DUTY STATION
Home-based, Remote
COMMENCEMENT OF DUTY
To be determined NATURE OF APPOINTMENT
Variable (depending on needs of Department/Division)
11 months
Organizational Unit
WMO - Sub-Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) WMO is committed to achieving diversity and a balanced workforce. Applications are welcome from qualified women and men, including those with disabilities. The statutory retirement age after 1 January 2014 is 65. Pursuant to WMO Standing Instructions, the minimum age to be eligible for consideration for vacant positions is 18, and the maximum age must enable the candidate to serve for at least the term of the contract before reaching mandatory age of separation. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The WISER ActionFirstTM in Africa initiative for Eastern and Southern Africa is a multi-country project supporting countries across EAC, IGAD, and SADC to strengthen action-based forecasting and people-centred early warning systems. ActionFirstTM in Africa is led by the Met Office in the UK, in collaboration with the RSMC's across Eastern and Southern Africa, along with the WMO Regional Office. The initiative combines national co-production, regional harmonisation, technical mentoring, and learning to ensure forecasts lead to timely and effective action. The MEL Expert will lead the design and implementation of MEL systems embedded within baselining, co-production, and regional mentoring, ensuring evidence-based adaptive management and learning across Eastern and Southern Africa countries.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the overall supervision of the Project Officer and WMO Representative for Eastern and Southern Africa, and the scientific and technical guidance of the RSMCs (Pretoria Nairobi) and the UK Met Office, the incumbent will perform the following duties:
- Design and implement the MEL framework aligned with the ActionFirstTM in Africa Theory of Change and Logframe in collaboration with Met Office leads and RSMCs;
- Support baseline development and quality assurance across eastern and southern Africa in collaboration with Met Office leads and RSMCs;
- Lead MEL inputs to monthly, quarterly and completion reporting;
- Facilitate learning and adaptive management processes;
- Build MEL capacity of NMHSs and DRM agencies.
EXPECTED DELIVERABLES
- Project MEL plan aligned with the ActionFirstTM in Africa Theory of Change and Logframe in collaboration with Met Office leads and RSMCs.
- Validated national baseline tools and consolidated baseline summaries in collaboration with Met Office leads and RSMCs.
- Regular MEL inputs to monthly highlight reports and quarterly narrative reports.
- Learning briefs and synthesis notes capturing lessons and good practices.
- MEL inputs to the Project Completion Report (PCR).
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
A degree in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, social sciences or related fields.
Experience
Minimum seven (7) years' experience in MEL for multi-country development or climate programmes.
Other requirements
- High sense of integrity, responsibility, and maturity of judgment; demonstrated ability to plan, organize and manage multiple workloads;
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to foster innovation, diversity and team spirit.
Languages
Excellent knowledge of English (both oral and written). Knowledge of other official languages of the Organization would
be an advantage.
(Note: The official languages of the Organization are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.) Level of pay band: Band C/D depending upon experience, knowledge and skills Additional Information:
Focal point email for additional information: jngaina@wmo.int
Applications should be made online through the WMO e-recruitment system at https://erecruit.wmo.int/public.
Do not send your application via multiple routes. Only applicants in whom WMO has a further interest will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates may be required to sit a written test and/or an interview. Date of issue of vacancy notice: