Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Joint Police Programme (JPP)

JPP is a Somali owned, Somali led programme with UNOPS being the secretariat.  The aim of the JPP is to support the Federal and Federal Member State police develop the police service across Somalia by bringing together donor funding to allocate resources against agreed Somali priorities and build a stronger strategic partnership between the international community and Somali police. The JPP coordinates donor funding, enabling the efficient and effective allocation of resources against agreed Somali priorities. The JPP contributes to a capable and accountable security sector, with full respect for human rights and the rule of law, a crucial element in establishing long-term peace in Somalia. 

Reporting to the Deputy Project Manager, the M&E and Reporting Specialist is responsible for the overall monitoring and evaluation aspects of programme delivery including reporting. This involves the designing and managing the M&E framework as well as its continuous development and refinement. He/she will perform the following duties and responsibilities in support of the JPP Executive Board and the Secretariat. The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist will be required to travel within Somalia to perform his/her duties.

• Develop and regularly update the JPP M&E strategy and plan working closely with partners and stakeholders, notably with UNSOM, UNDP, UNPOL, JJP, JCP and SSJP ; 
• Provides technical oversight of the M&E activities and operations of the JPP, establishing the plan, guides, tools, system, methodologies, protocols, and indicators for the appropriate and regular monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of the JPP. 
• Monitor progress in the implementation and results of the projects against the strategic objectives and indicators as well as promote and support quality assurance of all project interventions.
• Oversees all the data collection and analysis processes, and facilitates baseline, progress studies and surveys as required; 
• Conducts qualitative and quantitative data analysis and information evaluation, contributing towards the situation analysis, and progress, constraints and gaps assessments, and evaluation of the programme performance 
• Serve as a focal point for all M&E matters, progress reviews, and evaluations, developing reports, project presentations and other project M&E-related documents and correspondences; 
• Support the Deputy Project Manager with the training, implementation and use of collaborative programme planning and reporting tools among the JPP stakeholders
• When required, provides technical support and training to JPP partners to strengthen M&E systems, including the development of systems, the recommended reporting and monitoring formats & guidelines or/and provides any on-site support.

• Provides the required information to and supports the Third Party Monitoring service provider to conduct the tasks agreed by the Executive Board
• Ensures that regular monitoring and third party monitoring are implemented and that the gaps in programming are identified and addressed;
• Prepares the Third Party Monitoring quarterly plans, and reviews their end of quarter report to ensure the payment to the service provider is accurate and justified.

• Creates and adjusts reporting templates, reviews the periodic technical reports from implementing partners and ensures they are submitted in a timely manner. Provides appropriate comments, and prepares consolidated high-quality analytical and visualized reports in collaboration with the Communication Analyst and disseminates programme reports in a timely manner in consultation with partners and stakeholders and other relevant sources of information; 
• Assists in the collection and dissemination of lessons learned, action evidence-based programming informing the JPP’s approach, and adapting the M&E systems and framework as required by the context; 
• Ensure the JPP programme projects are compliant with the UNOPS Project Management Manual (PMM) reporting requirements
• Support the Deputy Project Manager in regularly updating the risk register, issues log, highlight reports, and other requirements as per the UNOPS PMM
• Responsible for the completion of progress reports to the MPTF, UNOPS Regional office and other ad-hoc report requests as well as the following JPP reports:

The effective and successful performance of the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist in the areas of programme monitoring and evaluation will contribute considerably to the strengthening of existing and future programming and consequently reinforces the visibility and image of the UNOPS as an effective service provider in project services and management and strengthens its competitive position as a partner of choice for sustainable development and project services.

A.  Education

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, International Relations, Organisational Development, Management, or Public Administration or other relevant disciplines is required. 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, International Relations, Organisational Development, Management, or Public Administration or other relevant disciplines with a combination of two (2) additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advance university degree.

• Technical/Professional Diploma in Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, International Relations, Organisational Development, Management, or Public Administration or other relevant disciplines with a combination of four (4) additional years may be accepted in lieu of the advance university degree.                 

• A minimum of five (5) years’ work experience in M&E focused roles and reporting is required
• Experience/knowledge of Google Suite products, especially google forms, sheets, docs and slides is an asset.
• Experience in security sector reform, police reform, or judicial reform is desirable
• Work experience in developing / post-conflict countries is desirable
• Work experience in East Africa region is desirable

Language requirement

• Fluency in written and oral English required.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life Harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types.
• Mogadishu is not a Family Duty Station.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon   request.
• UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.             

  It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. 

  Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

1. Contract type:International Individual Contract Agreement (IICA)
2. Contract level: IICA 2 /ICS 10
3. Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

Africa Region

AFR helps ensure that projects are executed to the highest standards, providing a shared knowledge base and ensuring that best practices and lessons learned are disseminated between projects across the entire region.

Somalia Country Office:

UNOPS Somalia Country Office (SOCO) has had a solid and continuous in-country expert presence successfully implementing programs since the mid-1990s, where it is currently undertaking various projects and initiatives in close collaboration with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Federal Member States (FMS) and partners from the global donor community. UNOPS’ projects in Somalia focus on several key sectors that include infrastructure development, institutional capacity building, project management, advisory services, and procurement services. These projects cut across multiple sectors, including education, healthcare, national security, law enforcement, immigration services, justice, transport, and public works among others. UNOPS work in Somalia is geared towards driving growth and development in the country, a process that requires developing a close relationship with the FGS and the other development partners.
  
Through its involvement in Somalia’s development process, UNOPS is providing transparent and accountable solutions in the country’s state and nation-building process. In addition, UNOPS is also committed to implementing the United Nations Strategic Framework Somalia 2017 – 2020, with the aim of helping Somalia achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. UNOPS work within the context of these commitments means that the projects it implements in Somalia are specifically designed to provide long-term solutions in the country, leading to sustainable and inclusive growth.

What drives us is a passion to fight inequalities and to provide opportunities to those most vulnerable. This means we often work in the most challenging environments, building foundations for communities to function and people to live with dignity and respect.

To succeed here, he/she need to be able to combine creativity with the organizational skills to manage numerous different projects to tight deadlines simultaneously, as well as working with the different units to meet their expectations.