Programme Specialist, Monitoring And Evaluation (M&E) at United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA

Job Purpose:

• Under the general supervision of the UNFPA Resident Representative & Deputy Representative and the direct supervision of the Population and Development Specialist, the National Programme Specialist-M&E is responsible for developing and guiding the overall M&E plan, Quality Assurance Plan and related activities.
• S/he provides timely and relevant information to programme managers and other stakeholders for result oriented programme formulation and implementation. 
• The National Programme Specialist-M&E provides technical support in the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities of Implementing Partners and UNFPA Sub-Offices, and provides assistance in M&E capacity building activities of government counterparts.

The Programme Specialist, M & E will work within an integrated, coordinated, and systems strengthening context to perform the following Monitoring and Evaluation tasks.

• Programme Planning and Implementation Including Project Results Framework Development 
• Capacity Development and Technical Assistance
• Evidence and Knowledge Development and Dissemination
• Quality Assurance

You would be responsible for:

Programme planning and implementation including Project Results Framework Development 

Lead the M&E work in the Country Office

• Promote results based approach to monitoring and evaluation, emphasizing results and impacts
• Work with other program officers to develop proposals for resource mobilization including the development of appropriate frameworks to aid results based management of projects
• Analyse and report on programme progress in terms of achieving results, using existing monitoring and evaluation tools
• Coordinate the preparation of all programme reports; guide staff and implementing partners in the preparation of progress reports in accordance with approved reporting format and ensure timely submission of scheduled reports
• Lead in the preparation of the Country Office Report
• Ensure that all key performance indicators for the Country programme and related projects are collected and reported in a timely manner and discussed in the appropriate forum  in terms of implication for future actions
• Prepare draft TORs for Mid-term and final evaluation of projects and country programme in accordance with UNFPA guidelines
• In collaboration with UNFPA programme staff, ensure the collection, analysis and dissemination of results of evaluations at the end of country programmes and ensure lesson learned are incorporated in the next country programme
• In collaboration with executing agencies, backstop the implementation of the overall monitoring and evaluation mechanism of the country programme;
• Participate in UN wide activities including UNDAF theme working group, DMAG
• Participate in monitoring progress of the implementation of the United Nations Development Framework (UNDAF) and Delivering as One (DaO) approach.

Capacity Development and Technical Assistance 

• Organize and provide training in M&E for the programme and implementing partners with a view of developing national and State M&E capacity
• Facilitate and act as resource person and join in, if required, any external supervision and evaluation mission
• Coach other members of the M&E team, direct expert consultants, and facilitate working groups and task teams in order to provide support to Project managers, technical staff and implementing agencies on monitoring and evaluation.
• Work with the programme coordinators in Sub-Offices to ensure programme implementation and achieving expected results as per M&E framework;
• Provide technical support and guidance to Sub-Office M&E staff in preparing periodic reports on the activities, schedule, and financial status of all programme outputs in a standard reporting format as required;
• Contribute to monitoring and analysis of reports on humanitarian, economic, political and social factors in development and management of population and development programmes

Evidence and Knowledge Development and Dissemination

• Identify innovative evaluation methodologies and promote their incorporation into the Country Office  operations
• Substantively contribute to the identification, documentation and dissemination of best practices/lessons learned and ensure their availability in the organizational system for lessons learned
• Contribute to the analysis, synthesis and dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge and new approaches to monitoring and evaluation practice, in particular best practices, and make recommendations for their adoption at the country and sub-office levels

Quality Assurance

• Review methodologies, scope of work, technical proposals and consultant qualifications for all evaluations to be contracted under the Country Programme;
• Review, technically assess and provide feedback on all intermediate products and draft evaluation reports to ensure quality;
• Design Quality Assurance Plan for implementation of activities in the field office;
• Foster and ensure results-based quality delivery and compliance with UNFPA policies, procedures and guidelines (quality assurance responsibilities);
• Play a key role in the preparation for all internal and external audits UNFPA Nigeria is subjected to;
• Serve as the technical reference in the field of M&E and provide state-of-art quality assistance to the State M&E staff.
• Follow up and monitor the implementation of key recommendations.

Qualifications and Experience: 
 Education:  

• Master’s degree in Demography, Social Sciences, Sociology, Development Studies, Economics, Medical Sciences, Public Health or other related fields.

 Knowledge and Experience: 

• Demonstrable minimum of 5 years working experience in programme management and monitoring and evaluation at national level.
• Experience working with government institutions and donor organizations.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Familiarity with issues on population, reproductive health, gender and youth. Have the ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication and human relation skills.
• Proficiency in current office software applications is mandatory

Languages: 

• Strong capability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written English