Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Resilience Measurement Officer P3 – Rome, Italy

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Are you an experienced Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation professional interested in further developing your professional experience while contributing to ending global hunger? Are you passionate about helping those in need? Would you like to join a global organisation investing in its people?

If so, an exciting & fulfilling career awaits you! Join our diverse and passionate team that works on varied and international projects directly contributing to saving & changing millions of lives around the globe.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications must be submitted by Sunday, February 5th, 2023 (11:59 PM CET).

WHO WE ARE

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operating in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN US?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of trainings, accreditation, coaching, mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section)

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The most vulnerable and food insecure people live in fragile, resource-scarce and degraded environments, in areas that are prone to climate disasters and exposed to frequent shocks. Resilience Programming aims to support the capacity of people, communities and institutions to bounce back from shocks and stressors in a sustainable manner. Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) and Food Assistance for Training (FFT) programmes, address immediate food needs while promoting the building or rehabilitation of productive household and community assets, skills development, livelihood practices and agricultural techniques that will improve long-term food security and resilience. Since 2013, FFA programmes in more than 50 countries have helped between 8 and 15 million people each year bring hundreds of thousands of hectares of degraded land back into productive use, plant thousands of hectares of forests, and build scores of wells, ponds and feeder roads. These activities have also been instrumental in improving communities’ livelihoods through training, for example on context-relevant income generation activities and agricultural practices curricula.

WFP’s comparative advantage and ability to demonstrate results in the Changing Lives agenda (development gains) and Resilience is regularly coming in discussions with donors and WFP’s Executive Board and therefore of paramount importance for PROR-L.

In this context, PROR-L is looking for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer that can support, advance, and consolidate both corporate and ad-hoc monitoring and evaluation processes for Resilience FFA and FFT globally, while understanding the programmatic side of the work.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer will report to the Chief of the Asset Creation, Livelihoods and Resilience Unit (PROR-L), in the Resilience and Food System Service (PRO-R). The MEL Officer will work very closely with both the FFA/FFT Team and with the ResilienceTeam within the unit, as well as coordinating his/her work closely with the Office of Evaluation (OEV), the Corporate Planning and Performance Division (CPP), the Research, Assessment and Monitoring Division (RAM) and the joint RAM/PRO Asset Impact Monitoring from Space (AIMS) team. The MEL Officer will also liaise with RBx and COs as necessary. In particular, the MEL Officer will:

MONITORING

1. Act as the unit focal point for the Corporate Annual Performance Planning Exercise (APP), Annual Performance Reports Exercise (APR) and review of the priority Annual Country Reports (ACR) and Output/Outcome indicators. More specifically this includes:

• Coordinating for the unit the APP, APR and ACR exercises with relevant HQ, Regional Bureaux and Country Offices and providing technical inputs on time, as required.
• Providing support for resilience and FFA/FFT output and outcome-level indicators (e.g. ABI/EBI/RCS) and beneficiary counting, as required.
• Coordinating the yearly ACR technical analysis on for the relevant areas.
• Coordinate with M&E and Field Monitoring Unit colleagues and participate in relevant working groups to ensure there is a consistent understanding and inclusion of resilience, FFA/FFT outputs and outcome reporting, including the indicators linked to the AIMS service.

2. Lead on and/or support HQ, Regional Bureaux and Country Office efforts to improve monitoring of outcomes/impacts of FFA/FFT activities through enhancing existing systems or by developing new ones, including the selection and development of relevant Theories of Change, Indicators, Logframes, etc.

3. Coordinate closely with the Senior Advisor for Resilience Measurement across all these areas of work.

EVALUATION

4. Act as Unit focal point with Office of Evaluation (OEV) and provide support to the evaluation missions (initial briefings, follow-up, report review, management response, etc.) and coordinate and track the implementation evaluations' recommendations and management responses requiring unit’s action.

LEARNING

5. Act as the unit focal point for capacity strengthening and learning initiatives organized at the HQ level to ensure the required level of knowledge and provide remote support and digital learning events for technical staff at the Regional Bureaus and Country Offices to improve reporting.

6. Under the guidance of the Unit Chief, and in close coordination with the Resilience and FFA/FFT Team Leaders, provide day-to-day technical coordination and oversight on the development of evidence of WFP’s resilience and FFA/FFT achievements also drawing upon existing data available through WFP’s data platforms. Examples (non-exhaustive include):

• Household-level data analysis of a unified database of the Tier 2 Beneficiaries multiplier for the FFA/FFT beneficiaries.
• In close collaboration with Regional Bureaux and Country Offices highlight best practices on FFA and FFT activities.

7. Work closely with the Senior Advisor on Resilience Measurement and RAM-M to support the learning process related to resilience monitoring and measurement, as well as with other units as relevant (PROR-F, PROP, PROC, PROS, etc)

8. Support the development of fundraising strategies and proposals for the unit.

QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY REQUIREMENTS

Education:

You have:

• Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Development Management, Social Sciences or other field relevant to International Development Assistance, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation.

Experience:

You have:

• At least 5 years of postgraduate, progressively responsible work on MEL work, with a background and interest in international humanitarian development
• Experience and familiarity with the WFP corporate reporting processes such as ACRs and APRs
• Experience in FFA programs including close collaboration with WFP Cooperating Partners and technical outputs and outcome reporting
• Demonstrated management of a team (3-5 people) of national and international staff
• Experience on resilience building and measurement (monitoring, evaluation and learning)
• Experience with other UN agencies and other donor/technical partners and/or on monitoring and measurement is desired
• Experience in the development of funding proposals

Language:

You have:

• Fluency (level C) in the English language
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.

MORE ABOUT YOU

You have:

• Proven track-record of implementing projects in the field and knowledge of major implementation challenges
• Strong analytical, reporting and writing abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team and to communicate clearly and diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to plan and organize your work, efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

These are the common standards of behaviour that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Different expectations of behaviour are defined depending on your grade and role/responsibilities within WFP.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A Limited Fixed-Term Appointment (LFT) position is a non-mobile staff appointment in the international professional category for a limited period of up to 2 years.

The position is based in Rome, Italy and the selected candidate will be expected to relocate.

WFP offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with ICSC standards (http://icsc.un.org) including basic salary, post adjustment, relocation entitlement, visa, travel and shipment allowances, 30 days’ annual leave, home leave, an education grant for dependent children, a pension plan, and medical insurance.

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

Qualified female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are encouraged to apply.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable)
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
• Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
• Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
• Please contact us at wfprecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.

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