Monitoring and Reporting Associate

Mission and objectives

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. In Nigeria, UN Women supports the strengthening of women’s voice, agency, and leadership across sectors to advance their rights, provide space for their meaningful participation, and contribute to tangible differences in their lives. Under the overarching SN 2022-2027, UN Women’s work in Nigeria focuses on four programmatic areas, including, governance and leadership, women’s economic empowerment, ending violence against women, and women, peace and security and humanitarian action, and disaster risk reduction. To bolster gender-responsive budgeting, public planning, and procurement, we assist efforts to monitor.

Context

The Monitoring and Reporting function at UN Women Nigeria is essential in supporting the organization’s mission to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment across the country. As part of the United Nations system, UN Women collaborates closely with government institutions, civil society organizations, and development partners to design and implement policies and programs that promote women’s rights and inclusive development. The Monitoring and Reporting Associate plays a key role in ensuring accountability, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making across UN Women’s programmes. The Associate will contribute to the tracking of programme performance, collection and analysis of data, and preparation of high-quality reports for internal and external stakeholders. This includes supporting results-based management processes, documenting progress against strategic objectives, and ensuring alignment with UN Women’s corporate reporting standards. Additionally, the role involves strengthening knowledge management systems and facilitating the dissemination of lessons learned and best practices. By providing accurate and timely reporting, the Monitoring and Reporting Associate supports programme effectiveness, donor confidence, and the overall impact and sustainability of UN Women’s initiatives in Nigeria.

Task Description

Under the direct supervision of Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: 1. Provide technical inputs to programme formulation to ensure monitoring and reporting is incorporated • Provide inputs to the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes; • Include relevant inputs from evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations into programme formulation; • Provide inputs to annual work plan monitoring, reviews and reporting; • Provide technical support to partners in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks (PMFs), systems and plans, and Baseline Surveys; • Facilitate the clearance of donor agreements and Programme Cooperation Agreements; 2. Provide technical inputs to the monitoring and tracking of results against country/ regional level targets and UN Women Strategic Plan • Coordinate with Programme Team to ensure data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized across programmes; • Monitor data from partners/countries on a quarterly basis and provide inputs to regular management briefs to inform decision making; • Visit partners, along with the Programme Team, to support monitoring of results and planning processes, as required; • Monitor the spending of donor funds and other programme expenditures and disbursements; • Contribute to the development and monitoring of the UN Women Nigeria CO Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Plan. 3. Facilitate the reporting of results to internal (Senior Management) and external (Executive Board, Do-nors) audiences • Facilitate the process of the UN Women Nigeria CO meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines, including annual reporting process; • Contribute substantial inputs to donor and programme reports (both narrative and financial); • Identify relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations and input them into programme reporting; • Review progress reports submitted by partners and provided feedback to improve quality and timeliness of reporting; • Collect and maintain data for country, regional and global corporate reports, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations; 4. Provide technical support to the UN Women Nigeria CO in the implementation the UN Women Evalua-tion Policy • Coordinate the implementation of UN Women’s Evaluation plan in the country office; • Draft/revise Terms of Reference for specific project/program evaluations; • Ensure communication between the UN Women Nigeria CO and RO regarding Evaluations; • Coordinate the completion of management’s response to the UN Women Global Accountability and Track-ing of Evaluation Use (GATE). 5. Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building • Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons, and knowledge, as identified through programme imple-mentation, monitoring and evaluation activities; • Contribute to the development of capacity development tools, including training materials and packages; • Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring and Evaluation among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.

Competencies and values

Accountability Adaptability and Flexibility Building Trust Client Orientation Commitment and Motivation Commitment to Continuous Learning Communication Creativity Empowering Others Ethics and Values Integrity Judgement and Decision-making Knowledge Sharing Leadership Managing Performance Planning and Organizing Professionalism Respect for Diversity Self-Management Technological Awareness Vision Working in Teams

Living conditions and remarks

The assignment will take place in the nation’s capital, Abuja (Hardship classification C). With approximately 200 million inhabitants, Nigeria accounts for 47% of West Africa’s population, and has one of the largest populations of youth in the world. It is a political federation that consists of 36 autonomous states, and a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse society. With an abundance of natural resources, Nigeria—Africa’s biggest oil exporter— also has the largest natural gas reserves on the continent. The country is viewed as a multinational state, as it is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, of which the three largest are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba; these ethnic groups speak over 500 different languages, and are identified with wide variety of cultures. The official language is English. Nigeria continues to face terrorist attacks in the northeast, a restive insurgency in the Delta region, and the perennial inter-communal violence across the middle belt. At the root of the security challenges are high levels of poverty, joblessness, growing numbers of frustrated youth, and the degradation of natural resources and climate stressors. The critical and immediate challenge is ensuring the welfare of the internally displaced people, host communities, and population in the North- East. Terrorism is the main threat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja SLA. General crime is also prevalent. UN staff members are advised to stay only in assessed hotels. Assessed hotels list available with Agency Security Focal Points. The currency used in Nigeria is called Nigeria Naira (the currency code for Nairas is NGN, and the currency symbol is N) . https://www.unv.org/