Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation Specialist

Since Governments have the primary responsibility to protect human rights, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – OHCHR) provide assistance to Governments so they can implement the international human rights standards they've committed to. This assistance includes expertise and technical trainings in the areas of administration of justice, legislative reform, and electoral processes.
We also assist other entities with responsibility to protect human rights to fulfil their obligations and individuals to realize their rights. We support the establishment and strengthening of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), and collaborate with them to implement their mandates to promote and protect human rights. We also work closely with civil society actors to build their knowledge of human rights and promote their participation in UN decision-making processes.
As the principal United Nations office mandated to promote and protect human rights for all, UN Human Rights:
Works with and assists Governments in fulfilling their human rights obligations
Speaks out objectively in the face of human rights violations worldwide
Provides a forum for identifying, highlighting and developing responses to today's human rights challenges
Acts as the principal focal point of human rights research, education, public information, and advocacy activities
Works with a wide range of partners in order to widen the constituency for human rights worldwide.

The Regional Office for West Africa of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR/BRAO) is the main United Nations agency responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights in West Africa. Operational since September 2008, the Office is based in Dakar, Senegal. OHCHR is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is part of the United Nations Secretariat.
The mission of OHCHR is to work for the protection of all human rights for all, to contribute to the enjoyment of these rights and to assist those responsible for upholding them to ensure their implementation.
In its portfolio, the office implements the project to support the protection of children who are victims of violations of their rights (PAPEV) started in 2019. This project, which has entered its second phase since 2024, aims to support the efforts of the governments of The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau and Senegal to strengthen their national child protection systems so that they can respond to the challenges related to the protection of children who are victims of violations of their rights.
In order to support PAPEV in improving its visibility through better reporting, a national United Nations Volunteer (UNV) in charge of Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation.

This position is located in Dakar, Senegal. The incumbent will work under the direct supervision of the Regional Project Coordinator and under the general supervision of the Regional Representative for West Africa Regional Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, based in Dakar.

 Be responsible for monitoring, evaluation and reporting as well as documentation of project results, lessons learnt and challenges.
 Support the project coordinator in the development and maintenance of a functioning monitoring, evaluation and reporting system, which will be coherent with project documents, and will generate data that allows for programme analysis.
 Roll out program Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting system including data flow chart, M&E plan, M&E tools, and reporting templates in line with donor requirements.
 Liaise with colleagues on data collection and reporting including being program focal person for all surveys and evaluations.
 Consolidate and submit to project coordinator high quality and timely reports capturing all relevant disaggregated details and indicators as required.
 Ensure data quality checks on reports through data verification and validation before submission.
 Drafting of regular progress reports to be submitted to the partner organization, donor
 Assist in coordinating the development and implementation of communications strategies (including key messages) and work-plans, campaigns, events and other initiatives
 Upon request, assist in conducting research and human rights capacity building activities in the West African region
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:
 Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day).
 Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country.
 Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
 Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
 Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
 Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
 Perform such other duties as may be assigned
Results/Expected Outputs
- Web based Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting system
- Staff trained and regularly updating the Project Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting system
- Quality Evaluations effectively undertaken in compliance with OHCHR procedures
- Quality Research processes effectively undertaken with timely outputs delivered on
- key deliverables on the M&E Annual Workplan