Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

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Unhcr · Dakar (rb), Senegal

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Responsibilities

Support the Planning Coordinator in developing, budgeting, implementing, reviewing and refining multi-year M&E plans as part of the multi-year strategy, leveraging integrated M&E tools and approaches.
Foster participatory approaches to assessment, monitoring, evaluation and reporting and evaluation by promoting engagement of communities and partners.
Advise senior management on evaluation needs and ensure compliance with evaluation standards and coverage norms; lead technical quality assurance.

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Please note that this vacancy is only open to eligible staff members who have been individually notified of their eligibility to apply for positions advertised in the Accelerated Posting Compendium. Deadline for Applications June 12, 2026 Hardship Level A (least hardship) Family Type Family Residential location (if applicable) Grade PR3 Staff Member / Affiliate Type Professional Reason Regular > Regular Assignment Target Start Date 2026-05-26 Standard Job Description Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Organizational Setting and Work Relationships The Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer is responsible for the generation and use of rigorous credible evidence on UNHCR's results and the situation of the people we serve for the purposes of planning, results reporting and advocacy. S/he ensures consistency in monitoring methodologies, supports coordination of evaluations, and promotes the use of assessment and monitoring data for decision-making. The M&E Officer supports the Planning Coordinator and Results Managers and collaborates closely with Information Management colleagues in operations. S/he works closely with Monitoring colleagues and Evaluation colleagues in the Regional Bureau and Headquarters as well as DIMA colleagues and Economists in the Regional Bureau. The incumbent works with the operation's multi-functional team (MFT), ensuring support to and effective participation of relevant stakeholders during the Plan for, Get and Show phases of UNHCR's results-based management cycle and operations' multi-year strategy. Externally, as directed by the supervisor, the incumbent engages with individuals with whom UNHCR works and represents UNHCR on M&E-related matters, e.g. UNCT Technical M&E working group, and counterparts in other organizations or at the working level in national governments, such as national statistics offices. The incumbent reports to a Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer where available, or another senior staff who assumes the role of Planning Coordinator. S/he may supervise a team of both professional and support staff. All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

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