UN Women (UNW), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. UN Women Country Office in Zimbabwe promotes gender equality and women’s empowerment, as a crucial contribution to sustainable development in Zimbabwe, through advocacy campaigns, technical and financial assistance to programmes and projects, dissemination of catalytic information to the sector and coordination of the sector’s activities. Through the EC and DFID funded Gender Support Programme, UN Women, Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ), and Gender and Development actors seek to ensure that the gender and women’s empowerment sector in Zimbabwe works around clear strategic plans in priority areas as a way of maintaining momentum for greater coordination and cooperation within the sector generated by the Gender Scoping Study.
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, under the guidance and supervision of the UN Women representative, contributes to the effective implementation of the evaluation policy, ensures that all monitoring and evaluation requirements for the Gender Support Programme and other projects are met, and participates in the conduct of thematic and crosscutting evaluations.
In collaboration with the Project Appraisal Committee, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is responsible for guiding the overall programme M&E strategy and implementation of related activities within the programme and via partners. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer oversees the establishment and effective application of systems that enhance timely provision of relevant and accurate information to stakeholders which entails close communication with all parties involved in programme M&E design and coordination: core programme and partner M&E staff; representatives from the project steering and appraisal committees and gender sector groups. Critical tasks includes setting up the Programme’s M&E system through the joint development of a shared M&E system that is based on existing formal and informal mechanisms and systems among the gender sector partners and ensuring that it is implemented effectively by partner NGOs, CBOs and other gender sector formations. Monitoring and Evaluation Officer works in close collaboration with the Programme and Operations Teams in the CO, SRO and HQ, UN Women Evaluation Office and Government officials to ensure that thematic, programme and project evaluations are carried out according to schedules and that findings and recommendations are implemented and followed up. She/he also collaborates with M&E personnel of partner organizations that require consensus on methodology and analysis of programming implications arising from the M&E data.
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Duties and Responsibilities |
Ensures implementation of programme monitoring and evaluation policies and strategies focusing on achievement of the following results: - Guide the development and maintenance of an updated programme management information system with data collected on key thematic indicators and ensure accessibility by partners and other stakeholders.
- Assist in reviewing and updating the programme logframe with a particular focus on the hierarchy of objectives, outcomes, outputs and indicators for the key thematic areas.
- Specifically guide the process for identifying, reviewing and designing the key indicators for each thematic area, to record and report progress against the work plans and targets.
- Analysis and synthesis of proposals on the areas for support and interventions within the practice area specialization assigned.
- Establish monitoring tools to ensure compliance by project partners
- Analyze requirements and synthesize proposals for the planning, preparation and management of specific thematic, country programme/project evaluations and other types of evaluations.
- Provide inputs to the evaluation workplan, analysis and proposals on topics, and projects/programme to be evaluated.
- Promotion of evaluation standards, quality assurance/control and capacity development in the Country Office.
Participates in effective management of the evaluation process within the practice area assigned, focusing on monitoring and evaluation from formulation to implementation of the GSP and support programme management of the GSP focusing on the achievement of the following results:
- Design and formulation of parts of GSP programme within the area of responsibility, translating UN Women’s priorities into local interventions.
- Initiation of a project, presentation of the project to PAC, finalization of contribution agreement; determination of required revisions; coordination of the mandatory and budget re-phasing exercises, closure of projects through review; support recruitment processes for projects.
- Application of conceptual models in support of programme design
Financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions; support project audits. - Preparation of inputs for reporting, including donor reporting.
- Drafting TORs for specific project/thematic/sectoral evaluation missions and/or desk evaluations/reviews, participation in consultant and evaluation team selection, providing technical feedback on evaluations and budget oversight.
