MEAL Expert Verified listing

Under the overall guidance of PAIDAR Programme Manager and direct supervision of National Programme Coordinator and National Technical Advisor and in close collaboration with PAIDAR team, the expert will be responsible for the performance of the following main duties:

MAIN DUTIES

-  Coordination and planning of project outputs and results:

1. Closely communicate with programme management team to understand the programme approach and targets. Review and study key documents, guidelines and frameworks as the background documents for development of the MEL framework. These include:

• Poverty Reduction Strategy of Government of Sindh
• PAIDAR action document
• EU guidelines and tools for monitoring and evaluation (OPSYS)
• UNIDO Integrated Results and Performance Framework (IRPF)

2. Establish trusted, mutually respected working relationship with programme management team and experts, in particular with International MEL Expert to ensure efficient and effective development and implementation of the MEL framework.
3.  Identify local partner institutions to be engaged for undertaking of monitoring and evaluation studies, in particular impact assessment studies.
4. Develop/improve a structure for a user-friendly web-based M&E system and maintain it for data and information management covering each main component and the outcomes and outputs of the project, including project Key Performance Indicators (KPI) (institutions and enterprises);
5. Collect and input data on a regular basis and document the status covering all outputs of the project intervention.

6. Fine-tune and in need of an update the programme Theory of Change and results chain, including inputs, activities, output, outcome and impact level. Identify appropriate KPIs for measuring programme performance (efficiency and effectiveness) and progress at each level of inputs, activity, output, outcome and impact.

7. Develop/update various tools, templates, guidelines, methodologies as required for undertaking of the monitoring, evaluation and learning activities.

8. Ensure the programme MEL framework is consistent with the Programme Communication and Visibility strategy. In particular, to ensure MEL results and outputs are well communicated to the relevant audience and stakeholders via a communication and visibility strategy. This includes joint mapping of the programme stakeholders to develop the Learning Sub-strategy of the MEL framework.

9. Regularly update and improve MEL dashboard in collaboration with programme subcontractors, monitor and create reports on programme performance.

- Monitoring implementation of project components:

      10. Monitor the overall performance and progress of the project and keep UNIDO, the national counterpart, the donor and the Steering Committee informed on the progress of the project on a regular basis.

- Evaluation of the project results:

      11. Participate and facilitate in the internal and external reviews and provide inputs for evaluation of the project;

      12. Document assessment reports, program data, lessons learnt and best practices for internal and external sharing.

- Reporting:

     13. Develop quarterly, bi-monthly and/or annual progress report for submission to counterparts, donor and UNIDO internal monitoring process. Coordinate, collect and collate and review technical inputs from different programme experts in timely manner to be used for drafting of programme progress reports.

     14. Prepare inputs for briefing project partners, donor, government and relevant stakeholders based on project impact and experiences.

- Capacity development and transfer of knowledge:

     15. Record lessons learnt from the implementation of project activities, networking with project partners and beneficiaries to help achieve objectives of the project.

     16. Provide training and capacity building to programme staff and experts to ensure they understand their functions related to MEL and hand hold programme staff to deliver their MEL related functions.

     17. Perform other related activities related to MEL as requested by PMU and as per needs of the programme.

Education:  Advanced university degree (master’s or equivalent) in Economics, Business Administration, Sustainable Development, Urban and Rural Economic Development, or in a field of direct relevance to the mandate of the programme, is required.

Technical and Functional Experience:

• At least 3 years of professional experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of development programme and projects with specific focus on one or more of the intervention areas of the programme including industrial development, sustainable economic development, regional and local economic development, industrial cluster and value chain development, enterprise development and poverty reduction and livelihood development, grants and access to finance, public service development, or any other field closely relate to intervention areas of PAIDAR, is required.
• Awareness of the megatrends affecting the economic development and ability to interpret their implication for the poverty reduction across Sindh in terms of development opportunities, challenges and risks, is desirable.
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection and monitoring of projects, is required
• Experience working with government and development agencies, including the United Nations agencies, in the country or similar country in the region, is desirable.
• Proficiency in MS-Word, Excel, MS-PowerPoint and Internet tools, is required.
• Track record in publication of scientific research studies, is a strong advantage.

Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency and/or working knowledge of Urdu is required.