Monitoring and Evaluation Senior Officer (Environmental- Solid Waste Management) Retainer

Under the direct management and supervision of the Project Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for efficient reviewing, monitoring and evaluation of the project’s planned activities, the implementation progress, and outputs. The incumbent will promote a client-oriented approach consistent with UNOPS rules and regulations and will work in close collaboration with the Project Team, respective units in the Amman Operational Hub, and local stakeholders.

Functions and Key results expected:

The M&E Expert shall perform all the following tasks under direct management and the supervision and in consultation with the Project Manager:

- Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

- Stakeholder management, coordination and liaison

- Knowledge management

1. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting:

Under this function the incumbent shall:

• Support in monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of Components 1 and 2 of the Project.
• Monitor the project implementation progress to achieve the objectives and results based on goals and indicators set in accordance with the Results Framework, the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and procedures set for the project
• Support in developing and application of clear implementation guidelines and expected outputs and outcomes of the implementation of the components including supporting the implementing partners develop and implement their the M&E plans and activities;
• Support the planning of projects activities and monitor progress against the approved work-plans and budget.
• Support the preparation of Terms of Reference (TORs) and supporting documents, mainly in identifying environmental objectives, outputs, outcomes and indicators, for the project’s various activities in accordance with the work plans;
• Systematically follow up on project implementation progress, demonstrate results on the ground, evaluate if a readjustment and changes needed (i.e, on methodologies, approaches, and implementation plans), considering evolving circumstances and to guarantee the fulfillment of the established objectives and achieve the established goals.
• Contribute to updating the monitoring and evaluation procedures;
• Provide technical inputs on monitoring, reporting and evaluation to improve planning, programming and implementation of the various project’s activities.
• Monitor and review project deliverables against the work plans, TORs and contracts documents, coordinate and ensure distribution of deliverables/reports. 
• Monitor trends and changes in Unintentional POPs concentrations in Lebanon over time and contribute to the development of the implementing partners annual work plans and budgets;
• Support the Project Manager in Updating the risks log and identifying new risks if any, and report to the Project Manager for consideration and recommendations/ decisions on possible mitigation actions/ measures;
• Support in planning and conducting field visits, support supervision missions by the Donor’s experts, and preparing mission statements.
• Conduct a comprehensive review of relevant literature and data. 
• Design and review monitoring data collection tools and protocols to ensure the data being collected is credible and verified;
• Collect, analyze monitoring data, perform quantitative and qualitative assessments and document key findings from monitoring and evaluation activities and submit monitoring reports to the Project Manager on the progress in achieving Project’s outcomes and results indicators.
• Support in the preparation of the relevant reports to be prepared under the Project in what concerns monitoring and evaluation matters including early warning reports related to project implementation progress;

2. Stakeholder management, coordination and liaison

• Under this function the incumbent shall:
• Collaborate with the stakeholders and MOE staff in performing the monitoring and evaluation activities. 
• Coordinate and provide technical guidance on preparing reports to the relevant staff of the consultants, suppliers and contractors, to ensure timely delivery of high-quality project progress reports and results; 
• Support in organizing workshops with partner institutions and Project beneficiaries to analyze the information and reports obtained on the achievement of targets, analysis of bottlenecks and success factors

3. Knowledge building and sharing

• Under this function the incumbent shall:
• Assist in providing training and knowledge transfer to the Project Team Members, consultant/contractor personnel.
• Follow a participatory process, facilitating learning, and adequate dissemination and sharing of best practices, success stories and lessons learned to be utilized for planning and knowledge building.
• Utilize the Lessons learnt for future reference to guide programing and adaptation by UNOPS, the Donor, the PMU, and relevant staff of the Ministry of Environment.
• Support in planning and development of sessions on M&E with the PMU to ensure establishment of the monitoring and evaluation systems and framework for the PMU and relevant staff at the Ministry of Environment.
• Perform any other project related duty/role as may be assigned by the Project Manager.

Impacts of Results

The incumbent directly impacts on the achievement of project outputs by adhering to the Project Documents and UNOPS procedures, reducing risks, cutting costs and improving success rates. This consequently reinforces the visibility and image of UNOPS as an effective service implementing agency in project services and management, and strengthens its competitive position as a partner of choice in sustainable development and project services