Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

Duration: Four Months (Retainer up to 60 working days)

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Summary of key responsibilities:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor will be expected to perform the following duties and deliver a number of deliverables:

• Develop a Theory of Change framework for the Global Executive Leadership Initiative (GELI). The framework should articulate the overall impact and return of investment of the programme on leadership behaviour in operations. The Theory of Change framework will clarify indicators relevant to leadership and the GELI programmes for M&E purposes: measuring performance from the angle of collective leadership and impact over time. It will include a series of indicators relevant to collective leadership, the adoption of system’s change or similar, and the impact that collective leadership or system’s change has on operations.

• Develop an evaluation framework that is informed by the Theory of Change to measure the extent that leadership practice and behaviour has changed as a consequence of GELI’s programmes (to the extent possible). The framework will articulate a methodology and practice to develop a baseline and measure the degree that GELI has had on leadership behavior.

  • The Theory of Change concept articulates a desired end goal of the project and works backwards, identifying milestones at certain points from the establishment of the project, through to its conclusion. The milestones in a Theory of Change framework will inform the M&E framework for GELI as a project (all three pillars) to outline its journey to strengthen leadership capacities and behaviours, and measure its impact on leadership periodically and as the project evolves.

• Develop M&E guidance for GELI’s Pillar II and Pillar III activities (blended learning regional courses; the SDG Leadership Lab) with implementing partners.

  • GELI is contracting an implementing partner for three projects: two blended learning courses delivered regional in five locations per year over three+ years, and one collaborative leadership project supporting Humanitarian Country Teams (HCTs) and UN Country Teams (UNCTs) in twenty four countries over three+ years (the SDG Leadership Lab). The implementing partners in these projects will be designing an M&E framework for each project. The consultant will work for GELI and with the implementing partners to ensure the M&E framework is well developed and relates to all three GELI pillars.

NOTE: the timing of the recruitment for the consultancy contract will align with signing partnership agreements with partners, and will start when the partnership agreements for the blended learning programmes and the SDG Leadership Lab are in place. The RFP process for one blended learning course is in the process of being concluded, and the deadline for the SDG Leadership Lab’s CFP will close on 4th March. The partnership for the second blended learning course is a unique arrangement between USAID and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) and is already signed. Bearing these timelines in mind, the consultancy is expected to start in May 2021 and will run for 60 days over approximately a four-month period.

You may find more information at https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=21440

Requirements

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in research methods, statistics, social science research, or a related field, or;
• An Bachelor’s degree combined with additional professional experience (two years more than stated in the experience section i.e. nine years or more) in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• At least seven years of demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation, ideally specific to leadership development programmes, in the international development and/or humanitarian environment particularly related to performance monitoring and evaluations or related fields is required.

• At least five years of experience in learning programme monitoring, and evaluating impact particularly is required.

• Knowledge of, and experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and visualization using reporting software and data analysis, (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, evaluation platforms) is required.

Desirable Experience:

• Knowledge of data management processes and tools including web-based data management systems and learning management systems.
• Experience working in a humanitarian and development environment with multiple teams and managing complex projects.
• Experience working with the senior leadership in humanitarian and development environments.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required.