Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Senior Officer job at UNOPS | Apply Now

• Support the Cities Alliance M&E Specialist with the development and implementation of MEAL and risk mitigation Plans, Systems, and tools:

• Work with and advise the programme teams on MEAL needs, such as providing technical support relating to log frames, indicators, targets, and data quality.

• Support the and implementation of the MEAL Plan including indicator reference sheets and other M&E-related guidance, a learning plan, and tools and templates that facilitate the quality monitoring and reporting of results.

• Assist with continual development and updating of an effective MEAL system for actions - an online system - supported by the SUIDAC Program and the programmes own performance.

• Document and collate available and relevant internal and external data, conduct data verification and quality control.

• Ensure the maintenance of the database of performance data, including data verification processes for all SUIDAC - funded activities.

• Assist in the coordination of SUIDAC’s monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning activities, including the preparation of annual MEAL work plans and MEAL-related budgets.

• Regularly revise and update the risk assessment and mitigation plan.

• Ensure that emerging risks are identified through regular monitoring and are fully documented.

• Ensure that contextual and external risks are updated, identified, tracked, and managed.

• Regularly update the SUIDAC programme coordinator on emerging or evolving risks.

• When required visit project sites for M&E activities and provide recommendations.

• When required, attend all relevant technical meetings, events, monitoring, evaluation, and learning missions and ensure adequate documentation.

Coordination and MEAL Capacity Strengthening

• With the support of the Cities Alliance M&E Specialist, introduce SUIDAC Program grantees and cities to SUIDAC MEAL requirements and design and implement capacity-strengthening processes to ensure compliance.

• Assist with the review of implementing partners’ internal MEAL systems and needs, conducting data quality assessments, and providing advice when required.

• Under the Supervision of the Cities Alliance M&E Specialist, provide technical assistance to implementing partners to ensure participation in SUIDAC MEAL process and an adequate flow of information and data.

• Assist the Cities Alliance M&E Specialist with the support to partners in strengthening participatory monitoring systems and the collection and use of feedback. Support partners to collect, analyze and use stakeholder feedback, document resulting programme decisions, and share the learning with other partners and Cities Alliance.

• Ensure adequate feedback to/from SUIDAC beneficiaries on data and analyses.

• Promote information sharing on all aspects related to MEAL activities among stakeholders and promote cross-learning between project sites.

• Contribute to the development of the terms of reference for national and international consultants on MEAL.

Support to Specific Studies and Evaluations

• Under the guidance of the Cities Alliance M&E Specialist, support the design of baseline, mid-term, and final evaluations to ensure credible methodologies for assessment and the identification of learning.

• Assist in the design, procurement, implementation and quality control of specific monitoring and evaluation activities.

• Support contract management and quality control relating to SUIDAC’s MEAL activities.

Reporting

• Assist in reporting in accordance with the funder requirements including drafting progress reports, updating online reporting systems and annual reporting against the Cities Alliance Corporate Results Framework.

• Review and quality control implementing partner reports, particularly relating to MEAL aspects.

• Draft lessons learned and internal evaluation/review reports that are evidence-based, and practical and emphasize learning and utilization.

• Ensure that MEAL data and risk management information is readily available, as appropriate, to the SUIDAC team and other stakeholders, particularly on performance data and results, lessons learned, and risk management relating to the Program activities.