Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Senior Officer will be responsible for all M&E activities related to the Vriddhi project.

As such, s/he will work with UNOPS project teams located in field offices and in Colombo in protection, project management, financial management, advisory services, grants management, ICT services, GIS, supporting artistic creation and other related areas of work.

In addition, s/he will have extensive working relationships with members of the civil society in Sri Lanka whose activities will be monitored by the incumbent as part of the grants awarded and services provisions by UNOPS. Under the supervision of the Programme Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation officer will ensure all monitoring and evaluation activities are delivered as per UNOPS agreed policies, processes and standards.

S/he will have a high sense of integrity, confidentiality and the ability to engage sensibly with local stakeholders including local authorities, local partners and communities. This position is based in Colombo with extensive travel to field and project locations.

 Functional Responsibilities

Summary of functions:

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Reporting
• Knowledge Management

Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Programme Manager, and in close collaboration with other members of the UNOPS Grants Management Unit and Programme Teams, the Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer will perform the following functions:

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• ● Provide analytical support to the Programme Manager in the design and development of the Monitoring and Evaluation strategy and framework.
• ● Support the roll out the approved M&E framework in close consultation with the UNOPS partners in the civil society, and in accordance with UNOPS guidelines.
• ● Develop and maintain a system that collates and visualizes information on all UNOPS grants funded projects and service provisions, that needs to be fed into the M&E framework in collaboration with the programme team, ICT and GIS unit.
• ● Ensure that implementing partners fulfill their M&E and reporting obligations, while supporting to build their capacity in M&E.
• ● Contribute to recording and reporting systems that are harmonized both among implementing partners and with UN/UNOPS and national systems and Sustainable Development Goals(SDG) where possible.
• ● Provide support and feedback on M&E and performance issues to implementing partners collaborating with UNOPS.
• ● Undertake regular site visits as required.
• ● Conduct internal evaluation exercises based on Project management cycles and support external evaluation exercises required by donors.

Reporting:

• ● Adhere to the agreed reporting cycles and requirements with each implementing partner.
• ● Develop and manage the standard monitoring, evaluation and reporting formats based on the logical framework and reporting requirements.
• ● Support the mid term reviews, annual reviews, end of programme reviews, independent external evaluations and related reporting requirements.
• ● Support the preparation and timely submission of periodic progress reports to stakeholders; and
• ● Support the Programme Manager in completing necessary internal reporting requirements.

Knowledge Management and Capacity Building:

• ● Support in programme team in managing lessons learnt and best practices.
• ● Support the Programme Manager in setting up an Accountability to Affected Population mechanism.
• ● Facilitate dissemination and use of lessons learnt, M&E findings and reports amongst stakeholders.
• ● Based on the monitoring and evaluation data, support the project in developing performance improvement plans; and build capacities of implementing partners in M&E through workshops as needed.
• ● Perform other similar duties as may be assigned by the Programme Manager to support the implementation and oversight of the project.

 Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

• Advanced University Degree (Master Degree or equivalent) in a relevant field, preferably in Social Sciences, Development, or Economics.

Experience:

• At least 2 years experience in the design, development and/or implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems, preferably relevant to programs in humanitarian and/or development contexts.
• M&E/research design skills is required.
• Data management skills including the use and maintenance of databases is required.
• Quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills including the use of software to present data.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of donor funded programs is highly desirable.

Language requirements:

• Full working knowledge of English is essential.
• Full working knowledge of Tamil and/or Sinhala is required.

Source: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=29508#1