Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, P-3, Port Sudan, Sudan - FTA

The Position:

The M&E Specialist position is located in the Country Office of UNFPA in Port Sudan and works primarily with the programme team as well as the PSU. The Programme Specialist offers a lead role in the development of effective strategic information, monitoring, evaluation and learning systems in support of the CP implementation.   The Specialist will apply evaluation research to the monitoring of programmes implementation with an aim to document results and to translate strategic information and evaluation data into meaningful policy and programme improvements.

The M&E Specialist plays a leadership role in ensuring the quality assurance and effective monitoring and evaluation of UNFPA activities in achieving three transformative results of the UNFPA Strategic Plan.          S/he analyses and assesses relevant political, social and economic trends and provides substantive inputs to UNFPA’s program management and to United Nations joint programmes and national development frameworks.

The S/He maintains collaborative relationships with all programme and project staff at the as well as administrative and operations team of the CO. The s/he will proactively contribute to the UNCT M&E group and GBV AoR, SRH WG and in monitoring and evaluation of Sudan Interim UN SCooperation Framework (2026-2028) and Humanitarian Response Plan. 
 

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The M&E Specialist serves as a subject matter expert and key contributor to strengthening the capacity of programme staff, implementing partners and others within the CO.  S/He is responsible for reports, updates and information on progress, and achievements of these components of the UNFPA supported programme and associated projects, in line with the principles of results based management.  S/He ensures coherence with agreed national and international policy and planning frameworks, including the UNFPA Strategic Plan, Interim UN Interim Cooperation  Framework (ICF) and Humanitarian Response Plan.

The primary role of M&E Programme Specialist is the focus on results based management and quality delivery of programme results in the areas of all UNFPA programme components. The incumbent ensures that UNFPA programming and policy priorities are strategically positioned and optimally integrated in cluster response plan and national sectoral frameworks; and are constantly reviewed and updated accordingly.  S/he also ensures that UNFPA resources target the most under-served and vulnerable groups in accordance with its comparative advantage.  Under the M&E Specialist, evidence derived from research and lessons learnt are increased and utilised and the substantive and financial accountability of the Country Programme is strengthened.  

S/He establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with counterparts in government and CSOs , to ensure a solid accountability system in place to achieve CP programmatic results.

You would be responsible for:

Programme Support and Reporting: 
 

Oversee Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
 

Research, Quality Assurance and Knowledge Management 
 

Communications and Capacity Building 
 

General Support 
 

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Masters degree in statistics, demography, health economics, public health or related field. Post-graduate training in monitoring and evaluation will be an added advantage.

Knowledge and Experience: 

Languages: 

Fluency in oral and written English.  Working knowledge of another UN Official Language is an asset.
 

Required Competencies: 

Values:

Core Competencies: 

Functional Competencies:

Compensation and Benefits:

 This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.