Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Home Based, International Consultant

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will support and strengthen monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes and systems of the Dare to Care regional programme. The consultant will develop M&E tools, build capacity of implementing partners, and foster a data-driven M&E culture, working under the direct supervision of the Regional Programme Manager.

Responsibilities

• Develop the monitoring systems of the DTC regional programme, identifying gaps, redundancies, and new opportunities.
• Monitor programme results (outputs and outcomes) by collecting and analyzing data for the indicators established in the programme.
• Monitor the timely and efficient completion of programme activities that are planned to lead to results.
• Update the programmes’ performance measurement framework as needed.
• Provide timely and quality submission of data, analysed reports, field trends on M&E.
• Maintain a results-oriented database of all programmes information and results accessible to internal and external evaluators as per UN Women rules and procedures.
• Serve as a focal point for baseline and end line surveys based on key indicators and strategies approved in the programme document.
• Provide substantive inputs to the implementation of annual work plans for the programmes with effective operational strategies, clear deliverables, annual targets with indicators and milestones.
• Identify and facilitate documentation of evidence based good practices on M&E of the programme.
• Provide technical support and inputs to the annual progress reports of the programme for the programme donors and to finalize the package of the end-of-programme report of the ‘Men and Women for Gender Equality’ regional programme.
• Provide M&E support for the effective results-based implementation and monitoring of the community-based interventions of the DTC programme in Egypt, Morocco and Jordan.
• Develop baselines and M&E system for the youth-serving institutions partnering with UN Women under the DTC programme in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan and Tunisia.
• Build capacity on M&E for UN Women’s partner organisations under the DTC regional programme.
• Monitor progresses and impact of the regional social mobilization campaign targeting youth to increase unpaid care of men and boys.
• Support the development of M&E systems for other key programme interventions and partnerships, as needed.
• Provide advice and technical assistance on M&E to the DTC programme team as needed.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Monitoring and Evaluation, International Development, Gender/Women’s Studies, International Relations, Social Sciences or related fields is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least 7 years of professional experience in Monitoring and Evaluation for international development programmes or projects and/or related field is required.
• Experience working in Monitoring and Evaluation for gender equality and women’s empowerment programmes or projects, and analytic work experience in gender and masculinities is required.
• In-depth understanding of cultural nuances involved in gender norms and masculinities in the Arab region is required.
• Proven experience working and cooperating with a myriad of stakeholders and partners, including government, private sector, civil society, international organizations and grassroots organizations is required.
• Previous experience working for the UN system is desirable.
• Fluency in English and Arabic languages is required.
• Knowledge of French language is desirable.

Skills

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• International Development
• Gender Equality Programming
• Women’s Empowerment
• Gender Analysis
• Masculinities Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Capacity Building
• Data-driven M&E
• M&E Tools
• Reporting Processes
• Cultural Competency in Gender Norms
• Project Monitoring
• Evaluation Methodologies
• UN System Experience
• English Language
• Arabic Language

Languages

English, Arabic, French