- Guidance on UN Women evaluation policies, procedures and practices to CO staff
- Analysis and synthesis of proposals on areas evaluated, effectiveness and impact of UN Women programmes
Follow up on implementation of evaluation
Ensures creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of monitoring and evaluation strategy focusing on achievement of the following results:
- Work with partners with the implementing partners, review their existing approaches and management information systems and agree on any required changes, support and resources
- Support partners in the development of work plans and budgets; consolidate partners’ work plans, analyze and track progress on the same.
- Guide the preparation of partner progress reports. Build the capacity of partners to compile good and informative progress reports. Assist in the preparation of consolidated progress reports for project management to submit to the steering committee, in accordance with agreed reporting formats and timing.
- Guide the regular sharing and use of the outputs of M&E findings with project staff, partners and stakeholders.
- Support timely submission and evaluation of narrative and financial reports pertaining to projects funded through the Gender Support Programme.
- Work with Project Appraisal / Steering committee to identify/review the core information needs of the steering committee, Fund Manager, donors and other stakeholders and ensure that the monitoring system is responsive to these.
- In collaboration with the Project Appraisal Committee set out the framework and procedures for programme evaluations, reviews, baseline and needs assessments.
- Analysis and research of information on donors, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of improvement , identification of opportunities for initiation of new projects, active contribution to the overall office effort in monitoring and evaluation.
Ensures provision of top quality advisory services to the GSP Team and ensures facilitation of knowledge building and management focusing on achievement of the following results: - Identification of sources of information related to policy-driven issues. Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals.
- Identification and formulation of lessons learned from evaluations and studies to be integrated into broader Evaluation Office knowledge management efforts.
- Contribution to the implementation of Evaluation Knowledge Management and Learning Strategy.
- Participation in results-oriented monitoring and evaluation training efforts in the Country Office.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Organization of trainings for the operations/ projects staff on programme issues.
- Professional growth through active learning
Other responsibilities focusing on achievement of the following results: - Undertake research work and documentation critical for making recommendations for programme improvement.
- Carry out regular visits to the field to support monitoring and evaluation of projects and identify where adaptations might be needed.
- Participate in external missions and facilitate team members’ access to M&E data and stakeholders
- Identify other M&E staff that the programme needs to contract and guide their recruitment and supervision
- Identify training needs and organize/facilitate results based M&E training of partner organisations.
- Recruit, guide and supervise agencies/ individuals contracted to implement special surveys and studies required for evaluating programme effects and impacts
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Competencies |
Functional Competencies: Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda
Level 1.2: Preparing information for advocacy - Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating UNDP’s mandate
Results-Based Programme Development and Management
Level 1.2: Contributes into results through primary research and analysis - Assesses project performance to identify success factors and incorporates best practices into project work
- Researches linkages across programme activities to identify critical points of integration
- Monitors specific stages of projects/programme implementation
Building Strategic Partnerships
Level 1.2: Maintaining a network of contacts - Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues.
- Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders
Innovation and Marketing New Approaches
Level 1.2: Enhancing processes or products - Generates new ideas and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations)
Level 1.2: Providing inputs to resource mobilization strategies - Analyzes information/databases on potential and actual donors
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing
Level 1.2: Basic research and analysis - Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Level 1.2: Fundamental knowledge of own discipline - Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position.
- Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks.
- Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning.
- Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments
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Required Skills and Experience |
| Education: - Postgraduate qualification in the development field or a Master’s Degree or equivalent in monitoring and evaluation, developmental or social sciences or related field.One year of relevant experience at the national or international level in monitoring and evaluation, community development work, capacity building and gender analysis. UN experience is desirable.
- Technical and professional skills in providing management advisory services and hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects, data collection and analysis.
- Good understanding of the vision, goals and objectives of gender sector in Zimbabwe and milestones achieved. Experience in the use of computers (SPPS, MS Excel, Word, Databases) and office software packages and handling of web based management systems.
Language: - Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Written and oral proficiency in English is required. Knowledge of the other UN working knowledge is desirable.
N.B. UNDP Zimbabwe reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP Zimbabwe at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and education requirements.
QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
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| UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. |
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