Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Contract

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

Description of task

Do you have experience supporting monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure the effectiveness of programmatic interventions? Do you want to join the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide?

Under the supervision of the Coordinator of the M&E/VAM Team, the M&E Officer will lead and support the following functions and responsibilities:

1. Support planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities on effectiveness of all food assistance interventions (e.g. beneficiary needs and status, food security status, programme modalities, implementation challenges, etc.). 2. Review and give technical feedback on monitoring and evaluation plans for new programmes and budget revisions to ensure that plans are risk-based and focus on measuring results (e.g. checking monitoring and evaluation budgets are allocated and appropriate log-frame indicators and outcome targets are documented). 3. Contribute to the analysis of outcome data and recommend improvements to programme interventions and to enhance WFPs ability to demonstrate outcome focused results. 4. Produce frequent monitoring and evaluation progress reports with status of results and implementation of improvements. 5. Follow-up on monitoring and evaluation findings to ensure that corrective actions are taken and/or adjustments are made to programme responses as required.

6. Train national and partner staff in appropriate monitoring and evaluation techniques to build capacity of staff, increase awareness on the importance of monitoring and evaluation and encourage accountability for demonstrating results. 7. Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts and external partners to strengthen the quality and consistency of monitoring and evaluation activities in the field. 8. Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts and external partners to strengthen the data quality, accuracy and consistency to build credible performance evidence. 9. Provide monitoring and evaluation findings and recommendations to support performance planning and risk analysis, emergency preparedness, security risk management and risk mitigation activities. 10. Act in an assigned emergency response capacity as required to meet emergency food assistance needs. 11.Elaborate the monitoring and evaluation plan along with the programme team to determine the annual monitoring and review exercises. 12.If required, lead review exercises as reflected in the monitoring and evaluation plan which must be aligned with the Transitional Interim Multi Country Strategic Plan (TI-MCSP). 13.Oversight and support the timely data entry in WFP’s corporate system COMET, which is a tool for programme design, implementation, monitoring and performance management. 14. Other as required.

Educational additional comments

Master degree or equivalent

Experience remark

At least two years of experience working in monitoring and evaluation system or other related field.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

• Cultivated sustainable relationships with local NGOs, government authorities, and other implementation partners. • Has research experience using variety of analytical tools and methods for causality analysis, forecasting, and other data modeling needs. • Performed monitoring, evaluations and assessments at multiple field locations

Language skills

• Spanish(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• English(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise details

At least two years of experience working in monitoring and evaluation system or other related field.

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:

• Cultivated sustainable relationships with local NGOs, government authorities, and other implementation partners. • Has research experience using variety of analytical tools and methods for causality analysis, forecasting, and other data modeling needs. • Performed monitoring, evaluations and assessments at multiple field locations

Competencies values

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Planning and Organizing, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure

¿Aún no se ha registrado en la reserva de candidatos de VNU? Por favor, primero registre su perfil en https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup. Importante: Después de crear su cuenta, complete todas las secciones de su perfil y envíelo. Luego diríjase a “Mi Página” a través del siguiente enlace https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage y seleccione la opción de “reclutamiento especial”. Finalmente seleccione el reclutamiento especial al cual usted desea aplicar. ¿Ya se encuentra registrada/o en la reserva de candidatos de VNU? Por favor, primero actualice su perfil en https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Luego diríjase a “Mi Página” a través del siguiente enlace https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage y seleccione la opción de “reclutamiento especial”. Finalmente seleccione el reclutamiento especial al cual usted desea aplicar. Fecha límite para postularse: 10 Agosto 2021 a las 23:59 hrs., Horario de Alemania