Locations : Freetown, Sierra Leone

Posting Date : 05/29/2024, 12:08 PM

Apply Before : 06/14/2024, 03:59 AM

Job Schedule : Full time

Agency : UNDP

Grade : NOA

Vacancy Type : Fixed Term

Practice Area : Effectiveness

Bureau : Regional Bureau for Africa

Contract Duration : 1 Year with Possibility for extension

Education & Work Experience : Master's Degree

Other Criteria : 2 years with Bachelor's Degree

Required Languages : Fluency in English & nation language of duty station

Vacancy Timeline

2 Weeks

Mobility required/no mobility

no mobility required

Job Description

Background

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘leave no one behind' approach to our diversity efforts means increasing representation of underserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

In light of the UNDP Programme, the requirements of the Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures and the Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy of the Country Programme Document (CPD) 2025- 2030, the UNDP Country Office has established a Monitoring and Evaluation System and has enhanced the culture of generating and utilizing evidence through the establishment of the Data Centre. The Data Centre will collect programmatic and socio-economic data to support evidence planning and management. UNDP Sierra Leone CPD for 2025-2030 will develop an M&E strategy to support the tracking of the country office performance and provide evidence for adaptive management.

UNDP Sierra Leone Country office adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage synergies across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, the M&E Analyst is expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Position Purpose

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and overall supervision from the Head of the Programme Management Support Unit (PMSU), and in close coordination with the Programme staff, the M&E Analyst provides support in the execution of services in the PMSU, supports the design, planning, and management of the program and projects by managing data and facilitating program implementation. The M&E Analyst promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with UNDP rules and regulations.

The National M&E Analyst supports the staff of the Programme and Projects by working in close collaboration with the operations, program, and project teams in the CO and UNDP Regional Bureaus and HQ staff for resolving complex program-related issues and information delivery.

The M&E Analyst is responsible for supporting oversight, capacity building, and knowledge management to strengthen project quality assurance, risk management, and Social and Environmental Screening (SES) across the Country Office portfolio. The M&E Analyst will not be responsible for the preparation and execution of SES instruments at the project level but rather for quality assurance project-level safeguard instruments prepared by the project teams, and monitor, advise, and oversee the project teams in this area in executing the relevant safeguard management measures and beneficiaries' feedback mechanism.

UNDP adopts a portfolio approach to accommodate changing business needs and leverage linkages across interventions to achieve its strategic goals. Therefore, UNDP personnel are expected to work across units, functions, teams, and projects in multidisciplinary teams in order to enhance and enable horizontal collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Actively participates to the implementation of monitoring policies and strategies:

•  Support setting minimum monitoring and evaluation requirements for the Country Programme and its sectors, as per the Country Programme Document and UNSDCF, and as required by the UNDP Strategic Plan monitoring framework;
•  Provides support and guidance to sectors/thematic teams at the design stage of programmes/projects, to align the intervention with the country office monitoring framework and facilitate follow-up monitoring;
•  Facilitates the introduction of innovative, simple, gender-sensitive and systemic monitoring and evaluation tools to enable data collection and analysis of programme results, including across work areas and with considerations for engaging stakeholders;
•  Updates and maintains relevant Country Office monitoring databases and performs regular data analysis;
•  Provides support to annual or programme-specific planning and reporting from the viewpoint of monitoring benchmarks and results;
•  Maintains close dialogue with sector leaders and the Programme and Operations Units to harmonize monitoring and evaluation approaches and agendas.

2. Ensures the coordination of evaluation processes in the Country Office:

•  Supports programme, thematic and crosscutting evaluations as per the Country Office Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, in close interaction with the relevant sectors/programme teams;
•  Provides support to sectors and projects in conducting evaluation processes and ensures that evaluations are designed and managed to assess the country programme relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of results, in line with standard guidelines;
•  Initiates and coordinates external evaluation missions for CO evaluations as per the monitoring and evaluation frameworks;
•  Prepares Terms of Reference, engages in the selection of consultant and evaluation teams, and supports budget oversight about monitoring and evaluation;
•  Follows up on the implementation of evaluation recommendations and ensures the optimal use of evaluations by guiding in the preparation of timely management responses to all mandatory evaluations;
•  Ensures that evaluation lessons and recommendations are captured and used for programme design;
•  Support the coordination of the independent evaluation of the country programme.

