Capacity Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst

In 2016 UNDP Georgia rolled out the multi-year project “Supporting Public Administration Reform (PAR) in Georgia” (PAR Project), funded by the UK Government.  The project addressed a complementary but distinct set of specific, predetermined needs in three crucial areas of the ongoing Public Administration Reform (PAR) - Policy Development and Cooperation; Civil Service and Human Resource Management, and Service Delivery, as stipulated by the PAR Reform Roadmap 2020. 

The newly adopted regulatory guidance by the AoG makes significant headway in establishing the framework for uniform policy development processes across the government agencies and for embedding the public participation component into this process. The PAR project contributed expertise to enhancing human resources management standards during civil service reform. In the service provision area, the project supported an important headway in laying down the methodological guidelines for designing and delivering new or existing (including electronic) services. 

UNDP PAR completed in March 2021, and the new phase of the project was initiated in May 2021. The 'Supporting Public Administration Reform (PAR) in Georgia - Phase 2' (hereinafter referred to as PAR-2), funded by the UK Government, builds on successes and lessons learned during the previous iteration of the project and transforms its focus to supporting already achieved institutional changes, prioritizing the effective, transparent and participatory operation of the policy cycle through a set of targeted interventions and reinforcing Gender and Social Inclusion perspectives in the planned activities.

UNDP's PAR-2 project will continue addressing needs in three crucial areas – 1) Policy Planning and Coordination; 2) Civil Service and Human Resource Management and 3) Public Service Delivery, while the measures will be taken to synchronize the interventions with the new PAR strategy.

UNDP Georgia now seeks to recruit a Capacity Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst to provide results-based project management, monitoring and evaluation support to the PAR-2 project. 

Contribute to the reporting of the project’s activities:

• Draft regular M&E reports and assist the projects’ reviews and evaluations;
• Prepare inputs in line with results-based M&E systems for the UNDP Country Programme Document (CPD);
• Ensure annual review and reporting against the set indicators and  targets;
• Perform in full compliance with UNDP programming, financial, procurement and administrative rules, regulations, policies, and strategies, as well as ensure effective internal controls.

Performs other duties assigned by the Project Manager:

Institutional Arrangement

The Capacity Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst will work under the direct supervision of the PAR 2 Project Manager, overall guidance of UNDP DG Team Leader and in close cooperation with UNDP M&E Specialist.

• Achieve Results:  LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements 
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible 
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination 

• Knowledge Generation:
  • Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need
• Working with Evidence and Data:              
  • Ability to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-making
• Monitoring:        
  • Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results
• Evaluation:          
  • Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks -Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns
• SDG Integration:               
  • SDG Monitoring and Reporting
• Relationship management:          
  • Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding
• CSO engagement:           
  • Knowledge and understanding of CSOs and the ability to engage with CSOs