Reporting to the Deputy Country Representative, the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst will provide support to the Zimbabwe CO colleagues in incorporating monitoring and reporting into programme formulation as well tracking against Strategic Plan targets and the reporting of results to internal and external audiences. The incumbent will pay particular attention to monitoring and reporting UN Women’s results in the Spotlight Programme on ending Violence against women and harmful practices.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Facilitate and substantively contribute to the incorporation of monitoring and reporting into programme formulation:
Facilitate and substantively contribute to the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes;
Include inputs from relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations into programme formulation;
Contribute to annual work plan monitoring, reviews and reporting;
Provide technical support to partners in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks (PMFs), systems and plans, and Baseline Surveys;
Facilitate the clearance of donor agreements and Programme Cooperation Agreements with Zimbabwe CO.
Contribute substantively to the monitoring and tracking of results against country/ regional level targets and UN Women Strategic Plan:
Coordinate with Programme Team to ensure that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programmes, with particular attention to Spotlight Programme;
Monitor data from partners/countries on a quarterly basis and provide substantive inputs to regular management briefs to inform decision making;
Visit partners, along with the Programme Team, to support monitoring of results and planning processes as required;
Monitor the spending of donor funds and other programme expenditures and disbursements;
Draft and monitor the Zimbabwe’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Plan.
Facilitate the reporting of results to internal (Senior Management) and external (Executive Board, Donors) audiences:
Facilitate the process of the Zimbabwe CO meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines, including annual reporting process;
Draft donor and programme reports (both narrative and financial);
Identify relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations and input them into programme reporting;
Review progress reports submitted by partners and provide feedback to improve quality and timeliness of reporting;
Collect and maintain data for country, regional and global corporate reports, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations.
Provide technical support to the Zimbabwe CO in the implementation the UN Women Evaluation Policy:
Coordinate the implementation of UN Women’s Evaluation plan in the Zimbabwe CO;
Provide guidance to programme staff on evaluations;
Ensure communication between the Zimbabwe CO and RO regarding Evaluations;
Coordinate the completion of management’s response to the UN Women Global Accountability and Tracking of Evaluation Use (GATE).
Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building:
Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons and knowledge, as identified through programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities;
Contribute to the development of capacity development tools, including training materials and packages;
Facilitate capacity building opportunities for staff and partners in the areas of Results Based Management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation;
Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.
Required Skills and Experience:
Education and certification:
Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Political or Social Science, Economics, International Development Studies, Gender/Women's Studies is required.
Experience:
At least 2 years of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in monitoring and reporting of development projects/ programmes;
Experience in the United Nations systems in an asset;
Field experience is an asset.
Language Requirements:
Fluency in English and at least one local language is required;
Knowledge of the other UN official working language is an asset;
