Under the guidance and supervision of the Programme Management Support Unit (PMSU) Team Leader, the Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst supports the effective implementation of the monitoring and evaluation policy, monitoring and evaluation requirements for the Country Programme and projects, and thematic crosscutting activities. The Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst supports to ensure objective Monitoring and Evaluation activities are designed and managed to assess country programme relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability. Monitoring and Evaluation activities are carried out in a credible and systematic manner. Monitoring and Evaluation lessons and recommendations are used for programme design and contribute to the implementation of UNSDCF 2022 - 2026 priorities and results.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Contribute to the programme of work, identification of topics, and projects/programmes to be monitored and evaluated;
Support promotion of monitoring and evaluation standards, quality assurance/control and capacity development in the Country Office as well as being the Social and Environmental Standards (SES) and Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM) focal person for the Country Office;
Guide and support to operationalize and improve innovation and utilization of existing systems of programme planning and reporting;
Guide in monitoring utilization of programme resources including equipment with the view to determining cost effectiveness;
Guide in provision of monitoring and evaluation feedback into policy/project/programme design, including joint programming initiatives and reporting requirements;
Support data collection, synthesis and reporting of office, regional and global indicators.
Support the review of existing and development of potential real-time monitoring initiatives by UNDP and its partners;
Guide and support in preparation and planning for quarterly, midterm and annual workplan reviews;
Support quarterly updating of the Annual Work Plan tracking template;
Support documentation of monitoring and evaluation best practices, and lessons learned and recommendations to be integrated into knowledge management initiatives;
Assist in writing features and success stories about results achieved and efforts pursued by UNDP;
Contribute to the production of internal monthly, quarterly and annual reports;
Support the documentation of the country office’s programme monitoring activities, including field monitoring, training workshops, supplies and end user satisfaction monitoring;
Guide and support in planning and conducting of field monitoring visits and production of reports;
Support the timely update of the CPD dashboard established by UNDP Zimbabwe.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Evaluation, Economics, Public/Business Administration, Social Sciences, Statistics, Technology, 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.
Experience:
Minimum 2-years (with master’s degree) or 4 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional working experience in Monitoring and Evaluation or development work is required.
Languages:
Fluency in English and Shona or Ndebele is required.
