Assistant Project Monitoring & Evaluation officer at UNDP

Duties and Responsibilities

Summary of key functions:

•  Planning and coordination of programmes and project, implementing activities in accordance with UN-Habitat rules and regulations.
•  Monitoring and evaluation of the projects.
•  Facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing, guidance to all stakeholders on programme management and operational matters.

Ensure effective project management and coordination expertise, monitoring, evaluation and reporting focusing on key achievements in the following results: Planning and Coordination:

•  Manage and coordinate the ongoing implementation of the Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Plan (ISUD) for Moyale and Kilifi municipalities among other prospective municipalities;
•  Develop and Map out development partners and donors in support of the resource mobilization efforts for the Kenya Country Programme;
•  Develop project proposals and based on that prepare consolidated Habitat Programmes documents for programmes and projects identified;
•  Participates actively in the planning of project activities and drawing up of the annual work plan;
•  Support the prepration of the participatory workshop meeting with Partners within the Kakuma/Kalobeyei programme.
•  Support the execution of the MoU between UN-Habitat and Turkana County Government;
•  Collect information related to the closure of the Kakuma Camp and refugees status including the refugee Bill
•  Participant in the Gender Technical Working Group, M&E Technical working Group for the Kenya, JWP for Youth and Adoloscences Technical working group within UNSDCF.

Monitoring and Evaluation

•  Prepare a Monitoring and Evaluation framework for the revised Kenya Habitat Country Programme Document
•  Prepare the monitoring and evaluation reports on the implementation of the Kenya Habitat Country Programme as well as its contribution to the UN Sustaianble Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF)
•  Prepare and operationalize quarterly, semi-annual and annual progress reports on the implementation of HCPD projects within County Habitat Programmes as well as the end year UNDAF 2018 - 2022 reports;
•  Develop and monitors the project's monitoring and evaluation plan
•  Develop the criteria for the project evaluation, including its impact and sustainability.
•  Prepares progress reports for all monitoring and evaluation, identifying problems and their causes, future obstacles, and recommendations
•  Promotes a results-based approach for monitoring and evaluation, emphasizing results and impact
•  Support monitoring visits and audit process of the project
•  Assists in drawing up target key performance indicators
•  Documents lessons learned and provide recommendations to the Project Team and stakeholders on strategies to improve M&E related component and activities

Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing to all stakeholders focusing on the achievement of the following results:

•  Regular exchange of information/experience with other projects, cross-learning and sharing results and good practices
•  Capture lessons learnt during project implementation - a lessons learnt log can be used in this regard
•  Organize and participate in training programmes/events, communities of practice and sharing knowledge
•  Facilitate and organize trainings for project staff to enable them to perform at the required level.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

•  Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards
•  Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN-Habitat
•  Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Functional Competencies: Professionalism

•  Ability to identify issues, analyze, and participate in the resolution of issues/problems; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges, and remains calm in stressful situations.
•  Ability to apply judgement in the context of assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities; show pride in work and in achievements, demonstrates professional competences; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
•  Ability to take responsibility for incorporating gender perspective and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work

Knowledge Management and Learning

•  Promotes knowledge management in UN-Habitat and a learning environment in the office
•  Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills

Development and Operational Effectiveness

•  Ability to coordinate strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
•  Ability to coordinate formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects
•  Strong IT skills
•  Excellent knowledge of Results Based Management and Monitoring and Evalaution skills

Teamwork

•  Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others;
•  Ability to place team agenda before personal agenda; support and acts in accordance with final group decision even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; share credit for team accomplishements and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

Required Skills and Experience

Education: Advanced University degree (MA degree) in Development Studies, Business Administration, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, or any other related social science field.

Experience:

•  A minimum Four (4) years (with Masters' degree), or, minimum six (6) years (with Bachelors' degree) of relevant experience at the national and/or international level in project/programme formulation, planning, management, administration, monitoring, evaluation and learning.
•  Experience with project, strategic, risk, quality and performance management approaches is desirable.
•  Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports required.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and national language of the duty station.