Monitoring and Evaluation

Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.

FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO’s goal is to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members (194 countries and the European Union), FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the Government of India’s GEF6 Green Ag. Project titled, “Green-Ag: Transforming Indian agriculture for global environmental benefits and the conservation of critical biodiversity and forest landscapes”. 

Government of India recognizes the critical importance of transforming agricultural practices to become more sustainable and net contributor to conservation achievements. Improving agricultural practices is particularly important where productive landscapes are associated with places of high ecological value such as protected areas and/ or key biodiversity areas. The project objective is to catalyse transformative change for India’s agricultural sector to support achievement of national and global environmental benefits and conserve critical biodiversity and forest landscapes. The project is organized around two components. The first component strengthens the enabling framework and institutional structures to mainstream bio-diversity (BD), sustainable land management (SLM), climate change mitigation (CCM) and sustainable forest management (SFM) policies, priorities and practices into India’s agricultural sector. The second component demonstrates replicable “Improved agricultural and conservation practices” for sustainable production, resilient livelihood advancements, habitat improvements, and delivery of tangible BD, LD, CCM, and SFM benefits. The project works at the national, state and pilot site levels. The project’s five demonstration states are i) Madhya Pradesh, ii) Mizoram, iii) Odisha, iv) Rajasthan and v) Uttarakhand. Site level project effort focuses upon high conservation priority landscapes (e.g. protected areas) within each of these states.

The position is located in the FAO Country Office in India.

Reporting Lines

• Under the direct supervision of the FAO Representative in India and guidance of the National Technical Coordinator, the M&E Specialist will perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of data collected by the project team to report project results.

Technical Focus

• Expertise in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Tasks and responsibilities

The incumbent will undertake the following duties:

• Based on the Results Framework of the project, develop indicators for tracking regular progress of the project and define other monitoring and evaluation requirements at different levels of project implementation.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of data collected by the project team to report project results.
• Review and discuss assessment, evaluation or monitoring results with FAO and implementing partners.
• Support the training of staff and partners on Prodoc based strategic result framework of GEF 6.
• Develop methodology and protocols, for, M&E of project for reporting on the GEF tracking tool for the five project landscapes.
• Work with third party agencies to oversee periodic evaluation of the project.
• Prepare the technical design document for the impact evaluation.
• Elaborate and submit review and update of the project Results Framework and the Theory of Change (ToC) and make recommendations to adapt it to the needs of the project and to update potential missing information.
• Based on the Results Framework of the project, create a system to periodically assess project indicators and monitoring tools that the Project Management Unit (PMU) and implementing partners should use in each project site.
• Support the operational partner (SPMU and the GLIU) define methodologies, timelines and quality assurance of the project monitoring framework
• Participate in team meetings/ briefings, communication/presentations to conceptualize and propose for assessing project impacts and process indicators, both quantitative and qualitative.
• Contribute to addressing cross-cutting issues such as gender, generational and intercultural approaches, knowledge/ communication planning and parts of the project.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements    

• Master’s degree in agribusiness, natural resource management, Rural Development, Agriculture, or a related subject
• At least 3 years of experience in monitoring and evaluating NRM projects with particular emphasis on participatory development and climate change Working with government agencies and development projects will be an advantage.
• Working knowledge/Full proficiency (level C) of spoken and written English .
• Indian National.

Source: https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2403228