Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) National Consultant

UNDP
Location: NEPAL
Salary: Negotiable
Posted Date: 2025-07-22 Deadline: 2025-08-05
  • Nos. of Opening : 1
  • Location : NEPAL
  • Experience : 5 years +
  • Qualification Degree : Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Social Science, Development Studies, Economics, Gender/Women’s Studies, Business Administration or Management or relevant areas.
  • Salary : Negotiable
  • Category : Development Work/Consulting Service
  • Nature : Full Time
Job Description

Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work:

1.Provide technical support to partners including WROs in drafting and finalizing their quarterly reports and implement M&E activities of programmes interventions 

  • Oversee the implementation of the M&E plan of programme interventions while ensuring timely completion of monitoring activities with quality data and information.
  • Facilitate and quality assure the implementation of the key surveys/studies/evaluations for programme interventions including baseline and endline studies and assessments while facilitating the disseminations. 
  • Develop monitoring and data collection tools in close collaboration with the WROs and programme team. 
  • Develop indicator methodological notes in close consultation with programme team, WROs and donor.
  • Co-facilitate the field monitoring visits including the joint monitoring missions with donor, government, and other stakeholders. 
  • Collate and analyze key data points on progress against the results indicators including key constraints and challenges, and next steps.
  • Identify any challenges in the implementation M&E plan and take mitigation actions in consultation with programme team. 
  • Support in monitoring synergies, integrated approaches and collaboration between the responsible parties (including WROs).
  • Provide technical assistance in producing periodic progress reports including donor reports, ensuring the compliance with results-based management (RBM) standards and principles. 
  • Produce any other internal reports and updates as required.
  • Provide technical support in evaluation processes (mid-term and final evaluations) including design, implementation, dissemination, and use.

2.Capacity strengthening of partners including Feminist Organizations/women rights organisations (WROs) (Responsible Parties)

  • Design and implement interventions on institutional capacity strengthening of feminist organizations/WROs (responsible parties) in close collaboration with programme team, including on technical areas such as project management, RBM, financial management as well as collectivization and movement building and self-care.
  • Develop specific tools and guidance for measuring progress on institutional capacity of feminist organizations/WROs (responsible parties).
  • Provide technical support and guidance to feminist organizations/WROs (responsible parties) in monitoring and reporting exercises including results reporting.
  • Ensure the follow up actions and key recommendations from capacity building interventions are implemented in a timely manner.
  • Provide technical support to Technical Secretariat for smooth implementation of interventions specifically in partnership with feminist organizations/WROs.

3.Knowledge Management, Learning and Others 

  • Provide technical assistance on the development and implementation of knowledge management and learning plans including documentation of good practices, ensuring that evidence-based learning is captured and used.
  • Provide technical support to design, produce and disseminate knowledge products.
  • Promote culture of learning across UN Women’s programmatic efforts, ensuring that learning is consistently used to drive improvements in programme implementation. 
  • Provide recommendations for programme adaptation/adjustment, based on the analysis of monitoring data as necessary.
  • Perform any other relevant tasks as and when assigned by the Supervisor.

4.Support the programme team with programme implementation as and when required

  • Provide technical support to the programme team in day to day management and coordination with programme partners including WROs as and when required

Job Specification

Required Qualifications and Experiences:

  • Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Social Science, Development Studies, Economics, Gender/Women’s Studies, Business Administration or Management or relevant areas.
  • At least 5 years of minimum experience in monitoring and evaluation of development programmes, of which a minimum 2 years should include programmes related to gender equality and women’s empowerment.
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of logical/results frameworks and of quantitative and qualitative indicators relating to GEWE including social norms.
  • Experience of designing and leading baseline and endline surveys; mid-term and final evaluations. 
  • Strong experience in developing and carrying out training and capacity building activities on project management, M&E and RBM.
  • Experience of working on joint programmes with multiple stakeholders would be an added advantage.
  • Experience in the United Nations systems in an asset.
  • Previous work experience with WROs is an asset

Languages:

  • Fluency in English and Nepali is required.

Selection criteria:

  1. At least 5 years of minimum experience in monitoring and evaluation of development programmes, of which a minimum 2 years should include programmes related to gender equality and women’s empowerment. (20)
  2. Excellent knowledge and understanding of logical/results frameworks and of quantitative and qualitative indicators relating to GEWE including social norms. (10)
  3. Experience of designing and leading baseline and endline surveys; mid-term and final evaluations. (10)
  4. Strong experience in developing and carrying out training and capacity building activities on project management, M&E and RBM. (10)
  5. Experience in the United Nations systems in an asset. (10)
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