Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to programme design, oversight and evaluation, by providing analytical work to better understand the expected results and priorities and advising on results framework formulation as well as on applicable guidance. 
• Assist in the planning, prioritizing and sequencing of STFA activities for strategic and optimal result-oriented programming.
• Draft evaluation plans and lead on development of terms of reference/scope of work for assigned evaluations.
• Provide technical advice and quality assurance to staff of Participating UN Organizations on programme evaluations, including through review of terms of reference, evaluation methodology and draft reports. 
• Advise on the preparation of work plans, progress reports, presentations and other programme related documents and correspondence as may be required. 
• Prepare high quality documentation for dissemination to the relevant stakeholders. 
• Develop and implement innovative M&E tools as well as establish systems and metrics for data collection and analysis, and production of routine reports.
• Develop and set-up effective standard operating procedures for commissioning evaluations, reviews and exercise quality assurance role when applicable.
• Oversee implementation and application of efficient and evidence-based results monitoring, and as applicable, quality assurance work for programme and project development and delivery using integrated portfolio approach.
• Ensure timely identification of potential implementation problems and bottlenecks and advise the management and programme/project teams on strategies/corrective measures to address them.
• Ensure donor reports are timely prepared in line with established requirements. Prepare analysis of results of projects, and other periodic information and reports for the Fund, donor community and other key stakeholders. Advise on data use and interpretation to assess country programme results, improve programme quality, identify trends, and inform future decision-making processes. 
• Ensure consistent maintenance and monitoring of relevant scorecards and quality assurance tools such as the Social and Environmental Safeguards. Provide support to the management and coordination of third-party monitoring and/or any other data collection interventions in the Fund.
• Undertake regular monitoring visits to review and assimilate data related on programmes funded by the Trust Fund. Collect and report accurate, reliable and coherent data, achieving the right balance of qualitative and quantitative evidence. 
• Coordinate monitoring and evaluation-related events, products, and technical assistance needs.Extract and analyze critical lessons learned and good practices from evaluation, audit and monitoring reports.
• Participate in preparing knowledge packages on RBM, monitoring and evaluation, data collection/survey methods, gender mainstreaming and portfolio approach for programme and project teams and key stakeholders. 
• Support the identification, synthesis, documentation, and dissemination of key lessons learned and good practices derived from monitoring and evaluation activities on what works, what does not work, and/or revised theories of change to identify innovative ideas for their scaling or replication. 
•  Provide sound contributions to local and global networks, communities of practice, and other knowledge management mechanisms. Proactively participate in fora on relevant thematic areas (including engaging in thematic discussions, contributing with analytical papers, etc.).
• Advise staff on evidence-based programming, monitoring and evaluation, quality assurance methodologies and processes with special focus to corporate policies and tools.
• Effectively manage and contribute to the evaluation stages including a) evaluability assessment b) preparation; c) implementation and management; and d) use of the evaluation. This includes serving as Evaluation Manager for assigned evaluation exercises.
• Provide accurate and timely guidance on draft terms of reference for evaluation, reviewing evaluation reports, management responses, lessons learned, and other relevant information within the specified time frame. 
• Participate in the selection/recruitment of external evaluators and ensure safeguarding the independence of evaluations.
• Ensure provision of technical and administrative support and required data and documentation. This includes review and comment on inception reports including evaluation questions and methodologies, circulating draft and final evaluation reports; collecting and consolidating comments on draft evaluation reports and sharing with the evaluation team for finalization of the evaluation report.
• Contribute to the development of management responses and key actions to all recommendations from evaluations. Facilitate, monitor and report on status of management responses and key actions.
• Advise TMFU and other stakeholders regarding results of evaluations and any lessons or management/operational issues that should be addressed.