Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Global Fund, Juba)

About the role

UNDP, as Principal Recipient of Global Fund grants for TB and HIV/AIDS in South Sudan, is hiring a Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist in Juba. Reporting to the Program Manager (Global Fund) and working within the Program & M&E unit, the specialist supports the Finance & QA, PSM & Procurement and Supply Chain units, and liaises with the GF Country Team, the Local Fund Agent, the CCM, the Ministry of Health, the SSAC, the National TB Program and other partners. The post involves travel to service delivery sites and supervises an M&E Analyst.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the GC8 M&E framework and plans for the HIV, TB and RSSH portfolio, coordinate with MOH, SSAC and the National TB Program, and develop M&E tools, indicator sheets and training materials
• Analyse grant performance against targets, identify gaps and risks, and recommend corrective actions
• Support sub-recipients' M&E systems, supervise M&E consultants and carry out capacity assessments and capacity-building plans
• Prepare Program Update, Discontinuation and Progress Reports (PUDRs) and quarterly updates for the Global Fund, and organise program review meetings
• Review HMIS/DHIS2 data for quality, plan RDQA/DQA and RSQA, and mentor the M&E Analyst (TB/HIV)
• Coordinate baseline, mid-term and end-line surveys and evaluations, including Terms of Reference, and share lessons learned
• Deliver M&E and HIS training, support the Country Dialogue Transition Plan and nationalisation of the PR role, and document best practices

Required profile

• Master's degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics, Social Sciences, M&E or a related field, or a bachelor's degree plus two years of qualifying experience
• At least 5 years of relevant M&E experience in health programs (preferably HIV and TB) with a master's, or 7 years with a bachelor's
• Proven experience developing M&E frameworks, performance frameworks and data quality assurance processes
• Experience designing and managing surveys, report writing and presentation
• Fluent English; working knowledge of Arabic is an asset

Required skills

• Designing and managing surveys, HMIS/DHIS2 and statistical tools (Excel, SPSS, Stata or R)
• Monitoring and evaluation frameworks and data quality assurance
• Desired: Global Fund grant reporting (PUDRs), experience in South Sudan or a similar post-conflict setting, familiarity with UNDP/UN systems, and facilitation of trainings