Monitoring And Evaluation Analyst

Education:

• Advanced University Degree (Master’s degree or equivalent)in data science, monitoring and evaluation, data management, statistics, or relevant social science with a strong training in data management/data science or a relevant related field is required. OR

• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree;

• Training and/or knowledge and understanding in environmental science, policy, climate change, resilience and energy is a desired advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years (With a master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of working experience in a field related to data management in rural development, monitoring and evaluation, livelihoods, agriculture promotion, and planning or project management;

Required Skills

• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel);

• Experiences in creating and managing performance monitoring plans and leveraging performance monitoring data for improving ongoing project management are under consideration;

• Knowledge/experience in designing and field-testing surveys and other data collection instruments are required;

• Experience in indicator development, data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, and/or performance monitoring and reporting;

• Experience/Good knowledge of concepts and framework for monitoring and Evaluation and Result Measurement.

Education:

• Advanced University Degree (Master’s degree or equivalent)in data science, monitoring and evaluation, data management, statistics, or relevant social science with a strong training in data management/data science or a relevant related field is required. OR

• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree;

• Training and/or knowledge and understanding in environmental science, policy, climate change, resilience and energy is a desired advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years (With a master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of working experience in a field related to data management in rural development, monitoring and evaluation, livelihoods, agriculture promotion, and planning or project management;

Required Skills

• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel);

• Experiences in creating and managing performance monitoring plans and leveraging performance monitoring data for improving ongoing project management are under consideration;

• Knowledge/experience in designing and field-testing surveys and other data collection instruments are required;

• Experience in indicator development, data collection and analysis, data quality assessments, and/or performance monitoring and reporting;

• Experience/Good knowledge of concepts and framework for monitoring and Evaluation and Result Measurement.

• Lead the development of and oversee the review of project level Monitoring &Evaluation (M&E) plan and associated work plans for each component/activity (as reflected in the results framework) of the GCF project;

• Develop TORs for M&E tasks to be carried out during implementation using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods for the GCF project;

• Be responsible for sourcing data and information for specific M&E needs directly from other agencies, PMU etc. (such as budgets, staff capacity and other internal data) particularly for indicators not requiring a survey for the GCF project and NCER portfolio;

• Support technical work such as reviewing M&E methods, carrying out trainings, designing M&E tools and providing technical advice and guidance in response to the M&E requirements for the GCF project and NCER portfolio;

• Oversee and participate in evaluations and assessments.

• Design data collection and analysis tools and conduct regular surveys to establish project performance. Present quarterly performance updates NCER team and SMT;

• Ensure quality control of M&E outputs(e.g. surveys etc.), including by contributing substantively to the design and field testing of the monitoring methodology, review, supervise design and implementation of the survey, participatory data collection methods and protocols, data verification techniques, and other technical evaluation and analytical tasks conducted under the project and the NCER portfolio as may be guided by the team leader (NCER);

• Work on projects in the NCER portfolio by getting and analyzing data, maintaining an internal database of source data and lead deep dives on NCER projects to identify insights and design simulations on the implications for programme impacts;

• Closely cooperate and coordinate with the communication Analyst in the design, assessments, and analytical reporting of case studies and success stories for the GCF project and other NCER projects;

• Review and provide advice related to log frames and indicators on proposals submitted by NCER;

• Ensure the incorporation of information on the project level indicators into project level reports and provide recommendations to the PMU of the GCF project.

• Support the incorporation of information on the project level indicators in the NCER portfolio into corporate reporting dashboards and platforms such as Quantum, UNINFO;

• Develop and maintain an M&E database for the GCF project and contribute to the maintenance of a database of all NCER projects;

• Maintain a detailed knowledge of all relevant issues impacting his/her field of Monitoring & Evaluation;

• Coordinate with the communication Analyst for promoting information sharing on all aspects related to the GCF project activities among stakeholders;

• Ensure mentoring and training of project teams of GCF project and NCER portfolio to foster capacity building on M&E knowledge;

• Support monitoring and evaluation missions commissioned by donors and UNDP;

• Review monitoring and evaluation system/mechanism, process, and procedures of the GCF project and forms and formats for project activities under its various components, as well as those related to the NCER portfolio;

• Monitor project progress through field visits, offer feedback and keep regular communication with related field and central level project staff;

• Attend, participate and provide necessary inputs for preparation of and during project meeting, Workshops, and trainings;

• Serve as Lead for providing M &E inputs on Implementation Progress Reports (IPRs); Prepare and submit M&E inputs as per the Results Framework to the consolidated trimester/ annual project implementation progress reports meeting the deadline as per the requirement of project and GCF;

• Serve as Lead for providing M &E inputs on NCER portfolio on UNDP Corporate requirements;

• Accomplish other tasks related for preparing, monitoring, evaluation, and MIS as per the need of project assigned by National Project Coordinator and NCER assigned by the Team Leader (NCER, UNDP);

• Support reporting of UNCT results for Result Group Three in close collaboration with reporting focal points of other agencies.

Reporting/Communication/M&E

• M&E inputs to Monthly/quarterly/Yearly Project Implementation Progress Report; M&E implementation plan for the project, TORs for surveys;

• Inputs to MWE program level indicators; M&E inputs to good practice case studies;

• Monitoring and supervision reports as per the requirement;

• Guidelines/ Manuals of concerned fields as per the need of the project.

• Reports and proceedings of seminars, workshops, and training.

• Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reports and inputs into UNDP corporate reporting platforms including Quantum+, PIMS+, UNINFO.

• Analytical and trend reports on NCER portfolio progress, including implications and recommendations for resource mobilization.

Institutional Arrangement

1. The M&E Analyst will report to the National Project Coordinator on GCF related tasks and the Team leader (NCER) on NCER portfolio related tasks. In addition to the regular tasks, the Analyst shall be responsible for providing /preparing following documents and reports during assigned period.

2. As the focal person for the M&E at the PMU, the M&E Analyst will work closely with all other members of the PMU