International Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and Reporting Assistant - UNDP - Lebanon - Deadline : 4 Aug 2017

International Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and Reporting Assistant  
UNDP  
Lebanon  
Deadline : 4 Aug 2017

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Background

The impact of the Syrian crisis on Lebanon is reaching a scale unprecedented in the history of complex, refugee-driven emergencies. While in April 2012, 32,800 refugees were registered or awaiting registration with UNHCR, by November 2014 this figure has jumped sharply to over 1,100,000, registered refugees an increase equal to over 25% of the total Lebanese pre-crisis population. This sudden and large influx of refugees from Syria is now placing enormous pressure on the country and its people, especially those in the poorest areas, where refugee concentrations have been greatest. The crisis is not only challenging the country’s existing social and economic infrastructure, it is exacerbating significant development deficiencies such as unemployment, especially among women and youth, and profound disparities between the wealthy and the poor. In addition, the crisis brings to Lebanon a set of new tensions that threaten to undermine Lebanon’s delicate social and political balance of power while amplifying pre-existing inter Lebanese divisions and provoking increasingly negative reactions against the Syrian refugee presence United Nations Development Program jointly with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA) launched in 2013 the "Lebanon Host Communities Support Project" (LHSP) as a comprehensive, coordinated and durable response towards the Syrian Refugee Crisis and its implications on the country. Ultimately, the Project seeks to help increase stability in the areas affected by the Syrian crisis through improving livelihood and service provision in a conflict sensitive manner. It aims at contributing to improved community security, economic recovery and social cohesion in the affected areas through a community based approach that will increase livelihood options and local level service delivery. The project will further strengthen the capacity of national and local government and civil society actors for inclusive priority setting and conflict mitigation, dispute resolution, and participatory service delivery as well as enhancing business skills and marketing opportunities in vulnerable areas. The project aims to achieve three main goals: 1. Increase the livelihoods and economic opportunities in affected areas 2. Strengthen the capacity of local and national actors to deliver basic services in a participatory and conflict sensitive manner. 3. Improve the local level dispute resolution and community security. A Steering Committee (SC) under the leadership of MoSA is formed to provide overall governance for the LHSP. It includes representatives from the Prime Minister’s Office, MoSA, UNDP, CDR, the Ministries of Interior and Municipalities, Health, and Education, UNDP, as well as key donors. Under the Steering Committee, a Technical Group (TG) reviews all the projects submitted for implementation. UNDP provides secretariat functions to the steering committee, including periodic reporting on projects activities and financial delivery, ensuring visibility of both Government ownership and donor support. In order to develop an integrated response plan for the targeted localities, LHSP is conducting a conflict sensitive needs assessment adopting the "Maps of Risks and Resources" Methodology (MRR) through a participatory approach with civil society stakeholders and with the ownership and in full coordination with the local authorities. The MRR involves the communities in the production of a multi-sectorial action plan. The methodology fosters the broadest participation of local authorities, civil society organizations and public sector representatives organized in a working group to identify risks and propose solutions, which are translated into local impact projects. The methodology gives the community a leading role in finding the solutions to its problems, in collaboration with all institutions mobilized at municipal level based on ownership and commitment for sustainability. The implementation of the MRR methodology takes place in four stages, and results in a multi sectorial action plan for each municipality: 1) Identification of risks and resources 2) Identification and prioritization of common solutions 3) Production of Action Plan 4) Implementation of identified projects After 3 years of implementation LHSP has scaled up in terms of government (national, local) ownership, institutionalization of methodologies (MRR, Technical Group), donors participation/contribution and number of implemented projects. It is a priority to guarantee the quality control of LHSP in the different areas of M&E, methodology update and reporting, considering the increase volume of activities and processes involved.

Duties and Responsibilities

I- Projects quality control, monitoring and evaluation Support the M&E Analyst in the follow up with all the areas office of Mt. Lebanon, North, South and Bekaa and MoSA LHSP Team of the following activities: - Projects quality control according to the LHSP standard agreed with the Technical Group (coherence with national policies) - Monitoring quantitative and qualitative projects performance, based on the established indicators, through the revision of monthly reporting from the area offices; - Support the M&E Analyst in developing new tools and guidelines for data collection in the area offices; - Producing all requested analysis/maps showing LHSP progress II- Reporting - Lead the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP) Activity Info reporting of LHSP; - Support the M&E Analyst in the preparation of all donors quarterly and final reports and the LHSP annual report. III- Coordination - Lead the regular coordination with the LHSP Communication Unit and the MoSA (including follow up on the Maps of Risks and Resources needs methodology implementation); - Support coordination with other Units within UNDP. For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Functional Competencies: Excellent public speaking and presentation skills; Excellent writing, reading, and oral communication skills in English; Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines and prioritize multiple tasks; Demonstrated willingness to work as part of a team in a multicultural environment. Corporate Competencies: Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards; Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP; Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; Treats all people fairly without favoritism; Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment. Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link: http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/ Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications: Master’s degree in Development, International Relations, or related fields. Years of experience: At least one year of relevant experience, Experience in crisis support programme is a plus. Technical experience: Technical experience in M&E in a crisis context. Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports. Analytical and report writing skills. Experience in formulating projects. Experience in designing perception surveys. Knowledge in database management. Proficiency in the use of MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint. How to Apply: 1. Read the additional information and annexes on teh UNDP lebanon website at http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/ 2. The consultancy is open for all international consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal. Submissions through any other media will not be considered. The application must include the P11, technical proposal, Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and the financial proposal in one single document and uploaded as word or PDF file to the UNDP job site. Incomplete applications will not be considered.