Overview
The National Project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist will ensure quality assurance and long-term impact on project beneficiaries by guiding and supporting the project team in developing and implementing M&E frameworks and plans.
Key Responsibilities
- Guide and support the project team in developing and implementing M&E frameworks and plans.
- Manage data collection, quality assurance, and field verification.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
- Monitor and track project performance against targets and indicators.
- Prepare and review M&E and progress reports.
- Support cross-cutting compliance monitoring.
- Strengthen M&E coordination and capacity.
- Ensure appropriate training and project workshops are organized and implemented.
- Facilitate knowledge and knowledge sharing.
- Promote advocacy for UNDP’s work and opportunities for collaboration.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 5 years (with Master’s degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor´s degree) of professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, results-based management, and communication.
- Experience working within Development agencies preferably in the government system.
- Demonstrated experience in Timor-Leste development planning process and development plans.
- Progressively responsible experience in providing strategic support to research and data analysis, knowledge management or project management in the context of development cooperation or related area.
- Previous experience with UNDP or United Nations/INGO youth innovation and entrepreneurship program would be an advantage.
- Experience in handling of web-based data management systems is an asset.
- Knowledge and experience in designing M&E systems and conducting evaluations is an asset.
- Experience in preparing and review M&E; project progress reports, including flash, quarterly, annual, and final reports, lessons learned logs, risk matrices, and implementation is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience in networking including the ability to liaise effectively at project management levels is desired.
Qualifications
- Advance university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Science, Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Business Administration, International Relations, Development Studies, Statistics, Management or related disciplines is required.
- Or
- A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advance university degree.
