M & E Officer

1. Strengthened municipal and national government capacity to deliver pro-poor, climate sensitive, urban   development;
2. Strengthened community organization in informal settlements; 
3. Improved livelihoods and well-being;
4. Piloting options to improve land tenure and developing low cost housing initiatives; and 
5. Climate smart rehabilitation of small scale infrastructure supported. 

1. Assist in the development and roll-out of an online database that will collect information about programme activities and beneficiaries. This will include field testing, training enumerators and providing ongoing quality assurance.
2. Conduct unannounced spot-checks, as directed by the M&E Coordinator. This will involve completing questionnaires (probably as part of the online database) that explore whether the activity actually took place, whether benefits were received, and an assessment of quality (where possible). 
3. Collect beneficiary feedback (initially from members of the community living in urban poor settlements and from local government officials), following a pre-defined questionnaire. 
4. Provide logistical support to assessments, research and evaluations, in particular the independent impact evaluation team.
5. Conduct ad-hoc data collection when directed by the M&E Specialist or M&E Coordinator.
6. Support the M&E Coordinator and/ or MIS Officer in various M&E-related trainings, data collection and reporting at the city level.
7. The M&E Officer will also undertake any other functions or responsibilities which may be assigned by the M&E Specialist and/ or M&E Coordinator. The M&E Officer will also undertake any other functions or responsibilities which may be assigned by the Project Management Team

Corporate Competencies: 

• Promotes UN values and ethical standards (tolerance, integrity, respect, results orientation, impartiality) 
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability

Management and Leadership: 

• Works with energy and a positive, constructive attitude 
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills 
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities 
• Provides inspiration and leadership to project staff and project partners

Development and Operational Effectiveness: 

• Capability to engage in team-based management, experience of leading workshops and being a resource person
• Ability to undertake results-based management and reporting 
• Ability to oversee timely project implementation and to provide the necessary trouble shooting to keep project implementation on schedule 
• Ability to formulate and manage budgets and work plans
• Ability to implement new systems and positively affect staff behavioural/ attitudinal change 

Knowledge Management and Learning: 

• Promotes knowledge management and a learning environment through leadership and personal example
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development 
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Sensitivity to and responsiveness to all partners
• Respectful and helpful relations with all UN/UNDP staff 

Female candidates are encouraged to apply

Education:

• Bachelors’ Degree and preferably Masters’ Degree in Statistics, Development Studies, Urban Planning, Geography, and other subjects under Social Sciences or relevant discipline

Experience:

• At least 5 years working experience in the field of monitoring and evaluation preferably with (but not limited to) international organizations.
• Proven experience and skills in developing monitoring, evaluation and research protocols and tools
• Experience in working with local communities, civil society partners, urban LGIs  and governments officials
• Experience of designing studies and research, outsourcing the same and monitoring the outcomes
• Skills in developing tools for community based participatory monitoring
• Ability to communicate effectively with participants from a range of education levels and disciplinary backgrounds 
• Preference for those with an in-depth knowledge of urban poverty and best practices in poverty reduction

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to think clearly and analytically
• Ability to plan own work, setting priorities and complete it under pressure or when faced with competing demands
• Committed to a facilitating working environment
• Ability to use Microsoft Office, SPSS, MS Access and other monitoring and evaluation software 

Personal Qualities: 

• A strong commitment to gender sensitive, inclusive and pro-poor development work
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary team
• Consultative and empowering management style and willingness to learn from others

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in written and spoken Bangla and English. Excellent English communication and writing is a must