Overview
The Project M&E and Implementation Analyst will support the effective delivery of the project by ensuring systematic monitoring of activities, tracking progress against results, and strengthening reporting and learning. The role will also provide implementation oversight and ensure that activities are carried out in line with UNDP and donor requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and strengthen the project’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) framework.
- Design data collection tools, templates, methodologies (qualitative & quantitative).
- Conduct regular data quality assessments (DQAs), validation of data and means of verification.
- Collect, clean, analyze data to assess project performance; produce dashboards, trend analyses, and visualization of key indicators.
- Support baseline, midline, endline evaluations / surveys, as required.
- Oversee evaluation / assessment exercises: drafting TORs, liaising with evaluators / consultants, reviewing reports, ensuring follow-up of recommendations.
- Build capacity of project staff, implementing partners, and relevant stakeholders on M&E tools, data collection, reporting, quality assurance.
- Monitor the implementation of project activities in the field: progress vs work plans, quality of implementation, timeliness.
- Assist Project Manager in preparing work plans / revisions, implementation schedules, and ensuring their operationalization.
- Identify implementation bottlenecks, risk factors, and propose corrective actions or mitigation measures.
- Support implementing partners in complying with project implementation standards, documentation, data collection/reporting.
- Facilitate coordination between programme, operational, and field teams to ensure implementation fidelity.
- Develop guidelines, SOPs, tools/manuals for consistent implementation and monitoring.
- Prepare periodic reports (monthly, quarterly, annual) to Project Manager, donor, UNDP etc., integrating both results/data and narrative analysis.
- Support the communication of results: presentations, infographics, internal briefings, donor updates.
- Ensure accuracy, integrity, and reliability of project data and reporting.
- Maintain documentation (including data archives), ensure proper filing and management of records.
- Support project-level planning (annual / quarterly work plans) in collaboration with finance/admin where relevant.
- Participate in internal / external audits or reviews as needed (providing M&E data, evidence).
Required Experience
Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) are required to have a minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in M&E, programme and/or team management working with multiple stakeholders is required.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Economics, Public Policy, Research, Public Administration, Social Sciences or related fields is required, or A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
