Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager

The United Nations {UN} Multi-sectoral seeks for a Monitoring and Evaluation Manager (M&E Manager) for our recent multi-millions regional projects. The M&E Manager will report directly to the Program Director and will work closely with the M&E Director and team. The M&E Manager will provide oversight to coordinate the monitoring of the program/project and ensure key activities are being implemented efficiently to measure the program’s outcomes (including qualitative and quantitative assessments) and ultimately achieve the intended results. S/he will lead the analysis of data collected for assessment of progress and for areas of improvement. S/he will guide reporting processes amongst technical staff and consolidate program reports and promote learning and knowledge sharing of best practices and lessons learnt. The M&E Manager will work in close partnership with UN project staff, partner organizations, and government (national and decentralized) for all M&E activities, strengthening capacity where needed. M&E is a cross sectoral career where you can work in health, education, law and governance, human rights, youth focused programing, agriculture, amongst other focus areas. In-job training is applicable for this role.

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Duties and Accountabilities

• Lead the project’s overall M&E efforts, including the design and oversight of a strong M&E plan and Performance Management Plan (PMP).
• In coordination with stakeholders, draft/prepare M&E plans and associated M&E templates.
• Support in the collection and monitoring of all M&E activities under the project, including reviewing data collection tools, supervising and/or conducting reports from fieldwork, conducting data analysis, and carrying out interpretation of findings.
• Identify and train staff on appropriate relevant indicators in line with UN, international, and national M&E standards.

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Education

• Minimum Master’s degree in statistics, economics, demography, development planning, public health, business, law, engineering, agriculture, social sciences, finance, education or similar field.
• Bachelor’s degree in combination with 5 years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the Master's degree.

Experience

• At least five years of experience in monitoring and evaluation in public, corporate or any major social sector program.
• In-depth knowledge of monitoring and evaluation techniques and methodologies, including conducting operational research, household surveys, and qualitative evaluations, as well as data analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
• Significant experience in providing field-based technical assistance about M&E and learning in low resource countries preferred.
• Knowledge of M&E approaches and indicators for one or more project areas.
• Demonstrated experience in setting up and managing M&E systems (including databases) that track performance as per the objectives of the project.
• Excellent interpersonal, consensus building and negotiating skills essential.
• Analysis and data management skills, as well as demonstrated analytical skills, and experience in identifying and evaluating best practices and state-of-the-
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• Mastery of statistical databases, analysis tools, and statistical software (Strata, SPSS, etc.) required, as well as strong skills in Excel, Word, Access, and Power Point.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a team.
• Experience developing and delivering high-quality, on-time donor reports in accordance with cooperative agreement regulations.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.

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• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the pos

About The Company

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter. Comprises many funds, programmes and specialized agencies; each of which have their own area of work, leadership and budget. The UN coordinates its work with these separate UN system entities, which cooperate with the Organization to help it achieve its goals. The UN has evolved over the years to develop, assist and keep pace with a rapidly changing world. But one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity. Since the UN's founding in 1945, the mission and work of the Organization have been guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter, which has been amended three times. The United Nations Secretariat carries out the day-to-day work of the UN as mandated by the General Assembly and the Organization's other main organs. The Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, which has tens of thousands of UN staff members working at duty stations all over the world. UN staff members are regularly recruited internationally and locally, and work in duty stations and on peacekeeping missions as UN diplomats. Since the founding of the United Nations, hundreds of brave men and women have given their lives to its service excellence. Join us today and change your global status to a UN diplomat.

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