Job categories Administration, Project Management
Vacancy code VA/2024/B0037/27297
Level ICS-10
Department/office CRP, STG, Strategy and Transformation Group
Duty station Multiple
Contract type International ICA
Contract level IICA-2
Duration One year with potential for extension
Application period 15-Jan-2024 to 29-Jan-2024
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
Functional Responsibilities
- Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning
- Data collection, management & use
- Knowledge management and capacity building
Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning
- Contribute to the development of approaches and guidance for monitoring and evaluation in various kinds of UNOPS projects and programmes.
- Identify and propose options for new and innovative mechanisms for establishing flexible M&E capacity in line with organizational objectives and UNOPS operating model.
- Collect benchmarking data and develop guidance for resourcing of EIL practices in UNOPS projects and programmes, as well as corresponding corporate functions.
- Contribute to the integration of M&E in emerging policies, processes, systems, and guidelines for portfolio, programme and project management.
- Extend technical support to facilitate the design of projects, programmes and portfolios’ results frameworks and theories of change, means of verification and reporting tools.
Data collection, management and use
- Establish and coordinate plans for collection and analysis of data.
- Plan, design, and set-up data collection tools and management systems.
- Document and collate available and relevant internal and external data, conduct data verification and quality control.
- Create data visualisations (charts, graphs and dashboards) to effectively communicate results, achievements and findings to stakeholders.
- Support the integration of data and analysis into decision- making processes.
- Work on collection of evidence and identify insights and lessons, conclusions and recommendations, and contribute to organisational reporting and learning.
- Generate evidence, lessons learnt and insights for UNOPS senior management Quarterly Management Reviews and Annual Impact Reviews
Knowledge management and capacity building
- Identify and map internal capacity in outcome-based project design and theories of change, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, evidence and learning.
- Identify, elevate and connect with evidence/M&E focal points.
- Contribute to capacity development regarding approaches and resourcing of monitoring and evaluation practices in various kinds of UNOPS projects and programmes.
- Interact and follow up with the different programs and project teams to support preparation of case studies, lessons learned, success stories, and best practices for internal and external sharing.
- Communicate UNOPS Evidence, Insight and Learning agenda.
- Provide coaching and support to facilitate learning-focused monitoring and evaluation processes
- Promote collaborative efforts through the community of practice between projects and programmes for learning and exchanging lessons learned and good practices.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education - A Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Public Administration, Business Administration, International Development, Political Science or International Relations is required.
- A Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.
Experience - A minimum of Five (5) years of relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation, and/or programme/project management, development and/or assessment is required
- Experience in Data analysis is required.
- Experience working in the UN and/or other international organisations is an asset.
- Experience working in a developing country is an asset.
Language Requirements - Fluency in English is required.
- Working knowledge of a UN official language is an advantage.