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• Enhance Early Warning: Detection of anomalous trends and
  patterns of events enables early warning of emerging crises and earlier
  responses to prevent long-term harm;
• Real-Time Awareness: 
  An up-to-date picture of trends, hotspots and dynamic changes in
  population behaviour enhances programme planning and monitoring of
  implementation and;
• Rapid Impact Monitoring and Evaluation:
  Timely feedback on the impact of programmes and policies allows for
  adaptive course correction and accelerated achievement of results. 

• Provides technical support to the team at the
  Lab to ensure that monitoring systems are in place for the Lab’s projects
  and key annual programme indicators are tracked, analysed and provided;
• Offers technical support for implementing
  results-based management capacity building for the team at the Lab;
• Provides technical support to the team at the
  Lab and partners on data innovation for monitoring and evaluation of
  programmes under the UN Development Assistant Framework (UNDAF) and National
  Development Plans (NDPII);
• Supports knowledge management functions
  including documentation of good practices and lessons learned for the work
  of the Lab;
• Offers support in the development of user
  design interfaces for projects in dialogue with the team at Pulse Lab and
  partners;
• Provides inputs to reports for documenting
  initiatives in the region using Big Data to monitor Global Goals;
• Supports organization of training and on the
  job training sessions with partners to promote the use of Big Data and
  data innovation to support monitoring and evaluation;
• Proposes strategies to develop new monitoring
  and evaluation frameworks with data innovation;
• Offers support in the identification of
  opportunities to monitor humanitarian and development programmes with Big
  Data and data innovation;
• Formulates proposals for innovative
  evaluations using Big Data and data innovation with partners.
• Expected deliverables
• Monitoring systems in place for the Lab’s
  projects and key annual programme indicators tracked, analysed and
  provided;
• Support knowledge management functions
  including documentation of good practices and lessons learned for the work
  of the Lab;
• Mentoring and training partners to promote
  the use of Big Data and data innovation to support monitoring and
  evaluation;
• Provide proposals for innovative evaluations
  using Big Data and data innovation with partners.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  Development Programme (UNDP) Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist career
  opportunity should hold an MSc in Monitoring and Evaluation of Development
  projects/humanitarian assistance; A combination of a first degree and
  relevant experience may be accepted; Bachelor in social sciences,
  economics, computer science or related field.
• A minimum of five years of professional
  experience as programme manager in development programmes or humanitarian
  assistance in Africa;
• Broad working knowledge of monitoring and
  evaluation of development programmes or humanitarian assistance.
• Excellent oral and written skills;
• Excellent communication skills, organized
  (dealing with many stakeholders);
• Good planning/organizational skills.
• Language: Excellent command of English.

• Speaks and writes clearly and effectively;
  listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds
  appropriately;
• Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits
  interest in having two-way communication;
• Tailors language, tone, style and format to
  match audience;
• Demonstrates openness in sharing information
  and keeping people informed.

• Works collaboratively with colleagues to
  achieve organizational goals;
• Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’
  ideas and expertise;
• Is willing to learn from others; places team
  agenda before personal agenda;
• Supports and acts in accordance with final
  group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own
  position;
• Shares credit for team accomplishments and
  accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.

• Develops clear goals that are consistent with
  agreed strategies;
• Identifies priority activities and
  assignments;
• Adjusts priorities as required;
• Allocates appropriate amount of time and
  resources for completing work;
• Foresees risks and allows for contingencies
  when planning;
• Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as
  necessary;
• Uses time efficiently;
• Is able to meet tight deadlines and to work
  under pressure.

• Letter of Confirmation of Interest and
  Availability using the template provided in Annex II;
• Personal CV or P11, indicating all past
  experience from similar projects, as well as the contact details (email
  and telephone number) of the Candidate and at least three professional
  references.

• A brief description of why the individual
  considers him/herself as the most suitable for the assignment;
• Clear statement of where the Consultant is
  based;
• Samples of work you consider the best (the
  candidate must specify if she/he was solely responsible for producing or
  editing each of the materials);
• Financial proposal, as stating Daily Fee in
  Ugandan Shillings/United States Dollars. No other costs travels (e.g. for
  travel) should be included in the financial proposal at this stage.
• Annexes:
• Financial proposal that indicates the
  all-inclusive fixed total contract price, supported by a breakdown of
  costs, as per template provided (Annex II);Download Here

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