Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Analyst

Vacancy No: VA/FPA/SOM/07-11/2012
Post Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Analyst
Duration: 1 year (renewable)
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
Level: NO-B
Duty Station: Nairobi, with frequent travel to Somalia.
Date of Issue: 27th July 2012
Closing Date: 10th August 2012
Organizational Unit: UNFPA Somalia Country Office

The United Nations Population Fund is an international development agency that promotes the right of every
woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using
population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the UNFPA Representative for Somalia, and direct supervision of the Deputy
Representative the incumbent will work with UN system organizations, multi and bilateral international
development agencies, civil society, and Somali regional authorities to provide technical and programme
assistance on matters relating to monitoring and evaluation.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Analyst will be responsible for the monitoring of progress of all
UNFPA’s programmes in the areas of reproductive health, population and development, youth/gender and
HIV/AIDS implemented in Somalia. Given that increasingly UNFPA programmes are implemented in close
collaboration with other UN agencies, it is anticipated that the incumbent will extend his/her support to UNFPA sub-offices Monitoring and Evaluation Analysts as part of the UN zonal Group representing UNFPA. Act as part of the UN Central Group responsible for monitoring and evaluating the programmes in UN Somalia Assistance Strategy (UNSAS) and any other joint programmes where UNFPA is participating.
The Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Analyst will perform the following duties:

Ensure that UNFPA programmes and projects are well-designed using a results-based management
approach with clearly defined measurable outputs and outcomes;

Act as part of the UN Central Group responsible for monitoring and evaluating the programmes in UN
Somalia Assistance Strategy (UNSAS) and any other joint programmes where UNFPA is participating.
Assist UNFPA CO team in designing data collection formats as and when the need arises, e.g. formats to
be used for health facility based reproductive health needs assessments, demographic household surveys,
youth situation analysis, reproductive health needs in internally displaced camps, etc.

Assist the UNFPA Somalia in initiating evidence-based advocacy and policy dialogue with relevant
Somali authorities, line ministries and pertinent institutions and agencies and advance UNFPA’s policy
oriented agenda, including inclusion of issues relating to population and development, reproductive
health, adolescent reproductive health (ARH), HIV/AIDS, youth and gender;

Provide technical and substantive support to UNFPA M&E zonal analysts in implementing/executing
agencies, in particular the ministries of planning, health, gender and youth in TFG, Somaliland and
Puntland;

Participate in the UN Central Statistics Working Group and other M&E-relevant inter-agency groups,
and maintain a solid working relationship and constantly share information with UN partners.
Contribute towards the preparation of the UNFPA Country Office reports to donors and other reports
through availing information and assist in drafting.

Organize and participate in UNFPA programme review meetings (mid-term review, annual review etc);
Analyze and evaluate data to ensure achievement of objectives and recommend corrective actions, when
necessary;
Keep abreast of relevant surveys and assessment reports and advise UNFPA Country Office on the
relevance of these reports to UNFPA programmes;

Assist Somali authorities to plan and organize monitoring and evaluation training programmes; identify
training needs for the purpose of capacity building in monitoring and evaluation;

Keep a working relation with M&E in other Somalia zones for share of information and compilation of
reports for the CO.

Ensure that UNFPA-generated statistics are uploaded in data base system of Somalia to monitor progress
towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, among others;

Represent UNFPA within the data base-Somalia Taskforces that has been set up to (i) achieve uploading
of data from all major UN and other sources (ii) ensure public access to uploaded information (iii) train
staff of Somali government units in the utilization of the DevInfo data relevant to reconstruction and
development of a wide range of sectors in Somalia;

Perform other functions as may be requested by the UNFPA Representative.

Core Competencies
Values/Guiding Principles
Commitment to the organization and its mandate
Performance Management
Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity
Developing People/Coaching and Mentoring and Fostering Innovation and Empowerment
Working in Teams to support the programme and assist others.
Self-Management/Emotional Intelligence/ Conflict Management and Resolving Disagreements
Communicating ideas, information and knowledge sharing
Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making abilities.
Analytical and Strategic Thinking and Results Orientation/Commitment to Excellence
Knowledge Sharing/Continuous Learning

Functional Competencies
Advocacy/Advancing a Policy Oriented Agenda
Results-Based Programme Development and Management
Leveraging the Resources of National Governments and Partners/Building Strategic Alliances and
Partnerships
Innovation and Marketing of New Approaches
Strong knowledge of results-based management techniques
Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills
Knowledge of statistical software (SPSS, STATA, CSPro and DevInfo) an advantage
Good team worker
Independent worker, able to work in situations of potential conflict
Appropriate Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise
Skills in writing projects proposals and drafting reports.

Qualifications and Experience Required:
Post graduate degree in Social Sciences, Population Studies/Demography, Development Planning or
Statistics.

A minimum of 5 years of increasingly responsible professional and managerial experience in the field of
programme monitoring and evaluation at the national level. Prior experience in the UN system and with
humanitarian relief work will be an asset

Language requirements: Fluent in English; knowledge of Somali language is an advantage.
Applications with a current CV and P11 www.escwa.un.org/main/vacancies/P_11.doc marked:
“VA/FPA/SOM/07-11/2012– Monitoring and Evaluation Programme Analyst” should be forwarded to email address: recruit.unfpasom@unfpa.org.
UNFPA will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.