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Technician ( a ) in monitoring and evaluation
Job announcement : Jul 26/2023
Publication cancellation date : Oct 26/2023, 9:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit: FAO COLOMBIA
Job type : Temporary work
Requirement Type: NPP ( National Project Personnel )
Grade Level: N / A
Main location : Various places-Various places
Duration: 2 months, renewable
Position Number: N / A
FAO seeks to ensure gender, geographic and linguistic diversity among its staff and its international consultants, in order to serve the Member States of the Organization in the best possible way in all regions.
- FAO is committed to achieving diversity in its workforce in terms of sex, nationality, origin and culture.
- Women, nationals of under-represented or under-represented Member States and persons with disabilities with the necessary qualifications are encouraged to submit their applications.
- All persons working for FAO must comply with the highest standards of professional integrity and conduct and uphold FAO’s values.
- FAO, as a specialized agency of the United Nations, applies a zero tolerance policy for conduct incompatible with its statute, objectives and mandate, in particular sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
- All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
- All requests will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.
Organizational framework
FAO provides support in specialized technical cooperation processes to entities of the National and Territorial Government in the field of Human Right to Food, sustainable rural development, rural poverty and sustainable management of natural resources, generating capacities at the community, organizational and institutional levels through the formulation and application of policies; generation, administration, access, and exchange of information and knowledge; as well as with the promotion and participation in networks, alliances and associations; that promote the management of programs and projects, all aimed at the eradication of hunger, the end of poverty and the reduction of inequalities.
The purpose of this call is to respond to the demands for personnel, for the execution of the different programs and projects, and to provide the FAO Colombia Office with a list of candidates with qualified profiles in the area of monitoring and evaluation.
hierarchical dependency
The incumbent will be under the general supervision of the FAO Representative in Colombia, the Program Officer and will work closely with the project coordinator and technical team.
Field of specialization
The Missionary Monitoring and Evaluation Technician is responsible for supporting the design and implementation of the project’s monitoring and evaluation plan.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Submit your work plan in FAO format, in accordance with the expected products of these ToR.
- Follow up on compliance with the results and impact indicators, maintaining coherence and viability with the Logical Framework, the Operational Plan and the project goals.
- Process the information necessary to feed the databases and the indicators proposed in the framework of the project.
- Define the methodology for capturing information from the field and its inclusion in the Country Office’s information system.
- Define the mechanisms for generating early warnings of delays and proposed solutions to said delays, based on the guidelines of the Representation.
- Submit a detailed work plan specifying the tasks to be carried out, as well as the means of verification to be delivered, according to the tools defined by the Representation.
- Prepare the monitoring and evaluation plan for the projects assigned to it, according to the format available for this purpose.
- Follow up on the collection of project information by the technical teams, which is defined in the monitoring and evaluation plan of the projects assigned to it.
- Analyze the information designed for each of the results and products to be achieved by the projects assigned to it ( baseline, progress evaluation survey, etc. ).
- Socialize the Monitoring and Evaluation plan of the projects assigned to it, with the respective teams.
- According to the monthly report format of the FAO, present the progress of the projects assigned to it based on the defined indicators.
- Follow up so that the progress reports ( internal and external ) are delivered on time by the technical teams and check that they respond to the defined indicators.
- Support the technical teams in the correct and timely development of the Monitoring and Evaluation plan for the projects assigned to them.
- Feed monthly the information system of the Representation ( databases, digital file, alignment and reporting matrices, among others, etc. ), in order to systematically and continuously monitor the activities carried out, as well as the products and results of the different results of the projects assigned to it.
- Support the preparation of progress reports to resource partners, as well as the corresponding semi-annual and final reports.
- Promote the generation and dissemination of good practices in gender matters in accordance with the gender equality policy of FAO.
- Keep absolute confidentiality in relation to all the information that it handles on the occasion of the activities of the process or program in which it provides its services and of the Entity in general, which is disclosed to it on the occasion of this contract. The Contractor must take care of the information to which he has access, avoiding its destruction or improper use. Likewise, it is not allowed to give access or display files, documents or files to unauthorized persons.
- Carry out the performance evaluation of the projects assigned to it, according to the methodology and formats defined by the Representation.
- Actively participate in the meetings of the Representation Monitoring group.
- Provide the required information on the progress status of the project, which will be presented to the different committees.
- Digitally archive and according to the instructions of the program area, the means of verification produced by the projects assigned to it.
- The other actions inherent to his position, assigned by his supervisor, that are related to the nature of the position.
CANDIDATES WILL BE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Minimum requirements
- Professional with training in areas of knowledge of: systems engineering; industrial engineering; environmental engineering, agro-industrial engineering; agricultural sciences; economics, administration or related fields.
- Minimum one year of experience with monitoring and evaluation of rural development programs / projects.
- Fluent in Spanish ( level C ) spoken and written.
- Colombian nationality.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results-based approach
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
Technical / functional skills
- Ability to analyze issues related to project monitoring.
- Excellent oral and written skills.
- Ability to work in a team, good interpersonal relationships and assertive communication skills.
- Excellent communication skills, writing, teamwork with multidisciplinary and multicultural groups.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, maintaining serenity and good management of interpersonal relationships.
- Ability to take initiative and work with a minimum of supervision.
- Ability to organize and plan tasks.
- Ability to solve problems.
- Ability to work in a team, good interpersonal relationships and assertive communication skills.
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel, and / or programs for information analysis.
- Communication skills and transmission of knowledge.
- Ability to act at all times with extreme discretion regarding the documents, information and materials of the United Nations.
- Permanent attitude and behavior of cordiality, composition, respect and collaboration with all the people and organizations with whom he interacts.
- Act at all times with extreme discretion with respect to FAO’s own documents, information and materials.
- Permanent attitude and behavior of cordiality, composition, respect and collaboration with all the people and organizations with whom FAO interacts.
Selection criteria
- Minimum one year of experience with monitoring and evaluation of rural development programs / projects.
- At least one year of experience in database management.
- At least one year of experience writing and presenting monitoring reports.
- Certified work experience.
- Intermediate – advanced Excel handling
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge fees at any stage of the recruitment process ( application, interview, processing ).
- Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help or have questions, please contact: Careers@fao.org
- Applications received after the application submission deadline has expired will not be accepted.
- We inform you that FAO will only consider degrees or academic credentials obtained at an educational institution included in the World Database on Higher Education, which is a list maintained by the International Association of Universities ( IAU ) / UNESCO. The list can be consulted at: www.whed.net/
- For all other questions visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/ .
It is noted that all candidates should adhere to the Organization’s values of commitment to FAO, respect for all, and integrity and transparency.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
- If you would like to apply, go to the FAO recruitment website ( Jobs at FAO ) and complete your online profile.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.
- We advise candidates to apply well in advance of the deadline.
- If you need help, contact: Careers@fao.org .
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