Monitoring and Reporting Officer

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION – UNOPS Amman Hub

The UNOPS Hub in Amman implements projects on behalf of UN agencies and bilateral donors and in close coordination with the Government and national authorities. With an established presence across the region (Jordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Turkey), the office runs operations including large-scale procurement, project development and technical management, and provides financial, human resources and infrastructure-related services. 

The functional objective of UNOPS Hub in Amman is to deliver its projects in an efficient and effective manner and in line with the principles, rules and regulations of UNOPS, to achieve the outcomes sought by the clients.

UNOPS has been active in Iraq since 2004, delivering close to 50 projects worth over USD 260 million. UNOPS has a very strong relationship with the key counterparts at both central and regional government levels in Iraq. UNOPS operates from its Operational Hub in Amman, and supports its country office in Baghdad and its sub-office in Erbil.

The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS. 

UNOPS is committed to achieving a fully diverse workforce.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION - Job-Specific

UNOPS is undertaking a three-year project that aims to improve basic living conditions for returnees in the liberated rural areas of Al-Anbar governorate through the rehabilitation of up to 1,000 housing units and restoration of decentralized services. The decentralized services component will entail the provision of solar street lighting, the rehabilitation of selected community roads, and of water and sanitation networks and/or stations. When feasible, the rehabilitated housing units will be connected to the restored decentralized services taking into consideration the whole neighborhood. The rehabilitation of housing and basic services will be guided by a needs-based approach.

The Monitoring and Reporting Officer will report directly to the Project Manager. She/he will be expected to conduct regular missions to other locations to monitor and interact with project stakeholders in the execution of the projects.

The Monitoring and Reporting Officer will be responsible for the following functional responsibilities:

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Assist in developing and implementing a  Monitoring & Evaluation plan including performance indicators, establishing baselines and methodology, including developing gender sensitive indicators;

• Ensure that performance indicators and targets remain relevant and in accordance with the project design and workplan;

• Analyze and prepare evidence-based monitoring reports during and upon the completion of project;

• Undertake regular monitoring visits to the project sites independently or together with the Project Manager and the Project Team;

• Design and conduct surveys for regular monitoring;

• Perform any other duties as requested by the Project Manager.

Reporting and Documents Control:

• Prepare progress and monthly highlight reports in coordination with the project team, the Programme and  Partnership teams;

• Ensure timely and quality submission of reports as identified in the project agreement through coordinating inputs and drafting reports related to project activities;

• Gather and prepare lessons learnt, including gender related lessons learnt, and hand over documentation;

• Set-up and maintain a beneficiary database and project dashboard, and compile GIS mapping data.

Knowledge Management:

• Interact and follow up with the Project Manager and the project teams to solicit case studies, lessons learned, success stories, and best practices derived as part of the project monitoring;

• Lead the preparation of success stories and best M&E practices for inclusion in internal and external communication products.

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Public Administration, Managemen, International Development, or related field is required.   

• Advanced university degree (Master degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Public Administration, International Development, Project Management, or related field is desired

Work Experience: 

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a relevant role for supporting programme/ project monitoring and reporting;

• Experience in the humanitarian and/or development sector is required; 

• High proficiency with computers, and other software/ platforms related to the positions field of expertise. Good experience in working with the G-Suite platform including, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides is required;

• Excellent communication, coordination, and organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders is required;

• Experience with an international donor organization and/or UN agencies programmes is preferred;

• Experience in preparing, coordinating, and leading donor reporting processes is required;

• Ability to analyze online communications using performance indicators is preferred;

• Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic is required.

1. Contract type: ICA
2. Contract level: Local ICA Specialist, level 8
3. Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – ‘Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.