E-DRUG: Vacancy: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (L3) - UNDP Southern Sudan
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Dear All,
Please find here the vacancy anouncement for the position of Monitoring
& Evaluation Specialist (L3) within UNDP Southern Sudan.
The vacancy is also accessible through the weblink:
http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?job_id=8009
MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST (RE-ADVERTISED)
Location : Juba, Southern Sudan
Application Deadline : 30-Jan-09
Type of Contract : 200 Series
Post Number : 00040580
Post Level : L-3
Languages Required : English
Starting Date :
(date when the selected canditate is expected to start) 16-Mar-2009
Duration of Initial Contract : One Year
Background
UNDP is a key partner to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
Malaria (GFTAM) and is the UN Agency assuming the role of Principal
recipient of GFTAM grants in Southern Sudan. In its role as Principal
recipient, UNDP Southern Sudan Office is responsible for the financial
and programmatic management of the GFTAM grant as well as for the
procurement of health and non health products. In all areas of
implementation, it provides capacity development services to relevant
national institutions, sub recipients and implementing partners.
Currently, as Principal Recipient UNDP bears full responsibility for the
operational and financial management of 5 grants: Malaria Round 2,
Tuberculosis Round 2, 5 and 7, HIV/AIDS Round 4.
UNDP Southern Sudan Office seeks M&E Manager to perform the following
GFATM grants' tasks:
* Monitor and evaluate results, outcomes and impacts of GFATM
Grants in Southern Sudan
* Strengthen systems that informs decisions making and enhance
programme learning and improvements of the grants
* Promote accountability for resources used in implementation of
the grants
* Document and provide feedback on the grants' performance and
disseminate lessons learned
The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager reports to the Head of HIV/AIDS
Unit, and will supervise and be supported by two M&E Analysts. He/She
works in close collaboration with the GFATM Grant Managers and the
others team members of the Project Management Unit, MOH/GoSS and
implementing partners.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Building capacities at the National level
* Provide technical support to MOH/GoSS and Southern Sudan AIDS
Commission to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems for malaria,
tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS programmes, including the development of
surveillance systems
* Participate and support the development of Monitoring and
Evaluation Frameworks and National plans for Malaria, Tuberculosis and
HIV/AIDS Programmes in Southern Sudan
* Develop and update as necessary Monitoring and Evaluation plans
for Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS grants consistent with the
National M&E Framework and plan, in consultation with MOH/GoSS and SSAC
* Evaluate the needs for training and to organize M&E training for
MOH/GoSS and SSAC
* Conduct joint M&E field visit with MOH/GoSS and SSAC
2. Provide transversal support to GFATM grants
* Develop systems and tools to monitor grants implementation and
to train implementing partners
* Evaluate the Sub Recipients (SR) capacity in the field of M&E,
and develop capacity building plan, in consultation with MOH/GoSS and
SSAC
* Provide technical guidance for the elaboration and
implementation of M&E plan, through training and on site support
* Provide training to SR and implementing partners staff involved
in the implementation of GFTAM grants
* Facilitate review of progress on a quarterly basis, problems
solving and development of remedial actions ensuring any disparity
between planned and actual outputs are addressed
* Assist Grant Managers in the identification of potential
implementation problems and bottlenecks
* Prepare quarterly progress updates to the GFTAM on grants
implementation in southern Sudan
* Prepare programmatic performance progress updates for CCM and
partners
* Provide inputs and support in writing annual programmatic
report
* Provide inputs for external M&E communication
* Document lessons learned and ensure dissemination of the best
practices
3. Manage M&E of the GFATM Grants
* Supervise the 2 M&E analysts
* Provide guidance and support to the M&E analyst
* Cordinate the elaboration of M&E work plan and budget
* Organize and coordinate the yearly M&E field visit plan
* Represent UNDP/HIV AIDS Unit in the M&E forum at the national
and international level
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
* Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN values and ethical
standards
* Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
* Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age
sensitivity and adaptability
* Treats all people fairly without favoritism
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning
* Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment
in the office through leadership and personal example
* Actively works towards continuing personal learning and
development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and
applies newly acquired skills
Development and Operational Effectiveness
* Ability to organize and coordinate results-oriented strategic
and thematic evaluations. Knowledge and understanding of evaluation and
development evaluation in particular.
* Good knowledge of current development issues particularly those
pertinent to UNDP's Practice Areas.
* Ability to conceptualize issues, analyze data and provide
recommendations.
* Good technical skills in measurement and evaluation, health
information systems, including grasp of methodological and operational
dimensions and the ability to link corporate and country level issues.
Management and Leadership
* Builds strong relationships with SR, focuses on impact and
result for the PR and responds positively to feedback
* Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive,
constructive attitude
* Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage
complexities
* Leads teams effectively and shows mentoring as well as conflict
resolution skills
* Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
* Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with
national and international counterpart staff with an understanding of
the prevailing political and social environment in Southern Sudan.
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
* Masters Degree in Public Health/Health Sciences, or health
management or social sciences with emphasis on M&E research.
Experience:
* At least 5 years M&E related experience in the field of tropical
diseases preferably in Sub Saharan Africa
* Epidemiological literacy and skill in epidemiological
surveillance, quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation
methods including skills in data analysis
* Strong background in health programmes having managed projects
where in systematic inputs, outputs and process data were collected and
used to guide programming
* Familiarity with the challenges of post conflicts settings
* Computer literacy.
Language requirements:
* Fluency in both spoken and written English language and
knowledge of another UN language desirable.
Ann Janssens
Ann.Janssens@undp.org