M&E Analyst for SRH Tete Full-Time

Background Information

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. UNFPA plays a key role in the area of sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) in Mozambique. The organization has recently started a new programme “ My Choice. Achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and realizing reproductive rights of young people in Mozambique”. My Choice aims at contributing to achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and realizing reproductive rights of young people in Mozambique, by accelerating efforts to reduce adolescent pregnancies and unwanted pregnancies among young women.

My Choice, a 4-year national programme funded by the Royal Kingdom of the Netherlands, with a focus on Tete Province, has the following specific objectives, in line with national policies and strategies and with the RMNCAH Investment Case of Mozambique in the context of the Global Financing Facility (GFF): 1. Strengthen the health system towards improved availability of contraceptives and family planning; 2.Increase and improve the quality of SRH services for young people; 3. Support improvements in young people sexual and reproductive health behaviours.

The Programme targets young people, especially adolescent girls and young women, addressing the multi-dimensional vulnerabilities affecting their sexual and reproductive health and reaching them with SRH services at the health facility, school and community level. It also provides girls with mentorship opportunities in safe spaces, to strengthen their life skills and assets contributing towards their enhanced capacities to make informed decisions about their SRH and demand for services. It also supports and engages with boys and men as key agents of change and supports social change mobilizing and engaging with community gatekeepers and other community members.

As part of the My Choice Programme Team, the M&E Analyst will be based in Tete, Tete Province. S/He will work under the direct supervision of the Programme Coordinator, with technical support from UNFPA M&E Technical Specialist, based in Maputo.

Organizational Setting

Job Purpose:

The M&E Analyst, in collaboration with the Programme Coordinator, governmental and non-governmental implementing partners, is responsible for monitoring and evaluation activities related to the implementation of My Choice Programme, based on Results-based management through by which all actors on the ground, contributing directly or indirectly to achieving a set of development results, ensure that their processes, products and services contribute to the achievement of desired results (outputs, outcomes and goals). Clearly ensuring accountability for results and require monitoring and self-assessment of progress towards results, including reporting on performance.

S/He is responsible for the integration of the different M&E components of My Choice Programme and is accountable for the accomplishment of programme results by providing technical expertise and assistance in setting targets and performance measurements, establishing baselines, collecting information/data, conducting qualitative and quantitative data analysis, regular monitoring & evaluation, preparing reports and develop partners’ capacity.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

•  As the M&E of the My Choice programme, ensure timely monitoring of the programme.
• Monitor progress of My Choice activities at local and district level, by reviewing and analyzing work plans, progress reports, final reports and other data for clarity, consistency and completeness to expedite implementation and meet targets. It includes the analysis of constraints and delays and identification of due change to ensure efficient and effective programme implementation
• Support and facilitate the development, rolling out and use of the My Choice Real Time Monitoring (RTM) system and ensure that it provides reliable, timely and complete data.
• Manage results chains, including provide key insights on My choice results, lessons learnt and strategies for course correction; amending the results chains, in due course, if required, under the supervision of the Programme coordinator and steering committee.
• Provide technical support to the Provincial Directorate of Health (DPS) and to the District Directorates of Health (DDS) for M&E of different components of Provincial and District work plans. In coordination with key UNFPA programme, M&E staff and with partners, review programme results and feed the Programme Result Framework
• Prepare with the programme team and partners the annual M&E plan for the My choice and its associated budget, including a field monitoring plan based on agreed upon progress/target indicator set.
• Support the implementing partners (IPs), the Programme Coordinator and other programme team in gathering information of the development of donor reports
• Identify capacity gaps of IPs in the field of M&E and reporting, recommend remedial actions and undertake on the job training for national counterparts on M&E
• Undertake regular field trips to the project sites with the purpose of monitoring and reporting on programme implementation.
• Perform any other activity requested by the programme management.

Qualifications and Experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, social sciences, management and/or other related field.

Knowledge and Experience:

• Five to six years of proven experience in programme monitoring and evaluation, preferably in social or public health programs in Mozambique.
• Demonstrated implementation of RBM and human rights based approach.
• Excellent planning, analysis and evaluation skills.
• Good writing, communication and training skills.
• Proficiency in database management and statistical packages.
• Proven experience in Real-Time Monitoring system management and operational research, is considered an asset
• Experience in working with government institutions, bilateral and multilateral organizations and civil society, young people is an asset
• Experience in multisectoral projects, programmes or policies
• A good understanding of the UN system in general, and especially UNFPA’s mandate, its policies and operations and current development topics.
• Full computer literacy.

Languages:

•  Fluency in Portuguese and English

Required Competencies

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system
• Embracing diversity in all its forms
• Embracing change

Core Competencies:

•  Achieving Results
• Being Accountable
• Developing and Applying Professional Expertise/Business Acumen
• Thinking analytically and Strategically
• Working in Teams/Managing Ourselves and our Relationships
• Communicating for Impact

Managerial Competencies:

• Providing strategic focus
• Engaging internal/external and stakeholders
• Developing and empowering people/creating a culture of performance
• Make decisions and exercising judgment

Functional Skill Set:

• Advocacy/ Advancing a policy-oriented agenda
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/ building strategic alliances and partnerships
• Delivering results-based programme
• Internal and external communication and advocacy for resource mobilization
• Providing conceptual innovation to support programme effectiveness
• Generating, managing and promoting the use of knowledge and information.

UNFPA Work Environment

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, Embracing diversity in all its forms, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities for all including persons with disabilities.

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