Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Associate (LSC-7), East Jerusalem

About the role

Situated within the Country Office M&E function, the M&E Associate directly supports overall monitoring and evaluation operations. The Associate plays a pivotal role in reviewing partner workplans and quarterly progress reports, maintaining monitoring platforms, tracking last-mile supply distributions, supporting evaluation activities, and strengthening partner capacities to ensure evidence-based decision-making across all intervention areas.

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026–2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.

Responsibilities

Partners’ Workplans and Progress Reports

• Review partners’ annual workplans results planning, ensuring alignment with UNFPA Results and Resources Plan (RRP) milestones and results frameworks and quality assurance criteria.
• Verify and revise partners’ quarterly progress reports, ensuring data verification and alignment with planned results, as well as UNFPA quality assurance criteria.
• Follow up partners’ submission of workplan progress reports on UNFPA Quantum+ reporting system to complete reports and address gaps, as well as provide technical support to complete quarterly reports on the system when needed.

Partners’ Monitoring Platforms and Survey Management

• Revise indicators on the monthly monitoring platforms to adhere to any annual workplan revision undertaken by the programme team.
• Monthly monitoring and verification of partners’ Excel Monthly Monitoring platforms, ensuring data accuracy and consistency with UNFPA reporting requirements. This includes following up and supporting the work of UNFPA’s M&E focal points in Gaza in this process.
• Provide technical support to partners for data entry and quality assurance on the monthly monitoring platforms.
• Provide support in survey designs on Kobo, Google Forms, etc., as well as adapting localized M&E tools, data collection templates, forms, and surveys suited to the operating realities of the West Bank and Gaza, as well as donor requirements.

Monitoring of Supplies Last-Mile Distribution to Beneficiaries

• In close cooperation with the programme team, follow up the last-mile monitoring of supplies distribution (e.g., SRH supplies, dignity kits, postpartum kits, MHM Kits, AY kits, etc.) by partners and non-partners.
• Track supplies beneficiary reach and data verification collected from partners and non-partners.
• Conduct focus group discussions with beneficiaries when needed.
• Follow up, sampling and analysis of post-distribution monitoring surveys with stakeholders.

Capacity Building and Reporting

• Organize orientation and refresher sessions for partners and staff on M&E tools, data collection, and reporting procedures when needed.
• Provide support in preparing quarterly monitoring reports, organizing semi-annual and annual review workshops, and reporting to donors and UNFPA internal reports.
• Undertake any other relevant tasks assigned by the Representative and supervisor.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Public Health, or related field.

Experience

• Seven years of hands-on experience in monitoring and evaluation, conducting research, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Proven expertise in Results-Based Management (RBM) and indicator tracking.
• Proficiency in M&E data tools, such as Kobo Toolbox, Excel dashboards, Google Looker Studio, and UN/UNFPA platforms like Quantum+.
• Experience conducting field verification, beneficiary tracking, and post-distribution monitoring.
• Prior experience working with UN agencies, multilateral organizations, or local NGOs/CBOs in the occupied Palestinian territory.
• Background in health, gender equality, youth, and women's empowerment is desirable.
• Experience working with UNFPA and its systems is an asset.

Languages

Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic.

Competencies

Values

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN System
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Embracing change

Core Competencies

• Achieving results
• Being accountable
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen
• Thinking analytically and strategically
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships
• Communicating for impact

Cross-functional & Technical Competencies

• Results-Based Management (RBM): Application of RBM techniques, indicators, and logical frameworks.
• Data Analysis: Proficiency in Excel, Kobo Toolbox, Google Forms.
• Quality Assurance and Reporting: Verification of partner progress reports and utilization of UN/UNFPA reporting systems (Quantum+).
• Monitoring and Survey Management: Field monitoring execution, Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), and qualitative/quantitative survey design.
• Capacity Development: Training local partners and staff on M&E methodologies and tools.

Benefits

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including leave days, health insurance and additional remuneration for pensions and social security obligations.

Work Environment

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. The organization is committed to ensuring gender parity and encourages women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity.