Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Job Description

Dutystation: Multiple

Functional responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Participate in kick-off meetings, validation/results-sharing briefings, and other meetings organized by relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the project management team to ensure access to documents, stakeholders, and field locations while maintaining independence and impartiality.
• Within the inception report, develop a comprehensive evaluation design, including data collection methods and tools that are human rights-based, gender-sensitive, inclusive, and capable of capturing the perspectives of men, women, and young people.
• Within the inception report, design data collection tools (including but not limited to: surveys, interviews, focus group discussions, and document reviews) that meet best practice research and evaluation standards.
• Conduct thorough data analysis, applying methods and tools that meet best practice research and evaluation standards, ensuring triangulation of data and adherence to ethical standards.
• Produce data visualisations for inclusion in evaluation deliverables, such as charts, infographics, pull out statistics, pull out quotes.
• Prepare all evaluation deliverables (including but not limited to: the Inception Report, Draft Evaluation Reports, Final Evaluation Report, Evaluation Brief, and presentation slides) according to established templates and guidance.
• Undertake full proofreading, editing and formatting before submission of deliverables.
• Duly consider all feedback received, revise deliverables based on feedback received, and outline in detail how feedback has been addressed.
• Ensure all evaluation deliverables are submitted in a timely manner and of high quality, in line with the approved work plan and quality criteria.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

*FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY*

Education

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in statistics, mathematics, economics, development studies, political science, international relations, public administration or in a field related to the post description with five (5) years of relevant experience. OR;

• A first level university degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) preferably in statistics, mathematics, development studies, political science, international relations, public administration or in a field related to the post description with seven (7) years of relevant experience.

Experience

Required experience

Relevant experience is defined as professional experience in conducting independent evaluations of projects/programmes.

Desired Experience (the following experiences are optional. Candidates who do not have them are welcome to apply):

• Expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research design and data analysis is highly desirable.

• Experience evaluating initiatives that focus on human rights is highly desirable.

• Experience incorporating human rights considerations into evaluation is highly desirable.

• Experience delivering capacity building in M&E, including the development of guidance documents, the provision of technical assistance, and the delivery of training to a range of audiences, including to senior government officials and civil society representatives, would be an asset.

• Experience working in diverse country contexts would be an asset.

• Experience in the evaluation of highly complex and sensitive global issues, such as the Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (PRR) of individuals associated with terrorist groups and/or Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE), would be an asset.

• Work experience with multilateral organizations would be an asset.

Language

• Fluency in English (read, write, speak) 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.