Exciting Opportunity: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist Vacancy at UNDP

Exciting Opportunity: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist Vacancy at UNDP

• Job Identification: 25522
• Apply Before: 04/23/2025, 05:59 AM
• Job Schedule: Full time
• Locations: New York, United States
• Agency: UNDP
• Vacancy Type: Fixed Term
• Contract Duration: 2 Years with Possibility for extension

A dynamic Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist is sought by UNDP in New York, United States. This crucial role will drive evidence-based programming and contribute to impactful development outcomes. Apply now to shape a better future! The ideal candidate brings expertise in monitoring and evaluation, results-based management, and impact assessment within international development, pooled funding, and disability inclusion initiatives. They should demonstrate leadership in framework development, data-driven decision-making, and fostering learning cultures in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

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Responsibilities

1. Overall advice and support to GDF secretariat in monitoring and evaluation

• Lead the development and implementation of the GDF performance indicators, log frames, results frameworks, M&E plans, and tools in line with the 2025-2030 strategy’s theory of change
• Develop the Results framework for the Resilient and Inclusive Cities Hub (RICH) and set up the M&E systems 
• Oversee and ensure the implementation of the Fund’s M&E plan, including periodic appraisal of the results framework with reference to actual and potential Fund’s progress and results

2. Supporting joint Programme M&E activities including programme design, reporting and final evaluations

• Support joint Programmes, including RICH hub initiatives, in developing logframes and M&E strategies aligned with the new results framework for 2025-2030
• Establish effective mechanisms for monitoring the joint Programme implementation including mid-term reviews and annual reporting
• Develop and deliver on-line training on results based management (RBM) principles, tools and methodologies for planning, monitoring and reporting of GDF joint programmes

3. Advise on Data Analysis, Reporting, and Dashboard Maintenance/Update

• With external support, establish internal systems for effective and efficient programme and project monitoring and reporting, both internal UNDP and for Implementing Partners
• Maintain the M&E dashboard to increase and strengthen the quality and availability of country and programmatic data
• Support GDF secretariat team in extracting data from the dashboard as required for donor or partner reporting. 

4. Support the Fund’s Global Progress Report

• Contribute to the Fund’s annual report in terms of context and data gathering
• Interact and follow up with partners to solicit case studies, lessons learned, success stories, and best practices for the annual report
• Prepare annual progress against the Fund’s key indicators to include in the Annual Report 

5. Facilitate Evidence Generation and Lessons Learned

• Identify and synthesise lessons learnt and best practices emerging from the joint Programmes, especially lessons learned from evaluations and studies to be integrated into broader GDF knowledge management
• Facilitate on-going sharing of experiences across GDF projects
• Support the RICH secretariat to guide programme partners on undertaking lessons learned analysis and document impact stories, especially on inclusive innovative solutions 

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Requirements

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree) preferably in Public Health, Political or Social Science, Economics, International Relations, International Development, Public Administration, Management or other related field is required.  OR
• The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of  the Office and the Organization.

Experience:

• Minimum of  5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience working in reporting and evaluation including experience of working within Funds
• Extensive hands-on experience on designing and implementing impact-focused reporting and evaluation methodologies based on LogFrame / Results framework matrices is required.
• Familiarity with disability rights and inclusion of disability in projects and programmes, as well as a foundational understanding of the CRPD and other international instruments and relevant frameworks is required. 
• Experience on disability inclusion indicators is required. Proven analytical capability and strengths in aggregating data from diverse sources into consolidated, synthetized documents is required.
• Proven track record of excellent communication and inter-personal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relationships in a multi-cultural environment and different stakeholders at country level and head office is required.

Language:

• Fluency in English is required.