Monitor and Evaluation Consultant

The Monitor and Evaluation Consultant will develop and refine the project’s results-based M&E framework, prepare monitoring and reporting tools, and support the project team in tracking and reporting activities across North African countries. The consultant will also prepare consolidated monitoring reports and support donor reporting.

Responsibilities

• Review the project document, logical framework, donor requirements, workplans, reporting obligations and monitoring tools and hold meetings with the project team to discuss them and agree on priorities and timelines.
• Develop or refine the project’s results-based M&E framework in alignment with the project document, expected results, outputs, activities, indicators, baselines, targets and means of verification. Include country-level tracking for Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.
• Prepare and follow up on practical tools to enable consistent monitoring and reporting across project activities, including templates for activity reports, participant data, pre/post assessments, and means of verification collection.
• Support the project team in linking planned activities to existing and agreed-upon outputs, indicators, timelines, responsible staff, and reporting deadlines.
• Compile and review monitoring information from project activities on a monthly basis.
• Prepare consolidated monitoring reports for workshops, meetings, and technical assistance activities implemented under the project.
• Participate in debriefings, as required, to capture results, immediate outcomes, and follow-up needs.
• Support the preparation and consolidation of narrative reports for donor reporting.
• Track reporting deadlines and coordinate with the project team to ensure timely compilation of required inputs.
• Update monitoring data and consolidate progress from subsequent project activities. Liaise with the project team to capture stakeholder feedback, follow-up needs, pending actions and documentation gaps across the five beneficiary countries.
• Conduct a regular review of implementation progress against the project workplan, indicators and expected outputs.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in development studies, political science, international relations, public administration, project management, or other relevant fields is required.
• OR A first-level university degree in the aforementioned fields in combination with two (2) additional years of qualifying work experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least two (2) years of professional experience in project management is required.
• Previous experience in working in the field of combating financial crime, particularly countering money laundering is required.
• Previous experience in working within UN system is desirable.
• Previous experience in working in North African countries is desirable.
• Fluency in English and Arabic, i.e. oral and written proficiency, is required.
• Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an advantage.

Skills

• Project Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Results-Based M&E Framework
• Reporting Tools
• Donor Reporting
• Financial Crime Prevention
• Countering Money Laundering
• UN System Experience
• Development Studies
• Political Science
• International Relations
• Public Administration
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in Arabic

Languages

English, Arabic, French