Monitoring & Evaluation Senior Officer (Internal Announcement)

UNOPS is the Fund Manager for the Access to Health Fund (ACCESS), a multi-donor fund supported by the United Kingdom, Sweden, United States, Switzerland, Norway, Canada, Australia and ADB. The Fund has been established in 2019 to provide support for health needs in Myanmar.

The website of the Fund is https://www.accesstohealthfund.org/en

The Access to Health Fund is the third phase of Donors’ commitment to supporting the Health sector in Myanmar through a pooled funding mechanism: the first multi-donor Fund (the Three Disease Fund, 2007- 2012) supported HIV, TB and Malaria programs after the withdrawal of the Global Fund from Myanmar in 2005; it was replaced by the Three Millennium Development Goals Fund (3MDG Fund, 2013-2018), which introduced support for MNCH and Health Systems Strengthening alongside the three diseases. The 3MDG Fund ended in December 2018. As its successor, the Access to Health Fund was given a name that reflects a strong focus on conflict-affected areas and on reaching vulnerable and underserved populations.

The Access to Health Fund continues to increase the use of quality essential health services for poor, underserved, marginalized and vulnerable people in conflict-affected areas, and to enable the continued strengthening of the health system. Global health indicators show that there are significant differences in health outcomes depending on where an individual is born, lives and works. Health is influenced by gender, age, social identity, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural norms, disability, education, economics and politics. Therefore, one key aim of the Access to Health Fund is to improve health outcomes by addressing the social factor limiting access to health services. To do this, it is needed to use the skills, strengths and knowledge of communities to the fullest extent possible.

This position is expected to manage 10-20 grant agreements with implementing partners during the 2024-2028 strategic period. Implementing partners include international and national non-government organisations, civil society organisations (CSOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), United Nations agencies, and private sector organisations, as well as academic and research institutions. 

Under the overall supervision of the Monitoring & Evaluation Senior Manager/ Senior Program Manager under the direct supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist(s) in assigned regions and thematic areas, the incumbent of the post will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:

Reporting System Development and Operationalisation

• Provide technical inputs into the design and implementation of the Fund’s monitoring and evaluation system, policies, tools, processes

• Develop and/ or modify indicators, operational definitions and guidance notes in

• conformity to changing Access’s response, including public health interventions,

• thematic diseases and COVID-19 and emergency responses

• With Program Managers/Senior Officers, develop implementing partner (IP) M&E

• activities, targets, budgets and log frames.

• Foster internal coordination, planning and learning by organizing learning and

• planning sessions, documenting best practices and supporting internal programme

• linkages and planning processes.

Ensure System Quality and Consistency

• Act as a focal technical person to organize/ provide training and sharing sessions on reporting to implementing partners engaged under the assigned projects

• Contribute M&E expertise to the assigned team for regular coordination with stakeholders for project townships.

• Monitor and analyse IP performance and propose any initiative that may be necessary, including termination of, or adjustments to actions to ensure compliance with the Fund’s policy and priorities.

Promote System Use

• Review/ clearance of technical and financial reports of IPs, focusing on data quality and M&E activity implementation.

• Oversee data collection, data entry and analysis processes to measure progress and achievements according to the M&E plan.

• Master Degree in relevant field (eg. public health evaluation, epidemiology, biostatistics, data science, et…) is required
• A Bachelor Degree with 2 additional years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of  the Master Degree.

• Minimum two years of relevant experience working with health program monitoring and evaluation is required.
• Experience with successful development and implementation of an M&E system at the programme level is highly desirable.
• Work experience in Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and Emergency Response projects is a must.
• Experience in community health programming will be a strong asset
• Excellent writing and analytical skills are required
• Previous working experience with UNOPS Myanmar is an asset

Language

•  Fluency in both written and spoken English and Burmese is required

  
  

Contract type: ICA
Contract level: LICA9, ICS9
Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

Terms and Conditions 

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 

• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. For more information on a retainer contract here.

• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.