Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The position is open in WFP Rwanda, Kigali in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) & Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) Unit. WFP Rwanda Country Office (CO) aims to continuously enhance its operational information management and monitoring so that it not only meets WFP corporate requirements but also informs proper decision making. The incumbent will help ensure that robust Monitoring, Review and Evaluation Plans aligned to WFP corporate standards are developed to generate quality evidence on the lives of beneficiaries and inform policy, strategy and program design and implementation. This includes coordinating monitoring activities, managing decentralized evaluations, and thematic/mid-term reviews and positioning WFP as a reliable partner for governments to build monitoring and evaluation strategies. This incumbent will also help Programme team show the progress of activities on required performance indicators and generate relevant alerts for any potential areas of improvement on a regular basis for decision making by the management both at the Field Offices and Country Office levels. .

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
1. Support in reviewing and updating the monitoring strategies and plans of Rwanda country office operations to ensure compliance with corporate standards and to maximize utilization of the data and information.
2. Review, revise and develop necessary tools for output and process monitoring and data collection and train staff and cooperating partners on proper usage.
3. Support the monitoring surveys in the country office including the Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM), and School Feeding Surveys among others through drafting the concept notes, developing tools and supervising enumerators training, field data collection and data analysis.
4. Produce regular monitoring reports and contribute to other donor and Adhoc reporting through analysis and reporting on routine monitoring data. Ensure making monitoring, review and evaluation findings accessible developing innovative, user-friendly and informative products.
5. Lead the management of data quality and data timeliness for the corporate monitoring systems particularly COMET. Lead the reconciliation exercise from the M&E unit’s side coordinating with the logistics team on a regular basis.
6. Manage decentralized evaluations to high professional standards in line with WFP Evaluation Policy and Decentralized Evaluation Quality Assurance System (DEQAS). Facilitate/contribute to mid-term thematic reviews, which are intended for internal learning, strategic and operational decision-making.
7. Contribute to centralized evaluations managed by the Office of Evaluation, joint United Nations Development Action Framework (UNDAF) evaluations and donor-led evaluations in the country.
8. Support WFP Management in addressing recommendations from monitoring, reviews and evaluations through development and follow-up of action plans for PDMs, Reviews, and Evaluations undertaken.
9. Take responsibility for integrating protection and gender perspectives in and identify areas in monitoring where the same can be enhanced with support from the Gender and Protection (G&P) unit.
10. Build M&E capacity of WFP staff and partners including government counterparts through designing M&E programs, delivery of training and information sharing. Manage junior staff members and guide as required to enable high performance.
11. Contribute to the development and reporting of the UNDAF Joint Work Plans (JWPs).
12. Any other duties as required
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT
• Reviewed and up to date CO Monitoring Review and Evaluation plan
• Number of monitoring surveys supported, and reports generated that fed in to other reporting and helped decision making
• Number of monitoring action plans developed and followed upon
• Number of evaluations managed and/or supported
• Data quality and timeliness maintained in COMET and relevant follow up ensured during reconciliations
• Data quality and timeliness maintained for UNDAF JWPs
• Timely M&E inputs ensured for corporate, donor and other reporting
• Innovative approaches applied for ensuring monitoring findings overlay and are available for use
• Capacity strengthening initiatives undertaken for staff, CPs and Government
• Regular process monitoring and relevant follow up ensured in the field for all activities

Job Skills: Not Specified

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Education: Advanced university degree or Bachelor's degree with experience and training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: social sciences, development studies, economics, agriculture, international affairs, business administration, education or a field relevant to international development assistance
• Experience: At least three years post-graduate, progressively responsible experience of which at least two years in monitoring and evaluation, vulnerability analysis, development or a closely related area or projects. Experience with UN will be preferred.
Knowledge & Skills:
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English.
• Proficiency in Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access) and Statistical Programs (such as SPSS and STATA).
• General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations, and procedures governing administration.
Languages: Working knowledge of English (proficiency/level C)
4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
• Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Utilizes understanding of WFP’s Strategic Objectives to communicate linkages to team objectives and work.
• Be a force for positive change: Proactively identifies and develops new methods or improvements for self and immediate team to address work challenges within their own work area.
• Make the mission inspiring to our team: Identifies opportunities to further align individual contributions with WFP’s mission of making an impact on local communities.
• Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Helps colleagues to see the link between their individual tasks and the contributions of their unit’s goals to the broader context of WFP’s mission.
People
• Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Is able to identify, support and encourage focused on-the-job learning opportunities to address gaps between current skillsets and needed future skillsets for WFP.
• Create an inclusive culture: Recognizes the contributions of teammates, and encourages contributions from culturally different teammates to recognize the value of diversity above and beyond just including it in programming for beneficiaries.
• Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Provides and solicits ongoing constructive feedback on strengths and development opportunities to help develop individual skills, whilst also helping others identify areas for improvement.
• Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Sets clear targets for self and others to focus team efforts in ambiguous situations (e.g., unprecedented issues and/or scenarios)
Performance
• Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Thinks beyond the team’s conventional approaches to formulate creative methods for delivering food aid and assistance to beneficiaries.
• Focus on getting results: Maintains focus on achieving individual results in the face of obstacles such as volatile or fragile environments and/or organizational roadblocks.
• Make commitments and make good on commitments: Takes personal accountability for upholding and delivering upon the team’s commitments and provides assurance to stakeholders.
• Be Decisive: Demonstrates the ability to adjust to the team’s plans and priorities to optimize outcomes in light of evolving directives, while also responding quickly in high-pressure environments, such as in emergency settings.
Partnership
• Connect and share across WFP units: Demonstrates an understanding of when and how to tactfully engage other units in conversations on impact, timing, or planning
• Build strong external partnerships: Networks regularly with key external partners using formal and informal opportunities to understand each partner’s unique value proposition, and to build and strengthen relationships
• Be politically agile & adaptable: Demonstrates the ability to adapt an engagement approach in the context of evolving partner circumstances and expectations
• Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Demonstrates ability to articulate to internal and external audiences the value that individual contributions and immediate teams bring to partnerships

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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