Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

MONUSCO/MONUC was established in 1999 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). SCR 2277 (2016) requests MONUSCO to support efforts of the Government of DRC towards the protection of civilians, through a comprehensive approach involving all components of MONUSCO, including through reduction of the threat posed by Congolese and foreign armed groups and of violence against civilians, including sexual and gender-based violence and violence against children to a level that can be effectively managed by the Congolese justice and security institutions; and to support Stabilization through the establishment of functional, professional, and accountable state institutions, including security and judicial institutions. The project aims at a better understanding of the most serious violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law in DRC and supports the leadership of the Mission through informed policy and decision making on future vetting of security forces through risk assessment and mitigation, joint planning for MONUSCO operations, as well as advocacy efforts.

Assignment is with family (KINSHASA)

Until 30 June 2025 with possible extension until 30 June 2026, depending on the availability of funds and satisfactory of performance.

Under the supervision of the Senior Gender Adviser, Chief of Gender Affairs Section, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following responsibilities:

• Supports and guides the implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security;
• Supports the implementation of DPO guidance on Gender in Peacekeeping Operations;
• Advances the accountability for the mission’s gender priorities and mainstreaming into the work of each mission component, and technically supports the mission’s Gender Focal Points to deliver information for the quarterly gender reports;
• Leads the knowledge management and data collection process of the Gender Affairs Section, notably through systematic monitoring, collection and presentation of the information gained from the mission’s Gender Focal Points and other assessments;
• Supports the mission’s components/sections/ offices with crafting gender analysis and defining or updating their gender sensitive indicators and sex disaggregated data entry points;
• Provides technical inputs and support to the Gender Affairs Officers through all steps of the rollout of the gender markers in the mission including drafting and updating gender marker indicators, follow-up on exchange and preparation of Gender Focal Points sessions and trainings;
• In close collaboration with the Gender Affairs Officers, monitor, analyze and distil benchmarks for the improvement of the mission’s gender markers;
• Under the guidance of the Senior Gender Adviser, contributes to the preparation of the gender RBB (results-based budgeting) budget and log frame with time and input targets, including involved parties with responsibilities and tasks. Moves the rollout and accompany with follow-up, implementation milestones of RBB activities by the Gender staff in HQ and in the field as well as by the partnering sections. Ensures forecasts, monthly activity reporting and mid and end-of-cycle performance assessments.
• Under the guidance of the Senior Gender Adviser, also contributes to the preparation of the Gender Affairs Section’s inputs to CPAS (Comprehensive Performance Assessment System) and Action for Peacekeeping+ log frames.
• Facilitates monitoring, evaluation, reporting and benchmarking for main deliverables by the UN Police, the Force and substantial sections on gender as required;
• Drafts, collates and edits specific inputs from the progress achieved, lessons learned and improvement options for mission reports and the Section’s quarterly electronic information digest;
• Performs other duties as required.