligns objectives to the required outcomes, holding self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results for maximum impact

Delegates appropriately

Delegates responsibly and provides appropriate support empowering others to deliver results

Adapts readily to change

Responds readily to change in different contexts and adapts accordingly

Drives Results and Delivers on

Commitments

Is inclusive and collaborative

Promotes inclusive teamwork and psychological safety by encouraging colleagues to collaborate by sharing ideas and openly raising issues

Gives timely and constructive feedback

Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback

Builds and shares new perspectives

Seeks out, trusts and listens attentively to diverse views to capture, learn, build and share new perspectives

Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative

Communicates and

fulfils WFP’s vision

Embraces curiosity and new ways of doing things

Analyses and evaluates data

Considers the impact of decisions

Applies Strategic

Thinking

Communicates and

fulfils WFP’s vision and operational outcomes to deliver meaningful solutions

Demonstrates curiosity, designs and implements new ways of doing things when relevant

Gathers data and

different perspectives, shares knowledge and uses evidence to inform decision making

Implements decisions, considering the risks and implications of actions for teams,

projects and other initiatives

Builds partnerships

Initiates and builds partnerships by identifying and promoting opportunities for mutual areas of interest and benefit

Collaborates to deliver common objectives

Collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives by sharing information and co- creating innovative solutions with beneficiaries when appropriate

Builds and

Maintains

Sustainable

Partnerships

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:

Capability Name

Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level

Strategic Management

Demonstrates good understanding of humanitarian and development actions in different contexts and knowledge of global geo-political issues and UN Reform, and applies it to enhance existing monitoring and evaluation systems that support WFP’s strategic objectives.

Is able to demonstrate to stakeholders the value of monitoring and evaluation for policy and programming in the achievements of the SDGs.

Has ability to analyze the existing evidence base, needs and design a comprehensive monitoring, review and evaluation plan that will address learning and accountability needs.

Performance Management

Has solid performance management cycle skills to support (or lead when required) the design and implementation of monitoring review and evaluation systems in line with WFP corporate standards.

Has knowledge of internal and external best practices and contributes to the development and implementation of optimal monitoring, review and/or evaluation arrangements.

Has good understanding of the Theory of Change (ToC) approach and process and is able to support the CO team in developing a ToC for moderately complex programmes.

Has knowledge of international norms and standards for evaluation and is able to apply them appropriately, seeking advice where needed.

Methodology, Approaches and Analysis

Ensures selection and application of high quality, credible, analytical approaches and qualitative and quantitative methods appropriate to WFP monitoring, review and evaluation needs.

Has knowledge of and ability to develop high-quality terms of references for evaluations and reviews.

Has knowledge of a range of evaluation methods, data collection and analysis methods and is able to define key methodological requirements for various types of evaluations and critically review the evaluation design proposed by evaluation teams seeking advice where appropriate.

Is able to validate data quality and ensure that data collection and analysis have been conducted ethically.

Communication & Use

Demonstrates skills to communicate effectively key evidence from monitoring, reviews and evaluations to a range of stakeholders.

Demonstrates active listening and conflict resolution skills to promote constructive engagement from stakeholders with diverse, complex and high- stake interests and seeks guidance and engagement from CO management where appropriate.

Ethics

Demonstrates ethical behavior at all times and communicates WFP’s expectation that all WFP personnel act ethically in furtherance of the ideals of the UN and WFP’s mission.

Understands the specific implications of ethics in monitoring, review and evaluation activities and is able to consistently ensure that appropriate actions are taken to safeguard ethics.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Advanced University degree in Statistic/Data Science, Social science, development economics, monitoring and evaluation other related field, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or certifications.

Experience

At least 7 years (of which 2 international) of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in in monitoring and/or evaluation, including strong experience using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods.

Has led development of monitoring and Evaluation Plan, and tools including logical framework, performance management.
Has experience in HHs-based surveys, food security, including the design, data collection and analysis to inform decision making.
Has track record in Statistical analysis using SPSS/STATA/R.
Has solid track record of report writing, proof editing with Indesign, Publisher
Has experience in designing Data Visualization (with PowerBi/Tableau / DOTs).
Has experience in partnership building and capacity building for national partner.

Language:

International Professional: Fluency (level C) in both oral and written communication FRENCH AND ENGLISH. Ability to draft professional reports without the need for additional editing before publishing.

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