Job Identification : 9561
Locations : Oecussi Ambeno, Timor-Leste Dili, Timor-Leste
Posting Date : 05/01/2023, 06:51 AM
Apply Before : 05/15/2023, 06:50 AM
Job Schedule : Full time
Agency : UNDP
Grade : NB3
Vacancy Type : National Personnel Service Agreement
Practice Area : Governance
Bureau : Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
Contract Duration : 1 Year
Education & Work Experience : Bachelor’s Degree – 3 year(s) experience OR High School certificate- 6 year(s) experience
Other Criteria : N/A
Required Languages : English and Tetum
Desired Languages : Indonesia, Portuguese or Baikenu
Vacancy Timeline
2 Weeks
Job Description
Background
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in approximately 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. Anchored in the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to the principles of universality, equality, and leaving no one behind, the UNDP supports countries’ efforts to strengthen frameworks for development, disaster risk reduction, and climate change.
Since 1999, UNDP has been supporting the Timorese people to move from post-conflict recovery towards sustainable development. In 2014 the Government of Timor-Leste created the Special Administrative Region (SAR) and established the Special Zone of Social Market Economy (ZEESM) in Oé-Cusse district.
UNDP has been providing policy advice to the SAR-ZEESM Office since its establishment and has developed a program to help the ZEESM establish and operationalize institutional and developmental structures and systems in different areas, including tourism, agriculture and water systems. In 2022, the Government of SAR and ZEESM- known as RAEOA – expressed its desire to continue UNDP support throughout the implementation of Support for Institutional and Sustainable Development of Oé-Cusse Special Administrative Region and the Special Zone of Social Market Economy project –Phase III (2022-2025).
The project aims to create sustainable economic opportunities, promote resilience to climate change, and ensure quality public services by working on three key components; I) Livelihood and Economic Diversification, II) Clean and Safe Water and Forest Management and III) Effective and Accountable Governance.
To contribute to more effective and accountable Governance in Oé-Cusse, the project will contribute to improve Government staff capacities for better governance and service delivery by providing: i. Technical support in PFM
ii. Technical support for evidence-based and gender-mainstreamed planning and management
iii. Technical assistance for evaluation of the current RSP and development of the new RSP
In this background, UNDP is looking for an enthusiastic person to support on the review and revision of performance indicators of the Regional Administration concerning the National Government’s “Dalan Ba Futur and the evaluation and development of the Regional Strategic Plan. The person will work under the direction of Project Manager and Governnance team leader and support the President of Authority’s cabinet in RAEOA. This terms of references (TOR) describes the scope of the work, minimum qualifications etc. of the Monitoring and Evaluation officer.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Monitoring and Evaluation Associate will assist the Governance team leader and Project manager and will deliver the following task:
- Assist Governance team leader and RAEOA’s Government in reviewing and revising perfomance indicators of Dalan Ba Futuru report, collecting and managing the required data to prepare Dalan Ba Futuru reports;
- Assist Governance Team leader and RAEOA’s Government in evaluating the Regional Strategic Plan (RSP) and capturing lessons learned and recommendations from the current period and developing of the RSP ensuring an inclusive, participatory and transparent process and the regional Gender Score Card to ensure gender responsive budgeting;
- Assist International M&E Officer to develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures and systems for the Project
- Assist Project staff in monitoring all project activities and progress towards achieving the project output;
- Assist Project Manager in reporting monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities and final project evaluation, by providing inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to Project Management Team and UNDP and prepare and update Project Risk Log;
- Prepare and maintain the web-based data base.
- Assist on conducting periodically training on M&E for project and government staff;
- Perform any other activity required by the project;
Competencies
Core
Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies
Thematic Area
Name
Definition
Business Management
Monitoring
- Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and results
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness
Effectiveness
- Performance and data analysis and sharing lessons
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness
Effectiveness
- RBM standards and practices for programming
Digital & Innovation
Data governance
- Knowledge of data science, skills to develop data management tools, organize and maintain databases and operate data visualization technologies
Digital & Innovation
Data collection
- Being skilled in Data Sorting, Data Cleaning, Survey Administration, Presentation and Reporting including collection of Real-Time Data (e.g. mobile data, satellite data, sensor data).
Digital & Innovation
Data analysis
- Ability to extract, analyse and visualize data (including Real-Time Data) to form meaningful insights and aid effective decision making
Partnership management
Relationship management
- Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust and mutual understanding
Required Skills and Experience
Education :
- Completion of secondary school is required;
- A university degree in Business Management, Economics, Administration, social sciences or related areas is an asset and will be given due consideration.
Min. years of relevant Work experience: Secondary education with minimum of 6 years or university degree with three (3) years of relevant work experience in monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, or project/programme management in the context of development work or related area is required;
Required skills and competencies:
- Experience in monitoring and reporting;
- Knowledge of Result based management;
- Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;
Desire additional skills and competencies:
- Proven ICT skills, especially in the development of M&E software using database software;
- Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;
- Experience in gender mainstreaming;
- Experience in working with local and/or national governments;
- Experience working with UNDP is an asset;
- Previous experience working in Oé-Cusse or familiar with the local context is an asset ;Strong training & facilitation skills.
- Comfortable learning new software as needed, transferring the knowledge and providing training;
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