Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Associate (Retainer), Multiple positions

Under the overall supervision of the Project Management Support Senior Officer (PMSO), the M&E Senior Associate  will ensure monitoring, evaluation, communication and reporting of the project activities are operationalized and compiled at the field level and shared with the M&E Officer in Juba. The Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Associate shall be responsible among others the following duties and responsibilities: -

• Support the development and roll out of the Safety Net for Socio-Economic Opportunities Project (SNSOP) Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks, guidelines, plans or tools to guide quality Monitoring and Evaluation in the project;

• Support the M&E Officer to regularly review Monitoring and Evaluation plans, tools and other documents such as results matrices, reporting templates etc., as may be necessary in coordination with relevant colleagues or partners;

• Conduct periodic site visits to the project sites especially Labour Intensive Public work (LIPW) sites to ascertain and promote adherence to agreed standards and timelines of implementation; 

• Lead role in overseeing data collection (including beneficiary bio - data); collation; storage; analysis and reporting ensuring that data is of high quality and audit worthy;

• Carry out the Beneficiary Registration Lessons Learnt Survey (BRLLS) and Post Distribution Monitoring on a rolling basis to assess the success of the project and the level of impact achieved;

• Support the Project Management Senior Officer (Team Leader) in the preparation and review of project progress and monitoring reports at the field level in collaboration with other project staff;

• Support the community mobilization teams with attendance marking (both in hard copy and in the MIS) and generate the payrolls based on the number of days attended;

• Facilitates the implementation of regular and periodic project evaluations;

• Performs any other tasks as requested by the supervisor.

Knowledge building and knowledge sharing

• Provide regular verbal and written feedback on field observations and monitoring findings to the M&E Officer;

• Develop and share with the M&E Officer reports related to local field M&E activities; 

• Support the project staff in documenting, reviewing and consolidating lessons-learned from the field;

• Participate in M&E technical meetings and share any relevant field experiences with colleagues.

Final Product

• Prepares and issues regular reports in accordance with supervisor’s guidelines;

• Maintains diaries and progress reports as required by UNOPS standard procedures.

• High School (Secondary School) certificate is the minimum requirement for this role;

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, International Development, International Relations, Project Management, Development Studies, Mathematics, Statistics or relevant disciplines is an asset; 

• Advanced University Degree (Master Degree or equivalent)  in Social Sciences, International Development, International Relations, Project Management, Development Studies, Mathematics, Statistics or relevant disciplines is desired.

Work Experience 

• Minimum of Seven (7) years of relevant experience in the areas of M&E is required; 

• Excellent communication, coordination, and organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders is an asset;

• Experience in development work in remote areas highly desirable;

• Experience in World Bank, M&E, social protection and food security projects is an asset;

• Experience in IT using Monitoring and Evaluation software is an asset;

• Experience in public works projects will be an asset;

• Clear knowledge and experience working on data analysis.

Language requirement

• Fluency in written and oral English is required

• Knowledge of Arabic Language desired