Planning, Monitoring & Reporting Specialist

Organizational Setting

In collaboration with FAO Eritrea program teams and other internal or external stakeholders as may be required, prepare and edit concept notes, project or programme documents, appeals, reports, briefs, talking points and correspondence,

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative, and the direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative-Programmes, the Reporting Officer will perform the following tasks.

Technical Focus :

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).

Tasks and responsibilities

• Keep track of FAO Eritrea reporting obligations and ensure that relevant stakeholders and colleagues are informed on time of all requirements.
• Ensure conformity of outputs with FAO Eritrea’s strategy and relevant corporate standards, rules and regulations.
• Identify and prioritize issues for inclusion in the regular system-wide operational reporting.
• Ensure concision, coherence, clarity, and accuracy of all programme-related documentation.

• Deliver outputs for which he/she has responsibility within prescribed time, cost and quality standards and supports subordinates, provides oversight and takes responsibility for delegated assignments.

• Flag any deviation or information gap and keep all relevant FAO staff informed.

• Coordinate the process for obtaining required clearances (e.g. technical, financial, legal).

• Contribute to programme development (including identification of new projects/programmes in the Region) and project formulation processes in accordance with the relevant procedures and in conformity with relevant Country Programming Framework (CPF), regional priorities and Strategic Framework;

• Develop and implement M&E capacity building trainings, with a special emphasis on the results-based management for FAO staff, government and implementing partners;
• Develop and implement M&E capacity building trainings, with a special emphasis on the results-based management for FAO staff, government and implementing partners;
• Provide support to the budget holders in ensuring the provision of scheduled inputs including experts, consultants, equipment, fellowships, training, and subcontracts, and technical backstopping, and monitors their timely execution, in line with project work plans;
• Liaise with FAO Eritrea technical and monitoring units to collect and collate data in FAO Eritrea’s information management system to support programmatic decision-making and reporting
• Participate in the development and monitoring of the PMU work plan.
• Attend briefing and debriefing meetings for missions as may be required.
• Support training activities of newly recruited Somali staff as may be required for reporting and operational matters.
• Perform any other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Social Sciences or a related field;
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience in agricultural development and/or project planning/formulation/ implementation;
• Working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of another FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).
• National of Eritrea.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: [email protected]
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
• Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications
• For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/