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- Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
- FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
- All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
- All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality
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Organizational Setting
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO's goal is to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members (194 countries and the European Union), FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.
FAO Country Offices, working under overall corporate guidance and in line with the Strategic Framework, offer policy advice and support to countries in the mandated areas of FAO, facilitated through partnerships, resources and an active country programme to provide technical assistance, develop capacities and deliver core services while fully observing international standards of accountability to establish leadership and strengthen impact at the country level.
The offices deliver on the programmatic priorities of each country as agreed in their respective Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and ensure effective and efficient operations with adequate human and financial resources.
Specifically, FAO Country Offices:
• Advocate, inform and support policies and investments in the areas of FAO’s mandate;
• Provide technical assistance and deliver core services;
• Assist and catalyse partnership and resource mobilization activities to support agrifood systems transformation;
• Position FAO as the specialized/authoritative technical agency in food and agriculture and agrifood systems transformation; and
• Ensure risk-smart and accountable operations and management.
Reporting Line
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Specialist works closely with the various projects implemented by the Representation, providing technical support for planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning activities.
The Specialist reports directly to FAO representative and contributes to ensuring effective programme implementation, evidence-based decision-making, and continuous organizational learning.
Technical Focus
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) function plays a key role in ensuring that the project's logical framework, MEAL Plan, and other related documents are designed and implemented to support the achievement of the objectives of the Country Programming Framework through a gender-responsive and socially inclusive approach. The framework will monitor gender-related outcomes using disaggregated data on access to resources, economic benefits, income, leadership, and decision-making. It will also assess changes in labour burden, asset ownership and control, and women's empowerment, generating evidence to inform adaptive management, accountability, learning, and gender-transformative programming.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Provide guidance for the overall Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and gender-responsive requirements of the Representation.
• Guide the enhancement of projects' gender-responsive logical frameworks, as well as facilitate the selection of indicators, tools to measure deliverables, means of verification, and donor reporting requirements.
• Develop and manage project Risk Management Matrices and incorporate gender-responsive risk analysis and safeguarding measures to identify and address social barriers, including SGBV, SEA, SH, discrimination, exclusion, unequal participation, vulnerabilities, and unintended impacts affecting women, men, youth, and marginalized groups, thereby promoting equitable participation, benefit-sharing, and sustainable project results.
• Support the conduct of baseline assessments and gender analyses for new projects with key target communities, and use the findings to inform indicator selection, targeting, and monitoring throughout implementation.
• Ensure that all subsequent data collection activities (i.e. beneficiary registration, midline assessments, and endline assessments) capture sex-disaggregated and social inclusion data, providing an evidence base to assess differential impacts, guide equitable targeting, and strengthen reporting on gender-related outcomes.
• Monitor and assess gender and youth inclusion outcomes through the collection and analysis of disaggregated data on participation, leadership representation, economic empowerment, labour dynamics, decision-making authority, and benefit distribution across projects.
• Work with project focal points to supervise beneficiary data collection through KoBoToolbox, gender-responsive Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) surveys, and grievance and feedback mechanisms, ensuring safe, accessible, and gender-responsive feedback channels for women, youth, and vulnerable groups; and lead post-distribution monitoring to assess beneficiary satisfaction, inclusion, and programme effectiveness.
• Support projects in conducting gender-sensitive focus group discussions (FGDs), social protection assessments and reports for cash-based transfers, exit surveys, and other related analyses.
• Guide the documentation of best practices, gender-responsive findings, impact stories, lessons learned, and knowledge products to support organizational learning.
• Organize quarterly field monitoring missions in collaboration with the FAOR and the AFAOR (Programme) and use the findings to contribute to the preparation of the Country Annual Report.
• Work with the Operations Team to establish and maintain databases for project and corporate reporting requirements, including the updating of FPMIS, PIRES, and other core FAO MEAL corporate systems.
• Support project teams by providing analytical information and evidence generated through MEAL processes to inform project formulation, design, and resource mobilization efforts.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Management Information System, Economics, Data Science, Agriculture, Nutrition or related degree programs.
• At least five (5) years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation accountability and learning (MEAL), data analysis, data visualization, and/or information management specially in the field of agriculture and disaster risk reduction.
• Working knowledge of English (level C).
• National of Sierra Leone
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Demonstrated experience working with project logical frameworks, and functional gender-responsive performance monitoring and M&E systems
• Statistical skills for analyzing data
• Knowledge and skills in the use of KoboCollect, Tableau, Power BI and other office software’s, such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/.These qualifications should be in alignment with the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) mappings.
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help or have queries, please create a one-time registration with FAO’s client support team for further assistance: https://fao.service-now.com/csp
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