JOB #   091898
JOB TITLE   MONITORING & EVALUATION SPEC.
JOB FAMILY   QUALITY ASSURANCE
LOCATION   ABUJA, NIGERIA
APPOINTMENT   LOCAL HIRE
JOB POSTED   03-NOV-2009
CLOSING DATE   25-NOV-2009
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS ENGLISH [ESSENTIAL]
APPOINTMENT TYPE

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BACKGROUND / GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTE:  A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND INTENDS TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION.  HOWEVER, THIS REMAINS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND INTERESTED CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
THIS IS A TWO YEAR TERM APPOINTMENT TO BE LOCATED AT THE WORLD BANK’S OFFICE IN ABUJA NIGERIA.
NOTE:  A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND INTENDS TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION.  HOWEVER, THIS REMAINS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND INTERESTED CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, WITH A POPULATION OF AROUND 700 MILLION PEOPLE IN 47 COUNTRIES, IS HOME TO 34 OF THE WORLD POOREST COUNTRIES.  THE AFRICA REGION IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH AFRICANS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO MAKE FASTER PROGRESS TOWARD THE MDGS, PARTICULARLY CUTTING POVERTY LEVELS IN HALF BY 2015. THE AFRICA ACTION PLAN IS THE KEY PLATFORM FOR THE REGION’S WORK AND FOCUSES ON FOUR AREAS: (A) INCREASING GROWTH AND ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS; (B) INVESTING IN PEOPLE; (C) IMPROVING GOVERNANCE AND REDUCING CONFLICT; AND (D) IMPLEMENTING A STRONGER PARTNERSHIP MODEL.
WITHIN THE REGION, THE QUALITY AND KNOWLEDGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT (AFTQK) PROVIDES TECHNICAL ADVICE AND POLICY SUPPORT TO BANK OPERATIONS.  IT COMPRISES FIVE TEAMS: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PROCUREMENT, ACTAFRICA FOCUSED ON HIV/AIDS, SAFEGUARDS, AND RESULTS AND LEARNING (AFTRL).

THE MANDATE OF AFTRL IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS AND BUSINESS EFFICIENCY OF THE BANK’S OPERATIONS IN AFRICA, THROUGH A FOCUS ON RESULTS MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL POLICY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE, STATISTICS, AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING.  AFTRL ALSO COORDINATES A VARIETY OF REGIONAL OPERATIONAL SERVICES AND REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE SERVICES (INCLUDING AFRICA DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, AFRICA IMPACT EVALUATION INITIATIVE, AFRICA RESULTS MONITORING SYSTEM, GDLN).  AFTRL ALSO SUPPORTS NATIONAL- AND REGIONAL-LEVEL CAPACITY BUILDING RELATED TO STATISTICS AND RESULTS MANAGEMENT.

AFTRL IS RECRUITING A MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST, BASED IN ABUJA, NIGERIA, TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE OUTCOME ORIENTATION OF THE BANK’S PROGRAM OF SUPPORT IN AFCW2 (THE NIGERIAN COUNTRY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT) TO ACCELERATE RESULTS ON THE GROUND.

NOTE: IF THE SELECTED CANDIDATE IS A CURRENT BANK GROUP STAFF MEMBER WITH A REGULAR OR OPEN-ENDED APPOINTMENT, S/HE WILL RETAIN HIS/HER REGULAR OR OPEN-ENDED APPOINTMENT. ALL OTHERS WILL BE OFFERED A 2 YEAR RENEWABLE TERM APPOINTMENT.

DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
THE MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTRY TEAMS TO STRENGTHEN RESULTS MANAGEMENT, UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE AFTRL SECTOR MANAGER AND GUIDANCE OF THE AFCS2 COUNTRY DIRECTOR. SPECIFICALLY, HE/SHE WOULD REPORT JOINTLY TO THE AFTRL LEAD M&E SPECIALIST AND HD SECTOR LEATHE IN THE BANK’S MATRIX ENVIRONMENT.  HE/SHE WOULD SPEND 70% OF TIME ON HUMAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE PORTFOLIO AND 30% ON OTHER SECTORS

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
PROVIDING ADVISORY SUPPORT IN ALL ASPECTS OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION FOR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING RESULTS FRAMEWORKS, DESIGNING MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS FOR BANK-SUPPORTED OPERATIONS, SUPERVISING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS, AND PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON RETROFITTING ISRS AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORKS FOR PROJECTS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION TO CAPTURE BANK WIDE CORE INDICATORS;
– PROVIDING ADVISORY SUPPORT TO DEVELOP RESULTS MATRIX AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR CAS AND RELATED CAS PRODUCTS;
– STRENGTHENING COUNTRY TEAMS’ CAPACITY TO IMPROVE MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS, IMPACT EVALUATIONS, AND STATISTICAL SYSTEMS, THROUGH DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING TOOLS;
– CONTRIBUTING TO THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BANK WIDE AND AFRICA REGIONAL RESULTS MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT PLATFORMS THAT INTEGRATE REPORTING ON COUNTRY, SECTOR AND GLOBAL PROGRAM RESULTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER BANK UNITS;
– SUPPORTING CAPACITY BUILDING OF NATIONAL SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE MONITORING AND EVALUATION THE NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY (PRS) AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES;
– WORKING WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO HARMONIZE COUNTRY MONITORING SYSTEMS AND STRENGTHEN COUNTRY MONITORING AND EVALUATION CAPACITY TO MEET PRS MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

SELECTION CRITERIA
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
– AN ADVANCED DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, ECONOMICS, STATISTIC, SOCIAL SCIENCES, OR RELATED SUBJECT AREA, AND AT LEAST FIVE YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT WORK, INCLUDING DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR RESULTS MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION;
– DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF THE BANK’S RESULTS AGENDA, THE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT SUPPORT ITS IMPLEMENTATION (INCLUDING THE NEW BANK-WIDE RESULTS MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT PLATFORM), AND THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS BY BORROWERS AND DONORS TO PROMOTE THE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT RESULTS;
– RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN BANK OPERATIONS, INCLUDING PROVISION OF OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR RESULTS MANAGEMENT IN PROJECTS AND COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES, IN AT LEAST ONE REGION AND ONE SECTOR, AND STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF WORLD BANK’S OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS PROCESSES;
– SUPERIOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND LOGISTICAL SKILLS; CAPACITY TO WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY AND EFFECTIVELY ON A VARIETY OF TASKS;
– EXCELLENT WRITING, ORAL AND PRESENTATION SKILLS.
– BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES THAT FACILITATE DIALOGUE WITH COUNTRY PARTNERS AND COUNTRY TEAMS, INCLUDING LISTENING SKILLS, EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, TRAINING AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT SKILLS, AND ABILITY TO ADAPT ADVICE TO THE LOCAL INSTITUTIONAL REALITIES.

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