National Post: Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst, NOB, Freetown, Sierra Leone

The Position:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst ensures that the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of the country programme activities are compliant with UNFPA’s result-based management principles and guidelines. You will support national partners’ capacity to analyse and utilise monitoring and evaluation data for evidenced-based decision making.

You will report to the Coordination Specialist.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results and ensure effective external relations, communications, and partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

Working within a Country Office environment, you will provide monitoring and evaluation quality assurance for the overall country programme activities, and will coordinate and strengthen the staff capacity and implementing partners in programme monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

You would be responsible for:

• Supporting and strengthening the country office staff and Implementing Partners’ capacity to develop Annual Work plans aligned to UNFPA’s monitoring and evaluation guidelines and donor signed agreements;
• Providing technical inputs and building the capacity of Implementing Partners to strengthen monitoring, reporting and evaluation systems and enhancing quality of programme data collected and reported;
• Coordinating and providing technical support in preparing quarterly, annual, UNSDCF and donor programme implementation reports;
• Producing evidence-based analyses, briefs and presentations on results planning, monitoring, reporting, quality programme dimensions, trends and/or emerging approaches, to inform and support the development of programming reports
• Strengthening results-based management in planning and implementation of UNFPA interventions using data from sector information management systems and national surveys
• Collecting, reviewing and analysing best practices and lessons learned to demonstrate impact towards achieving outcome level results and fostering learning to guide realigning of interventions, scale up innovation and programme implementation.
• Providing technical oversight to ensure that all monitoring, evaluation and reporting activities are compliant with the result-based management principles, UNFPA guidelines/standards, and donor requirements;
• Providing technical input to the design of technical and joint monitoring visits, participating in their implementation and supporting their follow-up by preparing synthesis reports of findings, and monitoring the implementation of monitoring missions recommendations;
• Providing technical leadership to the review, evaluation and documentation of programme results, best practices and lessons learned and sharing these with relevant partners to inform programming, policy and advocacy;
• Implementing on a continuous basis data visualization strategies that enhance the communication of programme data according to the varying needs of targeted stakeholders;
• Supporting the digitalization of knowledge management for ongoing programmes, optimization of monitoring and evaluation data reporting, analysis and storage systems, and capacity strengthening for UNFPA staff and implementing partners to utilize ICT-based monitoring and evaluation and reporting tools;
• Supporting national partners’ capacity to analyze and utilize monitoring and evaluation data for evidence-based decision making, policy and programme formulation, and monitoring and evaluation in support of integrated national development.

Qualifications and Experience:

Education:

Master’s degree in statistics, population studies, demography, health economics, public health or related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Three years of relevant experience in a related field and/or research;
• Proven experience in monitoring and writing project activity reports;
• A thorough understanding of the UN system in general, especially the UNFPA mandate, its policies and operations;
• Excellent skills in computer/information systems;
• Ability to organize effectively, and to work under pressure with attention to details, precision and accuracy.

Languages:

Fluency in English.

Required Competencies:

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity,
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
• Embracing cultural diversity,
• Embracing change

Functional Competencies:

• Advocacy/ Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/ building strategic alliances and partnerships
• Delivering results-based programme
• Internal and external communication and advocacy for results mobilisation

Core Competencies:

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,
• Communicating for impact

Managerial Competencies:

• Providing strategic focus,
• Engaging in internal/external partners and stakeholders,
• Leading, developing and empowering people, creating a culture of performance
• Making decisions and exercising judgment

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

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