UNOPS National Monitoring And Evaluation Officer

The Monitoring and Evaluation National Officer will be a key member to enhance the M&E capacities of SSOC. He/she will report directly to Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. He/she will have the following duties and responsibilities.

Corporate M&E Responsibilities

• Provide relevant technical assistance to Monitoring and Evaluation officer for Engagement Assurance
• Assist in knowledge building and dissemination of lessons learned to UNOPS office, national counterparts and other UN agencies;
  
  Program/Project M&E Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of Program/Project M&E strategy.
• Assist in the development of M&E Frameworks and Plans for SSOC Programme/projects – this will also entail the preparation of a M&E validation workshop for all staff and partners.
• Collect all relevant data and facilitate the implementation of feasibility and baseline studies where appropriate.
• Develop a field monitoring plan based on agreed upon progress and target indicator sets.
• Review periodic technical reports of projects, provide appropriate comments and prepare consolidated quarterly reports.
• Assist in problem solving and development of remedial actions ensuring any disparity between planned and actual outputs are addressed.
• When required, provide technical support and training to the partners to strengthen M&E systems, including the development of sentinel surveillance systems, the recommended reporting and monitoring  formats & guidelines or/and provide any on-site support, and, if required, develop a M&E capacity strengthening strategy plan for      implementing partners.
• Facilitate the implementation of regular and periodic project evaluations.

Competencies

• Demonstrates commitment to UNOPS’s mission, vision and values.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
• Shares knowledge and experience.
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
• Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to Results Management, including support to design, planning and implementation of programme, managing data, reporting.
• Good knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit.     
• Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
• Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure.
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

A first-level university degree business administration, development, management, social sciences or a related field.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in the area of M&E
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation methods 
• A basic understanding of development related issues
• Experience in the development work in the remote area
• Experience in USAID/DFID M&E is an asset
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work in a team environment
• Ability to work with local counterparts in building their capacity.
• Clear knowledge and experience working on data analysis     
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of SPSS or Epi info.
• Experience in management information system is an added advantage.

Language Requirements:

• Excellent command of the English language with strong writing and communication skills, and full computer literacy.
• Knowledge of local languages is asset.

Contract type, level and duration
Contract type: Local ICA Specialist
Contract level: LICA-5
Contract duration: 12 months

Additional Considerations

• Please note that the closing date is midnight      Copenhagen time (CET)
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a level below the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS. 

• Please note that this position is only open to South Sudanese nationals. Applications from other nationalities will not be considered.

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Organization Description

UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our life-saving, peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. I have seen many examples of how these activities help suffering people in
troubled parts of the world. UNOPS is setting countries on course to a more stable future by helping them to
build roads, schools and clinics, to remove landmines, to prepare for democratic elections and much else besides”" Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General

By assisting UN organizations, international financial institutions, governments and non-governmental organizations, UNOPS makes significant, tangible contributions to results on the ground.

Our mission

UNOPS mission is to expand the capacity of the UN system and its partners to implement peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations that matter for people in need.

Our vision

Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments UNOPS vision is to always satisfy partners with management services that meet world-class standards of quality, speed and cost effectiveness.

The UNOPS team

UNOPS employs almost 6,000 personnel annually and on behalf of its partners creates thousands more work opportunities in local communities. With its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, a network of five regional offices and a further 20 operations and project centres, UNOPS oversees activities in more than 80 countries.

To learn more about UNOPS and our work, visit www.unops.org.

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