BACKGROUND

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

At the request of the Liberian Government, Liberia was officially placed on the Peacebuilding Commission Agenda on 27 May 2010 making the country eligible as a recipient of UN Peacebuilding Fund’s Peace and Recovery Facility (PRF). Since then the PBC has been engaged with Liberia supporting programs to strengthen rule of law, security sector and legal reforms, gender equality and women empowerment as well as national reconciliation through national and local peace infrastructures. These supportive initiatives are aligned to the Government Pro-poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD) and SDGs 1, 5, 8,  16 as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperative Framework.

Liberia has undergone  multiple transitions while needing to continue to consolidate the hard-won peacebuilding gains. The Security Council resolution 2333 (Dec 2016) ended UNMIL’s mandate on 30 March 2018 and the complete closure of the peacekeeping mission by 30 June 2018. The results of the UN’s Capacity Mapping Exercise, completed in May 2017, indicated that UNMIL’s withdrawal and departure will result in a severe reduction in resources, capacities and expertise in consolidating peace building gains. The PBF leveraged its financing to support a smooth transition as well as sustain the peace gains within the context of addressing pre-existed and emerging peacebuilding challenges including a poor economy where root causes and conflict drivers remain unresolved.

To address this, the S-G approved the Executive Committee Decision 2017/88 (Liberia) (September 2017) to strengthen and expand the Resident Coordinator’s Office, establish the OHCHR office and a pooled fund (the Liberia Multi Partner Trust Fund) to support peace consolidation, human rights, rule of law, reconciliation and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Liberia. The Liberia Multi-Partner Trust Fund (LMPTF) was anchored on a vision of realizing less dependency on the international community assistance for peace and security and placing the country on a stable trajectory to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The LMPTF was designed to support Sustaining Peace and peace consolidation in Liberia through the implementation of the Liberia Peacebuilding Plan priorities and the delivery of the United Nation’s Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) in support of implementing the Government’s Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development. The new government has prioritized peace consolidation by establishing a stand-along pillar on ‘sustaining peace’. Since 2018, the LMPTF has been supported by the Peacebuilding Fund as the only donor, whose financing modality is premised on catalytic support. Further financing of the LMPTF has been reconsidered by the PBF, reverting to its traditional financing of peacebuilding initiatives through its Peacebuilding and Recovery Facility (PRF)and Immediate Response Facility (IRF) windows.

Under the current PBF portfolio, a secretariat exists, operating under the auspices of the RC whose responsibility is to ensure overall coordination, monitoring and reporting of  peacebuilding programming in Liberia, working closely with the UNCT, the Government and CSOs involved in peacebuilding programmes.  The PBF Secretariat brings efficiencies and effectiveness in overall coordination of peacebuilding programming in Liberia. The PBF Secretariat helps to coordinate monitoring approaches between projects, and monitor progress against the peacebuilding context, the risks and the high-level peacebuilding priorities supported by PBF.

Position Purpose

Under the overall guidance of the PBF Coordinator, the M&E Analyst (NOB)  will be responsible to provide M&E support to agencies, the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and CSOs to ensure quality delivery and high results.  The M&E Analyst will design M&E strategies and plans, and lead on perception surveys. The M&E analyst will contribute to the design and development of project proposals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the day-to-day supervision of the PBF programme coordinator, the M&E Officer will provide M&E support to on-going PBF supported projects in Liberia. This position is a local post opened to nationals.     

• Provide M&E related support to the JSC, including monitoring and analysis of PBF supported projects implementation progress,

• Facilitate potential field visits by the JSC;

• Collate information from project management teams and prepare written inputs to the reports including a detailed annual report which will be reviewed and approved by the JSC and subsequently submitted to PBSO;

• Finalize/compile the PBF supported projects Results Framework, prepare an M&E Plan and monitor progress in achieving project outcomes, including through producing tools for collection of data (such as perception surveys), collecting baseline data and implementation data, and undertaking field visits;

• Record monitoring data and analyze it for accountability and learning purposes;

• Support to organization of relevant perception surveys

• Provides advice and information on corporate strategies, changes in rules and regulations, implementation of personnel rules, strategic use of contractual modalities, application of entitlements, and change management processes.

• Maps CO HR business processes and elaborates on the content of internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in HR management.

Ensure that collection of data and analysis for monitoring the PBF supported projects is gender sensitive;

•  Accompany project evaluations and support the evaluative exercises of the PBF programme led by PBSO.

• Ensure effective communication of project management and operational issues;

• Control establishment and maintenance of proper electronic and paper filing systems for record keeping; and

• Any other related tasks as directed by the JSC through the PBF Programme Coordinator.