Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist by UN-FAO for multiple cities Jobs 2024

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Undertake all M&E activities for FAO projects in Provinces and other projects as needed..
•    Develop/update monitoring and evaluation plans and ensure application of both FAO and GCF result based management (RBM) approach.
•    Design and lead baseline surveys and end-line surveys, as required to assist project team in setting benchmark values for logical framework indicators and developing project work plan.
•    Develop M&E tools for data collection and analysis.
•    Develop and adopt modernized M&E tools to monitor project progress vs implementation plans and carry out internal assessments.
•    Perform and train M&E associates/enumerators/project staff in data collection, validation, processing, analysis, interpretation and presentation/dissemination.
•    Development of technical criteria for hiring of individual consultants or firms to carry out any assessment studies and development of TORs for the study/assessment.
•    Play lead role in data verification, data quality assessment/check, analysis and management alongside uploading to data to any web-based data bases.
•    Prepare quarterly/six monthly/annual monitoring reports highlighting the progress achieved, deviations tackled and responded or pending remedial actions, supported by field monitoring visits as necessary.
•    Ensure an update-to-date beneficiary database, conduct periodic field visits/spot checks to obtain beneficiary feedback for incorporation into periodic monitoring reports to ensure timely, equitable and transparent delivery of assistance to beneficiaries and the documentation of changes in their climate resilience.
•    Update FAO Field Programme Management and Information System (FPMIS) on regular basis.
•    Conduct periodic monitoring mission to obtain beneficiary feedback and prepare monitoring reports to ensure timely, equitable and transparent delivery of assistance to beneficiaries
•    Undertake a lead role in project evaluations.
•    Any other related duties assigned by the supervisor.

Technical/Functional Skills 

•    Knowledge of Results Management Framework and project M&E requirements as advantage
•    Have experience in Result Based Monitoring and formulation of Result based LFM with KPI (Key Performance Indicators) at all level of hierarchy
•    Experience in designing surveys, data collection and analysis frameworks
•    Knowledge of modern M&E tools and data/information management systems
•    Good knowledge of communication and documentation standards
•    Display initiative and take responsibility for achieving agreed outputs within set deadlines and closely follow-up until successful outputs are achieved.
•    Continue to seek new, innovative and improved methods and systems for accomplishing the work assigned.
•    Identify and recommend remedial measures to address problems in systems design or implementation
•    Knowledge of United Nations and International Organizations’ administrative policies and procedures.
•    Excellent drafting skills and analytical mind
•    Demonstrated ability to conduct research
•    Demonstrated fluency in written and spoken English
•    Excellent interpersonal skills and to work in a team-oriented multi-cultural environment
•    Willingness to travel
•    Ability to work independently, with initiative and minimal supervision
•    Good knowledge of common administrative and financial rules and regulations