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1- Office/Unit/Project Description:
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We are on the ground in 170 countries and territories, working with governments and people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges to help empower lives and build resilient nations.
Based on the new UNSDCF in line with Djibouti Vision 2035 and the National Development Plan 2022-2024, UNDP Country Program (CPD) was extended to 2030. The main objective of UNDP Djibouti’s country program is to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. It tackles the interrelated challenges of development, climate risks, and challenges through climate change adaptation and mitigation. Innovative and inclusive financing provides assistance and resilience and seeks to reduce poverty, gender inequalities, geographic inequalities, and exclusion. It promotes environmental sustainability and resilience through integrated strategies. It supports the most vulnerable and strengthens national and local institutional capacities for inclusive growth, poverty reduction, prevention of violent extremism, climate action, and strengthening social cohesion.
Ongoing monitoring and evaluation play an essential role to ensure UNDP remains accountable and transparent and learns from its program implementation. Therefore, to continue ensuring the implementation of impactful and qualitative activities and services to benefit Djibouti institutions and population, UNDP Djibouti is seeking for a National Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst.
The team assists CO and its partners to find and implement integrated, transformational solutions across the Sustainable Development Goals and six signature areas of poverty, governance, environment, resilience, energy, and gender. In addition, the team puts in place and administers effective monitoring and evaluation, results-based management, and quality assurance frameworks in the CO
2-Scope of Work:
Under the strategic guidance of the Resident Representative and direct supervision of the Deputy Resident Representative, the Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst promotes results-based management and a programme effectiveness approach by leading the implementation of innovative and effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks, systems and tools. The M&E Analyst provides technical support on M&E and reporting practices to programme and project teams. Where relevant the M&E Analyst will also support programme quality assurance and developing relevant systems to contribute to knowledge management and production. The M&E Analyst promotes a collaborative, efficient, client-focused, evidence-based, and integrated portfolio management approach.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
1- Implement and participate in the design of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, systems, and tools, and as applicable, conduct programme quality assurance in keeping with corporate policies.
2. Ensure coordination and efficient support to monitoring, reporting, evaluation and results-based management of Country Office programmes and projects.
Support capacity building and facilitate knowledge building and sharing on monitoring, evaluation and results-based management in CO.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
3-Institutional Arrangement
The M&E Analyst may supervise a team of staff responsible for CO M&E and RBM, and as applicable, quality assurance work; and collaborates closely with Programme, Operations and project teams in the Country Office, UNDP HQ staff, programme staff in other UN agencies, Government officials and donors on programme/project implementation and monitoring and evaluation issues and practices.
4- Competencies:
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Achieve Results: |
LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline |
Think Innovatively: |
LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements |
Learn Continuously: |
LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback |
Adapt with Agility: |
LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible |
Act with Determination: |
LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident |
Engage and Partner: |
LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships |
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: |
LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination |
Thematic Area |
Name |
Definition |
Business Direction & Strategy |
System Thinking |
Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall processor system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system. |
Business Management |
Portfolio Management |
Ability to select, prioritize and control the organization’s programmes and projects, in line with its strategic objectives and capacity; ability to balance the implementation of change initiatives and the maintenance of business-as-usual, while optimizing return on investment. Knowledge and understanding of key principles of project, programme, and portfolio management. |
Business Management |
Monitoring & Evaluation |
Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results. Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programmes, and activities based on set criteria and benchmarks, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of clients, both current and upcoming. Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools. Ability to make an independent judgment based on set criteria and benchmarks. Ability to anticipate clients' upcoming needs and concerns. |
Business Development |
Knowledge Generation |
Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need. Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches. Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations. |
Business Management |
Result-based management |
Ability to manage the implementation of strategies, programmes, and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results. Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories, concepts, methodologies, instruments, and tools. |
2030 Agenda: Engagement& Effectiveness |
Effectiveness |
Programming (PPM) policies and procedures |
5- Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA
Min. Education requirements |
Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Development/Development Studies, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Statistics, Business Administration/Management, Public Administration, Social Policy/Sciences, International Relations, or related field is required; or A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience, will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree |
Min. years of relevant work experience |
Applicants with a master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field of study are not required to have professional work experience. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in M&E, Programme, working with Quality Assurance Instruments, Results-Based Management models is required. |
Required skills |
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Desired skillsin addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section |
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Required Language(s) |
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Professional Certificates |
N/A |