Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO’s goal is to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members (194 countries and the European Union), FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.
FAO Country Offices, working under overall corporate guidance and in line with the Strategic Framework, offer policy advice and support to countries in the mandated areas of FAO, facilitated through partnerships, resources and an active country programme to provide technical assistance, develop capacities and deliver core services while fully observing international standards of accountability to establish leadership and strengthen impact at the country level.
The offices deliver on the programmatic priorities of each country as agreed in their respective Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and ensure effective and efficient operations with adequate human and financial resources.
Specifically, FAO Country Offices:
•    advocate, inform and support policies and investments in the areas of FAO’s mandate;
•    provide technical assistance and deliver core services;
•    assist and catalyse partnership and resource mobilization activities to support agrifood systems transformation;
•    position FAO as the specialized/authoritative technical agency in food and agriculture and agrifood systems transformation; and
•    ensure risk-smart and accountable operations and management.
These positions are based in FAO Pakistan (Multan, Tandojam, Quetta).

This position is SB4-SC8 level.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative, in collaboration with the Deputy FAOR, the Provincial Coordinator, and under the direct supervision of the International Monitoring & Evaluation Officer/head of Knowledge Management and in close coordination with concerned FAO colleagues, the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will perform the following tasks:

Technical Focus

Ensure timely delivery of all activities related to project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning.

Tasks and responsibilities

•    Undertake all M&E activities for FAO projects in Provinces and other projects as needed.
•    Develop/update monitoring and evaluation plans and ensure application of both FAO and GCF result based management (RBM) approach.
•    Design and lead baseline surveys and end-line surveys, as required to assist project team in setting benchmark values for logical framework indicators and developing project work plan.
•    Develop M&E tools for data collection and analysis.
•    Develop and adopt modernized M&E tools to monitor project progress vs implementation plans and carry out internal assessments.
•    Perform and train M&E associates/enumerators/project staff in data collection, validation, processing, analysis, interpretation and presentation/dissemination.
•    Development of technical criteria for hiring of individual consultants or firms to carry out any assessment studies and development of TORs for the study/assessment.
•    Play lead role in data verification, data quality assessment/check, analysis and management alongside uploading to data to any web-based data bases.
•    Prepare quarterly/six monthly/annual monitoring reports highlighting the progress achieved, deviations tackled and responded or pending remedial actions, supported by field monitoring visits as necessary.
•    Ensure an update-to-date beneficiary database, conduct periodic field visits/spot checks to obtain beneficiary feedback for incorporation into periodic monitoring reports to ensure timely, equitable and transparent delivery of assistance to beneficiaries and the documentation of changes in their climate resilience.
•    Update FAO Field Programme Management and Information System (FPMIS) on regular basis.
•    Conduct periodic monitoring mission to obtain beneficiary feedback and prepare monitoring reports to ensure timely, equitable and transparent delivery of assistance to beneficiaries
•    Undertake a lead role in project evaluations.
•    Any other related duties assigned by the supervisor.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Advanced University degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Public Administration, Development Studies or Agriculture Economics
•    Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in designing, implementing and monitoring and evaluation of rural/agriculture/natural resources management capacity development programs/projects
•    Working knowledge (level C) of English and Urdu
•    National of Pakistan

FAO Core Competencies

•    Results Focus
•    Teamwork
•    Communication
•    Building Effective Relationships
•    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills 

•    Knowledge of Results Management Framework and project M&E requirements as advantage
•    Have experience in Result Based Monitoring and formulation of Result based LFM with KPI (Key Performance Indicators) at all level of hierarchy
•    Experience in designing surveys, data collection and analysis frameworks
•    Knowledge of modern M&E tools and data/information management systems
•    Good knowledge of communication and documentation standards
•    Display initiative and take responsibility for achieving agreed outputs within set deadlines and closely follow-up until successful outputs are achieved.
•    Continue to seek new, innovative and improved methods and systems for accomplishing the work assigned.
•    Identify and recommend remedial measures to address problems in systems design or implementation
•    Knowledge of United Nations and International Organizations’ administrative policies and procedures.
•    Excellent drafting skills and analytical mind
•    Demonstrated ability to conduct research
•    Demonstrated fluency in written and spoken English
•    Excellent interpersonal skills and to work in a team-oriented multi-cultural environment
•    Willingness to travel
•    Ability to work independently, with initiative and minimal supervision
•    Good knowledge of common administrative and financial rules and regulations

Selection Criteria 

•    Have work experience to manage multi-donor and multi-projects.
•    Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams is essential

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION