Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer

Country-Specific Information

UNOPS team in Thailand supports, develops and oversees the UNOPS portfolio of projects in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Located in Bangkok, the team supports UN agencies, international non-governmental organizations, and governments throughout the region. We provide a range of services, including human resources (HR), financial management, procurement and project implementation services.

UNOPS Thailand delivers large-scale and high volume transactional HR services on behalf of global partners.

To best serve partners needs, our team utilizes standardized and unified systems and processes to ensure the highest quality of services and cost-effectiveness for partners.

Project-Specific Information

The Integrated Response for Resilience (IRR), based in Thailand, is designed to advance sustainable livelihoods and strengthen agricultural food systems and value chains.

The IRR operates with a strategic focus on the following pillars:

• Enhancing food security and promoting climate-smart agricultural practices
• Improving access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food
• Creating income-generating opportunities and sustainable livelihoods
• Supporting the growth and resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and microfinance institutions (MFIs)

By integrating emergency recovery with long-term development, the IRR contributes to building community resilience and fostering inclusive economic recovery across targeted areas.

• Support the programme in the design and implementation of their MEAL systems at programme and project level including the development and adjustment of Theories of Change, evaluation and learning questions, programme MEAL plans/measurement frameworks and data collection and analysis processes.
• Contribute M&E expertise in the assigned thematic and regional teams for regular coordination across programmes.
• Assist in the development and testing of M&E tools, approaches and databases as part of the project and programme MEAL system.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of all issues relevant to monitoring and evaluation of the respective projects and programmes.

2. Technical support and capacity building to partners in design and implementation of MEAL Systems:

• Conduct comprehensive and ongoing assessments of partners’ MEAL systems and identify areas for capacity development with a view to improving overall quality of data reported.
• Conduct relevant M&E training and related capacity development activities with a view to ensuring partner MEAL systems are fully operational and in compliance with MEAL standards.
• Participate in project field visits to review partner MEAL systems and conduct data quality reviews.
• Other duties as assigned by the primary and secondary supervisor aimed at building the institutional capacity of partners and local organisations on M&E.

3. Overall responsibility for coordination of program level reviews, evaluation and other studies initiated to contribute towards overall evidence base:

• Support programme and project relevant monitoring and evaluation missions.
• Assist with the design and management of project reviews and evaluations.
• Lead in preparing/reviewing key technical documents including terms of reference, data collection tools, and draft reports among others.
• Serve as the key point person for consultants that may be hired to provide technical support in design and execution of program based reviews, evaluations or specialized studies.
• Maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation of key outputs of the reviews, evaluations and studies initiated by the relevant thematic/programme area.

4. Provide support to key level MEAL processes including household surveys, knowledge management and key learning initiatives:

• Support collection of quantitative and qualitative data collection and other related studies undertaken with a view to reporting on the logframe indicators.
• Work closely with designated MEAL Officers in conducting analysis and aggregation of household survey data as pertains to the relevant thematic areas.
• Support   further analysis of relevant data for purposes of programming or reporting as may be required by partners from time to time.
• Design and implement regular monitoring activities including in-person visits, remote monitoring, and other modalities as appropriate. 

5. Contribute towards reporting (internal and external) and production of relevant publications:

• Review and clear of M&E reports from implementing partners focusing on data correctness, quality and analysis.
• Ensure that projects and programmes collect and maintain updated M&E data and the data is cleaned, analysed and readily available to the programme management and the M&E unit.
• Prepare monthly updates on MEAL activities and key accomplishments.
• Contribute with project and programme-related information and data to the review and production of M&E reports and publications.

Education:

• A Master’s Degree preferably in Social Sciences, Statistics, Development Studies, or other relevant subjects is required.
• A combination of a Bachelor’s degree with an additional two (2) years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree.
• Additional studies in community development, M&E and/or research design and methodologies are desirable.

Contract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement (LICA)
Contract level: LICA Specialist-9
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.

• This position is expected to perform in multiple cities in Thailand which will be a family duty station.

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. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. 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.