JOB DESCRIPTION

The Position: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer—KOICA-supported Project

In 2024, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Mali and Central Africa, with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), launched a multi-year project (2024–2027) to enhance access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) services for vulnerable populations, particularly women and girls. The project also aims to promote youth and adolescent engagement to strengthen resilience.

To ensure effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) from the project’s activities, UNFPA WCARO seeks to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer.

You will report to the Regional Programme Coordinator

 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person”s potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.=

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The M&E Officer will be crucial in tracking project progress, ensuring quality data collection and analysis, and supporting evidence-based decision-making and reporting. The M&E Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Regional Programme Coordinator and in close collaboration with UNFPA Mali & Central Africa Republic’s Humanitarian, M/E, SRH, GBV, A&Y, and P&D units, and implementing partners.

You would be responsible for:

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

1. Develop and implement an M&E framework aligned with UNFPA corporate guidelines and KOICA donor requirements.
2. Manage the project performance monitoring systems, including indicators, baselines, and targets.
3. Provide support to enhance regular field monitoring visits to assess project progress and ensure compliance with quality standards.
4. Facilitate periodic project performance reviews, including mid-term and final evaluations.
5. Coordinate data collection, verification, and validation processes to ensure reliability and accuracy.
6. Ensure that lessons learned and best practices are documented and incorporated into future programming.
7. Oversee the development of standardized monitoring tools including appropriate templates for quarterly monitoring.
8. Provide technical guidance to thematic units in framing realistic and measurable M&E
   indicators clearly linked to activity work plans.
9. Support the development of programmatic proposals, work plans, and budgets.
10. Represent UNFPA in meetings and training related to M&E.

Data Management and Reporting

1. Establish and maintain a database for tracking project indicators and results.
2. Analyze data to generate evidence-based insights for programme improvement.
3. Support the preparation of donor reports by providing high-quality M&E inputs, including data analysis and visualization.
4. Develop case studies, human-interest stories, and learning briefs based on project findings.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

University degree (Master’s level) in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Demography, Public Health, Social Sciences, or a related field. A first-level university degree with additional relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in implementing M&E systems in development
  or humanitarian settings is required
• Proven experience in data collection, analysis, and visualization using statistical software
  (SPSS, Stata, R, or Power BI).
• Familiarity with monitoring, particularly in SRH and GBV programming, is an asset.
• Experience working with UN agencies and NGOs is desirable. Knowledge of donor reporting requirements, particularly KOICA, is highly desirable.
• Must be a national of the Republic of Korea.

Languages: 

Fluency in Korean, French and English is mandatory and an asset

Required Competencies: 

Values:

Exemplifying integrity,

Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,

Embracing cultural diversity,

Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

Achieving results,

Being accountable,

Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,

Thinking analytically and strategically,

Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

Functional Competencies:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent report-writing and data presentation abilities.
• Proficiency in digital data collection tools such as Kobo Toolbox, ODK, or CommCare.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a complex and dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA”s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants” bank accounts.

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.