Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability And Learning
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality Organizational Setting The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports the Government of Uganda in transforming agrifood systems to become more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable, to contribute food security, improved nutrition, poverty reduction and sustainable natural resource management.
FAO Uganda delivers its programme through the Country Programming Framework (CPF), organized around the strategic priorities of ENABLE, SUSTAIN and PROSPER, in collaboration with government institutions, development partners, UN agencies, civil society, the private sector and other stakeholders.
Effective implementation of the CPF requires a coherent, results-oriented approach to monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) that tracks progress across the country programme portfolio, strengthens accountability for results,
supports adaptive management and generates credible evidence for policy dialogue, investment prioritization and resource mobilization.
In this context, FAO Uganda seeks to recruit a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Specialist to strengthen country-level results management and institutional learning, to develop and provide evidence that can be used to drive resource mobilization, to lead FAOUG's contributions to UN and Government results frameworks, and to ensure systematic tracking of progress and results under the CPF -.
The position will help consolidate a coherent, evidence-based approach to monitoring performance across FAO's programme portfolio, enhance accountability for results, and ensure that monitoring and evaluation findings inform strategic decision-making, adaptive programming, policy dialogue and resource mobilization.
Through this function, FAO Uganda aims to strengthen its capacity to demonstrate its contribution to national agrifood systems transformation and to continuously improve the relevance, effectiveness and impact of its interventions.
Reporting Lines The MEAL Lead Specialist reports to the FAO Representative and works under the technical supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative (Programmes).
The Specialist works closely with programme and project managers, technical teams, operations colleagues,
government counterparts and implementing partners to ensure consistent application of results-based management principles and effective use of performance evidence across the FAO Uganda programme portfolio.
Technical Focus The MEAL Specialist will lead the development and operationalization of an integrated country-level MEAL system to track the delivery of the CPF
- and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and national agrifood systems transformation priorities.
The position will strengthen results-based management across projects and programmes; support the development and monitoring of theories of change, results frameworks, indicators and targets; assure the quality and use of performance data; facilitate accountability and organizational learning; and generate strategic evidence to inform programme adaptation, policy dialogue, investment decisions and resource mobilization.
The Specialist will promote alignment with FAO corporate and regional results frameworks and relevant national monitoring systems, while fostering collaboration, institutional learning and evidence-based decision-making across the country programme.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Lead and coordinate MEAL team performance, accountability and reporting to strengthen CPF implementation, results-based management and strategic decision-making.
• Oversee the availability and effective use of data and M font-size:12px;"> Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all
FAO Uganda delivers its programme through the Country Programming Framework (CPF), organized around the strategic priorities of ENABLE, SUSTAIN and PROSPER, in collaboration with government institutions, development partners, UN agencies, civil society, the private sector and other stakeholders.
Effective implementation of the CPF requires a coherent, results-oriented approach to monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) that tracks progress across the country programme portfolio, strengthens accountability for results,
supports adaptive management and generates credible evidence for policy dialogue, investment prioritization and resource mobilization.
In this context, FAO Uganda seeks to recruit a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Specialist to strengthen country-level results management and institutional learning, to develop and provide evidence that can be used to drive resource mobilization, to lead FAOUG's contributions to UN and Government results frameworks, and to ensure systematic tracking of progress and results under the CPF -.
The position will help consolidate a coherent, evidence-based approach to monitoring performance across FAO's programme portfolio, enhance accountability for results, and ensure that monitoring and evaluation findings inform strategic decision-making, adaptive programming, policy dialogue and resource mobilization.
Through this function, FAO Uganda aims to strengthen its capacity to demonstrate its contribution to national agrifood systems transformation and to continuously improve the relevance, effectiveness and impact of its interventions.
Reporting Lines The MEAL Lead Specialist reports to the FAO Representative and works under the technical supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative (Programmes).
The Specialist works closely with programme and project managers, technical teams, operations colleagues,
government counterparts and implementing partners to ensure consistent application of results-based management principles and effective use of performance evidence across the FAO Uganda programme portfolio.
Technical Focus The MEAL Specialist will lead the development and operationalization of an integrated country-level MEAL system to track the delivery of the CPF
- and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and national agrifood systems transformation priorities.
The position will strengthen results-based management across projects and programmes; support the development and monitoring of theories of change, results frameworks, indicators and targets; assure the quality and use of performance data; facilitate accountability and organizational learning; and generate strategic evidence to inform programme adaptation, policy dialogue, investment decisions and resource mobilization.
The Specialist will promote alignment with FAO corporate and regional results frameworks and relevant national monitoring systems, while fostering collaboration, institutional learning and evidence-based decision-making across the country programme.
Tasks and responsibilities
• Lead and coordinate MEAL team performance, accountability and reporting to strengthen CPF implementation, results-based management and strategic decision-making.
• Oversee the availability and effective use of data and M font-size:12px;"> Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all