Monitoring and Reporting Assistant LAF projects

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1- Eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions
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Since the fall of 2019, Lebanon has been grappling with an unprecedented set of compounded crises that have derailed its development trajectory, exacerbated people’s vulnerabilities, devastated its economy, pushed thousands into poverty, and deeply affected stability across the territory: a severe socio-economic and governance crisis, a health crisis with deep social and economic ramifications, a devastating blast whose repercussions were felt well beyond its physical footprint, and more recently, an armed conflict leading to the displacement of over 1,250,000 persons. This set of crises has hit the country at a time where it continues to host the highest number of displaced per capita and per square kilometre in the world.

On 27 November 2024, a cessation of hostilities (CoH) agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon entered into force, putting a halt to over 13 months of escalating hostilities. By the time the agreement was announced, the violence had resulted in over 3,961 deaths (including 736 women and 248 children) and over 16,520 injured (MoPH-12/2024), as well as extensive damage and loss to civilian and critical infrastructure and utilities.
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are and have remained the backbone of Lebanon’s security and stability, and the institution most trusted by the people of Lebanon. With the violence halted, the LAF play a critical role in ensuring the credible and timely implementation of the CoH, in responding to emergency crisis, and conducting removal of unexploded ordnances operations. Additionally, the LAF are key to strengthening the State’s security presence and function, and ensuring the “extension of the control of the Government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory” as per UNSC 1701. The effective functioning and operational readiness of the LAF are a sine qua non condition for laying the foundation for a sustainable and stable recovery process.

However, the LAF have not been spared by the multidimensional crisis. The institution and its service members are at the frontline of the response, while being themselves profoundly affected by the effects of the crises. The economic and financial downward spiral has dramatically impacted their well-being, morale and operational readiness.
At this critical juncture, recognizing the essential role of the LAF in maintaining Lebanon’s security and stability, strengthening State authority, and paving the way for a sustainable recovery aligned with UNSCR 1701, UNDP is implementing a comprehensive initiative to support and sustain the “ecosystem” surrounding its service members.

The national context also severely impacted the Lebanon Mine Action Center (LMAC). The LMAC leads advocacy for the entire Lebanon Mine Action Programme (LMAP), manages operations through assigning tasks, overseeing and monitoring all mine clearance and land release operations, and is responsible for Explosive Ordnance Risk Education Awareness and Survivors Assistance. UNDP is supporting LMAC institutional capacity for optimal implementation of its mandate.
It is in this context that UNDP is recruiting a Monitoring and Reporting Assistant with specialization in data collection and analysis, including through regular field visits, to support the project team in tracking progress across multiple donor-funded interventions under the LAF Livelihood Ecosystem Initiative and the Lebanon Mine Action Programme (LMAP) support projects.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst and the overall guidance of the Project Manager or his/her designated mandated representative(s), and in collaboration with the whole LAF project team, the UNV Monitoring and Reporting Assistant will:
Support monitoring and reporting on project implementation ensuring alignment with project objectives and donor requirements, supporting the consolidation of inputs from various partners and stakeholders, including through regular field visits to project locations. In order to produce timely and accurate progress reports, contributing to the development and maintenance of the project dashboard, ensuring real-time visibility of key performance indicators, geographic coverage, beneficiary reach, and operational milestones. The Monitoring and Reporting Assistant will support with documenting lessons learned, challenges, and good practices to inform adaptive programming and strategic decision-making, and ensuring visibility and accountability to donors through regular updates, success stories, and evidence-based reporting.

Specifically, the incumbent will:

Support in monitoring, data collection/management, and quality assurance:
- Undertake field monitoring visits, with a particular focus on the South, to assess implementation progress and collect qualitative and quantitative data;
- Compile and integrate data from multiple sources into centralized project databases to support data validation, performance tracking and reporting;
- Monitor data quality throughout the data lifecycle and conduct verification and validation exercises to identify discrepancies, inconsistencies, and anomalies, ensuring datasets meet monitoring and reporting standards;
- Coordinate with relevant colleagues and stakeholders to resolve data issues in a timely manner and maintain data integrity;
- Perform data cleaning, transformation, and preparation for analysis using tools such as Microsoft Excel and Power BI.

Support in information management, analysis and reporting:
- Assist in drafting, producing and maintaining information sharing and analytical products in line with project reporting requirements (dashboards, factsheets, situation reports);
- Support the analysis of monitoring data to generate insights on project performance, trends, and areas for improvement;
- Assist the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst in periodic organizational and donor reporting processes, including data entry and validation on relevant reporting platforms;
- Support regular and ad-hoc Monitoring and Reporting needs by performing related duties as assigned.