3. Facilitates knowledge building and knowledge sharing around monitoring and evaluation:

•  Identifies and formulates lessons learned from evaluations and studies to be integrated into broader the knowledge management system of the Country Office;
•  Promotes a results-based approach to monitoring and evaluation, emphasizing results and impacts;
•  Collaborates and coordinates with other UN agencies, governments, civil society organizations, and other relevant stakeholders on monitoring and evaluation issues;
•  Provide inputs to the Communications Unit to formulate and communicate with the broader public tangible and measurable results of the UNDP programme delivery;
•  Organizes results-oriented and tailored monitoring and evaluation training in the Country Office.

4. Contribute to all relevant UNDP Country Office corporate exercises.

•  Contributes to the formulation of the UNDP Country Programme Document monitoring and evaluation framework;
•  Participates in annual monitoring and reporting related to the UNDP Country Programme Document (ROAR);
•  Contributes to the update, analysis and reporting related to the Integrated Results and Resources Framework (IRRF) of the UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and beyond;
•  Contributes to the preparation of the annual integrated work plans, from the viewpoint of monitoring and evaluation framework and in the annual programme reporting;
•  Participates and conducts independent monitoring of the programme;
•  Support to prepare and provide inputs as requested by the Evaluation Resource Centre at Headquarters, including regular maintenance and upload of documents and CO/project evaluations for the Evaluation Resource Centre database; eOR8SGW BIpnb
•  Support to conduct Project Quality Assurance, Social and Environmental Standards (SES) and use the Partner Capacity Assessment Tool (PCAT).

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Competencies

CORE

•  Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
•  Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
•  Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
•  Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
•  Act with Determination LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
•  Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
•  Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Cross Functional & Technical Competencies

Business Management: Customer Satisfaction/Client Management

•  Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests.
•  Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns

Business Development: Knowledge Facilitation

•  Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally

Business Management: Working with Evidence and Data

•  Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making

Information Management & Technology Data Management & Analytics

•  Knowledge in data management, data sciences, ability to structure data, develop dashboard and visualization. Design data warehouses, data lakes or data platform concepts. Familiarity with Machine learning, natural language processing or generation and the use of artificial intelligence to support predictive analytics. CDMP or TOGAF9 or equivalent certification desirable

2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness

•  Effectiveness: Performance and data analysis and sharing lessons

2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness: Effectiveness

•  Social and Environmental Standards

2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness

•  RBM standards and practices for programming

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

•  Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Public Administration, Economics, Sociology, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Statistics, Information Management, or a related field is required. or
•  A first-level university degree (bachelor's degree) in the above-mentioned fields of study in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree;
•  Monitoring and Evaluation Certification will be an added advantage.

Experience:

•  Up to 2 years (with a master's degree) or a minimum of 2 years (with a bachelor's degree) of relevant experience at the national and/or international level in data collection, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and/or knowledge management for development portfolios and projects;
•  Proven practical skills/experience and familiarity with monitoring and evaluation approaches and tools is required;
•  Proven previous experience in data and information analysis is desired;
•  Excellent understanding of the overall political, administrative and institutional context in Sierra Leone is desired;
•  Experience/Knowledge of UNDP processes and management systems is a distinct advantage;
•  Excellent computer skills and ability to use information technologies as a tool and resource is required.

Language Requirements

•  Fluency in the English Language is required.
•  Fluency in any national language of the duty station is required.

Please note that continuance of appointment beyond the initial 12 months is contingent upon the successful completion of a probationary period.

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