UNDP is a key partner of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and. In Zimbabwe UNDP is the Principal Recipient (PR) of the New Funding Model (NFM) for the HIV grant and is also providing Support Services (Fund Administration and Capacity Building) to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) as the new PR for the TB and Malaria grants;

In its role as Principal Recipient, UNDP ensures quality financial management, timely procurement of supplies, and efficient monitoring and service delivery. UNDP‘s management role consists of implementing grants, ensuring financial accountability, and training of national and international counterparts on program management and financial accountability;

For the implementation of the Global Fund program, UNDP Zimbabwe has established a Program Management Unit (PMU) that coordinates the implementation of the grants and provide general guidance of Global Fund and UNDP rules and procedures to all Sub Recipients participating in the implementation of the projects. The PMU is seeking the services of a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to provide overall technical leadership for M&E approach and strategy for the program. Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Global Fund Project Manager, the M&E Specialist will also be responsible for the management of UNDP Global Fund HIV/AIDS program within the PMU. The Program Officer will be monitoring the implementation of the program activities by linking up with finance and procurement teams to ensure timely disbursements and procurement of both health and non-health products. In addition, s/he will support the PR strategy to strengthen the technical and management capacity of the national institutions. S/he will lead in identifying M&E technical needs of SRs and SSRs and make appropriate recommendations;

The M&E Specialist works in close collaboration with the other program staff, operations team, program staff in the Sub-Recipients and other UN Agencies, UNDP CO and Government officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society in ensuring successful implementation of the global fund program.

 Ensure the implementation of monitoring and evaluation policies and strategies, focusing on achieving the following results:

·         Participate in and contribute to the finalization of Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks for the global fund Programmes;

·         Develop monitoring and evaluation tools and processes for all global fund grants;

·         Provide technical support to the SRs to strengthen their monitoring and evaluation systems for the HIV/AIDS program and HSS component;

·         Develop and update as necessary Monitoring and Evaluation plans for HIV/AIDS grant, consistent with the national M&E framework, in consultation with the MoHCW and the National AIDS Council;

·         Develop systems and tools, and training materials to train the MoHCW, NAC and other implementing partners personnel; 

·         Conduct assessment of the Sub-Recipients (SR) capacity in the field of M&E, and develop and lead the implementation of a capacity development plan, in collaboration with the Capacity Development Specialist;

·         Provide technical guidance for the implementation of the M&E plan, through training and other on-site support;

·         Facilitate review of progress on a quarterly basis; problem solving and development of remedial actions ensuring any disparity between planned and actual outputs are addressed; 

·         Assist UNDP in the identification of potential implementation problems and bottlenecks and recommend appropriate strategies to address them;

·         Manage and provide leadership to the M&E and Program teams of the PMU;

·         Coordinate all mandatory reports for the GF, CCM and UNDP and ensure that they are timely prepared and meet the required quality for submission by the deadlines;

·         Support to HMIS data management/contribute to the roll out of DHIS 2 and ePMS;

·         Provide quality assurances for all reports prior to review by the Project Manager; and

·         Prepare quarterly, semesterly, annual programmatic progress updates on GF program as well as end-of project reports; 

Ensures effective management of the monitoring and evaluation process, focusing on achieving the following results:

·         Ensure that project monitoring arrangements comply with GFTAM grant agreement and that the provisions of the Grant Agreement are fully observed;

·         Review the management information systems of the PR and Sub recipients and agree on required changes, support and resources to ensure that data quality standards are monitored and met; 

·         Review the quality of existing data sources, the methods of collecting them and the degree to which they will provide good baseline data for mid-term and end of project evaluations. Based on this review consult partners to develop approaches to address identified gaps;

·         Prepare Terms of Reference (TOR) for baseline, mid-term, and end-line surveys including methodology preparation, sample selection and staff training if needed, and provide overall technical direction for the conduct of the surveys;

·         Provide evaluation feedback into the global fund programmes 

·         Participate and provide technical support to the conduct of national surveys, surveillances and other studies;

·         Follow up on implementation of evaluation recommendations. Ensure the optimal use of evaluation findings by providing guidance in preparation of timely management response to all mandatory evaluations and by developing a communication/dissemination plan;

Ensures facilitation of knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the area of monitoring and evaluation, focusing on achieving the following results:

·         Identify and formulate lessons learned and document best practices from evaluations and studies to be integrated into project reports; 

·         Collaborate and coordinate with other UN agencies, government agencies, NGOs, and other organizations on monitoring and evaluation issues;

·         Provide oversight for the CCM dashboard and ensure that inputs into the dashboard (feeder sheets) are timely provided to the CCM Secretariat;

·         Lead the design and delivery of M&E and HIS training and/or capacity building to personnel of MoHCW, NAC and other sub-recipients, and implementing partners involved in the implementation of GFATM grants;

·         Maintain cooperative relationship with all key stakeholders, including CCM, SRs and SSRs, policy makers and donor partners; and  

·         Participate in external supervision and evaluation missions of the GFTAM and other agencies by facilitating access to M&E data as required.

·         Demonstrate integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;

·         Promote the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;

·         Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;

·         reat all people fairly without favoritism;

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning

·         Promote knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example;

·         Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills ;

Development and Operational Effectiveness

·         Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting

·         Ability to lead formulation and monitoring of management projects;

Management and Leadership

·         Build strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback;

·         Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;

·         Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills;

·         Demonstrate openness to change and ability to manage complexities;

·         Lead teams effectively and shows mentoring as well as conflict resolution skills;

·         Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills;

·         Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure.

·         A Masters Degree in Public Health/Health Sciences or Social Sciences or International Development with at least 7 years M&E related experience in the field of tropical diseases, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa; 

Experience:

·         Extensive knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies i.e. both quantitative and qualitative data collection, processing and analysis; 

·         A strong background in health programmes, having managed projects wherein systematic input, output and process data were colleted and used to guide programming;

·         Hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects;

·         A good understanding of routine health information systems, and literacy in management information systems;

·         Knowledge of sampling and questionnaire design;

·         Experience designing and implementing country level M&E and HIS trainings;

·         Minimum of 7 years’ professional experience, which includes at least 3 years of international experience in providing management advisory services and/or managing staff and operational systems and establishing inter-relationships among international organization and national governments in developing countries;

·         Experience working with and maintaining good relations with international, as well as counterparts and beneficiaries (e.g. International and Local NGOs and government representatives;

·         Ability to work in a team;

·         Solid experience in the management of people and systems in high-pressure environments; 

·         Experience of GFATM, UN, or UNDP policies and procured highly desirable

·         Strong IT skills; 

Language Requirements:

·         Fluency in English with good verbal and written skills.