Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

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The project falls under the technical responsibility of the Governance, Rights and Dialogue Cluster of the ILO (ADG/GRD). ADG/GRD encompasses the functions and responsibilities of four policy departments: International Labour Standards (NORMES), Governance and Tripartism (GOVERNANCE), Conditions of Work and Equality (WORKQUALITY) and Sectoral Policies (SECTOR).

The ILO seeks to recruit a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer for the above project. Within the policy and procedural requirements established by the ILO and the project through a Cooperative Agreement, the MEL Officer will be responsible for the overall monitoring, evaluation and learning function of the project and for setting up the necessary systems and tools for data collection and analysis that would also inform the development of learning products.

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer will work under the general supervision of the Chief Technical Adviser of the Project and will coordinate with relevant technical specialists in Departments and Branches from within the Cluster, as well as from relevant field offices.

Description of Duties:

Assist the Chief Technical Adviser and the project staff in results-based implementation of the project by providing technical inputs, particularly in the areas of planning, monitoring and evaluation of project activities. Ensure conformity with ILO policies and project strategies, ILO programming guidelines, Office procedures and practices, and USDOL requirements.
Provide technical advice and support in the development and implementation of the overall monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plan and support the country teams in developing country level MEL plans. This includes facilitating the setting up of systems for strategic planning and performance measurement, including a performance monitoring strategy and a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning plan. The gender dimension will be included in the overall MEL plan as well as those developed at the country level.
Facilitate the development of baseline studies and develop and refine data collection tools, including surveys; ensure regular follow-up of monitoring exercises, including data collection, data quality assessments and oversight, and monitoring progress on indicators; and coordinate with relevant technical specialist the verification/validation of data.
Manage and update the MEL database, including monitoring progress toward targets and indicators on all results levels and suggesting corrective and/or remedial action.
Produce analytical reports with findings, recommendations and lessons learnt covering the scope of the MEL plan, including developing learning products based on the monitoring results.
Provide technical advice, support and input into the implementation of the MEL plan and the project theory of change, particularly in the areas of performance indicators, risk and their measurement and management to ensure the achievement of changes at the outcome level.
Advise and plan for MEL systems for specific interventions and activities to support innovation and learning.
Train the project staff and partners on MEL frameworks developed by the project and broader theory of change approaches and methodologies as part of building and strengthening country-level MEL systems and capacities.
Support the development of an evaluability assessment at the outset of the Project and act as a liaison for independent midterm and final evaluations and for USDOL monitoring and evaluation experts.
Carry out any other tasks as assigned by the Chief Technical Adviser.

Required qualifications:
Education:

Advanced university degree in economics, sociology, statistics, demography, public policy, international development, or related fields. An advanced certificate in M&E and statistics would be an advantage.
A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in one of the afore-mentioned fields or other relevant field with an additional two years of relevant experience will be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.

Experience:

At least five years professional experience in project management and evaluation of development cooperation projects, including design, planning, management, implementation of evaluations and M&E strategies, and using data and learning to inform programme adaptation and redesign.
Demonstrated technical capacity to manage and provide technical support and guidance in comprehensive monitoring and evaluation systems. Experience and knowledge of forced labour and human trafficking, as well as on gender equity and social inclusion, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA), do no harm or culturally-responsive M&E, is an advantage.
As well as proven experience in research and writing, preferably legal and /or policy analysis.

Languages:

Excellent command of English and good working knowledge of French or Spanish.

Source: https://jobs.ilo.org/job/Geneva-Monitoring,-Evaluation-and-Learning-Officer-P3-1200/1028034801/

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