Empleos en el PNUD - 52712- Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Localidad :

Cololombo, Sri Lanka

Tipo de contrato :

Service Contract

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

16-Jan-15 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

SB-4

Duración del contrato inicial :

One Year

Idiomas requeridos :

Duración esperada del puesto :

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Antecedentes

The Governance for Local Economic Development Programme (GLED)/Support to District Development Programme (SDDP) will serve as UNDP’s umbrella delivery programme for strengthening local governance capacities and improving socio-economic opportunities in identified vulnerable regions of the country in partnership with the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs.

The Project GLED/SDDP will comprise of 4 main outputs:

Vulnerable Groups enabled to engage in sustainable local economic development initiatives;
Local level governance institutions plan and manage service delivery with increased effectiveness and inclusiveness;
Policy makers and development partners have an increased knowledge on good practices and lessons learned on local economic development and local governance to policy decisions;
Vulnerable communities have increased skills and ability to participate in local governance activities.

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist will be based at the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the GLED/SDDP Programme in Colombo and work under the overall supervision and guidance of the Assistant Country Director –Governance for Empowerment and Social Inclusion (GESI) and direct supervision of the Programme Manager -GLED/SDDP. The M&E Specialist will be fully responsible for providing day-to-day technical assistance to the programme staff at the PIU and the Field Offices in monitoring the Programme. In accordance with the guidance from the Country Office on UNDP corporate requirements, the M&E Specialist will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the progress of the GLED/SDDP Programme and its Projects are documented and reported in a results-based and analytical manner. The M&E Specialist will work closely with GLED/SDDP Programme staff to ensure M&E requirements are fulfilled and the M&E Framework is reported against in a timely manner with required quality checks. The M&E Specialist will support the Sector Specialists, Field Project Specialists and Communications/Reporting Specialist in ensuring that M&E of the entire Programme and its Projects are performed to the highest standards. The M&E Specialist will also provide support to develop the capacities of UNDP staff and partners in relation to Programme/Project M&E, and facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing. Towards this end, he/she will be expected to seek the technical guidance of the UNDP Country Office M&E Analyst on a day-to-day basis. The M&E Specialist will be expected to work in close collaboration and coordination with all staffs at PIU, field project offices as well as CO focal points.

Deberes y responsabilidades

Summary of Key Functions:

Support to ensure that information and data from the field is captured, documented, analyzed and reported in a results-based and timely manner;
Support to ensure all Projects and their sub-components (sub-projects) have results-based annual work plans (AWPs) with indicators, baselines and targets established at output and activity level and are fully aligned with the GLED/SDDP Results Framework and Results Monitoring Plan and facilitate and give input to external evaluations;
Prepare the GLED/SDDP Monitoring and Evaluation Report capturing qualitative and quantitative aspects, according to the annual work plans and log frame of various Projects;
Contribute substantially to Project proposal development, donor reporting and other communication products with the provision of evidence-based, results analysis.

Description of Key Functions:

Function/ Expected Results: Support to ensure that information and data from the field is captured, documented, analyzed and reported in a results-based and timely manner, focusing on the achievement of the following results:

Support the continuous monitoring, review and evaluation of projects and make field visits together with PIU colleagues to conduct qualitative and quantitative checks to obtain feedback;
Analyze evaluation results pertaining to the Projects under GLED/SDDP Programme and draft findings in consultation with the Programme Manager for dissemination;
Coordinate the timely submission of progress reports by Field Project specialist (FPSs) and assist with data entry, and the preparation of charts, graphs, and progress reports;
Support and facilitate external evaluations, advocacy and knowledge sharing fora, training programmes on importance of M&E, donor assessments and missions;
Work closely with all programme staff of GLED/SDDP programme, especially the Communications/Reporting Specialist to prepare and present reports/papers, with a focus on maximizing the visibility of the Programme;
Provide on-the job-training and mentoring for relevant PIU and field staff.

Function/ Expected Results:

Support to ensure all projects and their sub-components (sub-projects) have results-based annual work plans (AWPs) with indicators, baselines and targets established at output and activity level and are fully aligned with the GLED/SDDP Results Framework and Results Monitoring Plan and facilitate and give input to external evaluations focusing on the achievement of the following results:

Collaborate with FPSs on timely preparation of project Annual Work Plans in line with UNDP corporate guidelines;
Develop indicators and establish baselines and targets at output and activity level for Projects and sub-projects at district level under the overall technical guidance from the PIU Sector Specialists;
Conduct periodic Programme/Project internal evaluations in line with the GLED/SDDP Results Framework and Results Monitoring Plan;
Ensure that activities are clearly defined, including indicative activities, tasks and sub-tasks as well as deliverables for each activity to enable effective and efficient monitoring.

Function/ Expected Results: Report on project progress both qualitatively and quantitatively according to the annual work plans and log frame of various projects focusing on the achievement of the following results:

Collaborate with FPSs on the preparation of M&E plans at the field level and recommend corrective action, if any, to streamline the processs;
Collaborate with the Programme Manager, Sector Specialists and FPS to ensure Project/Programme risks logs are in place and updated and reviewed in a timely manner to identify mitigation measures that are required;
Ensure the timely submission of required reports by FPSs and implementing partners under the overall guidance of the Programme Manager (GLED/SDDP);
Support the identification and documentation of links, synergies, lessons learnt and best practices across Projects that can be useful in the institutional learning process and increasing the results of Projects.

Function/ Expected Results: Contribute substantially to Project proposal development, donor reporting and other communication products with the provision of evidence-based, results analysis:

Perform any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor.

Impact of Results

Efficient and effective results-based monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes will assist to strengthen the strategic programmatic decisions of the GLED/SDDP Programme, improve the quality of results based reporting, improve visibility and knowledge management of the Projects and the GLED/SDDP Programme, which would in turn have an impact on the overall success of the UNDP Country Programme.

Competencias

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religious, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

Strong conceptual and research/analytical skills, coupled with the ability to think strategically and to rapidly analyze and recommend corrective steps to either fill the gaps or dovetail the processes to achieve the set objectives;
Ability to identify monitoring and evaluation related risks and opportunities and provide timely feedback to rectify/fill the gaps;
In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
Fully proficient computer skills and use of relevant software and other web-based applications, e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, internet, PowerPoint;
Seeks and applies knowledge, information and best practices inside and outside UNDP;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promote learning and knowledge management/sharing as the responsibility of each staff member;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
Proven networking, organizational and communication skills and an effective team player;
Strong organizational and time management skills;
A self-starter with capacity to work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines;
Willingness to undertake frequent visits outside of duty station.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education

Master’s Degree in Business or Public Administration, Statistics, Economics, Political Science or Social Science OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience will be considered in the absence of as Master’s Degree.

Experience:

5 -7 years of relevant experience is required at the national or international level;
Demonstrable experience in conducting and writing medium-large scale applied research projects;
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based management systems;
Membership of Sri Lanka Evaluation Association (SLEVA) will be an added advantage.

Language:

Demonstrates strong oral and written English communication skills, along with Tamil and/or Sinhala;
Tri-lingual candidates would have an added advantage.