Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

UNOPS -Mozambique Office is recruiting this position through an Emergency Procurement Process (EPP)

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.  UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects.  Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations.  

Project Background:

The project ‘Mozambique Northern Crisis Recovery Project is based in and around the City of Pemba in Cabo Delgado Province supporting the resettlement of IDPs from temporary settlement sites to 20 relocation sites. The project will support both IDPs and Host communities. The project comprises of 4 main components:

Component 1: psychosocial social support and community peace building; and enhancing

State-society trust and confidence.

Component 2: provision of agriculture and fisheries inputs, cash for work programs for youth and women and the provision of kits for micro and small business development; and training on entrepreneurship and business management.

Component 3: the restoration of basic services, small works for agriculture production, education and health infrastructure and the construction or rehabilitation of school and health infrastructure and community services and amenities in temporary and relocation sites and host communities.

Component 4: strengthening of technical capacity of government authorities and local governments for conflict management. This component will also support project implementation, financial management, procurement, safeguards, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation.

The project is implemented in collaboration with government authorities and will be guided by the various programme guidelines provided by the World bank- as the funding source.

The project team is expected to contain management staff, Safeguards and Monitoring and Evaluation staff and infrastructure staff and will require significant stakeholder and partner coordination and management.

Under the direct supervision of the HR Specialist, the Human Resources Officer delivers high-quality and consistent delivery of effective HR services (recruitment, contract and performance management of talent) to the client office, ensuring full compliance with UN rules and regulations, UNOPS policies and procedures and internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in HR management.  Under the guidance, the HR Officer provides solutions to a wide spectrum of complex HR issues in a collaborative, client-oriented manner.

Monitoring and Evaluation 

• Lead the development and delivery of a functioning monitoring, evaluation and reporting system, which will be coherent with project documents - Project Appraisal Document, Project Operations Manual, UNOPS Project Proposal and the Project M&E Implementation Plan), 

• Generate reliable and verified data that allows for project analysis and ensures that all IPs submit timely, regular and structured monitoring reports.

• Develop and roll out a M&E Implementation Plan for the project in close consultation with the  IP, and in accordance with UNOPS guidelines; 

• Formulate an operational results framework (ORF) in consultation with relevant stakeholders; 

• Prepare the monitoring protocol with all IPs and oversee implementation of the protocol. 

• Direct data monitoring and verification, as well as programmatic spot checks, to assure internal consistency and validity of project activity monitoring data reported by all IPs. Through periodic data verification and spot check visits to sites.

• Assist in the design of the project MIS, and operationalize the MIS among IPs.

• Maintain the M&E MIS review incoming data (for quality and programmatic compliance); ensure the quality of the database and that the M&E data is readily available.

• Review and verify M&E findings and follow-up on implementation of the recommendations.

• Conduct  capacity building courses through workshops and on the job trainings on monitoring, evaluation and reporting as required for IPs and ADIN..

• Provide oversight and support on M&E and performance issues to IPs collaborating with UNOPS; 

• Undertake site visits for Monitoring and Evaluation in accordance with the M&E plan;

• Advise grant selection committee and act as subject matter specialist on grant review processes

• Any other tasks assigned by the Project Manager to support the overall Management, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation of the implementation of the grants.

Contract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement (LICA)
Contract level: LICA 10
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 is an EPP ICA Recruitment process
• This is a local position. As such, it is only open to Mozambique Nationals only
• This position is based in a non family duty station

Terms and Conditions 

• 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.