# \[e-drug\] Vacancy: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist - UNDP Southern Sudan **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [January 6, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-vacancy-monitoring-evaluation-specialist-undp-southern-sudan/31084 "2009-01-06T08:36:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ann\_Janssens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d07c76/32.png) [@Ann\_Janssens](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Ann_Janssens)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:36am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-vacancy-monitoring-evaluation-specialist-undp-southern-sudan/31084/1 "2009-01-06T08:36:24Z")
E-DRUG: Vacancy: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (L3) - UNDP Southern Sudan ------------------------------------- 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](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