The project envisages to hire M&E and Gender Outreach Analyst, who will secure implementation of the Gender Action Plan; support gender mainstreaming in the project activities by reviewing/contributing to the technical TORs as adequate; participate in project technical working groups; deliver trainings to national partners, experts and communities; support implementation of the local grievance redress mechanism; conduct periodic monitoring visits to the project sites to ensure smooth implementation and sustainability of activities/results, ensure close coordination and strong information flow between the communications and knowledge management aspects of the project.
Responsibilities:
Ensures a robust monitoring and evaluation system is in place for a project.
Oversees routine data collection processes to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality, accurate, and verifiable data, and provide support to national monitoring of SDG indicators.
Updates the Logical Framework (LogFrame), Risk Log and GAP to track project outputs and results.
Coordinates the preparation of periodic M&E reports, including donor reports, project progress reports, and evaluation summaries.
Identifies risks and challenges in program implementation and provides recommendations for mitigation.
Prepares a monitoring plan of project activities in the field based on annual plans, GAP and other relevant documents of the project.
Conducts monitoring visits to project sites (automated weather stations, hydrological posts, Territorial operational management centers, communities, etc.) to observe and record the progress of planned activities, so that the project results indicators can be adequately monitored.
Prepares monitoring reports and provides independent observation, identifies potential implementation risks in achieving the planned results, and proactively proposes potential solutions for decision making and inclusion/correction of planned project activities.
Provides assistance in planning and organizing the project’s terminal evaluation to be conducted by the team of national and international experts.
Contributes to elaboration of and ‘exit’ project strategy to make project outputs sustainable in the long-run.
Ensures that information and visibility materials including the success and human stories demonstrates impact of UNDP’s initiatives on the most vulnerable groups and ultimately contribute to enhancing inclusiveness and transparency in Uzbekistan.
Creates and ensures the coverage/update of the project activities/events on the National partners’ resources, UNDP national and global web-portals, national and international media sources, including social networks (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Telegram channels) with relevant news and posts.
Provides assistance and lead the process of development of the scenario/script and the short video about the mobile application developed within the framework of the MHEWS project for broadcasting on national TV.
Contributes in organizing various public awareness events including roundtable discussions, workshops, exhibitions and trainings.
Coverage of training sessions that will be conducted within annual plan.
Taking interviews.
Developing outreach materials, including news post / social media posts.
Creates at least one human story that demonstrates how stakeholders of the MHEWS project benefit from the project activities.
Prepares and disseminates all project-related visibility materials including the news posts, press releases, newsletters, infographics, success stories and promotional materials to ensure projects visibility with national partners, civil society, donors, national and international mass media.
Takes photo and video, supports in developing publications and media materials, identifies and coordinates services of engaged consultants and companies.
Ensures wide coverage of the events in the media through involvement of representatives from print and broadcast mass media to these events.
Education:
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, Social Sciences, Gender studies, Psychology, Economics, Development Studies, or equivalent field is required.
A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the fields stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
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 the field of PR, outreach and media communication.
