UNDP Assistant Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (Nationals Only) || Apply Now

OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA’s mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention, and facilitate sustainable solutions. Under the overall guidance of the Fund Manager and under the direct supervision of the Deputy Fund Manager and the Assistant Programme Officer, the incumbent will be expected to be able to perform the following functions:

Key functions of Assistant Programme

Fund Administration:

• Supports UHF allocation development by providing relevant inputs to allocation planning and strategy papers, and setting up UHF allocations in the Grant Management System (GMS).
• Conducts strategic and technical reviews of project proposals submitted by UHF partners, in close communication with Review Committees, Clusters and partners.
• Supports the overall administration of the UHF and liaise as necessary with relevant OCHA sections.
• Liaises with partners as well as Clusters and OCHA field offices to follow up on project progress and overall Fund progress.

Managing the monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian projects in the area of responsibility:

• Monitor progress and effect of the humanitarian response against the strategic priorities as well as promote and support the quality assurance of UHF-funded projects;
• Support the Clusters to monitor the progress and effect of the UHF-funded projects and their coherence with the cluster response plans defined in the HRP;
• Facilitate that cross-cutting issues are monitored by all stakeholders at all levels.

Ensuring quality and accountability of monitoring: 

• Ensure the standards, tools and systems used to deliver quality and accountable monitoring and reporting of monitoring findings including information on levels of compliance achieved against standards and indicators;
• Analyse lessons learned and make recommendations to improve the quality and accountability of UHF-funded humanitarian assistance;
• Propose and facilitate external reviews/evaluations as agreed by the clusters and the HLG;
• Support agencies and clusters to seek innovative methods for remote management and monitoring to improve accountability.

Technical support to the UHF partners and key stakeholders: 

• Provide guidance to potential partners on the UHF partner eligibility process;
• Provide guidance to eligible partners on project design, submission, revisions, and reporting on GMS;
• Support partners in their monitoring and evaluation and indicators in order to facilitate effective collaboration and communication.
• Provide technical support to Clusters in the identification of good practices and lessons among current cluster partner programming and monitoring methodologies used by the Clusters;
• Provide technical support/guidance to Clusters in monitoring and reporting responsibilities ensuring coherence with existing reporting requirements.

Communication and Reporting: 

• Support in collecting stories and photos when possible on UHF funded projects for visibility and communication purposes.

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Required Skills and Experience