UNDP Jobs - 54029- Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Head of Manage

Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Head of Management Support Unit)

Location :

Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE

Type of Contract :

FTA International

Starting Date :

04-May-2015

Application Deadline :

04-Mar-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

P-3

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 months

Languages Required :

English Portuguese

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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. 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.

Background

UNDP Mozambique established a new organizational structure to align the Country Office capacities within the new context of extinction of the role of DCD/Programme. UNDP Mozambique works in the context of the One UN pilot/Delivering as One which adds another layer of complexity and places additional expectations and burden on the country office. To achieve that vision, UNDP is seeking for a Head of MSU who will work in close collaboration with the Management Support and Business Development, Programme and Operations Teams in the CO, UNDP Evaluation Office staff 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.

The Head of the MSU will work with the One UN Monitoring and Evaluation Group to ensure the effective implementation of the evaluation policy and initiates and manages thematic and cross-cutting evaluations. The Head of the MSU ensures that evaluations are designed and managed to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of results, evaluations are carried out in a credible and systematic manner; evaluation lessons and recommendations are used for programme design, priorities and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

Management of the Management Support Unit focused on the following results:

Supervise Monitoring & Evaluation UNV Analyst and Programme Finance Associate for providing senior management with programme resource analysis for effective planning of resources;
Build the capacity of the national staff in the MSU.

Ensures the implementation of evaluation policies and strategies, focusing on achievement of the following results:

Responsibility for planning, preparation, budgeting, reporting and oversight of thematic, country programme/project evaluations and other types of evaluations conducted in the Country Office;
Contribution to the programme of work, including identification of topics, and projects/programme to be evaluated;
Contact with HQ Evaluation Office and evaluation units in other Country Offices with a view to harmonizing evaluation approaches and agendas;
Responsibility for promotion of evaluation standards, quality assurance/control and capacity development in the Country Office;
Organization and coordination of evaluation missions for development projects, sectoral and thematic evaluations and desk evaluations/studies on selected sectors/themes.

Ensures effective management of the evaluation process in the Country Office, focusing on achievement of the following results:

Substantive inputs into Terms of Reference (TOR), consultant and evaluation team selection, technical feedback on evaluations and budget oversight;
Guidance on UNDP evaluation policies, procedures and practices to programme managers, UNDP CO staff concerned with evaluation, consultants and/or members of the evaluation team;
Provision of the technical advice at the design stage of programmes/projects setting up a framework with defined indicators at the design stage to facilitate the evaluation at the later stages;
Provision of evaluation feedback into policy/project/programme design, including comments on various documents;
Timely preparation of sound analytical documents with well-reviewed and sound positions on areas evaluated, assessment of the impact and effectiveness of UNDP programme;
Follow up on implementation of evaluation recommendations. Ensuring the optimal use of evaluations by providing guidance in preparation of timely management response to all mandatory evaluations and by developing a communication plan.

Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the area of monitoring and evaluation, focusing on achievement of the following results:

Identification and formulation of evaluation findings, lessons learned and recommendations to be integrated into broader EO knowledge management efforts;
Contribution to the implementation of Evaluation Knowledge Management and Learning Strategy;
Collaboration and coordination with other UN agencies, government agencies, NGOs, and other organizations on monitoring and evaluation issues;
Organization and conduct of results-oriented monitoring and evaluation trainings in the Country Office;
Participation in evaluation community remaining abreast of latest development and professional norms, standards, tools and methodologies.

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Advocacy/Advancing A Policy-Oriented Agenda

Analysis and creation of messages and strategies

Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for advocacy work.

Results-Based Programme Development and Management

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

Identifying and building partnerships

Identifies needs and interventions for capacity building of counterparts, clients and potential partners;
Displays initiative, sets challenging outputs for him/herself and willingly accepts new work assignment.

Innovation and Marketing New Approaches

Developing new approaches

Identifies new approaches and promotes their use in other situations;
Documents successes and uses them to project a positive image;
Creates an environment that fosters innovation and innovative thinking;
Makes the case for innovative ideas from the team with own supervisor.

Resource Mobilization (Field Duty Stations)

Implementing resource mobilization strategies

Identifies and compiles lessons learned;
Promotes and encourages country office action with local missions of donor countries as well as appropriate government authorities for increased contribution to UNDP resources, including cost sharing modalities.

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

Developing tools and mechanisms

Makes the case for innovative ideas documenting successes and building them into the design of new approaches;
Identifies new approaches and strategies that promote the use of tools and mechanisms.

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

In-depth knowledge of the subject-matter

Understands more advanced aspects of primary area of specialization as well as the fundamental concepts of related disciplines;
Keeps abreast of new developments in area of professional discipline and job knowledge and seeks to develop him/herself professionally;
Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments;
Demonstrates comprehensive understanding and knowledge of the current guidelines and project management tools and utilizes these regularly in work assignments.

Global Leadership and Advocacy for UNDP’s Goals

Analysis and creation of messages and strategies

Uses the opportunity to bring forward and disseminate materials for global advocacy work and adapts it for use at country level.

Client Orientation

Contributing to positive outcomes for the client

Anticipates client needs;
Works towards creating an enabling environment for a smooth relationship between the clients and service provider;
Demonstrates understanding of client’s perspective.

Core Competencies:

Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents;
Building support and political acumen;
Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation;
Building and promoting effective teams;
Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication;
Creating an emotionally intelligent organization;
Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards;
Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning;
Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s Degree or equivalent in International Relations, Political Science, Economics or related social sciences.

Experience:

5 years of relevant experience at the national and international level in international development issues, both in the field and HQ;
Experience in monitoring and evaluation with a background and interest in the analysis of socio-economic issues and related policy matters;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web based management systems.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English and Portuguese.

Women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.