Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Host entity: UNDP

Assignment country: Yemen

Expected start date: 17/09/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Volunteer category: National UN Volunteer Specialist

Type: Onsite

Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Aden

Details

Mission and objectives

UNDP's mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. We advocate for change, and connect countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP's overall goal is to contribute to sustainable human development. UNDP has four focus areas in its mandate: poverty reduction, democratic governance, environment and energy, and crisis prevention and recovery

Context

The NUNV will be based in Aden and will be supervised by the PSF’s Project Manager.

Task description

The role of the NUNV Monitor and Evaluation is monitoring smaller intervention as part of the PSF Small Grant Mechanism. This includes following day-today operations of the NGOs and monitoring their implementation of agreed activities; review of progress reports against monitoring and evaluation matrixes; recommendations on future programmatic activities; briefing of steering committee; identification of scalabilities and human impact stories for publication; In additions to the tasks described above, the I-UNV should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities: - Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and taking active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day); - Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country. - Provide annual and end-of-assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities. – Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.; Results/expected outputs: - As an active UNDP team member, efficient, timely, responsive, client-friendly and high-quality support rendered to [UNDP] and its beneficiaries in the accomplishment of her/his functions, including: - It is expected that this assignment would contribute to the enhancement of the project’s activity monitoring and reporting. - Provide insight to the project team on the quality of the implementation the impact of the activities, lessons learned, and key achievements. - Enhance the relationship with the counterparts, beneficiaries, and stakeholders.

Eligibility criteria

Age

27 - 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in development project management and Monitoring and Evaluation is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization; -Monitors, analyzes and reports from a gender perspective factors; -Ability to use gender sensitive language and familiarity with the UNDP Gender Marker. -Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; -Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; -Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; -Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;

Area(s) of expertise

Development programmes, Administration

Driving license

-

Languages

Arabic, Level: Mother tongue, Desirable English, Level: Fluent, Desirable

Required education level

Bachelor degree or equivalent in Political Science, Monitoring and Evaluation, or similar field.

Competencies and values

-Accountability -Adaptability and flexibility -Creativity -Judgement and decision-making -Planning and organising -Professionalism -Self-management

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials. National UN Volunteers are part of the malicious insurance plan.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy

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