* Programme Monitoring & Evaluation, and Reporting Analyst

Duties and Responsibilities Summary of Key functions: Establishment of Monitoring & Evaluation system and its implementation in the CO. Ensures effective coordination of the evaluation process in the CO. Development and enhancement of CO’s Results Based Management. Support the establishment and maintenance of strategic partnerships, and timely donor reporting. Ensures establishment of monitoring & evaluation system and its implementation in the CO, focusing on achieving the following: Participate in Policy dialogue with Government including the coordination of the planning of the Country Programme; and in consultation with UN Agencies and other development partners, as may be required, to chart operational Strategies and develop implementation arrangements, M&E frameworks suited to the socio-economic realities of the country; Coordinates, supervises, and leads the CO annual, programme and strategic planning processes within the framework of Results Based Management platform, monitors the completion and maintenance of the Integrated Work Plan (IWP), and ensures that the projects are managed in accordance with the Quantum Project Management Module; Advises management and office staff on status of results achieved, risks and common issues, constraints, and opportunities. Alerts office on issues affecting achievement of results; Designs, coordinates, and supports the implementation of the Country Office monitoring strategy at Federal and State level to ensure that implementing partners are well positioned to report on results achieved; Provides guidance and technical support to UNSDCF result/outcome groups for assessment of performance through quarterly and annual portfolio reviews to promote quality assurance to ensure substantive accountability for results; Design and establish the evaluation system in the CO to ensure efficient evaluation in compliance with the UNDP Evaluation Policy, guidelines, norms, and standards for evaluation in the UN system, ensuring organizational accountability; Prepares periodic reports on evaluation findings and recommendations, and provide inputs into corporate reporting instruments, such as ROAR, IWP, AWPs etc; Participates in the planning, preparation, and management of thematic, country programme/project evaluations and other types of evaluations conducted in the Country Office; Promotes evaluation standards, quality assurance/control and capacity development in the Country Office; Contributes to the evaluation workplan, including identification of topics, and projects/programme to be evaluated; Coordinates and support specific evaluation missions for development projects, sectoral/thematic evaluations or desk evaluations/studies on selected sectors/themes. Ensures effective coordination of the evaluation process in the Country Office, focusing on achievement of the following results: Draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for specific project/thematic/sectoral evaluation missions and/or desk evaluations/reviews; participation in consultant and evaluation team selection, technical feedback on evaluations and budget oversight; Provides guidance on UNDP evaluation policies, procedures and practices to programme managers, UNDP CO staff concerned with evaluation, consultants and/or members of the evaluation team; Provides technical advice at the design stage of programmes/projects setting up a framework with defined indicators to facilitate M & E at the later stages; Prepares analytical documents on areas evaluated, effectiveness and impact of UNDP programme Follows up on the implementation of evaluation recommendations; Ensures the optimal use of evaluations by providing guidance in preparation of timely management response to all mandatory evaluations and by developing a communication plan. Ensures knowledge building and sharing in the CO around Results Based Management systems and tools, promotes the use of evaluation findings, lessons and recommendations in planning, policy, programme and portfolio decision-making, focusing on achieving the following results: Evaluation findings, lessons and recommendations captured, analyzed and made easily accessible to UNDP staff, and stakeholders, in accordance with evaluation policy, built into CO knowledge management, and actively disseminated in learning events, and channeled into decision-making processes; Development and implementation of the CO knowledge management strategy including RBM tools, products, and initiatives to create, sustain and share knowledge; Identification and synthesis of best practices and lessons learnt directly linked to programme country policy goals; Creation of systems; standards and tools, for codifying, organizing and retrieving knowledge assets; Organizes periodic events for sharing knowledge on RBM tools. Support the establishment and maintenance of strategic partnerships, and timely donor reporting: Participation in inter agency and donor meetings and represent UNDP in various forums as required; In collaboration with the communications and programme teams, develop and design programme/project briefs, presentations, and donor events to enhance visibility of donors and UNDP’s Programmes/Projects among its existing and potential partners; Support the Coordination of partnerships with the UN Agencies, IFI’s, government institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, private sector, civil society etc; Alignment of areas of cooperation based on strategic goals of UNDP, country needs and donors’ priorities; Receive and review project progress reports from programme units and provide feedbacks before reports are finalized and shared with counterparts; Track donor agreements, analyze different donor reporting requirements and assist project managers to meet donor expectations; Facilitate the process of UNDP Nigeria meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines, including Donor Reporting; UNDP corporate reporting; United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (UNSDPF) reporting; quarterly, annual and other periodic reporting processes; Track corporate and donor reporting requirements to ensure constant and on-time submission of all reporting requirements; Provide guidance on appropriate UNDP modalities to be used in engaging Implementing Partners; Contribute substantively to drafting and finalization of Results Oriented Annual Reports (ROAR), Integrated Work Plan (IWP) and other corporate reports and updates. Perform other related activities as required:The key results of the Programme Analyst have major impact on the credibility and accountability of UNDP vis-à-vis its stakeholders, for its organizational performance, use of resources and contribution to development results. The key results also foster a culture of accountability and managing for results in UNDP, and support UNDP to be a knowledge-driven organization, through organizational learning for evaluation and that feed into decision-making and future planning and interventions. Reports on evaluation findings enable external partners to make informed decision regarding UNDP. Competencies Core Competencies: Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline.Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements.Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback.Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible.Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident.Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships.Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination. Technical and Cross-functional Comptencies: Business Management:Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goalsCustomer Satisfaction/Client Management: Ability to respond timely and appropriately with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions, and deliver timely and quality results and/or solutions to fulfil and understand the real customers' needs. Provide inputs to the development of customer service strategy. Look for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests. Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns. Evaluation: Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks. Ability to anticipate client's upcoming needs and concerns. Results-based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results.Communication: Ability to communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience. Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels. Business Direction & Strategy: Entrepreneurial Thinking: Ability to create clarity around UNDP value proposition to beneficiaries and partners and to develop service offers responding to client needs based on UNDP's organizational priorities and mandate.Business Development: Collective Intelligence Design: Ability to bringing together diverse groups of people, data, information or ideas, and technology to design services or solutions. Required Skills and Experience Education: Master’s degree or equivalent in Economics, Public/Business Administration, Social Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations, or related fields. Experience: Minimum 2 years’ of demonstrated experience at the national or international level in project cycle management including project design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects required; Experience in research and policy-level analysis required; Strong skills in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems required; Previous UNDP experience is desirable. Language: Verbal and written fluency in English is required.