Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Analyst

With support from the Peacebuilding Fund, UNDP, in collaboration with IOM and UNHCR, designed a joint programme that support displacement solutions. In particular, the joint programme is one of the first initiatives implemented under the Peacebuilding Fund that promotes displacement solutions through peacebuilding. It is also one of the pioneering collaboration efforts among the three agencies involved. The project will be implemented through Nexus approaches, within the context of the implementation of peace agreements.

Furthermore, the project aims to significantly contribute to efforts to address the causes and impacts of conflict-induced displacement in Bangsamoro; help enable conditions conducive for longer-term solutions, especially peace and security, access to rights and services, socio-economic inclusion and strengthened governance processes; and create a safe, voluntary, and dignified pathway for IDPs to achieve tailored solutions to resolve their displacement. By strategically addressing various factors influencing conflict-induced displacement; promoting sustainable IDP returns, relocation, or integration in areas of displacement; and building peace and social cohesion, the project contributes to the attainment of safer, more resilient, and peaceful communities. The enhancement of capacities, frameworks, and approaches ensures that the rights of IDPs are upheld, conflict drivers are mitigated, and sustainable solutions are pursued, leading to improved well-being and stability for all stakeholders involved. These in turn contribute to sustaining the gains from the implementation of Bangsamoro peace agreements.

As such, UNDP is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Analyst who is willing to be based in Cotabato City, and who will support the Project Manager in establishing the M&E system of the Project.

The M&E Analyst will work closely with local authorities, UN agencies, and various stakeholders to ensure a coordinated approach to normalization and camp transformation activities. The M&E Analyst will support other initiatives ensuring close monitoring and reporting of key outputs. The Analyst will also support and monitor closely the work of the Project Staff. Together with project team members and partners, s/he will support in identification planning, designing, and guide the implementations of interventions and provide quality assurance relative to the established progress on indicators, tracking achievements, challenges encountered and providing mitigation pathways. In doing so, s/he will provide information that will support the Project Board and the Project Staff in decision making in line with the overall strategic objectives of the Project. S/he will carry out capacity building and mentoring of staff and partners, conduct field visits, whenever necessary, to come up with realistic programmatic support.

Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Project Manager, the M&E Analystwill be tasked to deliver distinct outputs of the project, to ensure quality implementation. He/She will work with key partners and stakeholders, to deliver distinct outputs of the project, to ensure the quality implementation - from capacity building, management of human and financial resources, oversee the monitoring, evaluation and communication framework towards achievement of delivery targets.
 

• Support planning, design and management of the PBF Project, including through strategic and technical guidance; Ensure consistency and alignment of the Project with the UNDP’s Country Programme Document and Strategic Plan; Provide analysis and written outputs on the work of the Project, emerging issues and their impact for the implementation of the Normalization and Camp Transformation project; Supports the implementation of the Annual Work Plan; Support partnership with think tanks, academic and research institutions and lead on specified action researchers that will contribute to the implementation of the Normalization and Camp Transformation project; Support the Project Staff in the preparation of key events, such as the Project Board Meeting, Project Donor visits to the project sites, and turnover ceremonies; Support the Project Team in drafting and revising technical reports and donor reports.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting: 

• Ensure monitoring and evaluation of the Project, including through recommending improvement of logical frameworks to align to the UNDP CPD and SP; Progressively assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the project, including through regular reviews; Provide strategic advice to the Project Manager suggesting strategies to improve project implementation, management and impact; Consolidates monthly and quarterly reports with relevant data; Orient staff and partners / stakeholders on aspects of M&E and reporting for quality reporting; Organize and support monitoring and evaluation missions involving UNDP, the Philippine Government, donor delegates to visit field sites and activities on the ground.

Knowledge Management: 

• Identify and formulate lessons learned and recommendations to be integrated into UNDP’s broader knowledge management efforts; Contribute to relevant knowledge networks and communities of practice, with a view to facilitate innovation and knowledge sharing mechanisms; Liaise with the Communications Team to finalize outreach, communication and reporting materials and packages to support for resource mobilization and general communication efforts.

Core competencies:

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact. 
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems. 
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences.
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands. 
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results.
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration.
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies: 

Partnership management 

• PBF Partnerships: Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.

Business management           

• Evaluation: Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks; Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns

Digital & Innovation   

• Futures & foresight: Ability to look at information from the past and present, identify patterns and trends and use them to inform decision making with a long-term view; Being sensitive and able to scan horizons and pick up weak signals of change, explore their potential implications and assess their impact and urgency; Using creativity and imagination to communicate insights in compelling and engaging ways to challenge current mental models; ability to develop scenarios, speculative designs to present future visions or by making it experiential; Being able to facilitate debate and discussion about possible futures; help people to feel comfortable with the discomfort of uncertainty.

Audit & Investigation - General           

• Financial and Managerial Accounting and Finance key concepts: Key concepts and principles of financial accounting, interpret financial analysis, managerial accounting.

Business Direction & Strategy             

• System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.

 Business management         

• 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
• Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.