Monitoring And Eval Specialist

• Democratic Governance
• Economic Development
• Environment and Energy 
• Crisis Prevention and Recovery

• Provide inputs from UNDP side to the United Nations Partnership for Sustainable Development (UNPSD) M&E framework; Establish a system and identify tools for a regular monitoring of the UNDP-respective part of the framework; Represent UNDP in regular UNDPSD M&E activities including in preparation, implementation and reporting of the annual/mid-term reviews and the evaluation of the UNPSD;
• Lead development of the results based M&E system for the UNDP Country Programme Document (CPD); Establish a system and identify tools for a regular monitoring of the CPD M&E framework; Ensure annual review and reporting against the set indicators and targets; Facilitate and contribute to the evaluation efforts of the CPD as a whole, or its separate outcomes. Ensure management response and follow-up to the evaluation recommendations;
• Facilitate regular review of the Country Programme Document (CPD) and management response and follow-up to the review recommendations.

• Provide CO inputs into the corporate Integrated Results and Resources Framework reporting, including in setting and reporting country specific baselines and targets/results; 
• Provide   inputs in preparation of the CO Integrated Workplan and respective annual targets; facilitate mid-term and annual reporting on IWP; 
• Guide programme and project teams with respect to the Results Oriented Annual Reporting and Corporate Transparency exercise, including advising on substantive and technical questions for results based progress reporting;
• Guide programme and project teams with respect to the corporate project Quality Assurance, Social and Environmental Screening and other initiatives; 
• Establish programmatic and project evaluation plans, ensure regular update of the progress through the ERC.

• Provide advice on a formulation of Project RRF/ log frame, including on setting baselines, indicators and targets; Support projects in designing respective M&E frameworks;
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects’ progress against set indicators and targets;
• Advise and guide project teams on internal and external progress reporting, including through corporate platforms (i.e. ATLAS) and to Donors;
• In line with UNDP monitoring and evaluation policies, support design of project mid-term and/or final evaluations, including support/advise to the project team in drafting evaluation TOR, participate in evaluation, ensure management response and follow up to the recommendations.

• Identify and formulate lessons learned from evaluations and studies to be integrated into broader CO and EO knowledge management efforts;
• Contribute to the implementation of Evaluation Knowledge Management and Learning Strategy;
• Plan, lead and contribute to the results-oriented monitoring and evaluation training efforts in the Country Office;
• Promote of monitoring, evaluation and RBM standards, quality assurance/ control and capacity development in the Country Office.

• Innovation - Ability to make new and useful ideas work;
• Leadership - Ability to persuade others to follow;
• People Management - Ability to improve performance and satisfaction;
• Communication - Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform;
• Delivery - Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement.

• Monitoring and Evaluation - Knowledge of methodologies, assessment tools, systems and apply practical experience in planning, monitoring, evaluating and reporting and ability to apply to practical situations;
• Data Measurement - Ability to set goals and indicators and to interpret and synthesize results into usable information to inform policy, strategy, and/or action;
• Internal Reporting and Accountability - Ability to create internal reporting and accountability processes and standards;
• Knowledge Management - Ability to capture, develop, share and effectively use information and knowledge;
• Priority setting - Ability to scan and synthesize diverse sets of information to arrive at strategic priorities and positioning recommendations;
• Mentoring and capacity building - Ability to coach/mentor technical staff to enhance sustain capacity development;
• Quality Assurance - Ability to perform administrative and procedural activities to insure that quality requirements and goals are fulfilled;
• Report Writing - Ability to prepare quality reports;
• Team building - Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of professionals towards common goals.

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Administration, International Relations, Political Science or a related discipline.

• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in an international, multilateral/bilateral or national organization. Over 10 years of relevant experience will be a strong asset;
• Sound theoretical and applied knowledge of Results Based Management; 
• Experience with, or knowledge of the UN system M&E principles will be a strong asset.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Georgian;
• Knowledge of Russian will be an asset.

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