National Monitoring And Evaluation Specialist

Organizational Setting
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representation in Indonesia is responsible for leading FAO's response to Indonesia priorities by developing, promoting and overseeing strategies for addressing food security, agriculture and rural development objectives. It ensures a multidisciplinary approach to programmes, identifies priority areas of action for the Organization in the country and, in collaboration with the Offices, Centres and Divisions at regional and headquarters, develops, promotes and oversees FAO's strategic response to country priorities. Also advises on the incorporation of country priorities into the Organization's Programme of Work and Budget and implements approved programmes and projects in the country, monitors the level of programme implementation and draws attention to problems and deficiencies. FAO Representation in Indonesia serving as the channel of FAO's services to governments and other partners (donors, NGOs, Civil Society Organizations, research institutions, etc.). The FAO representation in Indonesia helping governments to prevent disasters, assess damage, and assist them in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the agricultural sector. The post is located in the FAO Emergency Centre Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) in Jakarta, Indonesia
Reporting Lines
The National Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist shall work under the overall supervision of the FAO Country Representative, the technical supervision of the Team Leader of the FAO ECTAD Indonesia Programme and the day-to-day technical supervision of the Country National Veterinary Advisor (CNVA). The incumbent will also supervise the performance of one Senior Software Engineer and one Data Information Assistant. Furthermore, the incumbent will work in close collaboration with the Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services (DGLAHS), Ministry of Agriculture, Deputy for Disease Prevention and Mitigation, Coordinating Ministry of Human Development and Culture, Directorate General of Natural Resources and Ecosystem as well as other national authorities, FAO technical teams and agencies responsible for the control of emerging infectious diseases (EID), zoonoses, and pandemic threats in Indonesia.
Technical Focus
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) specialist will oversee and enhance the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of the Global Health Security Programme (GHSP) and other relevant project under FAO ECTAD in Indonesia. GHSP works with the Government of Indonesia to maintain health resilience across human-animal environment interface, which is a global priority, particularly on Zoonoses, Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). GHSP is expected to strengthen Indonesia’s health system and increase its capacity in preventing, detecting, and responding to Zoonoses, especially those with pandemic potential and AMR. GHSP works multi-sectoral with a One Health approach.
Tasks And Responsibilities

• Provide inputs for FAO and donor reports;
• Support relevant FAO technical teams on the planning, design, implementation and monitoring of activity reporting and data flow, thereby promoting the effective use of M&E data including regular feedback to management to ensure that activities are on track, and raise any issues with project implementation;
• Provide general supervision of the Software Engineer and the National Data Management Assistant;
• Produce automated reports as required;
• Support program staff in development of databases by using available technologies; use tools for tracking project progress and bottlenecks, and develop simple data collection tools based on monitoring indicators;
• Perform other related M&E duties as required.
• Participate and provide inputs in annual project planning activities;
• Submit End of Assignment Report;
• Carry out monthly meetings with M&E team members to coordinate and review plans, activities, and performance;
• Represent FAO at relevant public forums, meetings and workshops, and participate in technical meetings to provide inputs on M&E aspects and information systems;
• Participate in any assessments and evaluations by organizing the training of enumerators on assessment methodology and tools; supervise field team to ensure field level data integrity;
• Together with the Communication team, organize the documentation of project activities, results, and processes including program updates, highlights, success stories, and other communication materials;
• Oversee the FAO ECTAD M&E system including development of a results framework, log frame, monitoring of indicators, maintaining the programme database and information flow as an effective M&E system;
• Assist with the coordination and preparation of reports according to internal and external reporting requirements;
• Coordinate with relevant FAO ECTAD technical teams and the M&E team on periodical progress monitoring against the work plan by tracking indicators and targets with periodical review, participatory data quality audits and use of an accountable M&E system;

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements

• Working knowledge of English and Bahasa Indonesia;
• Advanced degree in development studies preferably focused on international development project management, monitoring, evaluation, and data collection;
• National of Indonesia.
• At least 5 years of experience in a development assistance project or in a similar project involving monitoring and evaluation activities;

FAO Core Competencies

• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Results Focus

Technical/Functional Skills

• Ability to work with minimum supervision and results oriented;
• Excellent ability to speak and write English and Bahasa Indonesia;
• Ability to work with individuals of different cultural / national backgrounds;
• Experience with the MS Office, database software and statistical software.
• Good interpersonal and communications skills;
• Familiarity with operational issues of use of forms in field work, data collection, database management, and report generation.

Additional Information

• For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
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• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/

Job Posting
03/Aug/2023
Closure Date
17/Aug/2023, 11:59:00 PM
Organizational Unit
FAINS
Job Type
Non-staff opportunities
Type of Requisition
NPP (National Project Personnel)
Grade Level
N/A
Primary Location
Indonesia-Jakarta
Duration
Three months, with possibility of extension until the project ends, subject to satisfactory performance
Post Number
N/A
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