Background

In Mauritius, the Ministry of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment (MSIEE), through the National Empowerment Foundation (NEF), which operates under its aegis, are implementing poverty alleviation and empowerment programmes to ensure maximum coverage of vulnerable families eligible under the Social Register of Mauritius (SRM), in order to provide them with the necessary support and empower them to facilitate their social integration in a sustainable manner.


The Ministry is in the process of setting a Monitoring and Evaluation Unit and has made provision for the recruitment of a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer through the Public Service Commission.  In addition, action has been initiated with the collaboration of the UNDP for the services of a UNV Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the setting up of a monitoring and evaluation framework and the development of a Monitoring and Evaluation plan.


This Monitoring & Evaluation plan will provide the baseline for monitoring the conditions which aims at building the human capital as enumerated in the Social Contract.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct guidance and supervision of the Head of SEDU in consultation with the M&E Officer and the Permanent Secretary of MSIEE, tThe consultant’s mandate will be to:

  • Assist the Ministry in setting up the Monitoring and Evaluation framework and the development of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, monitoring tools and operations manuals of the Ministry/the National Empowerment Foundation and the National Social Inclusion Foundation;
  • Act as facilitator/resource person in high level training programmes/workshops for Senior staff of the Ministry including the M & E Officer, the National Social Inclusion Foundation and that of the National Empowerment Foundation on the ‘Implementation of Monitoring and Evaluation System with particular emphasis on a result-oriented approach and developing appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation tools as well as for high level senior officials in the public service for setting up of a Monitoring & Evaluation framework in their organisations;
  • Provide guidance to the Ministry to carry out a study on the impact assessment of Empowerment Schemes to beneficiaries and advise on measures to ensure that beneficiaries under the Social Register of Mauritius who have moved out of poverty, are sustainably empowered and do not fall again in poverty;
  • Design a Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy roadmap of the Marshall Plan Social Contract for monitoring of compliance of its conditions and in the context of the recertification of beneficiaries under the Social Register in the year 2020.

Duration of the Work

This assignment is for a duration of 10 days within a period of one month (starting end of September 2019 and ending on or before 31 October 2019).

Deadline for submission of offers -  no later than Thursday 22 August at Midnight New York time (GMT +4 hrs Mauritius time) to the email address below:

procurement.mu@undp.org or apply online

For more details of the scope of work, please visit the website - http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=58265

Annexes

Annex A - Letter of confirmation of interest and availability and Submission of financial proposal
Annex B - Model Contact IC
Annex C - UNDP GCC IC
Annex D - P11
Terms of Reference

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Competencies

Personal Skills

  • Excellent communication and inter-personal skills;
  • Ability to establish effective working relations both with high level decision makers and with grassroots organizations and people of different social and cultural backgrounds;
  • Excellent organizational, problem-solving, teamwork and coordination skills;
  • Committed and result-oriented;
  • Respectful and interested in others’ cultures;
  • Positive approach and attention to detail;
  • Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines.

Corporate Competencies

  • Demonstrate integrity by modelling the United Nations’ values and ethical standards;
  • Advocate and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of United Nations;
  • Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
  • Treat all people fairly without favoritism

Functional Competencies

  • Ability to work in a team and independently;
  • Initiative and sound judgment, dedication and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and the UNDP Statement of Purpose;
  • Ability to adapt in new working environment;
  • Demonstrated strategic technical and analytical skills in the substantive area;
  • Computer proficiency.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

  • Master’s degree in Social science, Economics, Statistics, international development, or a related discipline;
  • Excellent written and oral skills in English;
  • Knowledge of French, desirable.

Experience:

  • A minimum of fifteen years of working experience, with at least ten dedicated to monitoring and evaluation of social policies;
  • Familiarity with the challenges of data collection and computerization of M&E system;
  • Significant previous background working for a government entity on poverty reduction;
  • Proven experience and results in developing and operating M&E systems at central (ministries) or decentralized levels in other countries;
  • Good knowledge of conditional cash transfer monitoring tools;
  • Good statistics and data collection skills.