Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

1. Political processes of federal and regional state legislative bodies are more inclusive and effectively delivering on their constitutional mandates; 
2. Federal and regional state systems of governance are more accountable, transparent and are delivering public services in more inclusive and responsive ways; 
3. Citizens are empowered to actively participate in decision-making processes at all levels of the development, governance and political processes and systems;
4. Systems and mechanisms for strengthening the federal system, promoting social cohesion, managing diversity, preventing and managing conflicts, fostering dialogues and building peace are further strengthened at national and regional levels; and
5. Access to justice enhanced and human rights promoted and protected across Ethiopia.

• Strengthen Programme monitoring and evaluation systems and mechanisms and ensure their effective application;
• Facilitate and support programme implementation and reporting;
• Capacity building of partners; 
• Knowledge building, management and sharing.

• Critical review of programme Results Framework and seek ways and means to address gaps, if any;
• Develop/refine a robust M&E Plan for the Governance Programme geared towards ensuring effective implementation and tracking of results;
• Develop and institutionalize monitoring and reporting standards, quality assurance/control tools and mechanisms; 
• Making sure that there is adequate and systematically packaged data and information on programme results, and that they are shared among all partners and stakeholders so that they better understand and support the Programme; 
• Engage actively in data gathering, analysis and reflection concerning the programme, and on governance issues more broadly;
• Package and disseminate, in coordination with other Programme staff and Communications Unit, adequate, quality and gender disaggregated data and information on programme results.

• Contribute to the Annual Work Planning process by way of ensuring their consistency, feasibility and technical soundness;
• Initiate and execute, in coordination with PMSU, field monitoring visits, and provide written feedbacks to implementing partners & UNDP on findings and proposed actions;
• Facilitate and support Programme Annual Review Meetings, and Mid-Term review processes;
• Actively participate in the preparation of quarterly, annual and mid-term reports on the programme;
• Follow up on implementation of review and monitoring recommendations; 
• Monitor and update, in coordination with the CTA and Governance Team, programme risk log frame;
• Provide substantive inputs into Terms of Reference (TOR), consultant and evaluation team selection, technical feedback on evaluations and budget oversight.

• Identify capacity gaps in the implementing partners related to results-based management and design and implement capacity enhancement training programs from time to time;
• Work closely with Governance Team members in UNDP and implementing partners to create a sense of shared responsibility and accountability in achieving programme results; 
• Facilitate refresher training programmes for Governance/UNDP staff on RBM and result-reporting.

• Solicit, document, package and popularize success stories and good practices, feeding into implementation and future programming;
• Facilitate/organize, in partnership with UNDP Units (PAU, PMSU, GCDU) knowledge – sharing events from time to time that would involve programme stakeholders and other relevant actors;
• Support communications outreach on results of key partnerships.

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Monitoring and Evaluation/Measurement, Public Policy/Administration, Economics, Development Studies, International Relations, Political Science, Law, or related social sciences

• At least 6 years of relevant experience at the national and international organizations in an international development context;
• Good understanding of the Ethiopian governance landscape, governance issues and concepts 
• Strong experience in results-based management and/monitoring and evaluation, and report is a requirement;
• Strong experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems is also necessary;

• Fluency in the English and Amharic, both written and spoken.

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