Description du poste
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENTThis job is found in Chad Country Office (CO) with duty station Abeche Field Office and job holders report to a more senior Programme Policy Officer.Job holder operate with a high degree of independence, manage more junior staff to ensure that programme and policy objectives are achieved in full. They are usually involved in a wide variety of programme and policy activities and analytical work, some of which may be of a considerable complexity. At this level job holders are expected to contribute to performance improvement.JOB PURPOSEJob holders are expected to contribute to the development and implementation of Monitoring, Review and Evaluation Plans aligned to WFP corporate standards to generate quality evidence on the lives of beneficiaries and inform policy, strategy and programme design and implementation. This includes coordinating monitoring activities, managing decentralized evaluations, and thematic/mid-term reviews and positioning WFP as a reliable partner for governments to build monitoring and evaluation strategies. They may also contribute to the formulation of country monitoring and evaluation strategies, lead various initiatives and contribute to policy development.ACCOUNTABILITIES /RESPONSIBILITIESMonitoring and Evaluation1. Contribute to (or lead when requested) the development of Monitoring, Review and Evaluation plans that will provide the most relevant and strategic information toward achieving expected results (as set out in the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) and other global and regional plans), while being compliant with WFP evaluation and monitoring requirements.2. Budget for M&E costs and advocate for appropriate financial and human resourcing.3. Provide inputs to the formulation of the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Strategies and support their operationalization.4. Contribute and support evidence-based decision-making on programme design and implementation, notably through making monitoring, review and evaluations findings accessible, developing innovative, user-friendly and informative products.5. Support WFP Management in addressing recommendations from monitoring, reviews and evaluations to ensure that follow-up actions are taken as required in medium complex portfolios.6. Build M&E capacity of WFP staff and partners through delivery of training and information sharing. Manage junior staff members and guide as required to enable high performance.7. Contribute to the development and implementation of national government and inter-agency monitoring, reporting and evaluation frameworks, including United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) aligned with nationally owned sustainable development goals.8. Take responsibility for integrating protection and gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.Specific to the monitoring function9. Facilitate at Country Strategic Plan (CSP) design stage the development of a Theory of Change outlining how the expected results are likely to occur and listing key assumptions and risks.10. Ensure that CO monitoring systems and tools are in place and compliant with corporate standards, including the minimum monitoring requirements (MMR), standard operational procedures (SOP) and establishment of baselines and targets in alignment with the updated corporate results framework (CRF).11. Produce regular monitoring reports, including running data analysis, with status of results and implementation progress.12. Facilitate/contribute to mid-term and thematic reviews, which are intended for internal learning, strategic and operational decision-making.Specific to the evaluation function13. Manage decentralized evaluations to high professional standards in line with WFP Evaluation Policy and Decentralized Evaluation Quality Assurance System (DEQAS). This entails managing evaluation processes from planning to completion; sourcing, hiring and supervising external evaluators; engaging stakeholders appropriately in the evaluation process and managing communications and budgets.14. Contribute and support centralized evaluations managed by the Office of Evaluation, joint UNDAF evaluations and donor-led evaluations in country.15. Other duties as required.QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIREDEducation:Advanced University degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, statistics, development economics, performance management, monitoring and evaluation or other related fields, or First University degree with additional years of relevant work experience and/or training/courses.Experience:Minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience including in international development or humanitarian work Minimum of two years of experience in monitoring and/or evaluation, including strong experience using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools and methods.Languages:International Professional: Fluency (level C) in French language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) in EnglishHOW TO APPLYhttps://wd3.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/wfp/job_openings/job/Abeche-Chad-The-Republic-Of/International-Consultant--Monitoring---Evaluation-Officer--CSTII--Abeche--Chad_JR120330