Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (CST2), Damascus, Syria
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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
All applications should be received no later than Sunday 23rd October 2022
CONTRACT TYPE AND DURATION
Eligibility: Non-Syrian nationals
Type of Contract: International Consultant
Contract Duration: 11 months
Duty Station: Damascus, Syria
Number of employees required: 1
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. In 2020, WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to fight hunger globally, including its work during the coronavirus pandemic.
In Syria, WFP provides food assistance to more than 4.6 million people each month. This includes families who require emergency assistance when affected by conflict and displacement and also those who need help to improve their nutrition and food security. WFP supports children across Syria with healthy meals and snacks at school, mothers with nutritious diets, and families and communities with sustainable livelihood projects.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
This is a consultancy opportunity within the M&E Unit at the Syria Country Office, based in Damascus. The consultant will report directly to the Head of M&E.
JOB PURPOSE
Under the direct supervision of the Head of M&E, the incumbent will be responsible to lead initiatives related to evidence generation both from routine monitoring data as well as additional learning activities to inform program design or provide insights on current performance of program in critical area of importance for management. This entails ensuring effective coverage for program monitoring, regular quality checks, advanced analysis of data, and developing data visualization tools to help management follow up on program performance and identify risk areas as well as successful implementation sites based on regular monitoring data.
In addition, the incumbent will be expected to identify information gaps that requires additional learning activities that provide in-depth operational insights by applying quantitative and or qualitative methodologies to targeted areas of program implementation.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
1. Monitoring
• Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation strategy in line with the Corporate Results Framework and indicator compendium.
• Review and improve the quality of data collection tools and activities used for specific program areas primarily for On-site monitoring and supporting post-distribution monitoring team when needed.
• Coordinate and analyze monitoring across Whole Syria, including Cross-border operations for WFP and Third-Party Monitors for monthly and quarterly reports.
• Prepare operational Project Monitoring Plan and sampling strategies for WFP monitoring activities in line with the Minimum Monitoring Requirements and requirements of senior management or activity managers.
• Lead the development and roll out of the finding tracking mechanism (FTM) which records and reports operational issues and best practices as well as actions taken by program team to address these issues. This will include reviewing SOPs and guidance documents, improving the current data platform and data collection tools, capacity building of ME team as well as program team, providing quarterly feedback to management on key issues and actions needed to address current risks.
• Support the team regarding M&E related Annual Project Report (ACR) Lessons Learnt.
• Review and give technical feedback on monitoring and evaluation plans for new programmes and budget revisions to ensure that plans are risk-based and focus on measuring results (e.g. checking monitoring and evaluation budgets are allocated and appropriate log-frame indicators and outcome targets are documented).
• Analyze output and coverage data for quarterly and annual reporting and donor reports as required and recommend improvements to programme interventions and to enhance WFPs ability to demonstrate outcome focused results.
2. Capacity Building
• Train national and partner staff in appropriate monitoring and evaluation techniques, with a special focus on reviews and evaluations, to build capacity of staff, increase awareness on the importance of monitoring and evaluation and encourage accountability for demonstrating results, including SPSS training for WFP staff.
• Work in close collaboration with internal counterparts and third-party monitors to strengthen the data quality, accuracy, and consistency to build credible performance evidence of gender-responsive monitoring activities across Syria.
3. Evaluations and Reviews
• Identify gaps in knowledge and conduct operational research activities to better inform program team based on consultation with activity managers and head of program.
• Design and conduct Reviews as needed and recruit additional support for such reviews
• Ensure future evaluation needs are considered when preparing data-collection tools and methodologies incl. sampling
• Support ongoing evaluations with data-analysis, revision of questionnaires and suggestions for additional information sources
Other
• Review FLAs for the M&E related sections or sections relevant to monitoring planning in key program areas as per head of M&E delegation
• Act as OIC when necessary
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Advanced University degree in Sociology, Social Development, Social Studies, Statistics, Development Economics, Performance Management or other relevant field.
Experience: Typically, three to six years of years of experience in humanitarian operations, with a focus on monitoring and evaluation.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English. Working knowledge of Arabic desirable
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong leadership skills and a supportive management style
• Demonstrated coordination of multiple teams, organizations, and activities concurrently
• Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision
• Ability to work in very challenging and volatile settings
• Ability to understand the cultural and political environment and to work well with partners including local authorities.
• Experience in the analysis of quantitative survey data and development of sampling strategies
• Experience using statistics programmes (R, SPSS, STATA)
• Experienced user of Electronic Data Collection Software (ODK, KOBO, MDCA, MODA)
• Experienced user of dashboard programs (R, Power Bi, Tableau)
• Willingness to undertake regular and extended field visits and interact with different stakeholders
• Experienced with Qualitative data collection methods and analysis including the use of software (NVIVO)
• Experienced in developing reports, infographics, and presentation for external high-level audience e.g. donors, senior management
• Ability to supervise and manage a team of three to four individuals.
• Medium to Advanced Database Knowledge (MySQL) (desirable)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The contract offered provides a competitive base salary and favorable conditions such as medical insurance, flexible working arrangements, Rest & Recuperation and Danger Pay allowance currently in place at the Duty station.
HOW TO APPLY
- Please upload your professional CV in English in PDF format making sure to include the following in your Work Experience:
- Company/Organization name and scope of work of the organization
- Exact Position Title and grade (If UN, state exact grade and level)
- Contract type: part-time, full-time, volunteer, consultant, or freelancer. (If UN, state exact contract modality)
- Start and End date of Employment for each position: From (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy)
- Responsibilities: Main responsibilities that highlight your gained skills and experience
- Proof of your work experience will be required in the final stage of recruitment.
- Only short-listed candidates will be invited to the next stage of the selection process.
- You will receive an auto confirmation email once your application is submitted.
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Qualified female candidates are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
