Monitoring & Evaluation Senior Officer, Multiple positions

1. MEAL Planning
2. Partnerships Building and Partner Support
3. Database Support
4. Capacity Building and Knowledge Management
5. Monitoring and Reporting
6. Risk Mitigation

• Provides inputs into the MEAL Framework and Work Plan development. 
• Support the Programme´s implementation by updating the results framework and MEAL plan, including KPI´s for existing and new projects.
• Provide technical inputs into the development and refinement of LIFT MEAL tools, guidelines, and processes - including designing, pilot testing, and finalizing, in coordination with the Sr. M&E Specialist and the M&E Senior Manager.
• Provide technical support to projects on the development and implementation of their MEAL frameworks and associated tools to ensure that projects meet LIFT MEAL requirements.
• Review project MEAL frameworks and other key M&E deliverables (including reports) to ensure compliance with LIFT MEAL standards, making recommendations for final approval.
• Contribute to project planning processes related to  MEAL work plan and budget. 
• Follows the MEAL framework according to the Donors’ requirements and UNOPS policies and principles to ensure quality and compliance. 
• Conduct regular project visits to monitor operations and ensure quality deliverables.
• Support accurate and consistent data entry.
• Perform analysis and produce reports in various formats including maps, graphs, charts etc. as required.

Partnerships Building and Partner Support. 

• Become familiar with the Team´s objectives, challenges, and methods to understand and provide relevant information and advice.
• Participate in relevant discussions within the teams to learn about their performance and needs on an ongoing basis.
• Support ongoing communication and fluent interaction with the Programme´s main stakeholders. 
• Liaise with HQ when necessary for benchmarking, networking, and/or capacity-building purposes.
• Become a trusted practitioner for the Lift organization. 
• Contribute to conducting comprehensive and ongoing assessments of LIFT partner’s MEAL systems and support identifying areas for capacity development to improve the overall quality of data reported to LIFT.
• Participate in project field visits to review LIFT partner MEAL systems and conduct data quality reviews.

• Support the process of constructing, maintaining, and updating a database for performance  monitoring.
• Ensure accurate and consistent inputting of data into databases.
• Support training of M&E, Programme staff, and the partners on database usage.
• Support the development and maintenance database design documentation and operating manuals on how to use the Databases.
• Support development and usage of electronic data capture for data collection.

Capacity Building and Knowledge Management

• Support training efforts on monitoring procedures and monitoring techniques.
• Contribute to the execution of annual re-skilling and up-skilling sessions with the LIFT team.
• Strengthen project-level MEAL capacity, as agreed upon with the M&E Senior Manager.
• Support in developing Knowledge Management mechanisms and processes for the project.
• Support initiatives related to project studies’ findings, lessons learned, achievements, and gaps, to ensure knowledge management.
• Comply with process reviews and lessons learned exercises, including data collected to assess improvement opportunities and act upon them. 

Monitoring and Reporting

• Ensure projects submit required data according to agreed-upon timelines and in the required format.
• Organize and undertake all required quality assurance checks for projects;
• Support the consolidation, aggregation, and analysis of performance data collected by projects.
• Execute the collection and timely reporting of data and statistics.
• Contribute to reporting exercises for the Programme and works closely with the LIFT programme teams to ensure alignment and quality/reliable data. 
• Follow the framework for data reporting. 

• Contribute to Identifying and mitigating risks related to the Programme´s performance and proactively communicate them.
• Identify issues affecting the implementation of MEAL activities - particularly at the project level, raising these issues and proposing subsequent actions to the Sr. M&E Specialist in a timely manner;
• Support identification and monitoring of key risks relating to MEAL implementation, in coordination with Sr. M&E Specialist;  
• Follows MEAL mechanisms to identify and act on risk management, considering the Programme´s processes and UNOPS policies and principles. 
• Contributes to strengthening the risk management culture within the MEAL team, to enhance proactivity and safeguard the Programme´s interests.

Education:

• A Master’s degree preferably in social sciences, statistics, international development, public administration, sociology, or similar is required.

• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in the above fields with an additional 2 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s degree.

Experience: 

• Minimum 2 years of experience in MEAL at the programme or project-level, preferably in food security, health, economic growth, agriculture, climate, or related fields, is required.

• Experience in implementing monitoring and evaluation processes is required.

• Experience with quantitative and qualitative M&E methodologies is required. 

• Demonstrated understanding of data protection and confidentiality as part of data collection and management is required. 

• Experience in data management including the use and maintenance of databases is required.

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (e.g. MS Office newer versions, Google Suite Applications) is required.

• Previous experience with electronic data capture, including KOBO Collect, is a distinct advantage.

• Experience coordinating with a range of stakeholders is an asset. 

• Demonstrated experience using software programs, particularly statistical software, would be an added advantage.

• Previous experience designing and implementing gender-sensitive and/or disability-inclusive M&E would be a distinct advantage.

• Experience working with the UN or international organizations is highly desirable.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

• Proficiency in Burmese is an asset.

• Proficiency in other Myanmar languages is an asset.