Programme and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Over the last decade, the four countries around Lake Chad Basin, including Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, have experienced unprecedented levels of crises, exacerbated by repeated incidences of violence from the Boko Haram terrorist group. These crises have deepened instability, slowed economic growth and engendered deep humanitarian concerns in the region. Additionally, the spread of radicalization especially amongst youth remains an imminent threat to peace, stability and development. Absolutist ideologies that reject co-existence, tolerance and progress represent an existential threat to these countries. As such, these ideologies have found recruits amongst the youth who believe that the state has failed them and that they are excluded from legitimate political and economic processes from time to time. Largely overlooked now due to Boko Haram activities in the region as well, the crisis has created an urgent humanitarian need for about 10.7 million people in the region. Almost a quarter of these people have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict or food shortages largely brought on by Boko Haram’s insurgency.

UNDP support to the stabilization of the region is at two key results. Result 1 focus on immediate stabilization of specific target areas, builds on UNDP experience in Iraq and elsewhere. Result 2 focus on strengthening the capacity of LCBC to implement the RSS as adopted by the LCBC Ministerial Council on 30th August 2018 and endorsed by the AU Peace and Security Committee summit on 5th December 2018. To achieve these two key results and support the operationalization and implementation of the RSS, UNDP developed the Regional Stabilization Facility (RSF) and will resource a Stabilization Secretariat with full capacity to lead and deliver on the two result areas. The Secretariat will be responsible for programming and implementation; building strategic partnerships, mobilizing resources; technical coordination and oversight as well as managing knowledge and communication that will lead to the achievement of the key results.

Requirements:

• An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in social policy, public policy, politics, development studies, statistics, political science, international relations or related field.
• A minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in programme management, with a focus on crisis/ post-conflict areas, is required.
• Experience working in countries with a peace-keeping operation presence is required.
• Relevant field experience in emergency situations (complex emergency or natural disaster) is required.
• Experience in monitoring and reporting on projects/programmes funded by multiple donors and with political sensitivity is desirable.
• Previous experience in the UN Common System is desirable.
• Excellent computer literacy and skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, database systems, and overall report writing, is required;
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software is an asset.