Monitoring and Evaluation Officer - Food and Agriculture Organization

Under the general supervision of the FAO Representative in Kenya and the Deputy FAO Representative in Kenya, the direct supervision of Head of Sector, Analysis and Knowledge Management, and in close collaboration with other sectors and the Regional Emergency Office for Africa (REOA), the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will perform the following duties:

Design, implement and maintain FAO Kenya monitoring and evaluation system, which includes: developing project log frames, developing M&E plans, designing monitoring and reporting tools, templates and guidelines; guiding and overseeing the development of databases and ensuring that Country Programming Framework (CPF) indicators are monitored and reported;
Develop the capacity of staff and partners on M&E through trainings and guide all staff involved in monitoring on the utilization of monitoring tools and processes to ensure quality control of monitoring and evaluation activities, both at management and operational levels;
Develop, design, organize and implement and/ or support baseline and outcome monitoring/panel surveys as required; and ensure that evaluations are carried out as planned and recommendations implemented by relevant units;
Analyze monitoring data and produce reports that show progress in achievement of outputs and outcomes, reasons for not achieving results and recommendations for improvement and lead the process of dissemination and suggest avenues and modalities for implementation of findings and recommendations;
Plan and establish frameworks for regular monitoring of all FAO Kenya project activities which includes ensuring process monitoring is undertaken with representative coverage and follow-up mechanisms for implementing monitoring recommendations.
Take lead in the development of FAO Kenya results module with the guidance of FAO Headquarters to ensure that CPF outputs and outcome results are reported accurately and in a timely manner.
Liaise with FAO technical units and field offices, relevant GoK institutions and service providers on all monitoring issues related to FAO Kenya project activities (i.e. reports, databases, training, etc.);
Liaise with the Regional Office and HQ to ensure the M&E system is in line with corporate standards;
Lead the M&E team in the maintenance of M&E systems; including tools, databases as well as the continuous provision of information from monitoring data;
Represent FAO in the UN system, Government and other forums and coordination structures in matters of M&E starting with the UN M&E team;
Liaise with communications officer, programme officers and head of technical units to document good practices, success stories and lessons learned for organizational learning and improvement;
Perform any other duties as required.

Minimum requirements - candidates will be assessed against the following

Master’s degree in economics or another social science;
Minimum 7 years’ experience working in a similar position; more specifically experience in programme design and project cycle management.
Fluency in English is desirable;
Good communication, analytical, presentation and reporting skills and an excellent team-player;
Competency in the use of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint computer packages, as well as with statistical software;
Proven experience with UN regulations and procedures will be an added advantage.

HOW TO APPLY:

Candidates are requested to submit a covering letter expressing their interest and suitability for the role quoting the position title and vacancy announcement number VA-002-2015 along with their current Curriculum Vitae and FAO Personal Profile Form (PPF) available athttp://www.fao.org/employment/irecruitment-access/en/.

E-mail is the preferred means of receipt and your application should be sent to:

FAO Representative in Kenya

United Nations Office at Nairobi

P.O. Box 30470-00100

Email: vacancy-kenya@fao.org