Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant

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UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

• Under the supervision of the Arab States Regional Office and of the relevant staff at RO/CO level the consultant will: 
• Manage and track COs Grant implementation throughout its lifecycle, providing a monthly implementation and oversight update.
• Track deadlines for all donor narrative and financial reporting and work with members of the team (at level of COs/RO) to ensure that ‘integrated’ reporting is submitted in a timely manner, including timely drafting/review of financial reports. Compilation of such reporting on a regular basis in coordination with Seoul Representation Office (SRO), and RM officer.
• Develop and implement mechanisms for improved knowledge sharing, including organizing coordination meetings, documenting key decisions, and ensuring follow-up actions are tracked.
• In coordination with communications colleagues, develop a framework to systematically collect, document, and disseminate impact stories, success cases, and lessons learned from project beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Work closely with field teams to identify compelling narratives that highlight the project’s contribution to regional development goals.
• Support and facilitate the monthly reporting meetings with KOICA, ensuring structured discussions on progress, challenges, and emerging opportunities, compiling and ensuring quality of inputs in terms of donor requirements.
• Work to strengthen team capacity in developing and maintaining practices that align with donor and organizational policies and procedures; while ensuring UNFPA rules, policies and regulations are strictly adhered to; 
• Support the management of COs stakeholder engagement, follow up on meetings schedules and minutes report, steering committees and national level engagement with KOICA offices and local/national authorities;  
• Schedule and coordinate meetings when necessary, preparing agendas, information papers, briefing notes and/or minutes of meetings; by providing all necessary support pertaining to liaising with various stakeholders, providing written translations (if necessary whenever KOICA personnel is participating), drafting documents, and providing support to relevant administration and procurement/logistics;
• Lead on and support the organization of all events related to the ME component of the KOICA project at RO and COs levels;

Perform other ad hoc duties as required;

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education: 

• Master’s Degree in development, social sciences, international relations, Business administration or a related fields.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Three years professional and substantive experience in grant making and management, project/programme management, resource mobilization and partnership, proposal and report writing or relevant areas required. 
• At least one year of experience at the international level is required.
• Knowledge of the UN System and in particular UNFPA mandate, policies and procedures is preferable.
• Excellent writing skills in English is essential.
• Experience in grant management and donor reporting systems (i.e. KOICA) is a strong advantage.
• Proven capacity to work with diverse partners including donors, strategic and private sector partners, governments, and civil society.
• Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills.
• Proficiency in current office software applications and corporate IT systems.
• Experience in preparing communication and advocacy related materials, administration/finance, logistical support, event coordination, research or related fields is required. 
• Have a demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which include willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required, knowledge of Korean is an asset.

Source : https://estm.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2003/job/27336

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