Location
Bhopal | India
Job description
The Consultant Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will work under the guidance and direct supervision of the Programme Analyst and overall supervision of Country Programme Manager (WEE), to support in the management of programme activities and coordinate with relevant team members, including the operations team, implementing partner organisations and government officials, to ensure successful implementation of Programmes.
Duties and Responsibilities - Develop monitoring and evaluation framework for the project;
- Regularly monitor the progress of the programme against the indicators and inform the programme team;
- Support development of baseline and assessment surverys and aspirational mapping of students and other related documents;
- Provide support in routine delivery and reporting of programme supported activities;
- Develop monthly progress reports and quarterly progress reports on the project;
- Support development of material for the comms team on the progress of the project;
- Develop case studies from within the project to showcase on various media;
- Develop impact study on the project together with the Comms team;
- Provide the end evaluation of the project;
- Identify sources and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents and guidelines;
- Develop research papers on the the STEM programme;
- Develop the framework for a study on the stutus of Women in STEM;
- Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant will work closely with the existing M&E team within the organisation to build capacity for robust M&E systems and reporting;
- To coordinate with M&E team of implementing partner & government department and contribute towards strengthening their capacities;
- Review all country office evaluations that have been done over the period of the last Strategic Note to gain an understanding of strengths and weaknesses of the portfolio;
- Engage with Programme Leads to gain a deeper understanding of their respective thematic areas, objectives, and outcomes;
- Review the existing monitoring and reporting process that is underway;
- Quality assurance of program documents through a review of results frameworks;
- Develop monitoring indicators, calendars, and field monitoring plans;
- Identify M&E needs and opportunities within each thematic area to inform framework and tool development;
- Based on this review, develop a capacity development plan and run this process for staff and implementing partners, so they can effectively feed into an M&E Framework;
- Assess the M&E capacity of program teams, identifying existing gaps and areas for improvement;
- Develop capacity development tools and materials, in relation to STEM;
- Implement systems to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity;
- Develop visually compelling reports and knowledge products that communicate findings effectively to stakeholders.
Deliverables:
- Monitoring and reporting formats for the project developed and approved March 2024
- Monthly progress reports developed and submitted capturing quantitative and qualitative progress of the program to the Government as well as UN Women in consultation with UN Women M&E expert - First week of every calendar month.
- Timely and quality technical support to the programme team and partners for preparation of background papers, programme briefs, speaking notes, customized research papers, etc. in line with work plan - Ongoing
- Quality tracking/monitoring review system developed and timely submission and review of progress of the project outputs/deliverables March 2024
- Timely submission of quality and accurate reports including base and end evaluation reports - March 2024 and September 2024
- At least 2 evidence-based knowledge products developed to further advocacy and support to evaluation process 1st of Each Quarter
- At least 3 number of Case studies and other knowledge documents amplifying the learnings from the project developed and distributed 1st of Each Quarter
Competencies Core Values
Core Competencies
- Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
Functional Competencies
- Good programme management, monitoring and evaluation skills
- Ability to create, edit and present information in clear and presentable formats;
- Ability to manage data, documents, correspondence and reports information and workflow;
- Good knowledge of technical area
- Ability to identify and analyze trends and opportunities.
Required Skills and Experience Education:
- Minimum Masters degree in a relevant field such as International Development/ Social Sciences/Development Studies/Statistics or related discipline; 5 years of exprience would be considered in lieu of Masters degree.
- PhD Degree will be an asset.
Experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in Programme based monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, capacity building, statistical tools.
- Experience of working in the UN System is an asset.
- Experience in the thematic area of women s economic empowerment will be an advantage.
- Knowledge of STEM subjects will be desirable.
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in English and Hindi is required;
- Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset.
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