Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer

Job Description

Dutystation: Mekelle, Ethiopia

Functional responsibilities

The Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

1. Reporting System Development and Operationalisation

2. Ensure System Quality and Consistency

3. Promote System Use

4. Knowledge Management

Reporting System Development and Operationalisation

• Provide technical inputs into the design and implementation of world bank project monitoring and evaluation system, policies, tools, processes.

• Develop and/ or modify indicators, operational definitions and guidance notes in conformity to changing Access’s response including public health, education and WASH facilities.

• With the Project Coordinator/team, develop implementing partner (IP) M&E activities, targets, budgets and log frames.

• Contribute to a target setting of EHO and CSO grants by providing technical inputs.

• Foster internal coordination, planning and learning by organizing learning and planning sessions, documenting best practices and supporting internal programme linkages and planning processes.

Ensure System Quality and Consistency

• Act as a focal technical person to organize / provide training and sharing sessions on reporting to implementing partners.

• Contribute M&E expertise for regular coordination with stakeholders for this World Bank funded project.

• Monitor and analyze IP performance, and propose any initiative that may be necessary, including termination of, or adjustments to actions to ensure compliance with Fund policy and priorities.

Promote System Use

• Review/ clearance of technical and financial reports of IPs, focusing on data quality and M&E activity implementation.

• Oversee data collection, data entry and analysis processes to measure progress and achievements according to the M&E plan.

Knowledge Management

• Conduct regular field visits and Routine Data Quality Assessments (RDQA) to ensure that reported data is accurate and in line with world bank and government standard indicators, planning and budgeting tools, partner log frames and the overall project Log Frame.

• Ensure RDQA data are analysed and ensure effective feedback and follow up is provided.

• Provide on-site coaching to project staff and project partners regarding data collection, accuracy and analysis to ensure RDQA action plans are implemented.

• Contribute to the application and maintenance of databases of World Bank funded project.

• Build capacity of local counterparts in community-level monitoring and evaluation efforts.

• Assess quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis tools, techniques and approaches, IP evaluation budgets and work plans.

• Organize meetings, workshops and other discussion forums to establish a dialogue on monitoring and evaluation results (recommendations/ lessons learned/feedback) and issues and ensure linkages with planning frameworks.

• Contribute to reports, analyze findings and assist in the development of recommendations.

• Ensure accurate and timely information is available to senior management and the Communications team.

• Apply the Performance-based Funding (PBF), Value for Money (VfM) methodology in assigned grants, in collaboration with the program focal.

• Perform any other duty as may be requested by the supervisor.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

• A Masters Degree in Public Health, Economics, Development Studies, Business Management/Administration, Project Management and/or other relevant field of studies is required.
• A Bachelors Degree in combination of two additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the Masters Degree requirement.

Experience:

• Atleast two (2) years relevant experience in Monitoring and Evaluation for Masters degree holders. OR (four) 4 years relevant experience in in Monitoring and Evaluation for Bachelor degree holders.
• Proven experience in dealing with government, INGOs and UN agencies stakeholders is an added advantage.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English (Reading, Speaking & Writing) is required.

About the Organization

TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.