Background Information - Job-specific

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Manager, the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is responsible for efficient reviewing, monitoring and evaluation of the project’s planned activities and implementation progress. They contribute to the design of monitoring tools to collect relevant and required data for monitoring of project activities, and provide training to Facilitating Partners (FPs) and other stakeholders on the monitoring tools and plan.

Functional Responsibilities

Summary of Key Functions  

1. Planning and monitoring

2. Training and support

3. Data management and reporting

4. Evaluation and learning

1. Planning and Monitoring

• Lead on the development of a detailed monitoring plan for the overall project, covering all aspects of the Project that need to be reported upon, in a time bound manner. The plan will include monitoring responsibilities, key indicators, frequency for monitoring, etc., allocated for  the key relevant actors (CDC/GA/Mosque Committees, FPs, private contractors, UNOPS personnel, ARTF monitoring agents, etc). The plan should cover all indicators stated in the legal agreements, the Results Framework, and/or in the Project Operations Manual (POM).

• Design monitoring tools to collect the required data to respond to the project Results Framework’s indicators, to monitor field implementation quality and to adhere to the Project Operations Manual (POM).

• Conduct monitoring field visits, and support other relevant stakeholders in conducting the monitoring field visits, against the approved monitoring plan.

2. Training and Support

• Train field level monitors, including the FP monitoring teams, in the use of the forms and the data collection methodology.

• Train FP staff in the establishment and training of Community Participatory Monitoring (CPM) teams where needed.

• Training all relevant actors, outside of the ARTF monitoring agent, on the Monitoring Plan, once approved.

3. Data Management and Reporting

• Develop, with the support of the ICT Specialist, an efficient database for compiling, analyzing and reporting monitoring findings.

• Compile and analyze data and prepare monthly and quarterly detailed monitoring reports, ensuring all key findings from the monitoring of the reporting period are summarized and highlighted for the management’s attention.

• Prepare monthly internal quantitative/output-based reports for quick review for the management.

• Prepare the UNOPS sections of the Project quarterly progress reports and submit the same to the Senior Project Manager within 20 days of the close of each reporting quarter. This includes updates on all indicators in the Results Framework for the project.

• Support the project management team to prepare for Implementation Support Missions’ (ISMs) overall/management, M&E sessions, including data collection, analysis, reporting, presentation preparations, attendance and participation in the sessions.

4. Evaluation and Learning

• Support the project management team in coordinating and/or conducting short, thematic internal evaluations to analyze trends, deviations from procedures, challenges, gaps, lessons learned from the Community Resilience and Livelihood Project field implementation and actively contribute in the revision or updating of CRL POM and other implementation policies or procedural guidelines etc.

3. Impact of Results

The effective and successful achievement of results by the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer ensures the project is delivered according to the Project’s design and as per the Results Framework, that key data is regularly shared and is accessible to key stakeholders, and that the project is in compliance with Environmental and Social safeguards requirements. It confirms UNOPS’ role as a key and trusted partner to the World Bank, and UNOPS’ position as a critical service provider, in all challenging work environments. Given the current political and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, this project would support the urgent repositioning of AFCO and strengthen UNOPS presence and visibility in Afghanistan, raising the profile of UNOPS  in the global humanitarian context. 

Monitoring and progress controls will be in accordance with work plans that the Supervisor and incumbent will prepare at the beginning of the assignment.