UNDP Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst Jobs in Nigeria

UNDP Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst Jobs in Nigeria

Background

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Insecurity in the Northwest (NW) region of Nigeria – especially Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto is characterized by a complex blend of communal conflicts, farmer-herder conflict, armed banditry and organized crime.

These conflict drivers are further amplified by demographic pressure, relative deprivation, perceptions of economic exclusion and climate-induced risks. While numerous peace agreements and amnesties including in Sokoto and Zamfara provided some short-term stability, violence that resurged in the Northwest, especially in 2020 poses a significant stability risk to the region and country as a whole.

In Katsina and Kaduna States for example, organized communal violence and banditry attacks tripled from April to June 2021 and at least 80,150 and 67,192 people respectively are now in IDP camps with many more urbanely displaced.
UNDP is engaged in the Northwest of Nigeria through an integrated conflict prevention program comprising of three interrelated projects.

Firstly, the “Strengthening Local And State Level Peace Architectures For Peacebuilding and Prevention in Katsina and Kaduna States of North West Nigeria Project” with funding from the Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund Project aims to reinforce non-military responses to conflict and insecurity in Kaduna and Katsina States by strengthening existing infrastructures for peace, providing safe spaces for inclusive (inter-and-intra)-community dialogue, enhancing the resilience of communities directly affected by conflict through the provision of psychosocial support and increasing access to sustainable livelihoods.

The inter-agency project is implemented jointly by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Women and International Organization for Migration (IOM), with UNDP being the coordinating agency. Additionally, UNDP has entered into a UN-to-UN agreement with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR).

Secondly, to foster resilience against climate and security risks, the North West Climate-Peace Hubs: A Climate Security Approach to Conflict Prevention project, with funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will through a conflict-sensitive manner contribute towards: 1) improved access to data supporting decision-making for anticipatory actions to climate and conflict risks, 2) increased access conflict sensitive and climate resilient livelihoods and green jobs and 3) strengthened systems and practices for communal management of natural resources. The project pilot states are Katsina and Sokoto, with focus on borderland areas.

Thirdly, the Preventative Action Facility funded by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs catalyzes timely, collaborative, and decisive, State led, cross-state and cross-border prevention efforts to the front-line states of Sokoto, Zamfara and Katsina.

The aim is to prevent the region from descending into loss of governance control over large swaths of territory, a possible humanitarian crisis and a new foothold for regional violent extremist actors with grave implications to Nigeria’s security.

The three projects are interrelated and mutually supplementary, but with different focus areas and approaches.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Conflict & Political Economy Specialist, the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Analyst will be responsible for the following functions and tasks:

Assist in developing and implementing individual and integrated M&E Plans including baseline and end line data to report against project indicators and targets as necessary;

Ensure that collection of data and analysis for monitoring the implementation of the complimentary peace building projects is gender sensitive;

Monitor progress in achieving project outcomes and provide reporting and evaluation guidance to respective project staff;

Provide quality assurance or guidance to the project staff for timely project (semi-annual/annual/final) reporting to the Programme Management Support Unit (PMSU) and donors;

Provide quality assurance on results-based reporting and review quarterly, half year, annual and final reports on project implementation and final project evaluation reports;

Coordinate tracking the implementation of achievement of the peacebuilding and conflict prevention project results; regularly collecting necessary information related to projects implementation (indicators, results, figures);

From an M&E perspective, provide written inputs to the reports which will be reviewed by PMSU before final submission;

Provide and coordinate training activities on M&E. Organize project impact monitoring and evaluation trainings and review including independent impact evaluations;

Organize and conduct joint field monitoring visits with relevant project staff and partners;

Accompany project evaluations and support the final external evaluation of project implementation.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master's degree in International Development/Relations, Economics, Business Management, Political Science, or other related fields. A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

Two years (Bachelor's degree) relevant experience in M&E, Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention or related fields;

Experience in post conflict environment with knowledge of socio-economic, culture, and community development issues in complex crisis situations is a strong advantage;

Experience with diverse projects in complex environments, involving multi-disciplinary teams, broad ranges of stakeholders, and within volatile security situations is strongly preferred;

Previous working experience with UNDP and other UN agencies

Languages:

Fluency in written and spoken English is required. The ability to communicate effectively in Hausa, or any other local language spoken in the NW region is an asset.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UNDP Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst Jobs in Nigeria

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