Description of taskTask description

Under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Lead the development of the M&E Strategy for UNFPA’s KOICA-funded project in close consultation with the UNFPA Project Coordinator and the Programme team;
• Provide quality assurance of project documents through review of results frameworks in order to meet SMART criteria;
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of the project’s baseline and rapid assessment studies to inform the start of the KOICA-funded project;
• Manage the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes; ensure use of relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations are incorporated to programme formulation;
• Support planning process, annual work plan development, monitoring, reviews and reporting;
• Ensure linkage of the project’s Annual Work Plans and corresponding M&E Plans with the UNFPA Country Programme and with the donor’s Strategic Plan.
• Design and utilize data collection tools including surveys;
• Manage the creation, updating and maintaining document repositories for monitoring and evaluation;
• Prepare inputs for project reports and communications; including generation of knowledge products
• Provide technical support to the project’s implementing partners, stakeholders to take ownership of programme outcomes through participation in analysis and produce conclusions, recommendations, lessons and good practices on a regular basis;
• In collaboration with the KMCO and Project Coordinator, provide relevant training to team, national implementing partners and stakeholders in monitoring and evaluation;
• Support the project Coordinator in the organization of meetings, workshops, seminars and training events on M&E matters.
• Support liaison with the KOICA Rwanda CO on technical M&E matters.

Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education – Additional Comments:University degree, preferably a master’s degree in social sciences, public health, economics, business administration, project management, development planning, evaluation, statistics, demography/population studies, data analysis, or other relevant disciplines.

Required experience: 60 Months Experience remark:

• Five years of demonstrated experience in programme planning, monitoring and evaluation, ideally in the Public Health / Sexual and Reproductive Health field.
• Demonstrated experience at the national or international level in project cycle management including project design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects required.
• Experience in research, design and conduct of key studies, project evaluation and planning of large-scale assessments required.
• Practical experience (at least 3 years) in the area of results-based management (RBM), monitoring and evaluation, statistics and/or research methodologies;
• Experience in handling of web-based management systems (required);
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment;
• Proficiency in Excel (required);
• Familiarity with Qualitative and Quantitative software (e.g. SPSS, Stata, etc) would be asset;
• Excellent writing and communications skills.

Language skills:

• English(Mandatory), Level – Fluent
• Korean(Mandatory), Level – Fluent
• French(Optional), Level – Working Knowledge

Area of expertise: Monitoring and evaluation, Development programme management, Public health Driving license: No Competencies values:Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Vision, Working in Teams

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Application deadline: 03-06-2020