UNDP China is programming in line with the UNDP Strategic Plan (SP), under which the work domains/portfolios include Poverty, Equity and Governance, Energy and Environment, Disaster Management, and South-South & Global Development Cooperation. The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team is directly guided by the senior management, and serves an overarching supportive role for each team/portfolio throughout the office. The M&E team contributes to UNDP’s commitment to deliver high quality programmes, and is expected assist project teams to deliver results in a fast, efficient, and transparent way.

Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Country Director (DCD) and the supervision of the M&E Officer of UNDP China, the M&E intern will be dedicated to the office-wide M&E functions: monitoring and evaluating UNDP projects in China to ensure complete compliance; collaborating with different teams to comply with UNDP headquarter/regional office in requested tasks; providing support and troubleshooting as requested by project units. With the help of the M&E Unit, project managers and teams shall keep their projects on track, and mitigate disagreement and potential risks

The M&E intern is expected to assist the DCD and the M&E Officer in the following key fields:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring overall project implementation with respect to progress and updates, delivery, project objectives, outputs and indicators.
• Analyzing quantitative and qualitative information to evaluate the performance of each portfolio, and composing the officewide Management Report.
• Liaising with UNDP Headquarters/regional hub, and coordinating office-wide integrated work plan (IWP), annual report (ROAR); and project mid-term/final evaluation, annual work plan (AWP), annual project report (APR), etc.

Planning and Coordinating

• Reviewing and providing quality assurance of Project Documents, work plans, MOUs, LOIs, financing agreements, and ensuring the compliance with the Strategic Plan and UNDP pertinent policies.
• Ensuring timely submission of project annual work plans, quarterly reports, annual reports, etc. from implementing partners and PMOs.
• Providing secretarial and coordination support of external meetings with governmental counterparts, internal office-wide meetings, and M&E-related training sessions and activities.

Documenting and Supporting

• Supporting in tackling problems, bottlenecks, disputes with partners, etc. over the life cycle of each project in close liaison with reginal advisors.
• Managing and maintaining all documentations and folders along the project implementation process of UNDP China.
• Performing other ad-hoc duties.

• Thoroughness in accomplishing a task while paying sufficient attention to details to ensure work is timely and error-freely delivered.
• Strong commitment and accountability in work and continuous improvement as a self-starter.
• Strong inter-personal, negotiation and liaison skills. Ability to work as part of a team, sharing information and coordinating efforts within the team.

Education and Experience

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program, preferably with major in Social Sciences, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, Management or a related field. Advanced University degree is an asset.
• Experience in program evaluation, project monitoring, or financial auditing would be an advantage.

Language and Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Mandarin.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office software package (MS Excel, Word etc.) and web management system.