Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist, Kigali, Rwanda– Job Ref. RW/UNICEF/0505/2638

Position type: Fixed Term Appointment

Location: Rwanda

Division/Equivalent: Nairobi Regn’l(ESARO)

School/Unit: Rwanda

Department/Office: Kigali, Rwanda

Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

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How can you make a difference?

Are you a dynamic and qualified candidate, please join us on this exciting opportunity in Monitoring and Evaluation, where your analytical skills, attention to detail, and passion for evidence‑based decision‑making can directly contribute to meaningful programme results.

Purpose: To ensure that the UNICEF Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information about children’s and women’s rights and the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes including their relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability, and in emergency contexts, their coverage, coordination and coherence.

To work within the UN country team to support UNCT goals for delivering valid and reliable information on the attainment of the MDGs and other goals, and on the performance of UN-supported programmes.

To assist in the establishment of monitoring an evaluation tool which enhance partnership between the UNCT, government and other key players to collectively track progress on MDGs and other international commitment for children.

To assist in the development of national capacities for monitoring, evaluation and research, with special attention to the interest, concern and participation of government, community, and civil society stakeholders.

Key Tasks:

1. Integrated Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Plan (IMERP) Ensure the Country Office and national partners use a prioritised and realistic IMERP to generate strategic information for managing the Country Programme, including assessing UNICEF’s contribution.

2. Situation Monitoring and Assessment Ensure timely and accurate measurement of changes in country conditions, including socio-economic trends and policy context, to inform planning and assess programme impact.

3. Programme Performance Monitoring Ensure availability of quality information to assess progress against annual work plan results.

4. Evaluation Ensure UNICEF-supported evaluations meet UN quality standards and findings are disseminated to improve performance and learning.

5. Monitoring & Evaluation Capacity Building Strengthen M&E capacities of Country Office staff and national partners to lead M&E processes.

6. Coordination and Networking

Ensure that the UNICEF office is effectively linked to wider UNICEF M&E developments in a way that both contributes to and benefits from organizational learning on effective M&E management.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Monitoring and evaluation specialist NO-C.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

•   Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in social sciences, statistics, monitoring and evaluation planning development, planning or any other relevant fields.
•  Work Experience: At least 5 years of relevant work experience in programme development and implementation including monitoring and evaluation activities and developing country experience.
•  Skills:
  • Experience in supporting the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks
  • Solid understanding of Theory of Change, results frameworks, and experience in defining (Specific, measurable, Accountable, realistic, timebound (SMART) indicators, including tracking output and outcome-level results is required, as well as strong understanding of methodologies of Evaluation, including theories, standards and quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods approach, and application of validity/reliability testing of data, data analysis and interpretation, and statistical inference techniques.
  • Experience in data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting, including supporting the use of M&E findings to inform programme improvement and decision-making.
  • Professional technical expertise in Evaluation Process Management, including commissioning, quality assurance, follow-up on recommendations, and effective dissemination of monitoring & evaluation results for decision-making.
  • Knowledge of emerging global good practices in Monitoring Evaluation and learning (MEL), including adaptive programming and real-time performance management and strong digital and data analytics capabilities.
  • Expertise in data governance, data quality assurance, and ethical use of data, including data protection principles.
•  Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or Kinyirwanda, a local language
• Solid understanding of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) norms and standards and their practical application in programme monitoring and evaluation is preferred.
• Experience in leveraging technology for Monitoring and Evaluation innovation, including the development and use of interactive data dashboard (such as – but not limited to — PowerBi, Tableau or similar) and/or experience with geospatial analysis and mapping tools e.g (ArcGIS , QGIS or others) and monitoring and survey tools (KoboKollect, etc) ) and/or proficiency in digital data collection platforms (e.g., KoboToolbox, ODK, CommCare) and high-frequency monitoring systems will be considered a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of inter-agency and corporate. platforms such as UNINFO or UN Partner Portal (UNPP) platforms, and ability to support results-based reporting across UN frameworks is highly desirable
• Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and present to both present to both large, technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mastery of UNICEF’s M&E policies and procedures and UN-wide systems and platforms, such as UNINFO would be considered a plus.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

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