Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

The IOM Coordination Office for the North Pacific covers the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Republic of Palau, Kiribati, and Nauru, with its main office located in Pohnpei and six Sub-Offices across the North Pacific. Ongoing operations focus on FSM, RMI, and Palau, supporting communities across geographically dispersed islands. The Office works closely with national and local governments and local stakeholders to design and implement targeted initiatives guided by evidence and community-based approaches. Its programs focus on disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness and response, building resilience at the community level, and promoting safe and orderly migration. To facilitate efficient emergency responses, IOM maintains four strategically positioned warehouses stocked with essential relief supplies.

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission and the direct supervision of the Programme Support Unit (PSU) Coordinator based in Pohnpei and in close coordination with the Head of Sub-Office in Palau and project teams, the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Associate will be responsible for supporting all aspects of projects/programs/strategy monitoring and evaluation in Palau.

Responsibilities

1. Support the implementation of M&E activities according to the programme goals and objectives.
2. Assist in collecting, maintaining, and analyzing various data for M&E activities.
3. Support the cleaning, analysis and drafting of M&E reports.
4. Conduct beneficiary and community satisfaction surveys to collect feedback on the services delivered.
5. Follow-up on M&E findings, recommendations, and issues from Complaint and Feedback Mechanisms and communicate them to the relevant teams for appropriate action.
6. Follow-up, consolidate, review and translate M&E reports from implementing partners.
7. Assist in the development and updating M&E data collection tools and databases.
8. Assist in the compilation and circulation of M&E reports, analysis, and findings to relevant project managers.
9. Participate in specific monitoring and reporting exercises, as assigned.
10. Carry out regular monitoring activities at project sites and provide timely feedback to programme and M&E teams.
11. Flag and bring to the attention of the supervisor delays or challenges regarding data quality or compliance issues with the IOM, donor, or partner M&E requirements.
12. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Development Management or Planning, Statistics or a related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience; o
• High school diploma with six years of relevant experience.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience supporting monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Experience supporting the implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans.
• Experience supporting data analysis and report writing.
• Proven ability to consolidate and validate information from multiple sources;
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Familiarity with humanitarian assistance programming an advantage.

SKILLS

• Strong reporting, writing and research skills, preferably related to M&E.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of data collection tools, their administration and evaluation techniques and practices.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of diverse cultural and national backgrounds.

Competencies

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:

VALUES - All IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.

Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.

Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.

Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

CORE COMPETENCIES - Behavioural indicators – Level 2

Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.

Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.

Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes

responsibility for own actions and delegated work.

Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.