UNDP Jobs - 74731- Monitoring & Evaluation Associate

Monitoring & Evaluation Associate

Location :

Colombo, SRI LANKA

Type of Contract :

FTA Local

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

28-Sep-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

GS-7

Duration of Initial Contract :

One (1) year with possibility of extension

Languages Required :

English

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

Background:

UNDP in Sri Lanka is reorganizing internally and moving to an integrated collaborative business model. Internally, an energetic and innovative team will converge around the planning, design, implementation and quality assurance of an integrated programme in a fast-paced environment. Fostering strategic partnership and alliances with different stakeholders will require a team which consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude and has a strong client orientation. Strong UN partnerships are valued for Delivering Together in a true spirit of collaboration and teamwork.

Post Context

This position is primarily focused on the technical work of M&E, in the context of using evidence to link innovation to strategy in the implementation of evaluation standards, quality assurance/control and capacity development in the Country Office.

In this context, and under the overall guidance of the Results Management Analyst, the Monitoring & Evaluation Associate, beyond ensuring the effective implementation of monitoring and evaluation policies, works with the programme portfolio team to align evolving new programmes and projects in Sri Lanka with the UNDP monitoring framework.

The incumbent endeavors to introduce innovative monitoring and evaluation tools to enable data collection and analysis from new programmatic activities, particularly where data are novel or untested, becomes critical in measuring and demonstrating UNDPs ongoing relevance and performance.

Working with the Results & Management Team, the M&E Associate supports the application of innovative tools and methods in the country office and projects by supporting programme colleagues and collaborators in identifying meaningful indicators and applying innovative approaches to data generation and reporting.

ONLY STAFF AFFECTED BY THE UNDP SRI LANKA CHANGE MANAGEMNT PROCESS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS POSITION. ALL OTHER APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Duties and Responsibilities

Ideas & Expertise:

Ensure rigorous and innovative monitoring and evaluation of the CO programme and projects
Act as the CO's focal point for M&E and prepare regular reporting
Apply innovative approaches and technologies to support the entire portfolio programme and projects
Identify opportunities to adapt M&E procedures to more fully capture new business relationships and programmatic activities
Updates and maintains country office monitoring databases and enhances accessibility for all users
Prepares & updates on the Sri Lanka M&E plan ensuring team partners inputs are understood by work units in advance of delivery.
In collaboration with portfolio team managers and Results & Management colleagues, recommends new indicators and integrated / cross-cutting reporting opportunities.
Participates in preparation and conduct of audits of projects and implementation of audit recommendations.

Partnership engagement:

Maintains close relationships with external institutional collaborators to understand data meaning, management capacities and reporting requirements.
Creates M&E with an awareness that must be adaptable to multiple client perspectives beyond an internal UNDP audience to promote UNDP story and performance.
Build relationships with institutional M&E counterparts to both learn and influence the M&E practice within UN partners in Sri Lanka.

Team Collaboration

Support CO teams in understanding value of monitoring policies and strategies and guiding them in effective usage.
Provides M&E technical advice to programme staff (e.g. drafting annual targets and reporting requirements in the RBM platform), monitors and disseminates findings to Management and CO staff.
Organization/conduct of training for the programme/projects staff on M&E.

Competencies

Core

Innovation

Ability to make new and useful ideas work

Leadership

Ability to persuade others to follow

People Management

Ability to improve performance and satisfaction

Communication

Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform

Delivery

Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement

Technical/Functional

Data Measurement

Ability to set goals and indicators and to interpret and synthesize results into usable information to inform policy, strategy, and/or action

Strategic Planning

Ability to make decisions that align with strategy, vision, and mission

Risk Assessment

Knowledge of risk assessment methodologies and ability to determine degree of risk and apply to strategic and/or practical situation

Results-based Management

Ability to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved performance and demonstrable results

Monitoring and Evaluation

Knowledge of methodologies, assessment tools, systems and apply practical experience in planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting and ability to apply to practical situations

Knowledge Facilitation

Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Secondary Education with specialized M & E training. University Degree on Business/Public Administration or Economics would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.

Experience:

6 years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of working experience in Monitoring and Evaluation is required at the national or international level.
Proven experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), experience in handling of web based management systems is required.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in written and spoken English and local language of the duty station. Other official language of the UN will be desirable